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Hundreds apply for new jobs at American Interest in new American Airlines jobs in Tulsa brisk, local base official says

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A Tulsa World analysis found that OHP troopers from the Special Operations Unit issued nearly one-fourth of the warnings and citations in the Sallisaw area, but nearly eight in 10 stops for following too closely were issued by SO troopers. Tul s a Worl d fil e

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WORLD ANALYSIS • Trooper activity high in same area where New Mexico man claims OHP racially profiled him

BY CURTIS KILLMAN • TULSA WORLD Retired school superintendent John R. Phillips said he is accustomed to vehicles whizzing past him when he drives on interstate highways. That’s because he said he always sets the cruise control on his car to 5 mph under the speed limit.

So the 72-year-old said he was surprised when an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper pulled him over back in

May while he was driving with his wife to a funeral in Arkansas.

Phillips, of New Mexico, said he had noticed one of two OHP vehicles leave the highway median near Sallisaw on Interstate 40 when he passed but didn’t pay any attention to it.

“But maybe a minute or so later, he pulled me over and said I was following too closely,” Phillips recalled in a telephone interview.

“As soon as the officer came up to the

car and saw my wife and her little Yorkshire terrier in her lap, I think he realized he made a mistake,” Phillips said.

He said he didn’t dispute the trooper at the time, who issued him a written warning, even though he says now the trooper’s claim that he was following traffic too closely was “absolutely not true.”

“I don’t ever follow too closely,” »» See OHP, page A7

5 dead in West Texas mass shooting Gunman hijacks USPS vehicle, shoots more than 20 people, police say Associated Press

ODESSA, Texas — At least five people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and three law enforcement officers were among the injured.

The shooting began with a traffic stop where gunfire was exchanged with police, setting off a chaotic afternoon during which the suspect hijacked a U.S. Postal Service vehicle and began firing at random in the area of Odessa and Midland, hitting multiple people. Cellphone video showed people running out of a movie theater, and as Odessa television station KOSA aired breaking developments on live TV, their broadcast was interrupted by police telling them they had to clear the area.

Police initially reported that there could be more than one shooter, but Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said authorities now believe it was only one.

Gerke described the suspect as a white male in his 30s. He did not name him but said he has some idea who he is.

The chain of events began when Texas state troopers tried pulling over a gold car Saturday afternoon on Interstate 20 for failing to signal a left turn, »» See Shooting, page A9

American Airlines’ recent announcement that it is adding 400 jobs to its maintenance base in Tulsa has been roundly embraced.

By early Friday, just two days after the news broke, more than 800 people had applied for the positions, a good sign for the airline and Tech Ops Tulsa, American’s largest aircraft maintenance facility, said Erik Olund, managing director of the base.

“We’re kind of fortunate at American that when we turn the hiring button on, we see a huge response from people who are interested to come work for us,” he said. “But we are leveraging relationships across the region, both at the Department of Commerce in Oklahoma City and our folks at Tulsa Tech and Spartan (College of Aeronautics and Technology).”

More than 140,000 pilots and technicians have matriculated at the Spartan College of Aeronautics »» See American, page A9

Tech Ops-Tulsa at a glance • Employs 5,200 • World’s largest commercial aircraft maintenance facility at 3.3 million square feet on 330 acres.

• Established in Tulsa in 1946.

Relocated from LaGuardia in N.Y. • 22 buildings on main base and three off-site locations.

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In a report released Thursday, scientists say they’ve found artifacts in the area around Cooper’s Ferry in western Idaho that indicate people were living there around 16,000 years ago, providing new evidence that the first Americans entered their new home by following the Pacific Coast. Loren Davis/via Associated Press

Discovery in Idaho opens link to early Americans

By Malcolm Ritter Associated Press

NEW YORK — Scientists say they’ve found artifacts in Idaho that indicate people were living there around 16,000 years ago, providing new evidence that the first Americans entered their new home by following the Pacific coast.

The discovery also points to Japan as a possible origin or influence for the migration, said study leader Loren Davis of Oregon­State University.

Other experts were split on what the findings mean and how old they are, not an unusual reaction in the contentious topic of early humans in the New World.

Davis and colleagues reported Thursday in the journal Science on their excavation of the Cooper’s Ferry site in western Idaho.

In the oldest part of the site, they found 43 flakes that had evidently been chipped off of stones in the process of making tools like those found in younger areas of the site. They also found four such flakes that had been modified to be used for a task like cutting or scraping, and pieces of bone that indicate discarded food, Davis said.

The site is between 15,280 and 16,560 years old, for an approximate age of 16,000 years, analysis indicated. It was occupied repeatedly over time, researchers said.

What does it all mean? For one thing, the researchers said, the calculated age argues for one side of a debate about just how the first Americans arrived.

The traditional narrative is that the peopling of the Americas began after a migration crossed a now-submerged land bridge called Beringia that used to extend from Siberia to Alaska.

The migration’s progress south from there was blocked for a while by massive ice sheets in Canada, but eventually a gap in the ice opened and people moved through this so-called “ice-free corridor.”

But in recent years, as scientists have found earlier and earlier signs of humans living in the Americas, some have argued that people had shown up before that corridor appeared.

So maybe they traveled the Pacific instead, either on foot or by boat, or both.

Davis said his paper indicates people were living in Idaho long before the corridor opened, citing others’ research that says it was open by about 14,800 years

A researcher takes measurements at the Cooper’s Ferry archaeological site in western Idaho. Loren Davis/via Associated Press

ago. The best explanation, he said, is that “they came down the coast and took a left-hand turn south of the ice, and went up the Columbia River Basin.”

The site also revealed a style of stone projectile point that resembles artifacts of similar age on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. So that supports the idea that the migration that led to the first Americans may have begun in that area, when Hokkaido was part of a larger land

mass, Davis said. Or it could have started somewhere else in northeast Asia, but still reflect a cultural contribution of the Hokkaido area, he said.

A migration from the Hokkaido area could have skirted the southern coast of Beringea before heading south along the Pacific, he said.

Experts familiar with the work gave differing opinions on the site’s age, reflecting the difficulty of interpreting data for

assigning ages to artifacts. A site in Texas has also been dated to about 16,000 years, but Davis said the technique used for Cooper’s Ferry is more precise.

Dennis Jenkins, senior research archaeologist at the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History, said the Idaho site appears to go back 16,000 years. He also said the paper provides “a major advance” by linking early Americans to Japan more firmly than before.

Michael Waters of the Center for the Study of the First Americans at Texas A&M said he prefers an age of between 14,200 years and 15,000 years ago. That would put it in the time frame of several sites in Texas, Wisconsin and Oregon, he said. As for the Japan connection, “I think they’re on to something there.”

Waters called the site “a great discovery.”

Ben Potter of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks questioned the reported age of the artifacts.

He said the most secure age estimates do not precede the opening of the ice-free corridor, so the new paper doesn’t rule out that possible entry point. He also said he was not convinced by the comparison with the Japanese artifacts.

TODAY IN HISTORY | Today is Sunday, September 1, 2019.

Today’s Highlight in History On September 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.

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Chris Williams as Sam (left), Todd Malicoate as Bill, Steven Osborn as Harry, Brenna D’Onofrio as Sophie and Ashlee Osborn as Donna star in Theatre Tulsa’s production of “Mamma Mia!” Cour te sy/Josh N ew Photography

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”Mamma Mia!”: Theatre Tulsa continues its production of “Mamma Mia!”, the sunny, funny and heartwarming musical based on Swedish pop band ABBA’s famous ’70s songs, such as “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “SOS.” The final performance is at 2 p.m.

Sunday at the Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second St. Tickets are available at tulsapac.com. ”Hamilton”: Presented by Celebrity Attractions, “Hamilton” continues at the Tulsa PAC. The blockbuster musical tells the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in a show that combines musical styles, from jazz and Broadway to blues and

hip-hop. Performances are at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $95-$365 and are available by calling 918-596-7111, or at tulsapac.com. A special lottery will offer 40 seats per performance for $10. For information, go to hamiltonmusical.com/lottery.

Cherokee National Holiday: The 67th annual Cherokee National Holiday continues Sunday at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah.

Admission to the center is free during the holiday, and tours of Diligwa, the re-creation of a Cherokee village circa 1700, are $5 per person. For more, visit cherokee.org.

1715: Following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday.

1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason. (Burr was then tried on a misdemeanor charge, but was again acquitted.)

1923: The Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed some 140,000 lives.

1942: U.S. District Court Judge Martin I. Welsh, ruling from Sacramento, California, on a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Fred Korematsu, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals.

1945: Americans received word of Japan’s formal surrender that ended World War II. (Because of the time difference, it was Sept. 2 in Tokyo Bay, where the ceremony took place.)

1969: A coup in Libya brought Moammar Gadhafi to power.

1983: 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the airliner entered Soviet airspace.

1985: A U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off Newfoundland.

2004: More than 1,000 people were taken hostage by heavily armed Chechen

The 1939 invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany marked the beginning of World War II. AP fi le

militants at a school in Beslan in southern Russia; more than 330 people, more than half of them children, were killed in the three-day ordeal.

2005: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued a “desperate SOS” as his city descended into anarchy amid the flooding left by Hurricane Katrina.

Ten years ago: Vermont’s law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect.

Poland held ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II. Five years ago: President Barack Obama, addressing a union crowd in Milwaukee, renewed his push for Congress to raise the minimum wage in a buoyant accounting of the economy’s “revving” performance. The U.N.’s top human rights

body overwhelmingly approved the Iraqi government’s request for an investigation into alleged crimes against civilians committed by the Islamic State group in its rampage across northeastern Syria and parts of Iraq. Cole Hamels and three Philadelphia Phillies relievers combined to pitch a no-hitter, the fourth of the season, beating the Atlanta Braves 7-0.

One year ago: At a nearly three-hour memorial service for the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain in Washington, McCain’s daughter and two former presidents led a public rebuke of President Donald Trump’s divisive politics and called for a return to civility among the nation’s leaders.

— Associated Press Vol. 114 N o. 350

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You keep a Republican getting on his money and he doesn’t care if it’s Stalin of Russia who is doing it. – March 26, 1933 Quote provided by the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore. Quote excerpted from Will Rogers’ published works.

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Evacuations begin as Dorian bears down The hurricane could dump as much as 4 feet of rain on the Bahamas

By Ramon Espinosa Associated Press

McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northern Bahamas on Saturday with howling winds, surging seas and a threat of torrential rains, forcing some evacuations and hotel closures ahead of the Category 4 storm.

Forecasters expected Dorian, packing 150 mph winds, to hit some Bahamian islands Sunday before heading near Florida and then skirting along or off the U.S. Southeast seacoast.

The projected turn north in the coming days could spare the U.S. a direct hit but would still threaten Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas with powerful winds and rising ocean water that could cause potentially deadly flooding.

In the Bahamas, tourists were sent to government shelters in schools, churches and other buildings offering protection from the storm while residents were evacuating.

“My home is all battened up, and I’m preparing right now to leave in a couple of minutes. ...

We’re not taking no chances,” said Margaret Bassett, a ferry boat driver for the Deep Water Cay resort. “They said evacuate, you have to evacuate. It’s for the best interests of the people.”

Over two or three days, the hurricane could dump as much as 4 feet of rain, unleash devastating winds and whip up a dangerous storm surge, said private meteorologist Ryan Maue and some of the most reliable computer models.

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis warned that Dorian is a “dangerous storm,” saying

Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, with new projections showing it curving upward enough to potentially spare Florida a direct hit. N OAA vi a AP

that people “who do not evacuate are placing themselves in extreme danger and can expect a catastrophic consequence.”

Government spokesman Kevin Harris told The Associated Press that the hurricane was expected to affect some 73,000 residents and 21,000 homes.

He said authorities had closed airports in The Abaco Islands, Grand Bahama and Bimini, but Lynden Pindling International Airport in the capital of Nassau would remain open.

Small skiffs rented by authorities ran back and forth between outlying fishing communities and McLean’s Town, a settlement of a few dozen homes on the eastern end of Grand Bahama island, about 150 miles from Florida’s Atlantic coast.

Most were coming from Sweeting Cay, a fishing town of a few hundred people that is

about 5 feet above sea level and was expected to be left completely underwater.

A few fishermen planned to stay, which could put them in extreme danger. “Hoping for the best, that the storm passes and everybody is safe until we return home,” fisherman Tyrone Mitchell said.

Jeffrey Allen, who lives in Freeport on Grand Bahama, said he has learned after several storms that sometimes predictions don’t materialize, but it’s wise to take precautions.

“It’s almost as if you wait with anticipation, hoping that it’s never as bad as they say it will be. However, you prepare for the worst nonetheless,” he said.

The storm-prone Bahamas archipelago on average takes a direct hit from a hurricane every four years, officials say. Construction codes require homes

to have metal reinforcements for roof beams to withstand winds into the upper limits of a Category 4 hurricane, and compliance is generally tight for residents who can afford it. Poorer communities typically have wooden homes and are generally lower-lying, placing them at tremendous risk.

After walloping the northern Bahamas, Dorian was expected to dance up the U.S. Southeast coast, staying just off the shores of Florida and Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday before skirting South Carolina and North Carolina on Thursday.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Saturday, mobilizing state resources to prepare for potential storm effects. President Donald Trump already declared a state of emergency.

The National Hurricane

Center in Miami stressed that Dorian could still hit Florida, where millions of people have been in the storm’s changing potential path. But after days of predictions that put the state in the center of expected landfalls, the hurricane’s projected turn northeast was significant.

Carmen Segura said she had installed hurricane shutters at her house in Miami, bought extra gas and secured water and food for at least three days. She feels well prepared and less worried given the latest forecasts but was still uneasy given the storm’s unpredictability.

“Part of me still feels like: So, now what?” Segura said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents along the state’s Atlantic coast, “We’re not out of the woods yet.” He noted some forecast models still bring Dorian close to or even onto the Florida peninsula.

“That could produce lifethreatening storm surge and hurricane force winds,” DeSantis said. “That cone of uncertainty still includes a lot of areas on the east coast of Florida and even into central and north Florida, so we are staying prepared and remaining vigilant.”

He said he spoke with Trump, who pledged any help Florida needs.

Some counties in Florida told residents of barrier islands, mobile homes and low-lying areas to be ready to flee in the coming days.

Late Saturday, Dorian was centered about 125 miles east of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas and 310 miles east of West Palm Beach as it moved westward at 8 mph.

A portion of Florida’s east coast was placed under a tropical storm watch Saturday, with winds of 39 to 73 mph possible within two days.

Suit settled in teen’s suicide over video Law changed following teen’s suicide after officials confronted him over video

By Michael Tarm Associated Press

CHICAGO — The case of a suburban Chicago teenager who killed himself after being confronted at his high school about whether he made a video of himself having sex with a classmate raised uncomfortable questions about how aggressively school officials should question kids suspected of wrongdoing and whether they should wait until a parent arrives.

A wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of 16-year-old Corey Walgren that focused on those questions has been resolved, with the city of Naperville expected to approve a settlement on Tuesday in which it and the local school district

each agree to pay the Walgren family $125,000.

Walgren’s death on Jan. 11, 2017, three hours after a dean and inWalgren school police officer at Naperville High School told the honor-roll student he might face child pornography charges also prompted a change in Illinois law.

As of August, a parent, guardian, family lawyer or designated advocate must be present before police can begin questioning students at school who are younger than 18 and suspected of crimes, unless they pose an imminent threat.

“The Corey Walgren story hits at every single parent’s heart,” Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, who introduced the legislation, said Friday.

“We need to recognize that the brains of young people are not

fully developed and they need to be dealt with differently. ...

What happened to Corey should never happen again.”

The most sensitive question surrounding the tragedy — whether school authorities shared responsibility for what happened to Walgren — was addressed by the federal judge in the civil case. Her answer: They weren’t legal liable for his death, including because they couldn’t have known Walgren was suicidal.

That finding this year by U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood prompted her to toss the suit.

But the family hoped the 7th U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago would revive it. The sides agreed to settlement terms while that appeal was still pending, rendering the appeal moot.

While Wood concluded officials hadn’t broken the law, she said that determination shouldn’t be construed as con-

doning how they dealt with Walgren, especially telling him he could be charged and may have to register as a sex offender.

The judge said child pornography was not found on Walgren’s phone as suspected and that officials had falsely accused him.

“Faced with the implied threat of such consequences, it is perhaps unsurprising that a previously well-adjusted teenager’s emotional state could deteriorate to such a point that he would contemplate taking his life,” Wood wrote in a 22-page written opinion.

Among the claims Wood rejected was that school authorities were “deliberately indifferent” to signs of emotional distress. There were no outward signs Walgren was in a fragile mental state, and he had no history of harming himself, Wood wrote.

Legal liability, she went on, required conduct “so extreme

as to go beyond all possible bounds of decency and to be regarded as intolerable in a civilized community.” And while the deans’ and the in-school officer’s “interrogation tactics were harsh and aggressive, they were nonetheless ordinary police interrogation tactics.”

The suit named the city of Naperville, the Naperville Community Unit School District 203, two deans and the in-school officer as defendants. Wood’s ruling dismissed the allegations against them all. The defendants do not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, which ends all legal action against them by the Walgren family.

A Naperville spokeswoman said the city would not comment on the proposed settlement until all the parties had approved it. Lawyers for the defendants and the Walgren family didn’t return messages seeking comment.

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News briefs Justice Ginsburg reports she’s on way to ‘well’ WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Saturday she’s “alive” and on her way to being “very well” following radiation treatment for cancer.

Ginsburg, 86, made the comments at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington. The event came a little over a week after Ginsburg disclosed that she had completed three weeks of outpatient radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and is now disease-free.

Near the beginning of an hour-long talk, NPR reporter Nina Totenberg, said: “Let me ask you a question that everyone here wants to ask, which is: How are you feeling?

Why are you here instead of resting up for the term?

And are you planning on staying in your ... job?”

“How am I feeling?

Well, first, this audience can see that I am alive,” Ginsburg said to cheers.

Hong Kong police storm subway with batons HONG KONG — Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in the streets on Saturday, while police stormed a subway car and hit passengers with batons and pepper spray in scenes that seem certain to inflame tensions further in a city riven by nearly three months of pro-democracy demonstrations.

Police had denied permission for a march, but protesters took to the streets anyway, as they have all summer. They provoked and obstructed police repeatedly but generally retreated once riot officers moved in, avoiding some of the direct clashes that characterized earlier protests.

Late at night, though, video from Hong Kong

broadcaster TVB showed police on the platform of Prince Edward subway station swinging batons at passengers who backed into one end of a train car. The video also shows pepper spray being shot through an open door at a group seated on the floor.

Dallas Holocaust museum explores genocide DALLAS — When the Holocaust museum in Dallas opens the doors to its new building, visitors will be not only learning about the mass murder of Jews during World War II but also other genocides that have happened around the world, as well as human rights struggles in the U.S. The newly renamed Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is the latest in the U.S. to broaden its permanent exhibit and embolden its efforts to inspire visitors to take action to make the world a better place.

“We’re hoping that in the moments that they finish this journey they will be thinking: What can I do? How can I make a difference in my community?” said Mary Pat Higgins, the museum’s president and CEO.

Ten hurt in shooting at football game in Alabama MOBILE, Ala. — A 17-year-old student was arrested Saturday in connection with a shooting that happened at a high school football game in Alabama, leaving at least 10 people injured.

Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste said six people were directly shot Friday and one person had a seizure shortly after the shooting at a city-owned venue hosting the game.

Battiste said the shooting stemmed from a fight, and the suspect pulled a gun and started “indiscriminately shooting.”

— From wire reports

Man shot, killed in domestic dispute Police say man was shot in altercation at estranged wife’s home

By Harrison Grimwood Tulsa World

A man was shot during what police described as an isolated domestic dispute Friday evening in a southeast Tulsa neighborhood.

Police were dispatched around 10 p.m. Friday to the 9100 block of South 90th East Avenue in reference to someone en route to the location with hostile intentions, Tulsa Police Cpl. Mike Hanley said.

“The wife said her estranged husband was en route over to the house to cause harm to the boyfriend, who was also here,” Hanley said.

While police were responding, a caller notified 911 dispatchers that a shot had been fired. Emergency responders transported the wounded individual to a hospital for treatment.

The shooting victim, Luis Simich, 43, died at the hospital.

Simich was the estranged husband, Tulsa Police Sgt. Brandon Watkins states in a news release. The wife’s boyfriend, described as a gentleman friend by Watkins, shot Simich. The relationship

between the shooter and the woman was unclear Saturday.

Leading up to the shooting, Simich rammed the man’s car and aggressively came at the man, Watkins said. That man remained at the location to await police arrival. Watkins said he was questioned and released pending further investigation.

The wife’s white car was, at some point prior to the shooting, vandalized with brown or black spray paint. Crime scene investigators cordoned off a large section of the intersection around two dark-colored vehicles, a sedan and a truck. The sedan appeared to have sustained rearbody damage.

Anyone with information may contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 918596-COPS (2677), online at p3tips.com/918 or through the Tulsa Tips app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play or iTunes stores.

The homicide tip line may also be reached at 918-798-8477 or emails may be sent to homicide@ cityoftulsa.org.

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Taliban launch major attack At least 15 dead, 75 injured in attack on Afghan city amid negotiations with U.S. to end war

By Rahim Faiez Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban launched a large-scale attack on Kunduz, one of Afghanistan’s main cities, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 75 others, government officials said Saturday, even as the insurgent group continued negotiations with the United States on ending America’s longest war.

The militants, who have demanded that all foreign forces leave Afghanistan, now control or hold sway over roughly half of the country and are at their strongest since their 2001 defeat by a U.S.-led invasion.

Such attacks are seen as strengthening their negotiating position.

The U.S. envoy in the talks, Zalmay Khalilzad, said in a Twitter post that he raised the Kunduz attack with the Taliban and told them “violence like this must stop.” He is expected to visit Kabul on Sunday to brief the Afghan government.

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the main intersection in Kunduz after hours of efforts by Afghan security forces to push the militants into the city’s outskirts, provincial council member Ghulam Rabani Rabani told The Associated Press. The blast killed 10 people and wounded five others, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.

The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the bombing, which occurred after the defense and interior ministers visited Kunduz and asserted that Afghan forces had repelled the attackers. The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, also visited the city, Khalilzad said.

Afghan officials confirmed casualties among security forces in the

Afghan security forces stand guard during a fight against Taliban fighters in Kunduz province north of Kabul on Saturday. The government said at least 60 Taliban fighters were killed. Bashir Kh an S afi /AP

day of fighting but did not say how many and said at least 60 Taliban fighters had been killed. As night fell, they said gun battles continued on the outskirts of Kunduz, a strategic crossroads with easy access to much of northern Afghanistan as well as the capital, Kabul, about 200 miles away.

Presidential spokesman Sediq Seddiqi told reporters the attack was “completely against the peace talks.”

The bodies of at least three civilians and two members of the security forces were taken to the Kunduz hospital earlier in the day and at least 80 wounded civilians of all ages were treated, including women and children, said the provincial health director, Esanullah Fazeli.

Rabani said the insurgents briefly took control of the hospital, but Fazeli said the fighters left after staffers told them the patients could be hurt in any cross fire.

“In a way, we are thankful that the Taliban accepted what they were told,” he said.

The Taliban launched their attack from several points around Kunduz

overnight, officials said. Hours later the Afghan defense minister, Asadullah Khalid, rejected speculation that the city had collapsed.

The Taliban have continued bloody assaults on civilians and security forces even as their leaders meet with Khalilzad in Qatar to negotiate an end to nearly 18 years of war.

Talks continued Saturday, and Afghanistan’s chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, said Khalilzad would visit Kabul on Sunday to brief the government. Both the U.S. and Taliban in recent days have signaled they are close to a deal.

One Afghan analyst, former deputy interior minister Mirza Mohammad Yarmand, said the attack on Kunduz showed the Taliban are not interested in a cease-fire, which has been a key issue in the Qatar talks.

The United States in the negotiations has also sought Taliban guarantees that Afghanistan will no longer be a launching pad for terror attacks such as the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. by al-Qaida.

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Old Spanish Trail turns 100: ‘Route 66 of the South’

By Megan Wyatt The Advocate

BROUSSARD, La. — As a child, Eddie Palmer used to listen longingly to the tires singing along Bankhead Highway that passed through his hometown in Mississippi.

