Stopping the Jail Train
Because it won't take us to Safeville
Some years ago, I read a piece about nuclear-testing "tourism" in 1950s era Nevada -- an exotic, early form of what we'd call adventure tourism today. The Silver State was the venue for much of America's atomic weapons development program.
By RAY PEARCEY |
May 22, 2013
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Forgotten Parks
Advanced decay just one of the issues
Everything, it seems, in city service provision is wildly entangled. While questioning the need for humongous public safety in the abstract is pointless and even heretical, Tulsa's hyper-conventional arrangements for doing/funding police and fire protection have at least two unintended outcomes: city employees who are not cops or firefighters are big casualties of our hugely unimaginative, extremely costly public safety trajectory, and the insufferable neglect of our public parks and recreational programs is a second disaster zone.
By RAY PEARCEY |
May 15, 2013
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Take the Good, Take the Bad
Mercifully, session comes to an end
As the mostly unlamented 2013 legislation session nears adjournment, it's time to take note of some highs and lows: High: Sen. Brian Crain's Senate Bill 315 requiring law officers to be trained in recognizing symptoms of Alzheimer's and dementia.
By Arnold Hamilton |
May 22, 2013
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Something's Fishy
Questionable practices abound in OKC
A standard Republican talking point in recent years depicted the wisdom of Oklahoma's political leaders versus D.C.'s knuckleheads. It went something like this:
By Arnold Hamilton |
May 15, 2013
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Investigating the Investigations
IRS targeting: scandal. CIA targeting: business as usual
We're fighting for you!" That's what the Democratic Party tells Democratic voters and what the Republican Party tells Republicans.
By Ted Rall |
May 22, 2013
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War and Wordplay
Not-so-secret "secret bombings"
Did Israel bomb Damascus back on May 5? Of course it did.
By Ted Rall |
May 15, 2013
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Why Closing Guantánamo is Easy
Obama doesn't need Congress, he needs Travelocity
Guantanamo is complicated. Everyone says so.
By Ted Rall |
May 8, 2013
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Lost in Neverland
Many 20-somethings don't lack information, but maturity
Can you go back and remember the tale of Peter Pan? Peter Pan and Tinkerbell come to the home of Wendy and her brothers and whisk her away to Neverland -- a place where you never, ever grow up.
By Matt Nelson |
August 15, 2012
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The Grounding of Our Doing
The delicate link between the law and the gospel
When most crack open the Bible, it reads like a harried how-to catalog of dutiful obligations. A compliance manual for the Christian.
By BRAD ANDREWS |
July 18, 2012
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PlaniTulsa Revisited
Hope springs eternal with new mayor
The May 8 Mayoral Candidate Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters revealed well defined differences between the three candidates, especially when it comes to support for PlaniTulsa and the city's Comprehensive Plan. Each of the mayoral hopefuls was given an opportunity to respond to multiple questions which related either directly or indirectly to the comprehensive plan.
By Bill Leighty |
May 22, 2013
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Tulsa, We Have a Problem
Airport short on funds, initiative
A recent report on the cost to fly from Tulsa International Airport (TIA) didn't really come as a surprise to frequent flyers. Those who fly for pleasure or business have known for quite some time that Tulsa is a very expensive airport for flying.
By Terry Simonson |
May 22, 2013
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» Letters
UTW encourages our readers, fans, critics, curious, etc. to write and share their thoughts with us and the community we serve.
Letters
Brave, Brave Sentiments (or, I Typed "Fuck" Because I'm Dangerous). (re: Finding Thom Self, May 2-8)
May 8, 2013
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Letters
Driving in Circles (re: Road Rash, April 18-24)
May 1, 2013
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Letters
Calling Them Out Dear UTW:
April 24, 2013
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The City's News
All the news we can make fit
Moore Help Needed. Carl Williams heads a large trade group for commercial builders in Oklahoma.
May 22, 2013
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Pledge Politics
Do campaign promises make for better government?
No sign or not to sign, that's the question for candidates. Pledges related to abortion rights, a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget and other issues were pitched to Republican presidential hopefuls, according to The New York Times.
By Jaime Adame |
April 10, 2013
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Around the Bend
New businesses brighten cozy corner of downtown
Call them creepers. When the cars roll into downtown from East 3rd Street, the speed drops and the staring starts.
By Jaime Adame |
January 23, 2013
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Class is Cooking
If you can't take the heat, get out of the classroom
As the new school year kicks off, Oklahoma has decided to implement a new education program to coincide with the start of the year. In an effort to ensure everyone understands the program, Urban Tulsa Weekly has committed to assist in the dissemination of information regarding the new No Chef Left Behind (NCLB) program.
By Brad Morris |
August 31, 2011
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