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Tipoffs for Tulsa, Oklahoma (City) Newsletter for Tuesday November 26, 2024 ( 3 items )  

FFRF urges Tulsa City Council to drop prayer altogether following pagan blowback
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 25 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on the Tulsa City Council to stand firm in its commitment to inclusivity and resist pressure from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Superintendent Ryan Walters and other Christian nationalists to restrict opening invocations after a pagan prayer was delivered at a recent board meeting. "If the council is going to start with prayer,  more

Okla. U.S. Attorney: Former TPS District Chief Learning and Talent Officer Sentenced for Stealing More Than $593K
TULSA, Oklahoma, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Former District Chief Learning and Talent Officer sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud after defrauding Tulsa Public Schools and the Foundation for Tulsa Public Schools, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Devin Darel Fletcher, 40, to 30 months imprisonment, followed by three years of s  more

Props for the Turkey Trot
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 25 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation issued the following news: Is it any coincidence that the day we celebrate by gorging ourselves also is America's most popular day for running? A physician-scientist at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation doesn't think so. While there's no comprehensive tracking of Turkey Trot participation, nearly 1 million people registered through the website RunSignup.com to run or walk in 833 events last Thanksgiving Day, wh  more