Palmer, 75, has been fascinated by America’s oldest paved highways ever since. He was excited to learn that one of these historic routes passed right by his office at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and his home in the nearby neighborhood of Bendel Gardens.

“We’re blind to the history running through our cities,” the retired sociology professor said. “It was just amazing to me that we have the Route 66 of the South right here and people have no idea.”

Palmer is referring to the Old Spanish Trail, which is seeing renewed interest as the 100th anniversary of its construction approaches.

Replicas of the highway’s original signs just went up along Main Street in Broussard.

“Every now and then, you’ll see Old Spanish Trail on mailboxes or addresses around here, but no one really knows what that means,” said Holly Cope-Lynn, director of tourism for Broussard. “It’ll be fun to share the history with people over the next few years.”

Old Spanish Trail was a transcontinental highway from St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego that roughly followed the path of today’s U.S. 90.

The idea was conceived by bicyclists and community activists in 1915, and the highway was constructed between 1919 and 1929.

“It’s not old. It’s not Spanish.

It never was a trail,” Palmer said.

“But it’s a good highway. It’s a branding attempt, if you will, and it worked and we don’t want to see it die.”

The highway may not have been a continuous path created hundreds of years ago by Spanish conquistadors, but its route did closely follow a few old trails first

A sign marking the Old Spanish Trail stands along West Main Street in Broussard, Lousiana. The Old Spanish Trail is seeing renewed interest as the 100th anniversary of its construction approaches. Leslie We stbr ook /T he Advocate via AP

traveled by Native Americans and later by Spanish explorers.

When first conceived in 1915, the highway was going to follow the El Camino Real — an actual old Spanish trail — from St. Augustine to New Orleans. As interest in the new highway spread west, the name still seemed fitting.

“The highway was built from fort to fort and mission to mission,” said Charlotte Kahl, a historian in San Antonio. “Because of that, it really does follow a lot of old Spanish trails. These weren’t named with the capital ‘O’ and the capital ‘T,’ but they were old Spanish trails that many people followed.”

Kahl, 76, is working with Palmer in Acadiana and others in communities along the Old Spanish Trail to research and reenact the events that led up to and happened during the highway’s construction from 1919 to 1929.

Four historical re-enactment conferences have taken place since 2015. The most recent happened in Houston in July, and another will take place in November in San Antonio.

During the original conferences, people shared ideas on how to pay for the paving and encourage businesses to locate along the new route. During the re-enactment conferences, people are sharing ideas on how to renew interest in the Old Spanish Trail and boost tourism in communities along the route.

There was a New Orleans event in 1923, and the group plans to re-enact that meeting in March 2023.

“I thought the culmination of the OST (Old Spanish Trail) 100 would be motorcades across all eight states from San Diego to St. Augustine like they did in 1929 when they finished the highway,” Kahl said.

“But the younger ones on the

board say, ‘No, let’s celebrate the 100th anniversary of the OST bridge in Morgan City. Let’s celebrate the 100th anniversary of the family restaurant along the route. Let’s plan tours. Let’s keep the Old Spanish Trail alive.’ ” The group has discussed music tours that would showcase Cuban music in Florida and cowboy country music out West along with jazz, Cajun and zydeco music in Louisiana.

They’ve also discussed food, art and industry tours that could bring tourists into small businesses along the route.

Newer highways and interstates have been constructed over much of the original Old Spanish Trail, but south Louisiana still has long stretches of the original route that remain largely intact.

One of Kahl’s favorite pieces of the entire route is today’s Louisiana 182 between Broussard and New Iberia along the Bayou

Teche. Her favorite bridge on the route is actually in Morgan City where America’s transportation history is represented by the three parallel bridges crossing the Atchafalaya River.

“It’s just an incredible place,” Kahl said. “It’s this little, skinny, scary-to-drive-on bridge, but it really gives you insight into how bridges were built in the teens, in the ‘30s and in the ‘60s.”

A Louisiana edition of the Old Spanish Trail “travelog” from the mid-1920s provides insight into the history of many Acadiana communities.

Lafayette’s population was just 7,855 at the time.

“The city improvements, schools and industry all show progressive development,” the travelogue said. “The Southwest Louisiana Institute (which would later become UL) is a fine college ... Lafayette is the Hub of Southwest Louisiana. Cotton, rice, sugar, corn are the principal products.”

Broussard’s population was just 602, and the person responsible for information and service for travelers is listed as M. Billeaud Jr. The city’s current leaders are trying to determine if the Billeaud­in the travelogue is the same one Broussard’s new elementary school is named for.

“This is such a neat connection for us,” Cope-Lynn said. “To see this name we all know and recognize in this 1924 black-andwhite booklet is just really cool.”

As was the case 100 years ago, some communities have shown more interest than others in the Old Spanish Trail.

Palmer recently started a local group to encourage more involvement in Acadiana. He hopes things underway in communities such as Broussard, Rayne, Lafayette, Crowley and Morgan City might inspire others like Scott, Duson, Cade and New Iberia to join their efforts.

“This is another example of the romantic lure of travel,” Palmer said. “And we’re hoping to get more people to recognize how historically undervalued this road is.”

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Phillips­said. “We’re super, super cautious.”

Phillips, it turns out, was pulled over in the No. 2 area of the state for OHP stops in 2018, according to a Tulsa World analysis of OHP traffic citation data.

In 2018, OHP troopers issued Phillips about 4,400 citations or written warnings along a short stretch of I-40 just west of Sallisaw.

Only the area near the Will Rogers Turnpike main toll plaza in Craig County ranked higher in the number of stops in 2018.

Phillips said his concerns about the traffic stop were heightened when he relayed the I-40 incident to some longtime friends, both Missouri public school administrators.

“They said they were also pulled over (on I-40 in Oklahoma) for following too closely” the month before while traveling to Arizona, Phillips recalled. The friend, who is also black, said he also received a written warning, Phillips said.

He said he believes the incidents were not coincidental.

“I’m not a law-breaker,” Phillips said. “I’ve always been supportive of law enforcement. We’re law-abiding citizens.”

However, Phillips said he believes he was targeted for stopping because of his race. He also let Oklahoma state officials know about his concerns.

In a letter dated May 21 sent to OHP Chief Col. Michael Harrell, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter and Gov. Kevin Stitt, Phillips wrote afterward, “I firmly believe as African-Americans we were profiled, and I am confident that other African-Americans have experienced the same fate.”

Phillips, in the letter, wrote that the traffic stop along a busy highway for an “inexcusable reason” compromised his safety and the trooper’s.

“My primary concern is safety,” Phillips said in the interview. “Not only for myself, but the officer.”

Tulsa attorney Dan Smolen said following too closely, failure to signal a lane change and failing to wear a seat belt are all moving violations that are commonly used by some law enforcement as a pretext to stop motorists where the real goal may be something else.

“They are using those as precursors to engage with the person they want to get engaged with,” Smolen said.

Proving a traffic stop is a pretext for another reason is difficult, Smolen said.

“It’s your word versus

I firmly believe as African-Americans we were profiled, and I am confident that other AfricanAmericans have experienced the same fate.”

Retired school superintendent John R. Phillips, in a letter dated May 21 sent to OHP Chief Col. Michael Harrell, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter and Gov. Kevin Stitt the officer’s word, and as long as the officer maintains that you failed to signal, they have the right to stop you,” Smolen said.

“And that’s what generates the start of this process that allows them to all of a sudden search your car” or frisk you for weapons.

Smolen said while the reason for stopping the motorist may be legal, it can be abused by law enforcement.

Since writing the letter, Phillips said he has heard back from the AG and the Internal Affairs Unit of the OHP. Representatives for the AG’s office indicated they were forwarding his complaint to OHP, while the OHP IA officer said he would review the incident.

Phillips said he received another letter from Harrell in late July or early August indicating that the incident had been investigated and that the trooper had been cleared of wrongdoing.

The World analysis of OHP stops in the Sallisaw area of I-40 found that troopers rarely issue citations in the area.

About 79% of the actions taken by OHP in the Sallisaw area were written warnings with a fraction — 4% of the total — for following too closely.

Statewide, troopers issued warnings to motorists in about 69% of their actions involving written warnings and citations.

The analysis also found that non-Hispanic blacks accounted for 8% of all stops statewide, which is in line with driving age population of blacks in the state, which was 7%.

However, blacks accounted for 14% of traffic stops in the Sallisaw area in 2018, or about twice the state driving age population rate.

About 2% of the population in Sequoyah County, which contains Sallisaw and the area where Phillips was stopped, was

black according to the 2010 Census.

About a quarter of all stops in the Sallisaw area of I-40 were conducted by troopers from the agency’s Special Operations Unit, records show.

According to the OHP website, “Troop SO is a unit of specially trained Troopers that perform criminal interdiction throughout Oklahoma. Members utilize interviews, canines, and other equipment to detect and arrest criminals of all types as they travel the

highways of Oklahoma.”

Records provided by Phillips indicate he was stopped by a trooper from the agency’s Special Operations unit.

The World analysis found that SO Troop units issued nearly one-fourth of the citations and warnings in the Sallisaw area, but nearly eight in 10 stops for following too closely were issued by the SO Troop.

Also, while about three of four OHP traffic stops involve motorists with an Oklahoma driver’s license,

nearly 90% of stops by the OHP Special Operations unit involved out-of-state drivers, according to the World analysis.

Asked about Phillips’ allegations and the World’s findings, an OHP spokeswoman declined to comment.

“The letter you are referring to was sent to the AG’s office, and they treated it as a statutory racial profiling complaint,” said OHP spokeswoman Sarah Stewart. “So it is currently assigned for

investigation per statutory requirements, and we can’t comment on a pending investigation.”

Phillips said he hopes the Highway Patrol will review its policies and training “to strengthen goodwill and relations with not only its residents, but lawabiding citizens passing through your state.”

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Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Katherine Cesinger said. Before the vehicle came to a complete stop, the driver “pointed a rifle toward the rear window of his car and fired several shots” toward the patrol car stopping him. The gunshots struck one of two troopers inside the patrol car, Cesinger said, after which the gunman fled “and continued shooting innocent people,” including two police officers.

Gerke said that in addition to the injured officers, there were at least 21 civilian shooting victims. He said at least five people died.

He did not say whether the shooter was included among those five dead, and it was not clear whether he was including the five dead among the at least 21 civilian shooting victims.

The shooting comes just weeks after a gunman in the Texas border city of El Paso killed 22 people after opening fire at a Walmart. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week held two meetings with lawmakers about how to prevent mass more shootings in Texas. He said he would visit the area Sunday.

Seven people remained in critical condition hours after the shooting, said Russell Tippin, CEO of Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. He said a child under 2 years old was transported to another hospital. He also said one person the hospital had received had died, although it was un-

clear if that victim was among the five dead that Gerke reported.

Tippin said 13 shooting victims were being treated at the hospital Saturday evening but he did not give their conditions or other information about the victims. He also said the hospital has been locked down for that safety of the staff and patients.

“Right now the hospital is stable, it’s secure,” Tippin said.

Dustin Fawcett was sitting in his truck at a Starbucks in Odessa when he heard at least six gunshots ring out less than 50 yards behind him.

At first, he thought it might have been a tire blowing but he heard more shots and spotted a white sedan with a passenger window that had been shattered. That’s when he thought, “Oh man, this is a shooting.”

Fawcett, 28, an Odessa transportation consultant, “got out to make sure everyone was safe” but found that no one had been struck by the gunfire nearby.

Fawcett said authorities responded quickly and when police pulled out their rifles and vests he knew that “this is not a drive-by. This is something else, this is something bigger.”

Vice President Mike Pence said following the shooting that President Donald Trump and his administration “remain absolutely determined” to work with leaders in both parties in Congress “so we can address and confront this scourge of mass atrocities in our country.”

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and Technology since its inception in 1928. Tulsa Tech’s aviation-aerospace training facility was built in 1999 for about $28.5 million. The institution also is several years into the establishment of an aerospace academy for high school students.

“I can’t speak enough about the Tulsa Tech team and how they have gotten to show the students how important and valuable an A&P (airframe and/or powerplant) license can be to people,” Olund said. “Their enrollment is really important to our future, and we really just push people to get an A&P and get them on board and make them successful.”

Hiring largely for Federal Aviation Administrationlicensed mechanics, the base will focus on areas that include aircraft overhaul, landing gear overhaul

“We are really looking for folks who are motivated and interested in growing their career.”

Erik Olund, managing director of the American Airlines maintenance base for the Boeing 737 and 777 aircraft and CFM56 engine maintenance and Airbus A321 interior modifications. The base will receive its first 787 aircraft to undergo scheduled maintenance checks late this year.

Moreover, the base will

increase its 777 and 787 maintenance work and will make investments in the Landing Gear Shop, enabling greater production.

While the new Tulsa job postings have drawn interest from around the country, most of the applicants hail from the area, Olund said. There are 9,148 A&P mechanics in Oklahoma, with 2,832 living in Tulsa County, according to Federal Aviation Administration data.

In May 2018, the median annual wage for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in scheduled air transportation was $83,870, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“That’s a big piece of the pie that American is trying to pick up,” Crystal Maguire­, executive director of the Aviation Technician Education Council, said of the mechanics pool in the state. “I don’t have anything to back this up, but I would

think American would have a relatively easy time of it because their pay is going to be higher than some of the others. These are premier jobs, I would think.”

More than three-quarters of the job openings will be A&P mechanics, Olund said. Other positions include welders, machinists, overhaul shop mechanics and entry-level cleaners, who are responsible for cleaning the inside and outside of aircraft, he said.

Persons may apply at aa.com/careers.

“We are really looking for folks who are motivated and interested in growing their career,” Olund said.

“Across all the job applications, it has been very healthy.”

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Even children among Kashmir’s detained

By Niha Masih and Joanna Slater The Washington Post

PAMPORE, India — Dusk was falling as the three boys walked home from the neighborhood mosque earlier this month.

Farhan Farooq, a skinny 13-year-old with a tuft of black hair, was the youngest. Suddenly, a police vehicle came to a stop next to them and armed officers jumped out. They bundled the three friends into the car, one of the other boys recalled later.

Farhan began to cry.

For the next week, Farhan’s family said, he was held in a jail cell at the local police station in this Kashmiri town 10 miles outside of Srinagar, part of a sweeping crackdown by Indian authorities in the wake of the government’s decision to strip Kashmir of its autonomy and statehood.

Farhan was among the approximately 3,000 people detained in Kashmir since Aug. 5, according to an estimate from a senior local government official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the matter. It is unclear how many of the detainees were minors, but The Washington Post has confirmed that at least five Kashmiris under the age of 18 were taken into detention in the weeks since the start of the crackdown.

“There is an atmosphere of fear in every house,” said Farhan’s mother, Nazia, adding that she did not know why her son was detained. “If they can pick up children, they can do anything.”

India’s Home Affairs Ministry did not respond to requests for comment on the detention of children. The supervising officer at the Kashmir police station where Farhan’s family claims he was held declined to speak with The Washington Post. A senior police official for the district denied that any minors had been picked up or detained.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised that removing Kashmir’s special status will usher in a “new dawn” for the Muslim-majority region. But Kashmiris have instead experi-

enced more than three weeks of silence and anger, marked by a communications blackout and widespread detentions.

The region’s political leadership is under arrest, as are many lawyers, business executives and party workers, all in the name of preserving public order. So, too, are hundreds of young men who have been picked up by the authorities, sometimes on flimsy or unknown pretexts, their relatives say.

Heavy-handed security tactics are not new in Kashmir, which has been home to an anti-India insurgency since 1989. But experts say the scale and intensity of the current crackdown — targeting everyone from teenagers to relatives of militants to senior politicians — appears to be without parallel.

Human rights observers at the United Nations have expressed their concern at the situation.

“It’s very worrisome,” said Bernard Duhaime, the United Nations Chair-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. He urged India to ensure that detentions are properly registered, relatives are informed of detainees’ whereabouts and judicial authorities verify the legality of the detentions.

Satya Pal Malik, the governor of Jammu and Kashmir who was appointed last year by New Delhi, said that the government’s strategy had succeeded in saving lives. “We will restore normalcy in the region,” Malik said Wednesday. “We will deepen democracy, make it vibrant and truly representative.”

Residents said that over several months in 2016, large numbers of young men were also detained by the authorities after violent protests broke out in the Kashmir valley. This time, however, the trigger is not widespread protests, nor violence by militants, but rather fear of how the population would react to the radical policy shift by New Delhi. A senior police official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the authorities are detaining people they think are likely to throw stones at security

Seventeen-year-old Junaid Shafi Mir was among the thousands detained by Indian authorities in Kashmir in India. N ih a Masih /Washington Post

Every morning, people line up outside Srinagar’s central jail to visit their detained relatives in India. Washing t on Post ph ot o by N ih a Masih

forces during protests.

Farhan, 13, and his friend Junaid Shafi Mir, 17, were picked up on Aug. 5 and held in a cell with four others, with new detainees arriving and leaving each day, Junaid said. On the second day of their detention, he said, the two boys were asked to tell the police the whereabouts of another boy. When Junaid said he didn’t know the boy, an officer hit him with a wooden baton five times on his knuckles and palms, he recalled.

Nazia, Farhan’s mother, said

she came to see her son every day and officers sometimes let her speak to him. “He would cry and ask me to take him home,” she said. “It was very difficult to see him like that.”

Raids and detentions were still underway this week. About 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Nisar Ahmad Mir, who is not related to Junaid, was awakened by a voice claiming to be a local cleric, asking him to open the gate to his home. Half a dozen armed policemen jumped over the wall and said they were looking for

his youngest son, Danish, 17, he said. They whisked the boy away. Two days later Danish had still not returned.

The Post confirmed two more cases in Srinagar in which police detained minors.

Nowsheena Sheikh, 17, said her husband, Aquib, also 17, was detained on Aug. 22 when he left home to buy milk. The following day police told her he was being held at Srinagar’s central jail, but did not give details of any charges against him.

“I’m scared that they may transfer him out of the state,” said Sheikh, one of dozens of people who gathered at the city’s main prison complex on a recent morning searching for information about their relatives. “How will I ever find him then?”

Her fears are not unfounded.

One woman began sobbing after a guard handed her a note indicating that her relative had been moved to a jail in Uttar Pradesh, more than 600 miles away. She left immediately, clutching her 4-year-old daughter.

Some of the detentions are taking place under Kashmir’s controversial Public Safety Act, a state law that allows local officials to order that people be held for up to two years without charges or judicial review for reasons of national security.

Even some mainstream politicians belonging to the pro-India camp in Kashmiri politics have been detained under the act.

The Post reviewed one such order for a party official of the Jammu & Kashmir People’s Conference that accused the official of having the ability to “use his network to influence the general masses to rise against the state.”

It also said his party had demonstrated “unwanted dissent” toward the Indian parliament.

Lawyers have also been targeted for detention. Abdus Salam Rather, the president of the lawyer’s association in the district of Baramulla close to Srinagar, was detained on Aug. 5.

Because of the communication shutdown, his daughter — who lives in the same city — did not find out about her father’s arrest until six days later.

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Business past now helps Stitt govern OK Background as CEO now shapes approach to being in government

Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks at the State of the State Forum recently at the Tulsa Regional Chamber.

The governor’s background as a business leader has helped shape his approach to governing.

By Carmen Forman The Oklahoman

JENKS — Before Gov. Kevin Stitt was trying to boost Oklahoma’s Rainy Day Fund, he was squirreling away half the profits from every loan he processed.

Before he was thinking about how the state can better serve 4 million Oklahomans, he was focused on how his company, Gateway First, could offer more financial services to his customers.

And before Stitt popped into state agencies to meet some of the state’s 33,000 employees, he made it a point to know the names of each of his staff members, even as his company grew to employ hundreds.

Much of what Stitt learned as the founder and former CEO of Gateway Mortgage Group, which now goes by Gateway First, informs how he leads the state.

Unlike most Oklahoma governors, Stitt came to the governor’s mansion from the business world, not the political sphere.

His outsider status, which made him attractive to many Oklahoma voters, gives him a unique perspective and distinctive governing style.

It’s evident in the people he’s hired, the legislation he’s vetoed and the way he’s running the state.

It’s a style that has drawn support from those who see government as bloated and mismanaged and criticism from those who believe that a business-minded approach ignores the realities of government.

The source of Stitt’s business-influenced political philosophy can be found at Gateway, a Jenksbased financial company located in a four-story building surrounded by empty lots being prepared for additional suburban development.

Stitt left the company during his campaign for governor, but many of his former employees are closely watching his young political career, recognizing his Gateway management style as he learns how to govern.

‘He dreams big’ A plaque to the left of the front entrance at Gateway includes a verse from Joshua 24:15.

“As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.”

Stitt founded Gateway in 2000, but the growing company moved into the new building in 2016.

On the campaign trail, Stitt talked of starting his company with a computer and $1,000 — enough for a mortgage broker’s license at the time.

Now Gateway has more than 1,200 employees and is one of the largest privately held mortgage companies in the country, with 160 branches in more than 40 states.

From the start, Stitt always was more driven than his friends, said Hobie­Higgins, Gateway’s chief engagement officer, who was one of Stitt’s Beta Theta Pi brothers at Oklahoma State University.

Stitt always has huge ideas, Higgins said, adding that while people probably think his goal of turning Oklahoma into a top 10 state is crazy, if anyone can do it, Stitt can.

His leadership style is to point to a place in the future and ask his employees and colleagues about how to get there, said Higgins.

When Stitt was the head of Gateway, he aspired to transform his mortgage company into a bank.

Gateway’s merger with Farmers Exchange Bank was finalized in May. “How many people got into the mortgage busi-

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ness back in 2000 with $1,000 and a computer that now have a company that employs 1,250 people and they’re the governor?”

Higgins said.

“He dreams big, but he delivers.”

Perhaps the defining goal of Stitt’s administration is to make Oklahoma a top 10 state, a slogan that is sometimes criticized for its lack of specifics but has become a mantra for his office. Stitt has spoken often of the need for an Oklahoma “turnaround” to set the state on an upward trajectory following years of finding itself in the bottom of many national metrics related to health, education and incarceration.

For Stitt, growth is a necessity, Higgins said.

“You’re either green and growing or ripe and rotten, and that means you can’t stay put,” Higgins said Stitt used to say.

That’s one of a handful of core Gateway values Stitt carried over to state government, he said.

Higgins also paralleled Stitt’s saving half the profits from every loan he processed in the early days of Gateway to his current efforts to beef up the state’s Rainy Day Fund, a goal not always supported by lawmakers who see immediate needs for the money.

Stitt wants state savings to reach $2 billion by the end of his first term.

The past decade in Oklahoma has been defined by tight state budgets or cuts to state agencies due to budget shortfalls. Stitt hopes the savings will better prepare the state to weather the next economic downturn.

A people person Stitt is a visionary who has the remarkable talent of being able to see what’s in the future, said Mark Dougherty, Gateway’s lead appraisal underwriter.

“Kevin, when it comes to this business, at least, he was always able to see what was around the corner,” Dougherty said. “He was able to see what was coming with the housing industry and react accordingly, so when other companies were going down in the downturn, Gateway kept going.”

During that financial meltdown, Gateway faced allegations of fraud in three states, causing the company to pay fines in those states and lose its license in Georgia. The company also was penalized in five other states for not having properly licensed lenders.

In 2018, Georgia allowed Gateway to reapply for a license in the state. Stitt has said the company is currently eligible to operate in all 50 states.

During the gubernatorial campaign, Stitt’s opponents questioned his business record in light of Gateway’s stumbles a decade earlier.

Now Gateway is in the process of becoming a bank — something Stitt worked toward for years, Dougherty said. It’s not unusual for banks to offer mortgage loans, but a mortgage company becoming a bank is a rarity.

Stitt no longer has control over Gateway after completely stepping away from the company through a plan approved by Attor-

ney General Mike Hunter this year. The Stitt Family Trust remains the company’s majority stakeholder, but Stitt does not manage the trust or its interests.

Stitt’s former employees describe him as a people person who, at least in the early days, before the company grew to employ hundreds, knew the names of all his staff.

It wasn’t unusual to see Stitt out of his office asking his employees about their family members or weekend plans.

On one occasion, Stitt brought a hoverboard — given to him for Christmas — to the office and taught his employees how to ride it.

He also has a sense of humor, said Gateway staff accountant Susan Wheeler. One Halloween, Stitt, an OSU alumnus, walked into the office wearing a crimson and cream University of Oklahoma jacket with the word “loser” added to razz the diehard OU fans in the office.

As governor, Stitt has sought to visit various state agency offices, displaying a level of excitement that his former employees said is familiar.

“It amazed me how he could remember everybody’s first name, and he would go around at least once a week, going to every desk, cubicle and office just to say hello,” Wheeler said. “I bet he’s that way at the Capitol.”

Government like a business When Stitt was a senior at OSU, he wrote down a list of 50 lifetime goals.

The inspiration came from legendary Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz, who compiled a list of 107 life goals when he was 28 years old, unemployed and in desperate need of inspiration.

“I kind of just dreamed big and wrote down all the things I wanted to accomplish,” Stitt said. “It’s amazing what the Lord puts in your heart.”

Stitt dreamed of building a Fortune 500 company. He wanted to own and fly a jet, which he eventually did. Stitt still dreams of building his parents a large ranch home.

As for political ambitions, Stitt said he wrote on his list that he would become governor of Oklahoma. A moment later, he erased that and wrote “have dinner with the governor of Oklahoma.”

“What’s funny was I thought, ‘That’s so big.

There’s no possible way,’” he said.

Stitt is positive that his business experience helped him get elected and aids him every day in running the state.

“Building a business, managing employees, (those are) qualities that are very comparable to leading a large organization like the state of Oklahoma,” he said.

Stitt is not alone in making the leap from CEO to governor.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, the former CEO of Coldstone Creamery, jumped into politics after growing the company into a national brand with franchises across the country. After several failed attempts at running for elected office, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan launched

a real estate company that he led for nearly 20 years before being elected governor in 2014.

In Oklahoma, former Democratic Gov. David Walters, a real estate mogul, also campaigned on his business experience.

As governor, Stitt characterizes his job as keeping state employees and the Legislature focused on the larger goal of turning Oklahoma into a leading state in business, education and health care.

“You have to bring people up to the 30,000-foot view on how do we really move the needle in our state,” he said. “The job of the CEO or the governor is to continue to focus people on the big picture and what we’re trying to accomplish, because we all get busy in the day-to-day.”

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agency heads with leaders from the private sector can lead to a loss of legacy knowledge at those agencies.

Turnover is typical when a new governor enters office. Stitt’s tenure thus far has seen the departure or the impending departure of the heads of the Department of Human Services, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the Department of Corrections and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.

There has to be a balance of public and private sector ideas in government, Blancett said.

“Government is a hybrid, and you can’t just layer a business model onto everything and expect success,” she said.

Stitt acknowledges that the slower pace in government can be frustrating for a businessperson who wants to do everything now.

He expressed frustrations about the government norm of forming task forces — or more bureaucracy, as he sees it — to brainstorm for solutions.

Stitt vetoed several bills to form task forces this year, saying it isn’t a direct way to solve problems.

“Sometimes in government, it’s so slow,” he said.

“If you know what the right decision is, let’s go ahead and make it. We don’t need to form subcommittees and study committees and take six months to kick it around.”

The refreshing thing about having a businessman as governor is he’s bringing a fresh approach and challenging some traditional government practices and inefficiencies, said Fred Morgan, Oklahoma State Chamber president and CEO. Morgan praised Stitt’s push for greater government transparency with a new, online government checkbook and funding for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency.

Stitt wants to make sure taxpayers are getting what they’re paying for, he said.

In the business world, CEOs often must tackle today’s problems but also be thinking about how to solve future problems.

Stitt is doing that by pushing the state to innovate and think longer term, Morgan said, noting the governor’s move to adopt digital drivers’ licenses.

“If you’ve been in politics too long, you begin to think some problems can’t be solved,” Morgan said, “or that you don’t want to tackle them because they’re too tough. … He’s taking on some of those issues that look like they haven’t been taken on in a long time or were looked upon as maybe untouchable.”

Making the transition from the business world to government can be difficult.

Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, knows from personal experience.

Blancett, a communications professional, did a brief stint as the deputy director of marketing and communications at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in the early 2000s.

In retrospect, Blancett said she entered with the wrong attitude. She viewed government as slow and inefficient.

“I was just being egocentric, thinking I knew it all because I came from the business world,” she said.

But Blancett said she now understands that many government functions that can be frustrating are often deliberate to ensure the responsible use of taxpayer dollars.

As for having a governor with a business background, Blancett said she sees the positives and negatives.

She praised Stitt for appointing businessman John Budd as his chief operating officer — a position he created to oversee agency accountability. Budd is sharp, and he’s really challenging state agency leaders to develop metrics to guide their work, Blancett ‘Ready for a change’ said.

But Blancett said Stitt’s Angie Davis tells the decision to replace some same story about Stitt

when folks ask about her former boss.

One Saturday afternoon, Davis, Gateway’s manager of appraisal processing, received a call from Stitt on her personal cellphone — an unusual occurrence.

Stitt wanted Davis’ carrot cake recipe so he could bake a birthday cake for his mother.

Davis loves baking and had previously taken the home-baked carrot cake to the office for Stitt’s birthday. On the phone, she offered to bake the cake and allow Stitt to pass it off as his own creation with his mother none the wiser.

But Stitt refused, insisting that he wanted to bake the cake on his own.

Stitt may be stubborn in the kitchen, but when it comes to business, he surrounds himself with smart and capable advisers, Davis said.

A lifer in the mortgage industry, Davis has spent the last nine years at Gateway but had numerous bosses beforehand. She said Stitt’s managerial style was unique and the best she had seen in the business.

“With Kevin, what I noticed right away when I got hired is he was able to delegate to his department heads better than any other boss I’ve had in this industry,” she said.

“He trusted the leadership of the members that he put in charge of different departments.”

As governor, Stitt has surrounded himself with a mix of business and political leaders. His Cabinet includes former legislators, business leaders and experts in their respective fields.

The governor also signed legislation this year to give himself greater authority to hire and fire some state agency heads.

“Nobody can do it by themselves,” Stitt said.

“That’s the type of leader I am — is to surround myself with the best, most talented folks to set the vision and let them go.”

Stitt’s vision includes making state government more customer friendly.

The mortgage industry tends to be focused on short-term revenue, but Stitt emphasized customer service, integrity and compliance, said Gateway CEO Stephen Curry, not to be confused with the basketball player. Curry, who consulted for Gateway for years, took over when Stitt distanced himself from the company.

“Government can always be more efficient and serve our customers better, and that’s not always a priority for politicians, but that’s the kind of thinking Kevin brings,” he said.

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No easy way to address weight loss with children

By Candice Choi Associated Press

NEW YORK — Red, yellow, green. It’s a system for conveying the healthfulness of foods, and at the center of a debate about how to approach weight loss for children.

This month, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers provoked a backlash when it introduced a food tracking app for children as young as 8. The app uses a wellknown traffic-light system to classify foods, giving children a weekly limit of 42 “reds,” which include steak, peanut butter and chips.

Obesity is a growing public health issue that nobody is sure how to fix, and around one in five children in the U.S. is considered obese, up from one in seven in 2000. Childhood obesity often leads to adult obesity, and to higher risk for conditions including heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Getting kids to eat well and exercise is crucial, but figuring out how to do that effectively is extremely difficult — and sensitive. For some, the app was a reminder of bad childhood experiences around weight

and shame, in public and at home.

“I don’t think we appreciate the bias and stigma that families struggling with weight face,” said Dr. Stephanie Walsh, medical director of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

That can make it even more stressful for parents worried about their children’s health, she said.

There is no easy answer for achieving a healthy weight, regardless of age.

But when it comes to addressing the topic with children, pediatricians and dietitians say there are best practices to consider.

Talking it out Parents may feel a conversation is not necessary, particularly with younger children, and that they can alter behavior by making lifestyle changes. But experts say a talk can be constructive, especially if the changes are going to be noticeable.

The key is to approach the subject with kindness and caring, and avoid blaming any of the child’s behaviors. Children should also understand that any changes would be intended to make them feel better,

and not about how they look.

As uncomfortable as addressing the issue may seem, failure to do so may make a child feel worse if they’re being teased at school or feeling bad about themselves.

“In some ways, just to get it out there may be sort of a relief,” said Tommy Tomlinson, an author who recounted his lifelong struggle with weight in “The Kids eat lunch at an elementary school in Paducah, Kentucky. It is far easier to avoid gaining weight Elephant in the Room.” than to lose it, so getting kids to eat well and exercise is crucial. But how to do that effectively is

Making changes Any adjustments to meals and activities should involve the entire family, so children don’t feel singled out. This is tied to the belief that the most powerful way to help a child change their behavior is by setting an example.

Framing changes in a positive light is also key, Walsh said, whether that’s suggesting new recipes to try together or asking about activities they might be interested in.

“Keep things upbeat,” she said.

Then there is the matter of giving guidance on foods. Parents might not like the idea of directing children to a dieting company’s app, especially since

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it gives older children the option to “upgrade” to a coaching service that costs $69 a month.

The company that now calls itself WW says the app is based on Stanford Children’s Health’s Weight Control Program, but views vary on the trafficlight system.

Dr. Sarah Hampl, a pediatrician specializing in weight management at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, said it can be an easy way to understand a complicated topic. Experts say the system can help adults eat better as well.

But Kaitlin Reid, a registered dietitian at UCLA, said it’s a way of classify-

ing foods as good and bad, which should be avoided.

Seeing any foods as bad might result in feeling guilty whenever eating them.

What to avoid When Tomlinson was 11 or 12, he was taken to a doctor who gave him diet pills.

Few health professionals would do that today, and there’s broad agreement on other mistakes to avoid.

Using the word “diet,” for example, could imply there’s something wrong with the child, and that the changes are short-term.

Trying to scare children by warning them about potential medical problems

Ethiopian fossil reveals face for ancestor of ‘Lucy’

By Malcolm Ritter Associated Press

NEW YORK — A fossil from Ethiopia is letting scientists look millions of years into our evolutionary history — and they see a face peering back.

The find, from 3.8 million years ago, reveals the face for a presumed ancestor of the species famously represented by Lucy, the celebrated Ethiopian partial skeleton found in 1974.

This ancestral species is the oldest known member of Australopithecus, a grouping of creatures that preceded our own branch of the family tree, called Homo.

Scientists have long known that this species — A. anamensis — existed, and previous fossils of it extend back 4.2 million years. But the discovered facial remains were limited to jaws and teeth. The newly reported fossil includes much of the skull and face.

It was described Wednesday in the journal Nature by Yohannes HaileSelassie of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and co-authors.

The face apparently came from a male. Its middle and lower parts jut forward, while Lucy’s species shows a flatter mid-face, a step toward humans’ flat faces. The fossil also shows the beginning of the massive and robust faces found in Australopithecus, built to withstand strains from chewing tough food, researchers said.

The fossil was found in 2016, in what was once sand deposited in a river delta on the shore of a lake. At the time the creature lived, the area was largely dry shrubland with some trees.

Other work has shown A. anamensis evidently walked upright, but there’s no evidence that it flaked stone to make tools, said study co-author Stephane Melillo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.

Experts unconnected to the new study praised the work. Eric Delson of Lehman­College in New York called the fossil “beautiful” and said the researchers did an impressive job of reconstructing it digitally to help determine its place in the evolutionary tree.

With a face for A. anamensis, said Zeray Alemseged of the University of Chicago, “now we know how they looked and how they differed from the Lucy species.”

William Kimbel, who directs the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, said the discovery helps fill a critical gap in information on the earliest evolution of the Australopithecus group.

The study’s authors said the finding indicates A. anamensis hung around for at least 100,000 years after producing Lucy’s species, A. afarensis. That contradicts the widely accepted idea that there was no such overlap, they wrote.

A facial reconstruction model by John Gurche, left, was made from a fossilized cranium of Australopithecus anamensis (right).

The species is considered to be an ancestor of A. afarensis, represented by “Lucy,” found in 1974. From 3.8 million years ago, the ancestral species is the oldest known member of Australopithecus, the grouping of creatures that preceded our own branch of the family tree, called Homo.

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Scientists care about overlap because its presence or absence can indicate the process by which one species gave rise to another. The paper’s ar-

gument for overlap rests on its conclusion that a forehead bone previously found in Ethiopia belongs to Lucy’s species.

But several experts, in-

cluding Kimbel, were not convinced that conclusion is correct. So the question of just how Lucy’s species arose from the older one remains open, Kimbel said.

isn’t helpful either. And if parents are making broader lifestyle changes, they shouldn’t feel the need to intervene or scold every time a child reaches for a sweet.

“Guilt and blame are not good motivators for change,” said Stephen Pont, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Dell Medical School.

By the same token, experts say parents should avoid making negative comments about their own bodies.

Regardless of whether parents see noticeable changes right away, Pont said, there are long-term benefits of instilling healthier habits in children.

Skywatch Editors note: The weekly Skywatch feature was not available to the Tulsa World for Sunday’s edition.

Great Raft Race sets sail on Labor Day

By Kelsy Schlotthauer Tulsa World

Tulsa’s Great Raft Race is set to cast off this Labor Day weekend, launching the event’s fifth year.

The annual float down the Arkansas River will begin at 7 a.m.

Monday at Sand Springs Case Community Park, 2500 S. River

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City Park Road. Waves will be launched every 30 minutes starting at 8 a.m., and the Coast Guard Auxiliary will give a safety talk ev-

ery hour.

For spectators unsure of the best way to enjoy the spectacle, event director Seth Erkenbeck said “the best thing to do by far” is start the day with participants at the park.

“Sand Springs is really fun because most of those rafts, if they’re

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andy Bates was a kindergarten teacher at Catoosa for about 30 years. She was not famous and doesn’t have her name inscribed on a building.

She’s like so many teachers, whose names end up on hearts instead of monuments.

To me, she was Sandy, and she was my mother-in-law.

To the little ones arriving at school, often for the first time ever, she was Mrs. Bates. I knew Mike she had been Strain a kindergarten teacher in her Tulsa World Managing pre-retirement Editor life; but I didn’t fully mike.strain @tulsaworld.com understand the kind of influence she had on all those young lives. Not until recently.

It’s worth remembering, especially as kids have just gone back to school, that one of the most influential people in a child’s life is the person standing in front of the classroom (or sitting crosslegged on the floor reading with them).

Mrs. Bates died last month Bates at age 79, after a long battle with cancer. A couple of days later, her friend and coworker, Paula Greenburg, emailed the family.

Today, I want to share some of that message, because maybe it will sound familiar. Maybe you have a Mrs. Bates in your school — the kind of teacher whose positive influence leaves an impression generations later.

Here is some of what Paula shared: • She revealed the magic of reading to countless kids.

• Did they come to school with shoes that were too small?

She traced their little foot onto a piece of paper and off she went to Walmart after work to buy that needed pair of shoes.

• Did the family struggle with English because Span-

Joan Lapham, a British-born Tulsan who lived through World War II in Margate, Kent, England, sits with a vintage map of her home country.

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‘Skies full of planes’ 80 years ago, a British girl met WWII in her backyard

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rom where she was lying on the ground, pinned down by her brother, 9-year-old Joan Lapham couldn’t see anything.

But she knew from the sounds that bullets were hitting close by them.

“This plane came in very low,” she said. “Bob laid on top of me for a long time, because you didn’t know if there would be more coming over.”

Lapham, who’d been caught completely off guard when her brother tackled her near the garden path outside their home, still wasn’t able to completely grasp the danger.

After it had passed, though, the reality sank in quickly.

Seeing the path the German warplane’s strafing had made and where the rounds had hit their fence, Lapham knew: “My brother saved my life.”

For Lapham and the residents of her British hometown, the idea that war could find you in your own backyard was

something they would have to get used to.

It all started on Sept. 1, 1939 — 80 years ago today — when Germany invaded Poland. With Britain and France then declaring war on Germany, World War II was officially underway.

Because the U.S. wouldn’t enter the conflict for another two-plus years, most Americans “don’t realize what the beginning of the war was like,” said

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Principal chief touts ‘strong’ nation during holiday address Hoskin emphasized congressional representative, gaming compact, additional services for elderly

By Sheila Stogsdill For the Tulsa World

TAHLEQUAH — Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. promised Saturday at his first State of the Nation address to send a Cherokee woman to Washington, D.C. That statement at the 67th annual Cherokee National Holiday was just one of many met with thunderous applause that prompted many individuals in attendance to stand.

“Kim Teehee deserves to be given her rightful seat as the first Cherokee Nation delegate to Congress,” Hoskin said in his speech at the Peace Pavilion.

Not only did Hoskin send messages to

Washington, D.C., but he also had a message for Oklahoma City.

“We will not be made to pay for a decade of Oklahoma’s fiscal mismanagement though a lopsided gaming compact,” Hoskin said.

Gov. Kevin Stitt has maintained previously that the state’s revenue from the gaming proceeds are too low.

The state receives 4% to 10% of proceeds from tribal gaming in exchange for granting the right to have casinos exclusively to the tribes. In 2017, the state received nearly $134 million in tribal gaming exclusivity fees.

Hoskin pledged to continue working with the state.

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Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. speaks with a Cherokee woman at the Cherokee Holiday State of the Nation address in Tahlequah on Saturday.

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OBITUARIES Jacquelyn Holland Keys Jacquelyn Holland Keys passed away peacefully in her home on August 7, 2019 after celebrating her 84th birthday this summer. She was born June 23, 1935 on the family farm in Western Oklahoma in Dewey County near Putnam where she started elementary school and loved to ride her pony.

Her parents, William Andrew Holland and Margaret Lucy Barr Holland moved to Tulsa during World War II where W.A. was sent to the Aleutian Islands and Margaret worked as a “Rosie the Riveter”.

Jacquelyn continued her elementary education in the Tulsa Public Schools, finishing in Collinsville, Oklahoma, where her father opened a business after the war. When her family started another store in Vinita, Oklahoma, “Jacque” completed junior high school there and made many friends, developed a voracious reading habit and enjoyed riding horses. She began high school in Stillwater, Oklahoma where her father moved his appliance store downtown. Jacque worked for Claude Leachman who owned the movie theatres throughout Stillwater, developing a life-long love of films. She graduated from Stillwater High School in 1953 where she was voted Football Homecoming Queen.

Jacque attended Oklahoma State University and worked for Abe Hesser in the Student Union. One of the highlights of her work experience was helping coordinate Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie’s visit to OSU through President Harry S. Truman’s Point Four Program. Jacque could recall many details of all the diplomatic protocols which had to be followed precisely.

She eloped with her high school sweetheart, Howard N. “Sonny” Keys, who had joined the United States Army and was posted to Europe where he competed on sports teams throughout the continent. Jacque traveled on the Queen Mary to join Sonny in France and worked on a military base, touring many landmarks in other countries. When they returned to the United States, the couple moved to Stillwater where Sonny played football for Oklahoma State University. Upon graduation, they moved to Pennsylvania after the NFL draft and Sonny played football for the Philadelphia Eagles. The couple had four children, David, Elizabeth, Mike and Kathy, and the family was featured in many advertisements. Jacque also modeled in print ads, along with producing radio commercials and shows for several companies in New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area.

After Sonny’s career-ending injury against the Dallas Cowboys, the Calgary Stampeders in Alberta invited him to help coach the team in the Canadian Football League. Jacque embraced the cold winters, learning to ski and skate with her children.

She became a “hockey mom,” along with volunteering at her children’s schools and in the community.

When Sonny accepted an NFL coaching position with the Cleveland Browns, Jacque came back to the states and continued to enjoy skiing in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.

After her husband passed away from cancer, Jacque returned to Stillwater because she and Sonny insisted all their children graduate from college.

All four earned degrees from Oklahoma State University. Jacque settled into the role of grandmother and great-grandmother, celebrating with the birth of each one, making quilts, completing crossword puzzles, reading from the best-seller lists, and hosting gatherings featuring her cornbread stuffing.

Her parents and husband preceded her in death.

She is survived by her four children and their families, David and Connie Keys, Las Vegas, Nevada; Elizabeth Keys, Enid, Oklahoma; Michael and Susan Keys, Denver, Colorado; and Kathy and Darrell Suehs, Houston, Texas. Jacque’s eight grandchildren and their families include Cristin and Matt More, Novato, California; Maggie and Nick Jackson, Enid, Oklahoma; Michael Keys, Patrick Keys and Adam Keys, all of Denver, Colorado; Captain Matthew Wesley Talley, Fort Benning, Georgia; Greg Keys, San Francisco, California; and Jacquelyn and Oscar Flores, Houston, Texas. “Gran Jacque” is survived by five great-granddaughters including Clara and Ruby More; Blythe and Margot Jackson; and Olivia Flores. Survivors also include her siblings and their families, Barbara Jill McQueen, Oklahoma City; Tom and Darla Holland, Frisco, Texas; and Jim and Kathy Holland, Lake Keystone, Oklahoma. Jacque is also survived by many nieces and nephews scattered throughout the country, along with several cousins she had very fond memories of playing together as children in Western Oklahoma.

Dighton-Marler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family is planning a private celebration of her life. Memorials may be sent to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

Mary T. Harris Mary passed from this life earlier this month after a brave battle with cancer.

Mary was the beloved wife of Doug Harris, mother to Maxwell and Brianna Harris. She was loved by many family and friends, and had an impact with several local nonprofits in the community.

Mary graduated from Southwest Missouri State with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Accounting. She was instrumental in helping run the family business up until her battle with cancer.

The Harris family invites all friends and family who wish to celebrate the life of Mary T. Harris to an open recep-

tion on Friday, September 6.

The celebration of life will be an open reception from 5:00-10:00 p.m. at the Russell Hunt Lodge in Pryor Oklahoma, within the MidAmerica Industrial Park.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Kidney Cancer Association in Mary’s name or donations made directly to “Team Mary” at secure.kidneycancer.org/TeamMary.

The funds raised will benefit the Kidney Cancer Association.

For more details and directions to Russell Hunt Lodge, please contact Dawn Parsley atDParsley@HEMSAW. com.

H. Rodman “Rod” Jones H. Rodman “Rod” Jones, 98, Tulsa University Professor of Theater and Communications, passed from this life on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Inverness Health Center.

Born January 27, 1921 in Dallas, Texas to Horace P. and Franc Eleander (Watkins) Jones, Rod moved to Memphis with his family, when he was a toddler and began school there. After the death of his mother, when he was 10 years old, he moved with his father and younger sister to Tulsa, where he lived and taught for the rest of his life.

He graduated from Tulsa Central High School, attended Tulsa University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Speech and Theater. He continued his education at the University of Iowa, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Theater and met Mary June (Pinkie) Wickersham. They married June 9, 1944, while Rod was serving as a 1st Lieutenant and pilot instructor in the Army Air Corps.

After WWII was over Rod and Pinkie returned to Tulsa where he became a professor at Tulsa University, teaching oral communications, theater classes and Children’s Literature. In 1952 he received his PhD at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. As an administrator, Rod was Dean of the Night School and then Dean of Freshman.

Rod and Pinkie loved performing in plays at TU and Tulsa Little Theater.

After retirement they were Gillies at Gilcrease, Library Ambassadors, and presented programs for Friends of the Library at different retirement centers in Tulsa. They were presented

the Tower Award for the Buddy Bookworm show and other service to the library.

Rod also sang in the First Methodist Church choir and taught Sunday School.

Rod was preceded in death by his father; mother; step-mother, Stella “Parker” Jones; and sister, Frances “Jones” Stephens. He is survived by his children, Jay Jones (Judith) and Jan Childress (Skip); grandchildren, Kathy Mears (Mike) and Tim Childress (Krista); 3 great-grandchildren and 3 nephews, Alan Stephens (Donna), Dan Stephens (Venette), and Tim Stephens (Claire) and their families.

Rod had a small role in the movie, Tex based on the novel of the same name by Tulsa native, S.E. Hinton.

The character in the movie is a doctor with the name, “Rod Jones”, which should have helped “would be researchers”. TV Guide figured it out, but another online source gives credit to Roderick Jones, a Welch actor. For many years our Rodman has been cashing residual checks from Screen Actors Guild, for his performance, and a couple of days before his death, when he heard about the mix up, he just laughed and told another tale.

Like all great story tellers, Rod left us wanting more!

Memorial services will be held in Founders Hall at Inverness Retirement Center on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. The family requests donations in his memory be made to the Tulsa Public Library at https://www. tulsalibrary.org/donate Ninde Brookside, 918.742.5556, www.ninde.com

Kerry Walsh Kerry Walsh, 72, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019. It was not by design.

Kerry had been quietly battling lymphoma for 13 years. Being the creative type that he was, Kerry referred to his treatment as “maintenance” and called his radiation treatment “sparkies.”

As a graphic designer and principal of Walsh Branding, Kerry liked to say he sought to turn “brands into landmarks”. Not surprising, given that he was a landmark in the Tulsa community. A native of Pryor, Kerry loved Tulsa. He particularly loved championing the arts in our community and played a prominent role in the Tulsa Arts District.

His decades of work in environmental graphics and brand messaging can be seen throughout the city from private firms to parks and from hospitals to hot dog stands.

Leon Russell was called the Master of Space and Time. Kerry was Master of Space and Type. Under his leadership, Walsh Branding received many awards from such sources as Communications Arts and Print magazines as well as Art Directors Clubs of New York, Dallas, Los Angeles and Tulsa.

Kerry was chosen to be one of only 50 designers to be in the prestigious “World Graphic Design” publication.

Despite the many awards and accolades, Kerry was a modest and selfeffacing human being. If you would compliment him on one of his many projects, his typical response was “I

thought that turned out well”. His style was meticulous, classic, understated, unique and above all, fun. A mentor to many, he gave of his time and talents freely.

He also remained close to his former partners at Phillips, Knight, Walsh. Kerry had a loyal band of followers who joined him at his beloved Friday “happy hours” that took place across a wide spectrum of Tulsa’s finer refreshment venues.

Two stepchildren, Corey Brown Thornblad and Cody Brown survive Kerry. He embraced the role of both father-in-law and grandfather to Corey, her husband, Matt Thornblad and their two children, Lilly and Aedan; as well as to Cody, his wife, Silvan and daughter, Mara who reside in Croatia.

For the last decade, Kerry and Celina Burkhart have been partners in all aspects of life, work and play. Kerry warmly welcomed Celina’s children into their lives: Heather Donner, her husband, Shawn and son, Coen; and Blake Burkhart and Maegan Burkhart.

As was Kerry’s desire, Walsh Branding will continue under Celina’s leadership.

Condolences may be expressed at http://floralhaven.com/obituaries/. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the local non-profit of your choice.

A memorial service is planned for the fall. Details will be announced. But it’s safe to say we can all count on a start time of 5:00 pm, Happy Hour on a Friday evening.

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Linda Kay Williams Linda Kay Williams was born on June 12, 1947 in Cody, Wyoming to Rex and Patsy Williams. Linda attended Monte Cassino grade school and high school in Tulsa where she was a cheerleader and the 1964 Cascia Hall Homecoming Queen. She attended the University of Arkansas and was a lifelong Razorback fan.

She pledged Pi Beta Phi and loved every minute of sorority and college life at Arkansas. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Education and her first teaching job was as an English teacher at Tulsa Central High School.

After leaving Central, Linda was the director of the National Child Care Center, a daycare and preschool program at 71st and Yale. Eventually, Linda went back to teaching and spent many years as an English teacher at Wilson Middle School.

She is survived by her daughter, Shannon Mootry (Jason) and granddaughters, Cortney Dill and Addison

Mootry; step-grandson, Hunter Mootry; sister, Nancy Moore (Bob); brothers, Keith Williams and Scott Williams (Zan); nephews, John Tidwell (Courtnie), David Tidwell (Emily), Grant Williams (Valerie); nieces, Lindsay Williams and Cortlin Williams.

The family will receive visitors at Fitzgerald’s Funeral Home, 1402 S. Boulder Ave., on Sunday from 1-3:00 p.m. A Rosary will be held at St. Rita Chapel at Cascia Hall, 2520 S. Yorktown, on Monday, September 2nd, at 7 p.m.; Funeral Mass at Christ the King Catholic Church, 1520 S. Rockford, on Tuesday, September 3rd, at 10 a.m.

Friends can honor Linda’s memory by sending donations to Porta Caeli House, 2440 N. Harvard, Tulsa, OK 74115 or https://portacaeli.org/supportour-work/ Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 918-585-1151. www.fitzgeraldfuneralservice.com

Minnie Jo Cales Minnie Jo Rice Leonard Cales died on Friday, August 30, 2019. Minnie Jo was born on October 12, 1926 in Ralston, OK to Joseph and Effie Stark Rice. She was the seventh of nine children.

She attended grade school and high school in Ralston and graduated in 1945.

Shortly after she graduated, she worked during WWII as a “Rosie the Riveter” until she enrolled in Cadet Nursing at Hillcrest. She later moved to Pawnee and worked in the hospital there. While in Pawnee she met her first husband, Clarence Leonard, and they were married on June 6, 1948. They moved to Tulsa where they raised three children.

After Clarence’s death, Minnie Jo married Dr. Robert Cales on September 11, 1993. They lived in Tulsa and traveled extensively until his death in 2012.

Minnie Jo and her husbands were long time members of the Beacon Class at First United Methodist Church where they made many lifetime friends. Minnie Jo also worked for several years as an administrative assistant at Methodist Manor.

In addition to her parents and both husbands, Minnie Jo was preceded in death by her brothers, Algie Rice, Ervin Rice, and Dale Rice; and sisters, Lucille Goad, Geraldine Forbes, Gracie

Cary, and Vida Peters. She is survived by her children, Sally Thompson and her husband, Biff, Craig Leonard and his wife, Denise, Brent Leonard and his wife, Carol; grandchildren, Jake Thompson and his wife, Alicia, Chad Thompson and his fiancée, Nikki, Brett Thompson and his wife, Morgan, Stephanie Guglielmo and her husband, Chris, Chris Leonard and his wife, Rachel, Stacia Ranallo and her husband, Sage, and Sean Leonard; her great grandchildren, Sarah Gammill, Jayden Thompson, Brooklyn Thompson, Braden Thompson, Bladyn Smith, Vincent Guglielmo, Anna Guglielmo and Lydia Leonard. Minnie Jo is also survived by her brother, Kenneth Rice and his wife, Norma, and numerous nieces and nephews The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Baptist Village in Broken Arrow for their loving care during Minnie Jo’s stay.

A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at First United Methodist Church.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to First United Methodist Church, 1115 S. Boulder, Tulsa, OK 74119 or to your favorite charity. www.ninde.com

Lois Hebard Lois Hebard, 93, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on August 21, 2019. She was born in Chicago, IL to John and Wilda McIntyre on May 2, 1926. She will be remembered for being a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and kindness for all she knew. She grew up in Detroit, Michigan and graduated with a Master’s Degree from University of Michigan. Lois loved teaching school.

She married the love of her life, the late Charles Hebard, who worked for General Motors, and they had two daughters, Nancie and Diane. He was first transferred to Atlanta, GA; then St. Louis, MO; Chicago, IL; Lansing, MI; New York City, NY; Portland, OR; Oklahoma City and Kansas City. They retired and moved to Tulsa in 1985.

She was active in Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church for years. She and Chuck were blessed to travel extensively throughout the world during

their retirement years. They were a part of the Montereau retirement community for the last 16 years, where Lois loved playing bridge and was involved in other activities.

Lois was the biggest encourager to those who knew her.

She wanted happiness and success for everyone. She inspired others to explore the beauty of the gospels and to be prayerful in everything.

She is survived by: Diane Butler and husband, Bill, their children, Greg Butler and wife, Jennifer; Holly Columbus and husband, Bryce; Grant Butler and wife, Kara, all of Tulsa; also the late Nancie Boedy’s daughters, Kadie Laughlin and husband, Matt, Caroline Russo and husband, Rob and 14 great grandchildren. We all love her dearly as she showed us how to love.

Private family services will be held.

Moore’s Southlawn 918-663-2233.

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Richard Rountree On Thursday, August 29, 2019, Richard James Rountree, passed away at age 87.

Richard was born on April 19, 1932 in Skiatook, Oklahoma. He graduated from Wild Horse High School in 1950. He left the family farm to honorably serve in the Army during the Korean Conflict in 1955 and ‘56. He was ordained into the ministry on December 28, 1958, at Immanuel Baptist Church, Skiatook, Oklahoma. He received his Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in May of 1961 and his Master’s Degree of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary in January of 1964. He pastored churches throughout Texas and Oklahoma until purchasing the Reed-Culver Funeral Home in Tahlequah in the mid 1970’s. He retired from that business ten years later to build his dream home on Skiatook Lake. He continued to preach and pastor in and around

Man dies in single-vehicle wreck in northern Tulsa County A 32-year-old Tulsan died Friday evening in a single-vehicle wreck in northern Tulsa County.

Emergency responders pronounced Aaron Welch, 32, dead at the scene, according to an Okla-

the Skiatook area.

Richard, (Dick to family and friends) had three passions in life - his Faith, Family and Football. He would daily get up early to read his Bible and study the word of God. He loved his family dearly and his favorite times were having them near him. And he was passionate about his Oklahoma Sooners football team. He had a wonderful laugh, kind smile, and a compassionate spirit.

Richard was preceded in death by his father, Fred and his mother, Irene; as well as his first wife, Wilma; his brother,Howard and his sisters, Genevieve McCulloh and Francis Bolin. He is survived by his son, James Rountree, wife, Betsy and their children, Elizabeth and Noah and his daughter, Alicia Kinney, and her children, Corbin and Joel; Richard’s wife, Johnette Rountree and her children, Jeff Jones, Jay Jones and Jill Jones.

homa Highway Patrol report.

Welch was driving a 2003 Chevrolet pickup around 6:30 p.m. Friday northbound on Harvard Avenue near 96th Street North when the wreck occurred. The vehicle departed the roadway to the left, came back onto the road, and then departed to the right before rolling onto its roof, ac-

Patsy L. Lyon, 94, passed away on August 26, 2019.

She was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on August 30, 1924 to Charles and Patty Ludey. She attended Gunston Hall in Washington D.C. She matriculated at Columbia University but graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Social Sciences. Later, she received her Master’s Degree in English Literature from the University of Tulsa with a teaching certificate.

In 1946, she married Robert B. Lyon of Fairmont, West Virginia, honeymooned in Biloxi, Mississippi and moved to Tulsa where her husband was employed by The Link Oil Company, a firm founded by her father in 1907.

For nearly thirty years, Patsy served on the Gilcrease Museum Board of Directors and was one of the founding members of the Gillies volunteer organization at the museum. She also volunteered at the Tulsa City County Library and was a volunteer driver for the Tulsa office of the American Red Cross. She was a long-time Sunday school teacher at St John’s Episcopal Church.

She and her beloved husband, Bob traveled the world with family and friends. She had incredible experiences and memories that were everlasting.

She particularly enjoyed spending

summers in Colorado, either golfing at the Garden of the Gods Club in Colorado Springs, or riding horses at The LaGarita Ranch near Creede and in recent years, the family ranch in Westcliffe.

The family wishes to thank Linda Newton for her loyal devotion to Patsy’s care and to St. Francis Hospice, MyChoice and Shannon Brown for making her final weeks comfortable. Also the family thanks Anna Mae Jones and Mary McMahan, her housekeepers for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 62 years, Robert B. Lyon and her sister, Suzanne L. Bayley. She is survived by her sons, Robert Lyon Jr. and wife, Peggy Grant of Tulsa, Christopher Lyon of Winston Salem, North Carolina, Terry Lyon and wife, Catherine of Edmond, Mark Lyon and wife, LaDella of Independence, Kansas; and five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to St. Simeon’s Foundation, St. John’s Episcopal Church, or a charity of your choice.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 4th, at 2:30 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 4200 S. Atlanta Place, Tulsa under the direction of Stanleys Funeral & Cremation Service. www.stanleysfuneralhome.com

Norman R. Sahm Sr. On Sunday, August 18, 2019, Norman R. Sahm Sr., loving husband and father of four children passed away at the age of 87.

On September 15, 1951, Norman married the love of his life, Lois June Sahm. The two met at an outdoor dance while June was attending nursing school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Norman was in the U.S.A.F. They had three sons, Jeffrey, Norman Jr., and Brenton, and one daughter, Patricia.

Norman or “Norm” was born in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania and was raised in Lancaster County. At a very early age, Norm found his passion in life, flying. Upon graduating from Salisbury Township High School in the Spring of 1948, Norm received his private pilot’s license later that year from the New Holland Airport Flight School. Soon thereafter, Norm joined the United States Air Force and embarked on a lifelong career in aviation.

He worked in various capacities at Douglas Aircraft, U.S.A.F. Civil Service, Kollsman Instrument, North American Rockwell, Cessna Aircraft, and retiring with FlightSafety International.

Perhaps the most rewarding role he played was as President of Aviation Services and Reno Flying Service where he also encouraged many next generation aviators with his leadership

in Air Explorers.

When Norm wasn’t flying, he loved spending time with family and friends. Often this time was an outing to the lake, riding his Harley, or just lighting up the grill for a backyard barbecue. In addition, Norm was always an active member of his local Baptist Church either as a Deacon, Sunday School teacher (or both). He will be sorely missed.

Norm was preceded in death by his father, Jay Eugene, and his mother, Mildred; his brother, Jay Jr.; his brother, Edgar; his brother, Elias; his brother, Richard; his sister, Doris; and his infant son, Jeffrey. He is survived by his wife, June; his children, Norman Jr. and his wife, Melissa, Patricia and her husband, Derek Smith, and Brenton and his wife, Jennifer; his sister, Joyce and her husband, John Hulgus; his brother, Ronald and his wife, Mary Jane; and cousins, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 14 Veterans Way, Fernley, Nevada. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Memory of Norm to the Wounded Warrior Project would be appreciated.

Leah Friedman Leah Friedman passed away peacefully at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at the age of 96, 3 days shy of her 97 birthday. Formerly from Tulsa was married to Monroe (Jim) Friedman deceased, and the daughter of Harry and Rose Borg both deceased.

She is survived by her children, Rosalie Childs, Jay Friedman and his wife, Kathy, and Ellen Friedman and her husband, Byron Brown; grandchildren, Jeffrey Weinstein (Elizabeth), Brett Weinstein, Aaron Friedman (Marisa), Abby Jaramillo (Marty); great grandchildren, Zoe Weinstein, Elliot Weinstein, Mia

IN MEMORIAM

Weinstein, Evan Weinstein, Grace Friedman, Max Friedman, Jack Jaramillo and Austin Jaramillo.

Leah was a great homemaker and cook but her specialty was her chocolate cake and enjoyed her golf, cards and friends and her Boomer Sooners. She was known for her beautiful smile and laughter and loved dancing with her husband, Jim. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at Rose Hill Cemetery at 4:00pm. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the B’nai Emunah general building fund or the Rose Borg Sukkah Fund. www.fitzgeraldfuneralservice.com

IN MEMORIAM Todd Hughes 09/04/1966-05/24/2008

May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face. May the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars. Happy birthday. Love Mom, Blake, Luke, Hunter

Jana Gail Smith Feb. 18, 1955 - July 12, 2019

Jana touched many hearts in her 64 years, especially mine.

My best friend and companion 44 years 191 days 14 minutes.

We will see each other again.

cording to the the report.

Welch’s condition at the time of the crash and the cause of the crash remain under investigation. Welch was not wearing a safety belt at the time of the wreck, according to the report.

— From staff reports

Leslie H. Gelb, diplomat and journalist, dies at age 82 NEW YORK — Leslie H. Gelb, who covered government and world affairs as a correspondent, editor and columnist for The New York Times, died Saturday. He was 82.

Gelb worked in government in the mid- to late 1960s and oversaw the Defense Department’s secret project to assemble a history of American involvement in Vietnam. The study became known as the Pentagon Papers, which Gelb’s future employer, the Times, would later publish in a groundbreaking series of

articles in 1971.

He was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution when he joined the Times as diplomatic correspondent in 1973.

He served as assistant secretary of state in the Carter administration and rejoined the Times in 1981.

Gelb played a leading role on the team that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for its series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, known as “Star Wars,” undertaken by the Reagan administration.

— Associated Press

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death notices TULSA Bates Disher, Betty, 72, Recollections antique store owner, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel.

Beard, Billy Don “Bill”, 91, retired Bill Beard Auto Parts and Salvage owner and Army veteran, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Visitation 1-6 p.m. Monday, MobleyGrosbeck Funeral Home, Sand Springs. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Mission Christian Church, Sand Springs. H Blakely, Carrie, 45, homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 25. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel.

Carter, Sarah, 36, teacher, died Sunday, Aug. 25. Memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

1, Asbury United Methodist Church. Schaudt’s Glenpool Funeral Service.

Cales, Minnie Jo, 92, homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 30. Memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church.

Ninde Brookside.

Chancellor, Arthur Neal, 77, mechanic and Army veteran, died Friday, Aug. 30. Private family services. Moore’s Memory. H Gilbert, Gwendolyn Ward, 93, homemaker, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. Ninde Brookside.

Hargis, Linda Adele, 73, medical receptionist, died Friday, Aug. 30. Services pending. Moore’s Southlawn.

Haring, Robert W. “Bob,” 86, former Tulsa World executive editor, died Saturday, Aug. 24. Memorial service 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Stanleys Funeral and Cremation Service Chapel.

Henderson, Clarence “Ralph,” 73, salesman for Pittsburgh Paints and Marine Corps veteran, died Tuesday, Aug. 20. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Tulsa Boys Home, Sand Springs.

Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel. H Istilart, Michael K., 63, died Wednesday, Aug. 21. Memorial service 2 p.m. Sunday, Sheridan Terrace Apartments. Stanleys.

Martell, Patricia, 85, homemaker, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Services pending. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel.

Powers-Cathey, Karen J., 64, Pennington’s, Homeland and Walgreens employee, died Monday, Aug. 26. Memorial service 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Gary Kelley’s Add’Vantage Funeral Service Chapel.

Scoggins, Carroll Eugene, 81, retired civil engineer for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, died Friday,

Aug. 30. Memorial service 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Broken Arrow. Floral Haven Funeral Home.

Thurston, Larry Gene Jr., 56, formerly of Tulsa, technical support for Master Card and Air Force veteran, died Friday, Aug. 24. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. Moore Southlawn Funeral Home. H Tran, David, 88, Vietnamese Army veteran, died Friday, Aug. 30. Visitation 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday and service 10 a.m.

Thursday, both at Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow. H

STATE/AREA Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.

Broken Arrow Bailey, Wayne Ellis, 87, pharmacist, died Wednesday, Aug. 28. No services planned. Floral Haven Funeral Home.

Fletcher, William Hugh, 80, Warren Petroleum safety engineer and Army veteran, died Friday, Aug. 16. Gary Kelley’s Add’Vantage, Tulsa. H Hunter, Dorothy F., 89, homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 25. Private family services.

Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service.

Sherman, Sherry Lynn, 66, office clerk, died Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Services pending. Gary Kelley’s Add’Vantage, Tulsa.

Catoosa Powell, Bill Allen, 63, luggage handler for American Airlines, died Tuesday, Aug. 20. Rice Funeral Home.

Claremore Hill, Bob, 58, production manager at Renewal by Andersen, died Thursday, Aug. 22. Celebration of life 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service.

Cleveland, Okla.

Day, Terri, 59, Cleveland Public Schools employee, died Saturday, Aug. 31. Services pending.

Chapman-Black Funeral Home.

Collinsville Hubbard, Barry Richard, 61, mechanic for American Airlines, died Wednesday, Aug. 28. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Mowery Funeral Service Chapel, Owasso.

Coweta Inman, Leon Glen, 92, aircraft mechanic and veteran, died

Political notebook Wednesday, Aug. 28. Memorial service 11 a.m. Sept. 14, Moore’s Chapel, Waveland, Ark. Floral Haven Funeral Home. H Smith, Lois “Charlene,” 92, retired Coweta Public Schools teacher, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Brown Family Funeral Home. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church.

Holdenville Turner, David “Mike,” 70, real estate agent, died Friday, Aug. 23. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church. HudsonPhillips Funeral Home.

Jenks Book, Connie, 63, logistics coordinator, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Monday, Schaudt’s Glenpool Funeral Service. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Vian Creek Baptist Church.

Hooper, Jerry B. Shiflett, 88, died Sunday, Aug. 25. No services planned. Schaudt’s Glenpool Funeral Service.

Jennings Procter, Trilla J., 72, cook at Oklahoma State University, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Services pending. Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Cleveland, Okla.

Owasso Sanguansakdi, Joseph, 76, racehorse venturer, died Sunday, Aug. 25. Private family services.

Schaudt’s Tulsa Funeral Service.

Williams, Earl Jr., 71, retired welder, died Saturday, Aug. 31.

Visitation 4-7 p.m. Thursday and service 11 a.m. Friday, both at Serenity Funeral Home, Tulsa.

Perry White, Herman Augusta, 97, Navy veteran, died Sunday, Aug. 11. Graveside service 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Grace Hill Cemetery. Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. H Sand Springs Harris, Bill, 82, teacher, died Wednesday, Aug. 28. Services pending. Cremation Society of Oklahoma.

Sparks Ware, Carrie Ellen, 64, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Service 9 a.m. Tuesday, Lehman Funeral Home Chapel, Wellston.

Vera Bolden, Williams, 84, died Friday, Aug. 30. Services pending.

Nick Reynolds and Son Funeral Service, Collinsville.

Jim Leavelle, lawman at Lee Harvey Oswald’s side, dies at 99 DALLAS — Jim Leavelle, the longtime Dallas lawman who was captured in one of history’s most iconic photographs as he escorted President John F. Kennedy’s assassin as he was fatally shot, has died.

He was 99.

Leavelle, distinctive in his light-colored suit and white Stetson, is seen in the photograph with his hand on Lee Harvey

Oswald, Leavelle’s body stiffening as nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot the handcuffed presidential assassin at close range on live TV in 1963. Leavelle appears shocked as Oswald grimaces in pain.

In the decades after the assassination, Leavelle regularly spoke at schools and before various groups because he believed “he had a responsibility to

share his story,” said Leavelle’s daughter, Tanya Evers.

“He really felt a need to address the theories,” Evers said. “He wanted to make sure that people knew there was no conspiracy and that one misguided person could take a shot at a president and succeed.”

— Associated Press

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going to sink or swim, it happens right at put in,” Erkenbeck said.

Erkenbeck said he expects 500 to 600 people to be on the water during the event, and said historically only about 10% of participants register competitively.

The first two heats have been timed since 2016, Erkenbeck said, and so far, KKT Architects’ raft team holds the record at just over 1½ hours. Float time down the river can take anywhere from 2 to 5 hours.

The race ends at the River West Festival Park, 2105 S. Jackson Ave., with a Finish Line Festival bursting with activities ranging from live music and food trucks to paddleboard jousting and a professional sand sculpture exhibition.

There are also plenty of activities for the kids: cardboard boat races, helicopter rides, water inflatables and a youth ninja warrior obstacle course. The festival begins at 10:30 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m., and Erkenbeck recommends spectators head there from the launch mid-morning.

Forecasters are calling for a sunny 90-degree day on the heels of a wave of thunderstorms, and the river flow should be consistent thanks to partners such as the Public Service Company of Oklahoma and the Grand River Dam Authority, he said.

Although both Case Community Park and the River West Festival Park had to undergo quite the cleanup after historic Arkansas River flooding earlier this year, Erkenbeck said there aren’t any other residual effects to the race.

The original raft race ran from 1973 to 1991, at one point breaking the state record for being the largest single-day event in state history with 600 rafts carrying 4,500 racers floating down the river while 150,000 people watched. But orga-

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nizers eventually canceled the event because of a lack of participation.

Parking Parking is free at Case Community Park, a short walk from the launch site at the main parking lot across from the soccer fields, the event’s website states. In Tulsa, $10 parking is available in the lot directly across from River West Festival Park, which is accessible via 21st Street from Southwest Boulevard. Jackson Avenue will be closed for the safety of eventgoers.

Walking or biking on the River Parks trails is another option to access the event.

A trolley shuttle will be available from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. between Sand Springs and Tulsa. Pickup will be outside the main entrance of West Festival Park on Jackson Avenue.

Kelsy Schlotthauer 918-581-8455 kelsy.schlotthauer@tulsaworld.com Twitter: @K_Schlott

Tom Bates, who has held a variety of state government roles over the past 20 years, will head up a project to make the state’s social services more accessible, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced last week.

Bates is currently interim Health Commissioner but expects to leave that position as soon as Stitt appoints a successor.

The Stitt administration said Bates’ new assignment is to develop “a plan to simplify and streamline the ways Oklahomans interact with health and human services agencies by working with the Governor’s cabinet and the directors of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Human Services, and the Office of Judicial Affairs, among others.”

“As I’ve looked at how we serve Oklahomans, I’ve seen how hard we’ve made it for them to engage with us,” said Bates. “Around the state, we make Oklahomans go to multiple offices and multiple websites just to get the services they are entitled to, and it’s all very confusing. We’ve got to stop giving people the runaround.”

Bynum honored: Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has been chosen for the National Guard Association of the United States’ Patrick Henry Award, Oklahoma Adj. Gen. Michael Thompson announced.

Bynum, who will receive the award Monday in Denver, is being honored for his role in securing

D.C. Digest Courtsmanship: Senate Republicans, including Oklahoma’s Jim Inhofe and James Lankford, released a letter addressed to the Clerk of the Supreme Court complaining about what it said about Democratic efforts to influence the court through intimidation.

Specifically, the Republicans object to a friend of the court brief filed by five Democratic senators in a New York lawsuit over the transportation of unloaded handguns.

The Republicans say the letter threatens to “pack the court” if the justices do not rule as the Democrats wish.

The passage in question does not mention packing the court — a term for changing the court’s ideological

funding for the 138th Fighter Wing Training Center at Tulsa International Airport.

Booker donates: While visiting Vernon AME Church last week, Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker contributed $1,000 to the $1 million campaign to restore the historic building on North Greenwood Avenue.

Booker also spotted a wallet on the ground behind the church as he was leaving and had it returned inside.

Candidates and elections: Stan Young has launched a campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination in state Senate District 35, which includes Tulsa’s Brookside area and neighborhoods south of downtown.

Young is the third Democrat to join the race to succeed Republican Gary Stanislawski, who is term-limited. Democrats consider SD 35 one of the most winnable Republican-held seats in the Legislature.

FreedomWorks, a national organization closely linked to the tea party movement of a decade ago, has endorsed Terry Neese in the 5th Congressional District Republican primary.

That seat is currently held by U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, a Democrat.

Bottom lines: First District Congressman Kevin Hern touted vocational education at a meeting on Tulsa Technology Center’s Lemley Campus. ... The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture last week warned of the possibility of an African swine fever outbreak.

— Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World

makeup by adding justices — but does say the public may demand “restructuring” if the court does not “heal itself.”

In another case, Inhofe and Lankford were among more than 50 Republicans signing onto a friend of the court brief opposing a lawsuit claiming wrongful termination on the basis of sexual orientation.

The suit’s three plaintiffs claim protection under the federal sex discrimination ban.

“Title VII’s sex discrimination provision prohibits discrimination because of an individual’s sex; it does not prohibit discrimination because of an individual’s actions, behaviors, or inclinations,” the brief says.

None of Oklahoma’s House delegation endorsed the brief.

Dots and dashes: The

News shows WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan; Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Pete Gaynor,

House of Representatives returns from its August recess on Tuesday to consider gun legislation. The Senate remains out until next week. ... Inhofe praised the Trump administration’s plans to eliminate Obama era regulations on methane gas emissions from oil and gas drilling. .... In an email to constituents, 2nd District Congressman Markwayne Mullin reiterated his opposition to an increase in the minimum wage. ...

Inhofe endorsed this week’s official implementation of the U.S. Space Command, saying it is “an important step to support the space warfighting domain and ensures our strategic competitors, Russia and China, realize we are serious about implementing our National Defense Strategy.”

— Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World

acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro.

CBS’ “Face the Nation”: McAleenan; Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.

CNN’s “State of the Union”: Gaynor; Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.; O’Rourke.

“Fox News Sunday”: Gaynor; Scott; AFLCIO President Richard Trumka.

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Ex-POW from Tulsa among War: Her brother saved her life military hall of fame inductees »» From page A15

By Tim Stanley Tulsa World

A former Tulsan who survived nearly eight years of imprisonment and torture in Vietnam will join eight other veterans and a battleship for induction into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame later this year.

The Hall announced its 2019 induction class last week, and included is Capt. Phillip Butler, a Rogers High School graduate who now lives in California.

Butler From 1965 to 1973, Butler, a decorated naval aviator, endured 2,855 days as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

Joining him in the induction class are two Vietnam veterans from Shawnee: fellow ex-POW Cmdr. Dan Glenn and Command Sgt. Maj. George Wilson Hunt.

Glenn was held 2,266 days as a POW. Six other inductees are being recognized posthumously. They include 2nd Lt. Kenneth M. Taylor, Enid, World War II; Sgt. Roy W. Harmon, Talala, WWII;

Maj. Mathew Dale Dallas, Geary, Vietnam; Col. Milton Wayne Johnson, Roff, WWII and Korea; Col. Rosemary Hogan Lucian, Ahpeatone, WWII; Sgt. Maj. Ira Edward Whitaker, Fletcher, Korea and Vietnam.

The ship to be honored is the USS Oklahoma. The vessel was sunk in the Pearl Harbor attack Dec. 7, 1941, suffering the loss of 429 crew members.

The annual Maj. Gen. Douglas O. Dollar Distinguished Public Service award is being presented to two recipients this year: Capt. William Leslie Ford, a Shawnee businessman, and Lance Cpl. Harvey Pratt, an artist from El Reno. The award is presented for exemplary public or community service benefiting military veterans.

The annual induction banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Embassy Suites, 2501 Conference Drive, in Norman.

To reserve a seat at the banquet, go to okmhf.org, email info@okmhf.org or call 405-424-5313.

Tim Stanley 918-581-8385 tim.stanley@tulsaworld.com Twitter: @timstanleyTW

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He also proposed using $30 million in business profits to repair homes for the elderly and modernize community building.

“Our elders can live out their lives in dignity with clean and safe homes and spend time playing with grandchildren teaching them the Cherokee language instead of worry how to repair their home,” said Hoskin.

Millions of dollars in business profits are earmarked to create a language facility and quadruple its size, he said.

“We must act boldly and quickly on language preservation,” Hoskin said.

“Generations from now will be unimpressed by our health facilities and the size of our casinos.”

The next generation, he said, will wonder why the language wasn’t saved.

Under Hoskin’s leadership, the largest pay increase was enacted, he

We will not be made to pay for a decade of Oklahoma’s fiscal mismanagement through a lopsided gaming compact.”

Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal chief said.

Minimum wage was raised to $11 per hour and the lowest paid employees received the biggest share of the wage increase, he said.

Hoskin said Cherokee Nation Businesses is also raising its minimum wage.

He also promised to double the amount of business revenue the

tribe uses to pay for Cherokee Nation’s career training programs.

“I recognize that jobs across our region call for hard work and education,” Hoskin said. “They do not all call for a college degree.”

Whether it is the opening of the largest outpatient health facility in all of Indian country, or building new or expanded child development centers, or honoring veterans with a new veteran cemetery, one thing is clear for Hoskin.

“We are already on a path this year to do more for our people that ever before,” Hoskin said.

The Cherokee Nation, said Hoskin, is strong for many reasons through a foundation laid by great people of grit and determination as evidenced by the Trail of Tears relocation.

“The state of Cherokee Nation is strong and getting stronger every day,” Hoskin said.

Sandy Bates invites children to participate during a vacation Bible school activity during a mission trip to Mexico. She was a kindergarten teacher for about 30 years in Catoosa. In her retirement, she continued to teach, including English as a second language. Courtesy

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to be. Never absent.

Never late. Never taking off early.

• How many summers did she devote to prepping for the next school year? Or tutoring? Or translating?

• She had a moral standard within her that just could not abide injustice.

She was a force to be reckoned with and no one who worked with her »» From page A15 will ever forget the value that she brought to every ish was their native life she touched. language? (She) spoke After her retirement, to them in their native tongue and directed them Mrs. Bates didn’t stop teaching, whether it to available services. was English as a second • Did one of her stulanguage or story time dents need glasses but with preschoolers at the had no money to pay?

(She) contacted the local Catoosa library.

There are people called Kiwanis or Lions Club to do this work, and we to see that it was taken are blessed to have them. care of.

But I bet if she was • She was professional reading this, Mrs. Bates to the core. She was always where she needed would tell me she was

not special (she was). She just loved those kids; and she probably would say there are a lot of good teachers out there who feel exactly the same way.

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Lapham, now 88.

The longtime Tulsan, a native of the southeast coastal town of Margate, in Kent, remembers that beginning well, and how the idyllic life she and her family enjoyed changed almost overnight.

King George VI breaks the news Born Joan Barton (her first name is pronounced Jo Ann), Lapham was the youngest of four siblings.

Their father, a master bootmaker, had his own shop in Margate, next door to a small hotel the family owned.

The day it started, Lapham recalls, her father called the family into the front room of their home.

There, over the radio, King George VI was breaking the news that the country was at war.

Lapham, 8 at the time, got fidgety during the broadcast.

“My dad just looked at me, and he said, ‘Do not do anything. Just listen,’ ” she said, imitating his stern tone.

Although she had no way of knowing it, Lapham’s life, from that day forward, would never be the same.

She found herself learning to use a gas mask and going through safety drills at school.

At home, the family began sleeping in the backyard, where her father, a decorated World War I veteran, and brother prepared a dugout shelter.

“Our skies were always full of planes,” she said, adding that it’s the image from early in the war that remains most clear to her now.

Not all of those planes were friendly.

With the fall of France in June 1940, a mere 20 miles of water separated Margate from the enemy.

German warplanes would fly low over the town, strafing at random.

“They would come through and just shoot up the place,” she said. “A lot of houses were shot up.”

On Lapham’s own street, one man was killed. Another was seriously wounded.

How close she came to joining the casualty list is still a marvel to her.

The day her brother saved her life, Lapham said, is her most vivid and terrifying memory of the war.

A neighbor had just given her some candy when she looked up to see Bob bolt out of the house.

“I thought,” she said, “that he was going to steal my candy. Bob was a clown. He was always doing things like that.”

When he knocked her to the ground, though, she knew this was something much more serious.

Bob, an air cadet in training, had been taught the difference between the sounds of planes. The first to recognize that a German fighter was incoming, his quick reaction saved his sister.

Eventually, when coastal defenses were better built up, it cut down on the flyovers, she said.

Margate residents also had to be alert for bombs.

“People know about the bombing of London. But we got it, too,” Lapham said.

She said German aircraft returning from

Joan Lapham, a British-born Tulsan who lived through World War II in Margate, Kent, England, talks about the war years at her home in Tulsa. Sunday is the 80th anniversary of the start of WWII. MATT B ARN ARD/Tulsa World

raids on the capital would drop remaining bombs on coastal towns.

One night after Lapham had been there to see a movie, a new theater that had just been built in Margate was bombed.

Also destroyed was a new school that she would have attended later.

No one was killed in those blasts, but “it was really an uncertain time,” she said. “You never knew from one day to the next what was going to happen.”

servicemen.

“You bumped into soldiers everywhere,” she said.

When invasion day arrived, an awesome sight accompanied it, she said: Allied aircraft as far as the eye could see, headed for France.

“They were wingtip to wingtip,” she said.

‘Quite a different childhood’

Lapham grew up to marry an American airman from a nearby base.

Supporting the war effort Soon after, she would leave England for the U.S. She hasn’t been back Lapham’s family conto Margate in years. But tributed to the war effort her son traveled there last in various ways. year, and Lapham was The hotel was used to pleased to learn what he house British troops. found.

Her father volunteered Her family’s old home, with a local auxiliary unit that would go and put out at 31 Sussex Ave., is still fires from downed planes. there.

Lapham wouldn’t take When old enough, anything, she said, for her two of Lapham’s siblings memories of growing up entered service — Bob, in Margate. with the Royal Air Force The war only affirmed in India, and Gertrude, what made it special, she her sister, with Britain’s said.

Women’s Army Auxiliary “We were a close comCorps. munity. I feel like the That left Lapham and English as a whole were her sister, Kathleen, who very caring.” was five years her senior.

After moving to the About a year into the U.S., Lapham ended up in war, like many other children, they were evacu- Oklahoma City, where her ated to safer locales in the husband was transferred.

Lapham has lived in countryside.

Oklahoma ever since. She Lapham said many evacuees were taken in by worked as a medical tranpeople who used them for scriptionist and retired free labor. But she and her just last year.

Over the years, Lapham sister lived with a kind stayed in touch with her couple in Great Wyrley, family in England.

Staffordshire, who took When her sister, Kathgood care of them. leen, died last year, it left After a year, Lapham’s Lapham the last survivor father sent for her to among the siblings. come back home.

Lapham said she and “I was the baby, and I Kathleen enjoyed the last think he didn’t want to few years being able to see me grow up on him,” Skype each other. she said.

Growing up during Despite the danger all about in Margate, Lapham wartime had bonded the sisters together. never lost her little-girl “It taught us a lot to be curiosity. brought up in that situLike when downed ation — one where you German airmen were are not able to change captured and paraded or do anything about it,” through the middle of Lapham said. town.

“I had quite a different Unable to resist a childhood,” she added. glimpse, Lapham and The bombs, the bullets, her best friend from next the constant threat from door, Dorcas, “would jump on our bikes or run the skies — “you never forget any of that.” to go see them,” she said.

Also exciting was the occasional mine washing Tim Stanley up on the beach.

918-581-8385 The girls would get as tim.stanley close as they dared, and @tulsaworld.com watch as authorities care- Twitter: @timstanleyTW fully disassembled it, she said.

Once, when an American pilot had to crash land, they were even first on the scene.

“He asked us if we had any sisters,” Lapham laughed.

In the days leading up to D-Day, June 6, 1944, which kicked off the Allied invasion of France, Lapham knew something was up.

Almost overnight the town was teeming with

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Rising seas threaten Egypt’s fabled port Alexandria survived invasions, fires, quakes but now faces climate change

By Samy Magdy Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, which has survived invasions, fires and earthquakes since it was founded by Alexander the Great more than 2,000 years ago, now faces a new menace in the form of climate change.

Rising sea levels threaten to inundate poorer neighborhoods and archaeological sites, prompting authorities to erect concrete barriers out at sea to break the tide. A severe storm in 2015 flooded large parts of the city, causing at least six deaths and the collapse of some two dozen homes, exposing weaknesses in the local infrastructure.

Alexandria, the country’s second city, is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and backs up to a lake, making it uniquely susceptible to the rise in sea levels caused by global warming and the melting of the polar ice caps.

Back in the late 1940s and 1950s, it was a haven for writers and artists that drew both Egypt’s well-heeled and foreign tourists for its beauty and charm. Today, more than 40 miles of waterfront make it a prime summer destination for Egyptians, but many of its most famous beaches already show signs of erosion.

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that global sea levels could rise 1-3 feet by 2100, with “serious implications for coastal cities, deltas and low-lying states.”

Experts acknowledge that regional variations in sea level rise and its effects are still not well

Garbage creeps toward shore at Stanley Beach in Alexandria, Egypt. Founded by Alexander the Great more than 2,000 years ago, the city now faces rising seas that threaten neighborhoods and archaeological sites. Maya Alleruz z o/AP

understood. But in Alexandria, a port city home to more than 5 million people and 40% of Egypt’s industrial capacity, there are already signs of change.

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation says the sea level rose by an average of 1.8 millimeters annually until 1993. Over the following two decades, that rose to 2.1 millimeters a year, and since 2012 it has reached as high as 3.2 millimeters per year, enough to threaten building foundations.

The land on which Alexandria is built, along with the surrounding Nile Delta, is sinking at roughly the same rate, due in part to upstream dams that prevent the replenishment of silt and to natural gas extraction.

That is expected to exacerbate the effects of the rise in sea level, with potentially catastrophic consequences.

A 2018 study predicted that

more than 280 square miles of the Nile Delta could be inundated by 2050 and more than 1,000 square miles by the end of the century, affecting 5.7 million people.

Residents living in low-lying areas are already coping with the consequences. A 52-year-old resident of the Shatby neighborhood, who goes by Abu Randa, said he has repaired his threestory home twice since the 2015 floods.

“We know it is risky. We know that the entire area will be underwater, but we have no alternative,” he said.

In the el-Max neighborhood, hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes after severe flooding in 2015. The Housing Ministry built nine apartment blocks to house them after declaring the area unsafe.

Sayed Khalil, a 67-year-old fisherman from the neighbor-

hood, said the homes have flooded with seawater every winter in recent years, from both the nearby shore and a canal running through the area.

“It is hard to imagine that el-Max will be here in a few decades,” said Khalil. “All these houses might vanish. The area you see now will be an underwater museum.”

Authorities installed sea defenses to protect the neighborhood, which is home to an oil refinery, a cement plant and tanneries, but residents say it hasn’t made much of a difference.

The city’s antiquities sites — those that survived its tumultuous history — are also under threat.

The Pharos Lighthouse, once among the tallest man-made structures and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was toppled by an earthquake in the 14th century. The famed Al-

exandria Library burned to the ground when Julius Caesar set fire to an enemy fleet in 48 B.C. But the citadel of Qaitbay, a medieval fortress built on the ruins of the lighthouse at the end of a narrow peninsula jutting into the sea, still looms over the city’s sprawling central harbor, just across from the modern Library of Alexandria, a research center inaugurated in 2002.

Ashour Abdel-Karim, head of Egyptian General Authority for Shores Protection, said the citadel is especially vulnerable. He said the increasingly powerful waves and currents had pushed into the foundations, forcing authorities to install a long line of concrete sea barriers visible from the built-up downtown waterfront, known as the Corniche.

The Egyptian government, which has been struggling to rebuild the economy after the unrest following the 2011 Arab Spring, has allocated more than $120 million for the barriers and other protective measures along the shore, Abdel-Karim said.

“Without such barriers, parts of the Corniche and buildings close to the shore would be damaged,” at an estimated cost of nearly $25 billion, he said.

Prophet Daniel Street downtown is considered one of the world’s oldest, and today runs past a mosque, a synagogue and St. Mark’s Church, the seat of the Coptic Christian patriarchate.

Mohammed Mahrous, who works for a bookstore on the street, remembers when the shop was closed for a week after the 2015 flood.

“We are aware that this street, which survived for hundreds of years, could be underwater in the coming years, in our lifetime,” he said. “Every year the waves are stronger than in the previous one. The winter is harsher and the summer is more sweltering.”

Gambia hit men confess — then walk free Truth commission to decide next year who is punished, who receives immunity

Ya Mamie Ceesay, 62, is the mother of Alhaji Mamut Ceesay, who was killed by members of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad. They confessed to killing him, and one of his friends, before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission.

By Danielle Paquette The Washington Post

BANJUL, Gambia — She had wondered for years how her son died. Then the confession came on YouTube.

“Chopped into pieces,” said a former hit man, who told a makeshift courtroom that he was obeying orders from the expresident.

Ya Mamie Ceesay, 62, watched with dry-eyed shock on her Samsung phone screen. But numbness turned to fear this month when authorities let the selfidentified killer walk free until a national probe ends next year — a chance at amnesty in exchange for telling the truth.

“I’m scared to see him in the street,” Ceesay said. “I’m also worried someone might kill him.”

Everyone knows what he did, she said, because everyone seems to be glued to Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission hearings on television, Facebook, Twitter — anything that carries a live stream.

What started as an investigation into the human rights abuses of Yahya Jammeh — the dictator who ruled Gambia for 22 years before fleeing to Equatorial Guinea in 2017 — has become an internet phenomenon in the seaside West African nation of roughly 2 million.

Since the hearings began in January, Jammeh has been linked to the deaths of more

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than 70 people, including political opponents, businessmen, a woman he is thought to have impregnated and a ship full of African migrants. More than 100 victims and accused perpetrators have taken the witness chair in a converted beach hotel the dictator once owned, implicating him in kidnappings, torture and murders.

The testimonies, which are expected to run through next year, could build evidence against Jammeh, according to the country’s attorney general, who said the country isn’t ready to prosecute the exiled leader.

Gambia modeled the Truth Commission after South Africa’s inquiry into the apartheid era and Rwanda’s reckoning with its 1994 genocide. Both undertakings offered amnesty to criminals as the countries tried to heal. Both moves sparked outrage.

But unlike previous transitional justice efforts — nearly three dozen truth commissions have played out in some form across

the globe since the 1980s — Gambia’s investigation is unfolding in the age of social media.

Supporters say the online frenzy helps investigators find witnesses and keeps the population informed as more Africans gain access to smartphones, while critics note it could stoke unrest or sway how suspects are prosecuted.

“If we do not encourage them to come forward, the victims will never know the truth of what has happened to their loved ones,” said Ba Tambadou, Gambia’s justice minister and attorney general. “We do not want to arrest everyone and send the message that they are doomed either way.”

Investigators will decide next year who gets immunity and who gets punished.

“I understand this is emotional,” Tambadou said, “but we cannot determine at this stage who bears the greatest responsibility for these atrocities.”

Tambadou’s decision to release members of Jammeh’s

former hit squad, known as the Junglers, set off a fierce debate, which is playing out in market stalls and Facebook comments.

“They are capable of doing anything,” said Aja Jatta, a 26-year-old security consultant.

“This isn’t safe.”

“It’s fair,” said Abdoulie Niange, a 35-year-old grain seller, hanging outside his concrete storefront. “When you get a command, you have to do your command. Obey and complain later.”

Baba Galleh Jallow, executive secretary of the Truth Commission, said the internet is sparking a healthy conversation. An educated democracy, he said, is less likely to elect another dictator.

“It has enabled the widest possible coverage of our work,” he said.

Jallow, a former journalist whom Jammeh forced into hiding, is running the project while on leave from his teaching position at La Salle University in Philadelphia, where he waited out the last years of the strongman’s reign.

He wants everyone to be involved as the nation rebuilds, and social media facilitates easier participation. Someone with WhatsApp in a rural village, for instance, can instantly send a tip to investigators.

“Overall,” he said, “I would say it helps us more than it hurts us.”

Similar endeavors in the past failed to reach villagers outside of cities, who often lacked electricity, said Jamie O’Connell, co-founder of the International Professional Partnerships for Sierra Leone, a nonprofit that

assisted the West African nation with its early-2000s probe into war crimes.

Now more people are pulled into the conversation.

“That may be accelerating the community dialogue around these things,” said O’Connell, who lectures about transitional justice at Stanford University.

“It can also amplify and sharpen emotions.”

Attention on the Truth Commission surged earlier this month when three Junglers — Malick Jatta, Omar Jallow and Amadou Badjie — testified they were ordered over the years to kill two Gambian American businessmen, a prominent newspaper editor, nine death row inmates and 56 African migrants whose boat landed on the country’s shore, among others.

“Our team was a hit squad for Yahya Jammeh,” said Badjie, wearing camouflage army fatigues. “We had blind loyalty.”

Pictures of victims lined the walls: an activist who said the Junglers shocked her with an electric cattle rod, a businesswoman who said she’d been whipped after accidentally walking near a protest, a man who said Jammeh’s people forced him to stop taking his HIV medicine and instead try the ex-president’s bogus herbal remedy.

Gaye, 56, picked a middle-row seat, about 10 feet away from the cameras, watching as another Jungler, Jallow, confessed to strangling her brother, Abdou.

“I looked at Omar and I felt sad,” she said. “We all know how brutal Jammeh is. How sadistic.

He could have killed their families if they didn’t do it.”

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66

Partly sunny and humid. Clear and humid tonight.

Wind: NE 3-6 mph POP: 25% RealFeel®: 98/76 AFTERNOON EVENING

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92 71

Humid with plenty of sunshine Wind: SSE 4-8 mph POP: 0% RealFeel®: 101/76

Humid with plenty of sunshine Wind: SSW 6-12 mph POP: 5% RealFeel®: 99/73

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Mostly sunny and not as hot Wind: NNE 7-14 mph POP: 10% RealFeel®: 91/63

Mostly sunny and humid Wind: NNE 4-8 mph POP: 10% RealFeel®: 88/65

87 68 Mostly sunny and humid Wind: NE 6-12 mph POP: 15% RealFeel®: 92/68

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WEATHER Weather ALMANAC Tulsa through 5 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High .................................................. 80 Low ................................................... 64 Normal high ....................................... 90 Normal low ........................................ 68 Record high ......................... 106 (1951) Record low ............................ 48 (1915) High one year ago .............................. 96 Low one year ago ................................ 73

Precipitation

National Extremes Yesterday High: 113 in Bullhead City, AZ Low: 27 in Bodie State Park, CA

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AIR QUALITY TODAY Yesterday's rating

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Denver 97/65

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Beaver ........... 5.34 Keystone ....... 5.54 Broken Bow . -3.43 McGee ......... -1.81 Bull Shoals . 22.87 Oologah ........ 5.03 Copan ........... 1.97 Pine Creek ... -4.98 Eucha ............ 0.16 Salt Plains .... 1.41 Eufaula ......... 3.33 Sardis .......... -0.39 Fort Gibson . 10.15 Skiatook ....... 0.35 Grand ............ 0.83 Spavinaw ....... 0.50 Heyburn ....... -1.33 Table Rock .... 1.92 Hudson ......... 3.93 Tenkiller ...... 10.26 Hulah ............ 2.60 Texoma .......... 0.22 Kaw ............... 5.34 Wister ........... 1.39 LATER INFO: Call 918-669-7521

24 hours ending 5 p.m. yest. ........... none Record precipitation ........... 2.20" (1895) Month to date ............................... 5.89" Normal month to date ................... 2.90" Year to date ................................ 44.06" Normal year to date ..................... 27.48"

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TULSA TEMPERATURES 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Saturday 6 p.m. 79 2 a.m. 67 10 a.m. 68 7 p.m. 78 3 a.m. 66 11 a.m. 70 73 8 p.m. 75 4 a.m. 65 Noon 9 p.m. 72 5 a.m. 64 1 p.m. 77 10 p.m. 71 6 a.m. 64 2 p.m. 80 11 p.m. 69 7 a.m. 64 3 p.m. 79 Mid. 68 8 a.m. 66 4 p.m. 78 1 a.m. 67 9 a.m. 67 5 p.m. 78

SUN AND MOON Sunrise today ........................... 6:55 a.m.

Sunset tonight ........................ 7:52 p.m.

Total daylight ................... 12 hr., 57 min.

Moonrise today .........................9:22 a.m.

Moonset today ........................ 9:44 p.m.

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POLLEN Trees ........................................... Absent Weeds ............................. Moderate (28) Grasses ...................................... Low (2) Mold ................................. High (15463)

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Goodland 89/66

Durango 91/50

Woodward 91/71 Albuquerque 93/67

Amarillo 93/67

Stillwater 89/70

Lawton 93/70

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Little Rock 91/71 McAlester 91/69

Dallas 93/72

Jackson 92/70

El Paso 95/73

Shreveport 97/72 NATIONAL CITIES

SKYWATCH Spica, the leading light of the constellation Virgo, stands well to the left or lower left of the moon as evening twilight fades away. The star soon will disappear in the sun's glare.

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NATIONAL FORECAST

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Mon. Hi/Lo/W 101/69/s 119/89/s 91/69/s 71/55/pc 89/62/s 78/52/t 72/56/r 74/55/pc 94/82/pc 62/47/pc 72/50/pc 83/67/t 74/38/s 83/68/pc 66/50/s 92/70/s 90/75/s 87/77/pc 78/58/pc 73/56/t 75/57/t 64/47/c

TULSA

88/71

Oklahoma City 88/69

Las Cruces 94/65

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Kansas City 81/65 St. Louis 83/68

Topeka 82/65

DORIAN

National Summary: While Hurricane Dorian is not expected to make landfall in Florida this week, it will directly hit the northern Bahamas later today into Monday. Spotty showers and storms will riddle the Southeast. Rain and storms will extend from the Midwest to the midAtlantic with showers in the Northwest and spotty storms over the interior Southwest.

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Sports

Good Start Defending state champions Broken Arrow open 2019 season with road victory in Texas. B4

Oklahoma fans cheer as running back Trey Sermon leaps for extra yards against Kansas State in Norman last season. IAN

By Eric Bailey • Tulsa World

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ORMAN — An email penned by a religious leader disappointed with Sunday night’s scheduled Oklahoma-Houston game was targeted toward OU athletic director Joe Castiglione.

SeaSon opener Jonathan at Parish has Houston a two-decade streak ofOklahoma attending p.m. Sunday OU home 6:30 games.

That Season opener aBC, KTBZ-1430, stretch will come to an KMoD-97.5 end this weekend when Houston at he remains dedicated Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. Sunday to worshiping at Light- ABC, KTBZ-1430, house Christian Church KMOD-97.5 in Eufaula.

Castiglione didn’t ignore Parish’s words. Instead, he wrote back to the church’s co-pastor saying his voice was heard and appreciated.

He thanked Parish for his dedication to »» See OU, page B7

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1, 2019

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Welcome to

sunday school Castiglione says decision to play on a Sunday wasn’t made lightly

It’s now Hurts time in Oklahoma

F

inally, after 7½ months of waiting and wondering how a third consecutive high-profile transfer might function in the Lincoln Riley offense, it’s Jalen Hurts Bill time in Oklahoma.

Haisten ABC’s cameras and the eyes of 87,000 fans will Sports follow the football during columnist the Houston-OU opener bill.haisten — a 6:30 p.m. Sunday @tulsaworld.com service in Norman.

On every meaningful snap, Hurts will handle the football. His every movement will be rated by a big audience. »» See Haisten, page B7

Sanders dazzles as veterans guide Another record for TU, but not a good one

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ORVALLIS, Ore. — The inkling is to get all worked up over Spencer Sanders. I see it. The kid was terrific here Friday night.

He made plays.

More important, he played poised.

You want to ask Mike Gundy: About that preseason too-close-to-call race between Guerin Sanders and Emig Dru Brown… SeSports riously, dude? columnist “We made guerin.emig that decision @tulsaworld.com (on a starter) three or four For more days ago,” Spencer SandGundy offered ers showed he after Oklahoma can play. Page State’s 52-36 win B8 at Oregon State.

“I can’t emphasize enough how close this race was,” offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson maintained as

Hurricane looks to move past negative-rushing effort at Michigan State

By Kelly Hines Tulsa World

Oklahoma State’s Spencer Sanders (right) eludes a tackle by Oregon State’s Addison Gumbs on Friday. Oklahoma State won 52-36. A mand a Loman /AP mcNeese State at Oklahoma State 6 p.m. Saturday eSpn+, KFaQ-1170

Friday night became Saturday morning.

Both coaches said the plan was to start Sanders and see

what happened. The redshirt freshman was marvelous, and so Brown was banished to mopup duty.

Sanders probably will be marvelous again next Saturday against McNeese State, and then a few more times this »» See Emig, page B9

Record-setting offensive performances have been frequent in the previous four University of Tulsa football seasons under Philip Montgomery.

His first three games as head coach produced 600 yards apiece, and the Hurricane has surpassed the 500yard mark on 19 occasions in the Montgomery era.

TU has rushed for more than 300 yards a dozen times under Montgomery, including eight games in 2016, and 400 yards three times.

Those types of performances are becoming distant memories, and they make Friday

Tulsa at San Jose State 8 p.m. Saturday KXBL-99.5

night’s record-setting disaster harder to swallow. Against an elite Big Ten defense, the Hurricane was at its worst.

Falling 28-7 at No. 18 Michigan State, TU netted 80 yards of offense for its lowest production in three decades. A flurry of sacks and a pair of bad snaps led to negative-73 rushing yards, a program record.

“It was a rough day,” quarterback Zach Smith said. “We have a lot to learn from. We’re a good football team, and we’ve got a lot to prove.”

The season opener did nothing to spark optimism among fans about a potential return to the kind of outings that characterized Montgomery’s »» See TU, page B8

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NEW YORK — First, the tears came from Coco Gauff, as the 15-year-old American’s U.S. Open came to an end against defending champion and No. 1 seed Naomi Osaka.

Then it was Osaka’s turn to cry, moments after comforting Gauff with a hug and some words of encouragement Saturday.

Gauff has generated all sorts of attention already by becoming the youngest

woman to win two matches at Flushing Meadows since 1996, her follow-up to making it to the second week at Wimbledon in July. In this much-hyped showdown in Arthur Ashe Stadium that ended 6-3, 6-0 in Osaka’s favor, Gauff often looked exactly like what she is: an immensely talented player who is still learning her way at tennis’ top level.

She pounded serves at up to 119 mph but also double-faulted seven times.

She overcame a slow start to get within 4-3 in the opening set but also dropped the last eight games in a row.

“She told me I did amazing,” Gauff said during an

unusual on-court interview for a match’s loser, something that was Osaka’s idea.

“I’m going to learn from this whole match,” Gauff said. “She’s been so sweet to me.”

Osaka’s advantages in age — she’s 21 — and accomplishments — she is a two-time major champion, including at the Australian Open this January — played a role. So, too, did her on-target power, which resulted in a 24-8 edge in winners.

Next for Osaka is a match Monday against 13th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland with a quarterfinal berth at stake.

Bencic advanced when the

woman she was supposed to face in the third round, Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, withdrew with illness.

Other matchups Monday will be American qualifier Taylor Townsend vs.

No. 15 Bianca Andreescu of Canada, American wildcard Kristie Ahn vs. No. 25 Elise Mertens, and No. 23 Donna Vekic of Croatia vs.

No. 26 Julia Goerges.

Moving into the men’s fourth round Saturday were three-time champion Rafael Nadal and 2014 title winner Marin Cilic. Cilic, the No. 22 seed, overcame his own 17 double-faults and withstood 40 aces from 14th-seeded American John Isner to win 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

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SUN 9-1 MON 9-2 at Corpus Christi, at Corpus Christi, 2:15 p.m.

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WED 9-4 at El Paso Locomotive, 8 p.m.

WED 9-11 at Rio Grande Valley FC, TBA

SAT 9-21 vs. Orange County SC, 7 p.m.

Other sports SUN 9-1 MON 9-2 W soccer: ORU at OSU, M soccer: Kansas 7 p.m.; OU at TU, 7:30 City at ORU, 6 p.m.; Lipscomb at TU, 7

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TUE 9-3 Vball: Missouri St. at ORU, 6 p.m.

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6 p.m. N .Y. Mets at Philadelphia ESPN

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YOUTH BASEBALL

6 p.m. U -14 A ll-Star Game

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Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson ESPN 2 2:30 p.m. Morehouse vs. A labama A &M N FL 6:30 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma A BC

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N oon Korn Ferry T our Championship CHAMP S Shaw Charity Classic 3 p.m.

5:30 p.m. LPGA Portland Classic

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Fortuna Düsseldorf at Frankfurt FS1 5:30 p.m. Los A ngeles at Seattle FS1

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7 p.m. N . T exas at T exas T ech FSP 7 p.m. U CLA at Indiana B10 7 p.m.

Florida vs. U CLA PAC12 2 p.m.

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IN BRIEF

The 18-year-old Noh, who turned down an to play for UCLA OSU men win Hurricane offer and instead went pro Preview; TU takes third in February, made eight birdies and moved to Oklahoma State kicked 19 under at ColumbiaEdgewater Country off its cross country Club. Hannah Green of season by winning the Australia is second at Hurricane Preview on 16 under after a thirdSaturday at Mohawk round 73.

Sports Complex, highlighted by Bryce Quigley’s individual win.

Flesch on top at Tulsa, which had five Champions tournament runners making their collegiate debut, finished Steve Flesch shot a third.

2-under 68 to take a In women’s action, TU one-shot lead after two finished second behind rounds of the Shaw Arkansas, placing four Charity Classic. runners in the top 10, Flesch, who carded a led by Caroline Miller’s 62 on Friday, had four fourth-place finish. birdies and two bogeys OSU finished fourth. and moved to 10 under at the PGA Tour ChampiTU volleyball falls on Day ons event.

2 of North Texas Invite

The Tulsa volleyball team fell to North Texas in their final match of the North Texas Invite on Saturday, 3-1 (18-25, 19-25, 25-20, 23-25).

The Golden Hurricane now stand at 1-2 overall, while the Mean Green improve to 2-1 on the season.

TU’s Taylor Horsfall was named to the AllTournament team.

Qualifier takes the lead at LPGA event Monday qualifier Yealimi Noh shot an 8-under 64 Saturday for a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the Portland Classic.

lead held until the 28th minute, when Jaime Chavez of Fresno converted a header to make it 1-1.

Records: Tulsa is 5-13-8, 23 points, 16th place in the USL Western Conference; Fresno FC is 13-4-8, 47 points, second place in West.

Up next: At El Paso, 8 p.m.

Wednesday Next home game: 7 p.m. Sept.

21 vs. Orange County SC, ONEOK Field Tulsa 2, Fresno 1 Fresno 1 0 — 1 Tulsa 1 1 — 2 Goals: Tulsa, da Costa (:05, assisted

by Prazeres); Prazeres (:46, assisted by da Costa); Fresno, Chavez (:28, assisted

by Ellis-Hayden)

— From staff reports

Tulsa Roughnecks FC players spray water in celebration after their victory over Fresno FC at ONEOK Field on Saturday.

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Summary: The Tulsa Roughnecks pulled off a 2-1 upset win over Fresno FC 2-1 Saturday night at ONEOK Field, for Tulsa’s first victory since April.

Notes: Marlon dos santos Prazeres scored in the 46th minute to break a 1-1 tie and ultimately lift Tulsa to the victory. ... The Roughnecks had been 0-11-7 over the past 18 matches since a 2-0 victory over Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at ONEOK Field. ... Fresno FC is in second place in the USL Western Conference and defeated Tulsa 3-1 on April 13 in Fresno, California. ... Rodrigo da Costa gave Tulsa an early lead with a goal in the fifth minute. ... That

Earnhardt finishes sixth at Xfinity race A joyful Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned to the racetrack Saturday, finishing sixth in the Xfinity event at Darlington Raceway a little more than two weeks after he and his family escaped a plane that crash-landed in Tennessee and went up in flames.

While Earnhardt was grateful for his showing, Denny Hamlin saw his win stripped away when his first-place car failed inspection. Second-place finisher Cole Custer was awarded the victory.

— From staff and wire reports

FOR THE RECORD FOOtball

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• NFL: Transactions

• LPGA: Portland Classic

DALLAS COWBOYS: Waived OT Juwann Bushell-Beatty, OT Jake Campos, QB Taryn Christion, RB Jordan Chunn, LB Chris Covington, WR Reggie Davis, CB Treston Decoud, WR Jalen Guyton, LB Nate Hall, OT Mitch Hyatt, RB Darius Jackson, CB Mike Jackson, TE Marcus Lucas, OT Lukayus McNeil, CB Donovan Olumba, LB Justin Phillips, LB Kyle Quiero, P Kasey Redfern, LS Drew Scott, DT Shakir Soto, DE Ricky Walker, RB Mike Weber, QB Mike White, WR Cedrick Wilson, DE Daniel Wise and FB Ryan Yurachek. Released S George Iloka.

Waived-injured TE Codey McElroy, CB Tyvis Powell, and S Jameill Showers.

Placed WR Noah Brown on the PUP list.

Placed DE Jalen Jelks, WR Jon’Vea Johnson, DT Daniel Ross, CB Chris Westry and G Cody Wichmann on IR. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Waived G Jeff Allen, OT Dino Boyd, WR Jamal Custis, WR Rashard Davis, LB Raymond Davison, DE Hunter Dimick, WR Jody Fortson, P Jack Fox, TE Manasseh Garner, G Zack Golditch, DT Justin Hamilton, LB D’Juan Hines, S Harold JonesQuartey, TE Nick Keizer, QB Chase Litton, RB Marcus Marshall, DE Rob McCray, G Kahlil McKenzie, CB Herb Miller, CB Dakari Monroe, OT Pace Murphy, C Jimmy Murray, OT Chidi Okeke, QB Kyle Shurmur, S Andrew Soroh, WR Cody Thompson, WR Jalen Tolliver, CB D’Montre Wade and DT Cavon Walker.

Waived-injured WR Felton Davis and CB Michael Hunter. Placed WR Gehrig Dieter and DE Breeland Speaks on IR. Placed LB Darius Harris on the NFL list.

Basketball • ‌WNBA

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Friday Connecticut 94, New York 84 Saturday Washington 91, Dallas 85 Los Angeles at Las Vegas, late Sunday Phoenix at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Seattle, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Golf • Champions: Shaw Charity Classic Saturday At Canyon Meadows G&CC Calgary, Alberta Purse: $2.35 million Yardage: 7,086; Par 70 Second Round

Steve Flesch T om Gillis Wes Short, Jr. T om Byrum Corey Pavin Gibby Gilbert III Ken Duke Scott McCarron T im Petrovic Billy A ndrade Michael Bradley Bernhard Langer Doug Garwood Mark Brooks R etief Goosen Woody Austin R occo Mediate Joe Durant Frank Lickliter II Scott Parel Dan Forsman Lee Janzen Chris DiMarco Paul Goydos Bart Bryant Mark O’Meara Ken T anigawa Kirk T riplett David Morland IV Shaun Micheel Jay Haas David McKenzie Vijay Singh T om Pernice Jr. Jesper Parnevik Jeff Maggert Michael Campbell

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Saturday At Columbia Edgewater Country Club Portland, Ore. Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,476; Par 72 Third Round a-amateur

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• College: Men

The Carmel Cup Team standings 1. Oklahoma....................... 349-350—699 5. Oklahoma State............ 365-363—728 OU individual standings 1. Garett Reband...................... 65-70—135 2. Turner Hosch....................... 69-67—136 10. Quade Cummins...............71-69—140 13. Jake Holbrook......................69-72—141 37. Thomas Johnson............... 78-72—150 41. Blake Lorenz.........................75-76—151 OSU individual standings 13. Ferdinand Muller................69-72—141 22. Brian Stark.......................... 72-73—145 25. Austin Eckroat....................75-71—146 25. Rayhan Thomas.................75-71—146 37. Aman Gupta....................... 74-76—150 46. Dillon Stewart.................... 81-77—158

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CEDAR RIDGE Labor Day Games Saturday Quota: 1. Mark Meek, +10; 2. Ken Kee, +5; 3. Jeremy Fairchild, +4; 4. Baldy Boyd, +2; 4. Greg McKinney, +2; 4. Lou Moreau, +2; 4. Austin Ross, +2; 4. Mike Alsup, +2; 9. David Freet, +1; 9.

Larry Battaglia, +1; 9. Mir Khezri, +1; 9.

Randy Rhines, +1.

MEADOWBROOK Men’s Shootout 1. Scott Ethridge, 2. Jamie Voegeli.

Hole-in-one

FOREST RIDGE: Mark Warren, No. 15, 130 yards, 9-iron.

INDIAN SPRINGS: Teresa Delarzelere, No. 3, 110 yards, 9-iron.

OWASSO: Susan Barnes, No. 12, 101 yards, 9-iron.

MOTOR SPORTS • Southern 500 lineup

Saturday’s qualifying; Race Sunday At Darlington Raceway Darlington, S.C. Lap Length: 1.366 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 172.487 mph.

2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 172.088.

3. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 171.842.

4. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 171.764.

5. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 171.321.

6. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 171.202.

7. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 171.011.

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8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 170.952.

9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 170.827.

10. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 170.744.

11. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 170.679.

12. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 170.578.

13. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 170.566.

14. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 170.507.

15. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 170.466.

16. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 170.425.

17. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 170.324.

18. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 170.206.

19. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 170.130.

20. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 170.100.

21. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 169.977.

22. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 169.830.

23. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 169.473.

24. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 169.461.

25. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 169.065.

26. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 169.007.

27. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 168.972.

28. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 168.625.

29. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 168.567.

30. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 168.244.

31. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 168.186.

32. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford, 167.997.

33. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 167.351.

34. (77) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 165.220.

35. (52) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 165.042.

36. (51) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 163.538.

37. (27) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 162.512.

38. (54) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 160.874.

39. (66) Joey Gase, Toyota, 159.207.

• Xfinity: VFW 200

Saturday At Darlington Raceway Darlington, S.C. Lap Length: 1.366 miles (Pole position in parentheses) NOTE: Hamlin’s car failed a post-race inspection, awarding Custer the win.

1. (37) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 147.

2. (3) Cole Custer, Ford, 147.

3. (6) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 147.

4. (1) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 147.

5. (2) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 147.

6. (14) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 147.

7. (5) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 147.

8. (7) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 147.

9. (8) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 147.

10. (4) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 147.

11. (9) Austin Cindric, Ford, 147.

12. (12) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 147.

13. (20) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 147.

14. (10) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 147.

15. (13) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 147.

16. (15) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 147.

17. (18) Ray Black II, Chevrolet, 147.

18. (17) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 147.

19. (11) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 147.

20. (23) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 147.

21. (22) Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, 146.

22. (16) John Hunter Nemechek, Chevrolet, 146.

23. (21) Stefan Parsons, Toyota, 146.

24. (27) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 146.

25. (28) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 144.

26. (26) Joey Gase, Toyota, 144.

27. (24) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, 144.

28. (33) David Starr, Chevrolet, 144.

29. (36) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 143.

30. (29) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 143.

31. (31) Chad Finchum, Toyota, Suspension, 133.

32. (34) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, Engine, 128.

33. (35) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 114.

34. (19) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, Accident, 85.

35. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, Brakes, 72.

36. (32) Tommy Joe Martins, Toyota, Transmission, 61.

37. (30) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, Axle, 34.

38. (38) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Electrical, 27.

TENNIS • U.S. Open: Third round

Men’s Singles Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Chung Hyeon, South Korea, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, def.

Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Marin Cilic (22), Croatia, def. John

Isner (14), United States, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Diego Schwartzman (20), Argentina, def. Tennys Sandgren, United States, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.

Matteo Berrettini (24), Italy, def.

Alexei Popyrin, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2).

Andrey Rublev, Russia, vs. Nick Kyrgios (28), Australia, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3.

Women’s Singles Elise Mertens (25), Belgium, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-3, 6-3.

Taylor Townsend, United States, def.

Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 7-5, 6-2.

Bianca Andreescu (15), Canada, def.

Caroline Wozniacki (19), Denmark, 6-4, 6-4.

Donna Vekic (23), Croatia, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1.

Julia Goerges (26), Germany, def. Kiki Bertens (7), Netherlands, 6-2, 6-3.

Kristie Ahn, United States, def. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 6-3, 7-5.

Belinda Bencic (13), Switzerland, def.

Anett Kontaveit (21), Estonia, walkover.

Naomi Osaka (1), Japan, def. Cori Gauff, United States, 6-3, 6-0.

SOCCER • MLS

Saturday Colorado 2, New York 0 Chicago 1, Columbus 1, tie D.C. United 3, Montreal 0 Toronto FC 1, New England 1, tie Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1 FC Dallas 3, Cincinnati 1 Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston 0 New York City FC at Vancouver, late Real Salt Lake at Portland, late Orlando City at San Jose, late Sunday LA Galaxy at Seattle, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Los Angeles FC, 9:30 p.m.

• USL

Friday Charleston 0, Charlotte 0, tie Indy 1, Louisville 1, tie Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 0 OKC Energy 2, Real Monarchs 2, tie Tacoma 5, San Antonio 1 Saturday Loudoun 4, North Carolina 0 Nashville 2, Tampa Bay 1 Phoenix 3, Colorado 0 Tulsa 2, Fresno 1 Sacramento at LA Galaxy II, late Portland at Reno, late Sunday Orange County at New Mexico, 5 p.m.

Swope Park Rangers at Bethlehem Steel, 5 p.m.

Rio Grande Valley at Austin, 7:30 p.m.

Hartford at Saint Louis, 7:30 p.m.

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WASHINGTON -248 Miami +228 ST. LOUIS 143 Cincinnati +133 Cincinnati -113 ST. LOUIS +103 -149 Milwaukee +139 CHICAGO Pittsburgh -114 COLORADO +104 SAN FRANCISCO -106 San Diego -104 ARIZONA OFF LA Dodgers OFF New York -115 PHILADELPHIA +105

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-131 Oakland -285 TORONTO -200 DETROIT -185 Cleveland -120 Baltimore -166 Seattle -105 Boston

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Arkansas hangs on for win Pace-of-play changes aren’t shortening games Razorbacks do just enough to take down Portland State

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ans who regularly attend Tulsa Drillers games and are there from the opening pitch to the last are spending more time at ONEOK Field in 2019 than any previous season.

The Drillers, who will return to ONEOK Field for the Texas League North Division finals against Arkansas next weekend, played 70 regularseason Barry home Lewis games Baseball and nearly barry.lewis half, 31, @tulsaworld.com lasted at least three hours. That continued a trend that began last year when there were 19 games that reached three hours.

From 2015-17, the average was 12 per season.

This season, the average time of the Drillers’ scheduled nine-inning home games was just under three hours, at 2:57 — also an all-time high. In both 2017 and ’18, the average game time was 2:49 at ONEOK Field.

And Texas League games aren’t just taking longer in Tulsa. The first five games of the Drillers’ current road trip have all taken at least 3:12, with a long of 3:35.

Games around the league are lasting longer than ever despite several rules changes meant to improve pace of play — such as a 20-second pitch clock, reducing mound visits and forcing pitchers to face a minimum of three hitters unless the inning ends. Pitch clock violations, however, are rarely being called this season in the TL. One rule change that has worked is starting extra innings with a runner at second base. The Drillers have played 13 extrainning games this season and none have lasted past 11 innings.

So why are games taking longer this year?

“Everybody is throwing a lot of pitches,” Drillers manager Scott Hennessey said. “There are a lot of

deep counts. It seems like almost every count is 3-2. That’s just the way baseball is going right now. You’re going to hit home runs, have a lot of strikeouts and high pitch counts.”

The length of games didn’t adversely affect attendance this season at ONEOK Field as the Drillers, with only one more home date than last year, improved their total crowd count to 374,501 from 350,396 in 2018. This year’s total was nearly the same as in 2017.

“It was a great year with our attendance,” Drillers president/general manager Mike Melega said. “We got off to a really good start, the Clayton Kershaw game helped us get off on the right track, and it continued it all year.

“The length of games is a non-issue for us. Just like with attendance, there are a lot of factors that go into it. Sometimes it fluctuates seven or eight minutes either way in a year.”

The Drillers are planning to move up their game times by 5 minutes for simplicity’s sake — so next year all games will start exactly at the top of the hour. For example, a typical night game will start at 7, instead of 7:05.

ter, pitched in 34 college games as a reliever for Southeastern Louisiana from 2015-17, posting a 3.56 ERA. The parent Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to groom him as an outfielder-pitcher. Avans fits a similar profile as Jordan Schafer, who was being trained to do that with the Drillers in 2016, except that Schafer had already spent six seasons in the majors as an outfielder. The experiment might have worked for Schafer if he hadn’t suffered an elbow injury in 2017 spring training with St. Louis.

Notable

Former Oklahoma State and Verdigris pitching brothers Blake and Peyton Battenfield are having solid summers in the minors. Blake is 5-5 with a 4.47 ERA in 18 starts for Double-A Birmingham (White Sox). Peyton is 2-1 with a 1.73 ERA in his first 13 pro appearances for short-season Tri-City (Astros) and pitched a scoreless inning in the New York-Penn League All-Star Game on Aug. 21...

Holland Hall graduate Jackson Goddard is 5-4 with a 2.89 ERA, primarily as a starter, but picked up his first pro save with four shutout innings Aug. Versatile players 26 for Single-A Kane County (Diamondbacks)...

It’s not unusual for a Former Oral Roberts position player to make catcher Jose Trevino went his pro mound debut in 3-for-3 with two RBIs in a an emergency situation, 6-3 victory over Seattle on especially in the ninth Friday for the first threeinning of a hit game by a Texas Rangers catcher this season. blowout.

However, The Rangers are planning to give Trevino a lot of Drillers playing time in Septemoutfielder ber. He is batting .244 in Drew Avans 18 games...

Avans’ Oakland promoted first pro former University of pitching Oklahoma third baseman appearance was interesting because it came in the Sheldon Neuse to make his major league debut fourth inning Thursday during a key game in Tul- Friday after he batted .271 with 27 homers and sa’s bid for a second-half title. Avans, a lefty whose 102 RBIs for Triple-A Las Vegas this year. velocity reached 85 miles per hour, pitched a scoreless inning and picked up Barry Lewis a win as the most effective 918-581-8393 of five Drillers relievers. barry.lewis Avans, who is having a @tulsaworld.com breakout second half as Twitter: the Drillers’ leadoff hit@BarryLewisTW

By Chip Souza Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas put together just enough offense to beat Portland State 2013 in Saturday’s season opener, but it wasn’t easy.

Arkansas struggled to sustain drives and had a number of poor passes and others that were dropped.

Arkansas coach Chad Morris said he was disappointed in the play of his offensive unit, which compiled 395 yards of total offense with 204 of that on the ground. The Razorbacks were just 18-of-35 passing for 191 yards with one turnover.

“We never apologize for winning,” Arkansas Morris said. “There is no such thing as a bad win.”

The Razorbacks’ defense played well, limiting the FCS Vikings to 75 yards rushing and forcing three turnovers to go along with six sacks and eight tackles for loss.

“Their defense whipped us,” said Portland State coach Bruce Barnum. “When we came in we had a plan, but their defense did a helluva job. My fear was we could not protect against their front seven and we needed to make some quick throws and that did not work offensively in the first half.”

Junior Rakeem Boyd powered the Razorbacks’ offense, rushing for 114 yards on 18 carries. Boyd’s third quarter touchdown, set up by a Jarques McClellion interception, gave Arkansas a little breathing room with a 17-6 lead. Boyd added a late 25-yard run

Arkansas defensive back Joe Foucha returns an interception in the second half of the Razorbacks’ win against Portland State on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark. Mich ael Woods/AP ‌Arkansas 20, Portland State 13 Portland St. 3 3 0 7 — 13 Arkansas 10 0 7 3 — 20 First Quarter PRST: FG C.Williams 50, 13:09 ARK: FG Limpert 34, 9:40 ARK: Whaley 1 run (Limpert kick), 3:16 Second Quarter PRST: FG C.Williams 47, 14:07 Third Quarter ARK: Boyd 2 run (Limpert kick), 2:20 Fourth Quarter ARK: FG Limpert 25, 10:44 PRST: Taumoepeau 32 pass from Eason (C.Williams kick), 4:14 A: 61,055.

PRST ARK First downs 16 26 Rushes-yards 28-75 42-204 Passing 155 191 C omp-Att-Int 16-33-3 18-35-1 Return Yards 0 32 Punts-Avg. 5-32.6 5-27.6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 10-85 7-70 Time of Possession 26:22 33:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Portland St., Hoffman 4-28, Alexander 14-27, Daigbe 1-11, Eason 5-6, Holtz 2-2, Martin 2-1. Arkansas, Boyd 18-114, Warren 3-37, Hayden 9-28, Whaley 9-21, Hicks 2-6, Gunter 0-0, (Team) 1-(minus 2).

PASSING: Portland St., Alexander 10-21-2-81, Eason 6-11-1-74, (Team) 0-1-0-0. Arkansas, Starkel 4-5-1-48, Hicks 14-29-0-143, (Team) 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Portland St., Daigbe 5-43, Taumoepeau 4-56, Hoffman 4-35, Koetter 1-16, Talalemotu 1-5, Martin 1-0. Arkansas, Woods 5-30, Burks 3-52, Boyd 3-22, Gunter 3-16, Knox 1-38, Morris 1-15, Harrell 1-14, Hayden 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS: None.

to help seal the win.

Portland State drove for a late fourth quarter score behind backup quarterback Jaloni Eason, who eluded an Arkansas rush and fired a 32-yard dart to tight end Charlie Taumoepeau to pull the Vikings within 20-13 with 4:14 left. Eason came in for starter Davis Alexander, who suffered

Chiefs’ Thomas is suspended NFL: CHiefs • Wide receiver out for the season opener

By Dave Skretta Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas was suspended for the season opener for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy Saturday, part of a busy cut day that included a pair of trades and the movement of several players to injured lists.

The Chiefs sent backup running back Carlos Hyde to the Houston Texans for Martinas Rankin, a former third-round pick who will provide depth along the offensive line. They also traded defensive back Mark Fields to the Minnesota Vikings for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2021 draft.

Hyde was signed to a one-year deal and given every opportunity to make the team, but he failed to hold onto the No. 2 job.

Rookie running back Darwin Thompson passed Hyde early in camp, and veteran Darrell Williams locked up the No. 3 spot with a strong preseason.

“We were really trying to identify a young tackle,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said. “A young

kid who has a lot of upside who we can develop and we have under contractual control.”

The decision to keep Thomas — despite his one-game suspension — may have saved cornerback-turned-wide receiver Tremon Smith’s job for at least a week. The speedy Smith fulfills many of the same jobs as Thomas on special teams, including the crucial punt-coverage role.

“We always talk about when we come down to the final days here how critical special teams are,” Veach said. “Tremon did a great job for us last year in the special teams game.”

Defensive back Morris Claiborne joined Thomas on the reserve-suspended list while he misses the first four games of the regular season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Claiborne was signed midway through training camp and played considerably in the last couple of preseason games.

Veach acknowledged Saturday he will “certainly” be looking for help at cornerback among the other players that were cut. But Veach also said he’s comfortable using his trio of safeties — Tyrann Mathieu, Juan Thornhill and Jordan Lucas — at cornerback if necessary.

Veach also said he made some calls about a trade for a cornerback but nothing materialized.

Defensive end Breeland Speaks and wide receiver Gehrig Dieter were placed on injured reserve as the Chiefs continued to trim their roster to the 53-man limit ahead of their opener in Jacksonville.

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a shoulder injury to his non-throwing shoulder.

The teams traded field goals in the first half before Arkansas took a 10-3 lead on Deva Whaley’s short touchdown run with 3:16 left in the first quarter to cap a 10-play, 64-yard drive. Portland State later pulled within 10-6 on Cody Williams’ 47-yard field goal, his second of the day. The first was a 50-yarder on the Vikings’ first possession.

Arkansas had a chance to pad its lead before halftime when Kamren Curl intercepted a Davis Alexander pass and returned it to the Portland State 18, but the Razorbacks gave the ball back on an interception at the Vikings’ goal line.

The Razorbacks also squandered another scoring opportunity later after backup quarterback Nick Starker hit Trey Knox for 38 yards to the Portland State 27 with under 30 seconds left.

Starker completed two short passes, the last to Boyd, who could not get out of bounds before the clock expired.

“We knew we were going to get their best shot and we did,” Morris said.

“We will be able to correct off of this and see this football team improve going into a big game next week in Oxford.”

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OKPrepsExtra • WEEK 0 Week 0 scoreboard • Class 6AI

THURSDAY Jenks 38, Mansfield Legacy, TX 0 FRIDAY Guthrie 23, Enid 21 Mansfield Lake Ridge, TX 47, Union 44, OT Owasso 47, Bentonville West, Ark. 34 Yukon 21, Edmond North 13 SATURDAY Broken Arrow 42, Mansfield, Texas 13

• Class 6AII

FRIDAY Bixby 77, Mansfield Timberview, Texas 44 Choctaw 49, Shawnee 21 SATURDAY Bentonville, Ark. 54, Midwest City 21 North Little Rock, Ark. 19, B. T. Washington 0 Mansfield Summit, TX 41, Sand Springs 7

• Class 5A

THURSDAY Cleveland 34, Glenpool 12 FRIDAY Cache 23, Altus 20 El Reno 20, Poteau 13 Hale 47, Webster 0 Western Heights 34, Guymon 13

• Class 4A 0 7

THURSDAY Central 45, US Grant FRIDAY Anadarko 38, Harrah

McLain 32, Victory Christian 20 Metro Christian 35, Broken Bow 9 Miami 38, Cl. Sequoyah 7 Tuttle 41, Newcastle 7 Weatherford 36, Chisholm 8

• Class 3A

FRIDAY Cascia Hall 38, Gravette, Ark. 6 Lincoln Christian 51,

Inola 19 Lindsay 41, Pauls Valley 14 Lone Grove 49, Dickson 13 Plainview 46, Sanger, Texas 13 Tonkawa 36, Blackwell 34

• Class 2A

• Class 6AI

THURSDAY Norman North at Norman, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Southmoore at Edmond Deer Creek Stillwater at Edmond Memorial Edmond North at Edmond Santa Fe Ponca City at Enid Bixby at Jenks, 7:30 p.m.

Westmoore at Moore Yukon at Mustang Fayetteville, Ark. at Owasso, 7:30 p.m.

Putnam City at Putnam North Broken Arrow at Union

• Class 6AII

FRIDAY Claremore at Bartlesville B. T. Washington at Bishop Kelley Lawton at Burkburnett, Texas OKC McGuinness at Del City Putnam West at Duncan Sapulpa at Edison Muskogee at McAlester, 7:30 p.m.

MWC Carl Albert at Midwest City Guthrie at Shawnee

• Class 5A

FRIDAY Ardmore at Ada, 7:30 p.m.

Memorial at Central Woodward at Clinton Wagoner at Coweta Poteau at Durant, 7:30 p.m.

Hale at East Central Skiatook at Glenpool Lawton Mac at Lawton Ike Guymon at Liberal, Kan. Newcastle at Noble, 7:30 p.m.

OKC Southeast at OKC Capitol Hill Collinsville at Oologah El Reno at Piedmont Victory Christian at Rogers Pryor at Siloam Springs, Ark. Western Heights at Stilwell Fort Gibson at Tahlequah Altus at Vernon, Texas

• Class 4A

THURSDAY Hominy at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Elk City at Bethany Tecumseh at Bethel Cushing at Bristow Hilldale at Cl. Sequoyah Blanchard at Elgin, 7:30 p.m.

Vinita at Grove Seminole at Harrah, 7:30 p.m.

Broken Bow at Idabel Miami at Jay

• Class B

THURSDAY Gore 14, Haskell 7 Stroud 26, Chandler 8 FRIDAY Adair 32, Dewey 14 Barnsdall 69, Caney Valley 6 Christian Heritage 14, Coalgate 6 Crossings Christian 38, Community Christian 21 Dallas Greenhill, Texas 16, Valliant 6 Frederick 13, Comanche 0 Jones 56, Oklahoma Christian 8 Luther 39, Meeker 36 Morris 34, Quapaw 6 Morrison 22, Kiefer 7 Oklahoma Union 26, Nowata 12 Pawhuska 57, Kellyville 16 Pawnee 60, Crooked Oak 20 Perry 39, Fairview 8 Star Spencer 34, Classen SAS 0 Warner 7, Chouteau 0

THURSDAY Canton 38, Mountain View 24 Midway 50, Cave Springs 0 FRIDAY Arkoma 30, Western Yell County, Havana, Ark 16 Balko-Forgan 28, Turpin 12 Bowlegs 48, Olive 0 Burns Flat-Dill City 52, Corn Bible 0 Cherokee 52, SharonMutual 42 Claremore Christian 50, Foyil 12 Gans 52, Oaks 0 Keota 44, Weleetka 42 Kremlin-Hillsdale 24, Deer Creek-Lamont 20 Maysville 52, BrayDoyle 0 Prue 42, Strother 28 Shattuck 50, Tipton 0 South Coffeyville 24, Webbers Falls 12 Wetumka 46, Waukomis 6 Wilson 46, Paoli 0

• Class A

• Class C

FRIDAY Cashion 42, Drumright 8 Crescent 37, Woodland 14 Dibble 63, Chickasha JV 6 Elmore City-Pernell 27, Wayne 0 Empire 26, Quinton 14 Garber 48, Beaver 0 Gruver, Texas 61, Texhoma 19 Hinton 25, Walters 6 Hominy 42, Hulbert 6 Minco 25, Wynnewood 20 Mooreland 29, Cordell 0

Week 1 Schedule All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Mounds 28, Porter 14 Okeene 28, Maud 6 Oklahoma Bible 41, Oklahoma Christian Academy 6 Rush Springs 13, Konawa 0 Thomas 40, Merritt 6 Velma-Alma 64, Ryan 16 Wesleyan Christian 78, Wellston 54

Tuttle at Kingfisher, 7:30 p.m.

Anadarko at Lexington Chickasha at Marlow Meeker at McLoud Catoosa at Sallisaw Madill at Sulphur Muldrow at Tah. Sequoyah

• Class 3A

THURSDAY Salina at Locust Grove OKC Millwood at OKC Heritage Hall Spiro at Roland FRIDAY Mannford at Berryhill Perry at Blackwell Little Axe at Bridge Creek Keys at Checotah OKC St. Mary at Christian Heritage OKC Marshall at Classen SAS Stigler at Hartshorne Cascia Hall at Holland Hall Lincoln Christian at Jones Davis at Lone Grove, 7:30 p.m.

Pauls Valley at Oklahoma Christian Beggs at Okmulgee Hennessey at PerkinsTryon Lindsay at Purcell Verdigris at Sperry OKC Douglass at Star Spencer

• Class 2A

THURSDAY Kansas at Colcord Sallisaw Central at Panama FRIDAY Savanna at Antlers Coalgate at Atoka Prague at Cashion, 7:30 p.m.

Ketchum at Chelsea NOAH at Chouteau Adair at Commerce Vian at Eufaula Wyandotte at Fairland Chisholm at Fairview Heavener at Gore Pocola at Hackett, Ark. Panama at Heavener Kiefer at Kellyville Hugo at Kingston Community Christian at Luther Healdton at Marietta Henryetta at Morris Tonkawa at Newkirk Dewey at Nowata Stroud at Okemah Crooked Oak at Oklahoma Christian Academy Konawa at Stratford Wilburton at Talihina Alva at Thomas Allen at Tishomingo Hobart at Washington, Okla, 7:30 p.m.

Lincoln, Ark. at Westville Holdenville at Wewoka

• Class A

FRIDAY Afton at Barnsdall Boise City at Beaver Morrison at Crescent Velma-Alma at Fox Wellington, Texas at

THURSDAY Bluejacket 60, Wilson-Henryetta 14 Timberlake 42, Covington-Douglas 34 Tyrone 66, Hooker JV 20 FRIDAY Boise City 44, Logan, N.M. 0 Sasakwa 52, Welch 0

• Independents

FRIDAY NOAH 54, OKC Capitol Hill 0 OKC Patriots 46, Putnam Heights 0

Frederick Mooreland at Hinton Booker, Texas at Hooker Drumright at Hulbert Porter at Liberty Ringling at Mangum Dibble at Minco Warner at Mounds Hollis at Okeene Putnam Heights at Oklahoma Bible Oklahoma Union at Pawhuska The Cross Christian Academy at Quinton Crossings Christian at Rejoice Christian Woodland at Sayre Stanton County, Kan. at Texhoma Cordell at Watonga Boone-Apache at Wayne Elmore City-Pernell at Wynnewood

• Class B

Geary at Canton Ringwood at Timberlake Temple at Waurika FRIDAY Oaks at Arkoma, 7:30 p.m.

Mountain View at Carnegie Seiling at Carnegie South Barber, Kan. at Cherokee Garber at CovingtonDouglas Corn Bible at Cyril Strother at Dewar Canadian at Foyil Midway at Gans Alex at Laverne Bowlegs at Maud Sasakwa at Olive Kremlin-Hillsdale at Pond Creek-Hunter Prue at Regent Prep Grandfield at Ryan Sharon-Mutual at Seiling, 6 p.m.

Destiny Christian School at Shattuck Wesleyan Christian at South Coffeyville, 7:30 p.m.

Marlow Central at Southwest Covenant Bray-Doyle at Thackerville, 7:30 p.m.

Burns Flat-Dill City at Tipton Tyrone at Turpin Snyder at Waukomis, 7:30 p.m.

Porum at Webbers Falls Watts at Welch Davenport at Weleetka, 7:30 p.m.

Depew at Wetumka, 7:30 p.m.

Caddo at Wilson, 7:30 p.m.

Summit Christian at Yale

• Class C

FRIDAY Claremore Christian at Bluejacket Medford at Buffalo, 8 p.m.

Paoli at Maysville, 7:30 p.m.

Coyle at PioneerPleasant Vale Deer Creek-Lamont at Waynoka

• Independent

THURSDAY Life Christian at Wilson-Henryetta

Raines lifts Tigers to victory Broken Arrow’s new QB has stellar debut at Mansfield, Texas

By Mike Brown Tulsa World

MANSFIELD, Texas — One thing seemed perfectly clear Saturday as Broken Arrow opened its 2019 football season.

The Tigers appear to have found the right guy to lead them as they defend their 6A Division I state title.

Jake Raines threw three touchdown passes in his first start at quarterback, spurring the Tigers to a 42-13 win over Mansfield, Texas, in the schools’ second Border Brawl battle before 3,000 spectators in Mansfield’s Vernon Newsom Stadium.

Mason Garrett and Myles Slusher also returned pass interceptions for touchdowns as the Tigers rolled to a 14th consecutive win dating back to last season.

Raines, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound junior, moved into the lead offensive role with the graduation of Tate Robards and Quintevin Cherry, who shared in quarterbacking the Tigers to a 13-0 record last year.

He threw TD passes on the Tigers’ first three possessions and went 10-for11 for 169 yards through the air before retiring to the sidelines in the fourth quarter.

“It’s great. It was awesome to come out and get my first win and it was a big win, too,” he said. “It was a great experience and I’m glad I could do it.”

Raines’ first pass was a low throw to Isaiah Keller in the backfield for a 3-yard loss. His second was a low throw that Keller couldn’t

Broken Arrow senior wide receiver Isaiah Keller (right) catches a pass as Mansfield senior defensive back Del Williams defends during the game at Newsom Stadium in Mansfield, Texas, on Saturday. Broken Arrow won 42-13. BRAND ON WADE /for the T ulsa World Broken Arrow 42, Mansfield, Texas 13 Broken Arrow 14 14 14 0 — 42 Mansfield, Texas 7 6 0 0 — 13 BA: Tory Dillard 29 pass from Jake Raines (Tyler Crawford kick) Man: Hunt Young 8 run (Ryan Smith kick) BA: Isaiah Keller 30 pass from Raines (Crawford kick) BA: Dillard 32 pass from Raines (Crawford kick) Man: Dameon Gomes 100 kickoff return (kick failed) BA: Mason Garrett 50 interception return (Crawford kick) BA: Myles Slusher 52 interception return (Crawford kick) BA: Jaeyland Johnson 3 run (Crawford kick)

Man BA First Downs 9 18 Passing Yards 34 160 Comp-Att-Int 4-13-2 10-11-0 Rushes-Yards 26-149 41-171 Punts-Avg 3-33 1-35 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 4-30 0-0

handle. But after that, he reeled off nine straight completions.

He was good overall and great when it really counted, going 4-for-4 for 76 yards and a touchdown on third and fourth downs.

He capped BA’s first drive with a TD pass to Tory Dillard on fourth-and-8 from the Mansfield 29.

He said that made him

more comfortable.

“Definitely, that first touchdown pass,” he said.

“It got a lot easier after that.”

Coach David Alexander said he never doubted Raines would be accurate on his throws.

“I wanted to see the poise, and that’s what we got out of him,” Alexander said. “He only made one throwing mistake. He was looking at the wrong side of the field by the coverage they were in, but did the smart thing and didn’t throw the ball.”

Raines threw TD passes on the Tigers’ first three possessions and Garrett went 50 yards with a pass interception, giving the Tigers a 28-13 halftime lead.

Mansfield was on the move in the third quarter, but its hopes of turning things around were shortlived. Slusher, a four-star prospect and University of Oregon commit, went 50 yards with his eighth career interception and the

score was 35-13.

And give Slusher an assist on Garrett’s interception. He deflected a third-down pass over the middle, sending it directly to Garrett, who went down the sideline for the score.

It was the first of two deflections for Slusher in addition to his interception.

Jaeyland Johnson’s 3-yard run, set up by Raines’ 18-yard pass to Keller, completed the scoring.

Dillard had four catches for 78 yards and two TDs, and Keller had five catches for 84 yards and one TD. Alexander said the first game was by no means perfect. The Tigers were misaligned several times and let Dameon Gomes pop a 100-yard kickoff return in the second quarter.

“Not bad for a first game,” he said. “We did have some first-game mistakes, but no penalties and no turnovers. I’ll take that every game, but for a first game, it’s almost surprising. What that goes to is, we lost a lot of leadership, but we have a lot of good leaders coming back and they instill in these young guys how important practice is and how it carries over into the games.”

The Tigers will now prepare to play at arch-rival Union at 7 p.m. Friday.

“They’re always on our minds and they should be.

We’re only six miles apart.

We’re starting with a short week, but the good news is, we have Monday (Labor Day) off, so the kids will rest and the coaches will work and we’ll get ready to go again.”

Mike Brown 918-581-8390 mike.brown @tulsaworld.com Twitter: @mikebrownTW

Booker T. Washington shut out on road in opener

By Steve Andrews For the Tulsa World

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – In a season-opening border clash of high school football powers, North Little Rock proved worthy of holding the No. 1 ranking in the state of Arkansas, rolling past Booker T. Washington 19-0 Saturday in the second annual Rumble in the Ozarks at Bentonville’s Tiger Stadium.

North Little Rock controlled the pace with a ground attack that racked up 202 yards while holding Washington to just 31 rushing yards and 69 through the air.

After a scoreless first quarter that saw the Hornets squander two trips

into North Little Rock territory, the Charging Wildcats quickly took control in the second quarter with big plays on both sides of the ball.

Booker T. Washington (0-1), ranked No. 4 6AII, turned the ball over on downs on each of its first two drives.

The first drive stalled at the Charging Wildcat 22.

Then after Jeremiah Adams recovered a fumble at the North Little Rock 39, the Hornets could only muster 7 yards before giving the ball back.

A muffed punt snap on the final play of the first quarter set North Little Rock up at the Washington 14.

Five plays later, Fredrick

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Voting ends at 3 p.m.

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O’donald plunged in from two yards out to give the Charging Wildcats a 7-0 lead.

North Little Rock defensive tackle Isaiah Jones picked off a Hornet pass on the ensuing drive, setting up a 1-yard sneak by quarterback Kareame Cotton to make it 14-0 with 8:47 to play in the first half.

Cornerback Devion Larff picked off another Washington pass on the third play of the next drive, which led to a 25yard field goal by Liam Selhorst, extending the lead to 17-0 just before the intermission.

Washington again drove the ball into Charging Wildcat territory on its

first drive of the second half, only to turn it over on downs at the North Little Rock 30.

The Charging Wildcats put the final points on the board early in the fourth quarter when an errant Hornet snap sailed over the punter’s head and out of the end zone for a safety.

North Little Rock nearly tacked on one more score when Aaron Sims broke loose for a 54-yard jaunt that was called back for illegal motion.

Sims still led the way with 106 yards on 20 carries. O’donald racked up 103 on 22 carries.

Washington quarterback Christian Butler completed 3-of-11 passes for 46 yards.

Fast forward: Week 1’s must-see game Bixby (1-0) at Jenks (1-0)

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When: 7:30 p.m. Friday • Where: Allan Trimble Stadium The matchup: Both teams are coming off impressive wins in the Border Brawl as Jenks blanked Mansfield (Texas) Legacy 38-0 and Bixby overwhlemed Mansfield Timberview 77-44.

The teams have split their past two meetings — Jenks won last year 28-14, but Bixby prevailed 35-18 in 2017. Bixby has won 13 in a row since last year’s season-opening loss to Jenks.

— Barry Lewis, Tulsa World

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AMERICAN LEAGUE East New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore Central Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Detroit West Houston Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle

W 89 79 73 55 45 W 83 79 60 48 40 W 88 78 66 64 57

L 48 58 62 82 90 L 52 57 74 89 93 L 49 57 70 72 79

Pct .650 .577 .541 .401 .333 Pct .615 .581 .448 .350 .301 Pct .642 .578 .485 .471 .419

Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 0 Oakland 8, N.Y. Yankees 2 Houston 7, Toronto 4 Minnesota 13, Detroit 5

GB — 10 15 34 43 GB — 4½ 22½ 36 42 GB — 9 21½ 23½ 30½

WC — — 5 24 33 WC — — 17½ 31 37 WC — — 12½ 14½ 21½

L10 6-4 6-4 7-3 3-7 6-4 L10 7-3 5-5 4-6 3-7 3-7 L10 7-3 6-4 5-5 2-8 4-6

Str W-1 W-3 W-3 W-1 L-1 Str L-1 L-2 L-4 W-1 W-1 Str L-1 L-1 W-1 L-2 L-1

Home 50-21 36-31 34-34 27-41 22-46 Home 39-29 41-27 33-35 26-43 18-47 Home 51-17 43-26 39-28 34-33 29-40

Away 39-27 43-27 39-28 28-41 23-44 Away 44-23 38-30 27-39 22-46 22-46 Away 37-32 35-31 27-42 30-39 28-39

Friday’s results Atlanta 10, Chicago White Sox 7 Texas 6, Seattle 3 Baltimore 14, Kansas City 2 Boston 7, L.A. Angels 6 (15)

Saturday’s results N.Y. Yankees 4, Oakland 3 (11) Kansas City 7, Baltimore 5 Toronto 6, Houston 4 Chicago White Sox at Atlanta, (n) Tampa Bay 9, Cleveland 6 Seattle at Texas, (n) Detroit 10, Minnesota 7 Boston at L.A. Angels, (n) Today’s games Oakland (Fiers 13-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ 11-8), 12:05 p.m.

Houston (Verlander 16-5) at Toronto (Font 3-3), 12:07 p.m.

Cleveland (Plutko 6-3) at Tampa Bay (Morton 13-6), 12:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Pineda 10-5) at Detroit (Turnbull 3-13), 12:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Brooks 4-7) at Kansas City (Duffy 5-6), 1:15 p.m.

Seattle (Kikuchi 5-9) at Texas (Minor 11-8), 2:05 p.m.

Boston (Price 7-5) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 3-3), 3:07 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Giolito 14-7) at Atlanta (Teheran 8-8), 4:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami Central St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati Pittsburgh West Los Angeles Arizona San Francisco San Diego Colorado

W 82 76 69 69 48 W 75 73 69 63 58 W

88 69 66 62 59

L 54 58 65 66 87 L 59 62 66 72 77 L

49 66 68 72 77

Pct .603 .567 .515 .511 .356 Pct .560 .541 .511 .467 .430 Pct

GB — 5 12 12½ 33½ GB — 2½ 6½ 12½ 17½ GB

WC — — 3½ 4 25 WC — — 4 10 15 WC

L10 8-2 8-2 5-5 4-6 3-7 L10 8-2 6-4 5-5 4-6 6-4 L10

Str W-2 W-3 L-2 W-2 L-2 Str W-2 L-1 W-1 L-3 W-2 Str

Home 40-27 39-27 40-31 37-27 28-43 Home 42-24 45-23 39-29 37-31 29-37 Home

Away 42-27 37-31 29-34 32-39 20-44 Away 33-35 28-39 30-37 26-41 29-40 Away

.642 — — 5-5 L-2 52-18 36-31 .511 18 4 7-3 W-5 32-32 37-34 .493 20½ 6½ 3-7 W-1 30-36 36-32 .463 24½ 10½ 3-7 L-1 31-37 31-35 .434 28½ 14½ 2-8 L-4 34-33 25-44

Friday’s results Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 9, Colorado 4 N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 5 San Francisco 8, San Diego 3 Washington 7, Miami 6 Arizona 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 Atlanta 10, Chicago White Sox 7 Saturday’s results St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 6, 1st Chicago White Sox at Atlanta, (n) Milwaukee 2, Chicago Cubs 0 L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, (n) N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh at Colorado, (n) Washington 7, Miami 0 San Diego at San Francisco, (n) St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 2, 2nd Today’s games Cincinnati (Mahle 2-10) at St. Louis (Mikolas 8-13), 12:05 p.m., 1st Miami (Smith 8-8) at Washington (Corbin 10-6), 12:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (González 2-2) at Chi. Cubs (Darvish 5-6), 1:20 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Brault 3-3) at Colorado (TBD), 2:10 p.m.

San Diego (Lauer 7-8) at San Francisco (Beede 3-8), 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (TBD) at Arizona (Young 6-3), 3:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Giolito 14-7) at Atlanta (Teheran 8-8), 4:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Castillo 13-5) at St. Louis (Ponce de Leon 1-1), 6:05 p.m., 2nd N.Y. Mets (Stroman 7-12) at Philadelphia (Eflin 8-11), 6:05 p.m.

AROUND THE MAJORS

Sabathia put on IL for fourth time

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia was placed on the injured list Saturday for the fourth time this year by the New York Yankees.

The 39-year-old lefty, who has 251 career wins and plans to retire after the season, was removed from his start Friday night against Oakland due to a recurrence of pain in a balky right knee that has bothered him for years. He was put on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation, and the Yankees recalled right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Sabathia was scheduled to have his knee drained and receive a cortisone shot Saturday — all part of a treatment and maintenance regimen that has become common for the six-time All-Star over the past few years.

Sabathia has struggled since the All-Star break, going 0-4 with a 7.77 ERA in six starts but hopes to return this season. How much the AL East leaders could expect from him, however, is uncertain. He is 5-8 with a 4.93 ERA in 20 starts overall, and manager Aaron Boone didn’t want to speculate about whether the rest of Sabathia’s final season is in jeopardy.

BRIEFLY INDIANS: Cleveland left fielder Tyler Naquin has a torn ACL in his right knee, the second major injury the team has suffered in a week as it makes a push for the playoffs.

Naquin, who was placed on the IL Saturday, was carted off the field after crashing into the wall while taking away a potential two-run homer from Joey Wendle in Friday night’s 4-0 loss at Tampa Bay. The Indians lost third baseman José Ramírez (broken hand) last weekend.

ATHLETICS: Left-hander Sean Manaea (12-9, 3.59 ERA last season) is scheduled to start for Oakland today at Yankee Stadium in New York, making his season debut after recovering from left shoulder surgery.

RESCHEDULED: The host Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles will play a single-admission doubleheader Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Florida with Hurricane Dorian looming. Wednesday’s finale of a three-game series at Tropicana Field was moved up to Tuesday.

— Wire reports

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With an RBI single in the first inning Saturday in Philadelphia, New York Mets catcher Wilson Ramos extended his hitting streak to 24 games. The streak is the majors’ longest this season.

— MLB Stats

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tory was the eighth in nine games for the Cardinals.

Dakota Hudson pitched a career-high 72/3 innings in the opener. Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina homered. Molina, Kolten Wong and Paul Goldschmidt each had two hits and two RBIs.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT — The Minnesota Twins capped a night of sensational slugging by breaking the major league record for home runs in a season, but that wasn’t enough to overcome Detroit’s seven-run third inning in the Tigers’ 10-7 victory Saturday.

The Twins homered six times to bring their season total to 268, one more than the New York Yankees managed last year. Minnesota broke the mark when Mitch Garver led off the ninth with a drive to left for his second homer of the game.

Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, C.J. Cron and Nelson Cruz also went deep for Minnesota, which passed the 1997 Mariners (264 homers) during the game.

Matthew Boyd allowed five runs and six hits in six innings for Detroit. He struck out 11 with one walk.

Ronny Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run homers for the Tigers, who snapped a six-game skid.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS

Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia catches a line drive hit by Cubs batter Anthony Rizzo during the eighth inning Saturday in Chicago. Milwaukee won 2-0.

RBI single at the plate. Juan Soto and Kurt Suzuki also homered for the NL wild card leaders, who have won three straight and eight of nine. The Marlins extended the franchise record with their 14th straight road loss.

YANKEES 4, ATHLETICS 3 (11): DJ LeMahieu homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning, and host New York beat Oakland NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 0: for its first victory in five Stephen Strasburg struck tries this season. out 14 in eight crisp innings and Anthony Rendon ROYALS 7, ORIOLES 5: White homered twice, powering Merrifield hit a tiebreaking the Nationals to the victory. sacrifice fly in the eighth Strasburg retired 22 straight inning after host Kansas after allowing two first-in- City loaded the bases on ning singles. The right- three bunts, and the Royals hander did not walk a batter beat Baltimore. Anthony while throwing 107 pitches, Santander hit two homers and he also contributed an for Baltimore. The 24-year-

old is the youngest Orioles player since 23-year-old Eddie Murray in 1979 to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game, according to STATS. RAYS 9, INDIANS 6: Tommy Pham and Avisail Garcia hit two-run homers, Ji-Man Choi and Travis d’Arnaud had solo shots, and host Tampa Bay defeated Cleveland, which holds a halfgame lead over the Rays and Oakland for the first wild card.

BREWERS 2, CUBS 0: Manny Piña drove in two runs with a first-inning single, and Josh Hader finished a strong performance by Milwaukee’s bullpen in a win over host Chicago. Ben Gamel added three hits as Milwaukee pulled within four games of Chicago for the second NL wild card. The Brewers used five pitchers in the six-hitter. Junior Guerra worked 12/3 innings for the win, and Hader earned his 27th save by recording five outs on just 12 pitches. The Cubs had won four in a row.

METS 6, PHILLIES 3: Wilson Ramos matched his career high with four hits to extend his hitting streak to 24 games, helping New York beat host Philadelphia.

Todd Frazier had three hits, two RBIs and made a stellar, run-saving catch for the Mets, who are within four CARDINALS 10, REDS 6 games of the Cubs for the (1ST); CARDINALS 3, REDS second NL wild card.

2 (2ND): Matt Carpenter delivered a walk-off pinch- BLUE JAYS 6, ASTROS 4: hit single to cap a two-run Cavan Biggio and Teoscar ninth inning as host St. Hernandez each hit twoLouis swept a doubleheader run homers, leading host from Cincinnati. The vic- Toronto over Houston.

BOX SCORES Mets 6, Phillies 3

New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Rosario ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .288 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .263 J.Davis lf 4 1 0 0 1 3 .297 Ramos c 5 2 4 1 0 0 .299 Conforto rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .264 Frazier 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .235 Panik 2b 5 0 1 2 0 1 .277 Lagares cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .204 Matz p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 R.Davis ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 41 6 13 6 3 6 Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Segura ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .287 Realmuto c 5 0 0 0 0 2 .275 Harper rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .257 Hoskins 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Morrison 1b 2 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Dickerson lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .300 Kingery cf-3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .274 Hernández 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 Rodríguez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Knapp ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .198 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Haseley cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Totals 36 3 9 3 2 12 New York 101 030 001 — 6 13 1 Philadelphia 100 002 000 — 3 9 2 E — Panik (2), Segura 2 (17). LOB — New York 12, Philadelphia 8. 2B — Conforto (24), Frazier (15), Panik (3), Ramos (13), Segura (32).

3B — Segura (4). HR — Harper (29), off Matz.

RBIs — Ramos (66), Conforto (80), Frazier 2 (59), Panik 2 (7), Harper 2 (97), Knapp (5). SB — Harper (9). DP — New York 1; Philadelphia 1.

New York IP H R ER BB SO ERA Matz W, 9-8 5 7 3 2 1 6 4.04 Avilán H,2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.95 Familia H,12 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 5.70 2 /3 0 0 0 0 1 2.10 Wilson H,9 Lugo S,4-9 2 1 0 0 0 4 3.00 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO ERA Vargas L,0-2 4 9 5 5 3 2 5.18 Parker 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.77 Suárez 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.89 Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.71 Álvarez 1 3 1 1 0 1 3.02 T — 3:41. Att. — 40,690.

Blue Jays 6, Astros 4

Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Springer rf-cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .295 Altuve 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .302 Bregman ss 1 1 0 2 3 1 .290 Alvarez dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .319 Gurriel 1b 2 0 2 2 1 0 .309 Toro 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Reddick lf-rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .267 Maldonado c 3 1 1 0 0 2 .182 Brantley ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .332 Marisnick cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Díaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Chirinos c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Totals 28 4 6 4 9 9 Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Bichette ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 .338 Biggio 2b 3 2 2 3 1 0 .215 Guerrero Jr. dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 Grichuk rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .234 Hernández cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .222 Drury 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .223 Tellez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .220 Jansen c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .210 Fisher lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .164 Totals 33 6 10 6 4 7 Houston 100 002 100 — 4 6 0 Toronto 003 201 00x — 6 10 0 LOB — Houston 8, Toronto 7. 2B — Gurriel (38), Biggio (12). HR — Hernández (21), off Valdez; Biggio (12), off Valdez. RBIs — Bregman 2 (94), Gurriel 2 (97), Grichuk (60), Hernández 2 (52), Biggio 3 (35). SB — Bichette (3). SF — Bregman.

DP — Toronto 4.

Houston IP H R ER BB SO ERA Valdez L, 4-7 52/3 9 6 6 3 5 5.55 Smith 11/3 1 0 0 1 1 1.53 Sneed 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.02 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO ERA Buchholz W, 1-3 52/3 3 2 2 5 3 5.45 Mayza 0 0 1 1 1 0 4.50 Law H,4 1 3 1 1 2 0 4.91 1 /3 0 0 0 0 1 5.11 Boshers H,2 Romano H,3 1 0 0 0 1 2 4.50 Giles S,18-19 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.67 T — 3:04. Att. — 26,414.

Brewers 2, Cubs 0

Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Gamel lf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .250 Pérez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .245 Spngenberg ph-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Yelich rf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .328 Grandal 1b 2 0 0 0 2 2 .248 Piña c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .234 Grisham cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Arcia ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Shaw 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .165 Davies p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Cain cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Totals 35 2 8 2 3 11 Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Heyward cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Castellanos rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .348 Bryant 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .282 Rizzo 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Báez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Schwarber lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231 Caratini c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Hamels p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .111 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Happ ph Totals 33 0 6 0 2 7 Milwaukee 200 000 000 — 2 8 0 Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 6 0 LOB — Milwaukee 10, Chicago 8. 2B — Gamel 2 (15), Pérez (9), Hamels (1). RBIs — Piña 2 (22).

SB — Yelich (26).

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO ERA Davies 42/3 4 0 0 1 2 3.76 1 Albers /3 0 0 0 0 0 4.72 Pomeranz H,5 2/3 2 0 0 1 2 2.77 Guerra W,8-4 12/3 0 0 0 0 1 3.59 Hader S,27-33 12/3 0 0 0 0 2 2.79 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO ERA Hamels L,7-5 6 5 2 2 3 7 3.69 Ryan 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.04 Kintzler 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.39 Wick 1 2 0 0 0 2 3.09 T — 2:57. Att. — 40,178.

Cardinals’ Kolten Wong is tagged out by Reds catcher Curt Casali during the first inning of the second game of a doubleheader Saturday in St. Louis.

Yankees 4, Athletics 3 (11)

Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Semien ss 5 0 0 0 1 1 .274 Grossman rf-lf 4 1 1 0 2 1 .252 M.Chapman 3b 5 1 2 1 1 1 .260 Olson 1b 4 1 3 2 2 1 .269 Canha cf 5 0 1 0 1 1 .275 Brown lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .440 a-Pinder ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Profar dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Neuse 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 .000 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Phegley ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Totals 39 3 8 3 10 11 New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. LeMahieu 3b 5 1 1 1 0 3 .333 Judge rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .281 Gregorius ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Torres 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Sánchez c 3 2 2 2 0 0 .235 Maybin pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Romine c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Gardner cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Voit dh 4 0 0 0 0 4 .277 Ford 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Tauchman lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Totals 35 4 6 4 1 15 Oakland 000 200 100 00 — 3 8 0 New York 010 010 010 01 — 4 6 0 LOB — Oakland 15, New York 3. 2B — Olson (20), M.Chapman (35). HR — Olson (27), off Germán; Sánchez 2 (32), off Bailey; Judge (19), off Soria; LeMahieu (24), off Trivino. RBIs — Olson 2 (68), M.Chapman (75), Sánchez 2 (71), Judge (43), LeMahieu (90). SB — Grossman (9).

DP — Oakland 1; New York 2.

Oakland IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bailey 52/3 4 2 2 1 9 5.26 Treinen 11/3 0 0 0 0 2 4.66 Soria, BS, 1-6 1 1 1 1 0 3 4.84 Trivino, L, 4-6 2 1 1 1 0 1 5.21 New York IP H R ER BB SO ERA Germán 5 4 2 2 3 5 4.01 Loaisiga 1 1 0 0 1 2 4.87 2 Ottavino /3 2 1 1 1 0 1.72 1 Kahnle /3 0 0 0 0 0 3.17 2 Britton /3 0 0 0 1 1 2.15 1 Green /3 0 0 0 2 1 5.01 A.Chapman 1 0 0 0 2 2 2.22 Gearrin, W, 1-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 T — 3:58. Att. — 44,462.

Cardinals 10, Reds 6 First game

Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg. VanMeter lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Votto 1b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .259 Suárez 3b 3 2 2 2 1 1 .262 Aquino rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .327 Galvis ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .297 Barnhart c 4 0 2 3 0 0 .236 Dietrich 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .199 J.Iglesias ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Ervin cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .301 Bauer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Senzel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Farmer 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 34 6 7 6 3 9 St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Fowler cf-rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .249 Wong 2b 3 2 2 2 2 1 .283 Goldschmidt 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .260 Ozuna lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 DeJong ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .247 Molina c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .274 Carpenter 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Bader pr-cf 0 2 0 0 1 0 .209 Edman rf-3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Hudson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .048 O’Neill ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Totals 35 10 12 8 4 6 Cincinnati 200 000 040 — 6 7 2 St. Louis 411 001 12x — 10 12 0 E — VanMeter (2), Aquino (1). LOB — Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 5. 2B — Barnhart 2 (12), Suárez (20), DeJong (28), Molina (19), Carpenter (15), Wong (23). HR — Suárez (39), off Hudson; Fowler (16), off Bauer; Molina (8), off Bauer.

RBIs — Suárez 2 (85), Aquino (33), Barnhart 3 (36), Goldschmidt 2 (73), DeJong (65), Molina 2 (48), Fowler (57), Wong 2 (53). SB — Wong (19). CS — Fowler (4).

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bauer L,1-4 4 7 6 6 3 5 8.40 Alaniz 22/3 3 2 2 0 0 2.84 1 /3 0 0 0 0 0 12.27 Kuhnel Sims 1 2 2 2 1 1 4.99 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO ERA Hudson W,14-6 72/3 4 4 4 2 8 3.53 Brebbia 0 1 2 2 1 0 3.17 1 /3 2 0 0 0 0 2.05 Gallegos H,15 Martínez 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.44 T — 3:10. Att. — 44,738.

St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 2 Second game

Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg. VanMeter lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Ervin ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Votto 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .261 Suárez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .260 Aquino rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .320 Senzel cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .258 J.Iglesias ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Farmer 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .244 Gray p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Galvis ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Casali c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Totals 29 2 3 2 4 8 St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Fowler rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .251 Wong 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .284 Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Ozuna lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 DeJong ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Edman 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .283 Wieters c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Muñoz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Molina c 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 Bader cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .209 Wacha p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 O’Neill ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Carpenter ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .219 33 3 8 3 2 7 Totals Cincinnati 101 000 000 — 2 3 1 St. Louis 000 000 102 — 3 8 1 No outs when winning run scored.

E — VanMeter (3), Ozuna (3). LOB — Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 9. 2B — Fowler (21). 3B — Wong (2). HR — VanMeter (6), off Wacha; Votto (13), off Wacha. RBIs — VanMeter (18), Votto (40), Fowler (58), Bader (26), Carpenter (36). DP — St. Louis 2 (Goldschmidt, DeJong, Goldschmidt; DeJong, Wong, Goldschmidt).

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO ERA Gray 62/3 5 1 0 2 4 2.80 1 Garrett H,21 /3 0 0 0 0 1 2.70 Lorenzen H,18 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.92 Iglesias L,2-11 BS 0 2 2 2 0 0 4.63 Gausman 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO ERA Wacha 7 3 2 2 2 7 5.07 2 Leone /3 0 0 0 0 0 6.15 1 Webb /3 0 0 0 0 0 3.35 Gant W, 10-0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2.92 Gausman pitched to 1 batters in the 9th Inherited runners-scored — Garrett 2-0, Gausman 2-1, Gant 1-0. IBB — off Gant (Aquino). HBP — R.Iglesias (Molina).

T — 2:53. Att. — 42,074.

Nationals 7, Marlins 0

Miami AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Berti ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .266 Ramirez rf-cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .273 Castro 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Walker 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Alfaro c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .268 Brinson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Dean lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .200 Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Chen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Granderson rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Totals 28 0 2 0 1 17 Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Turner ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Parra rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Rendon 3b 3 3 2 2 0 0 .335 Soto lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .294 Adams 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Suzuki c 3 2 1 2 0 0 .264 Dozier 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Robles cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Strasburg p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .175 Totals 30 7 8 7 0 3 Miami 000 000 000 — 0 2 0 Washington 213 000 01x — 7 8 0 LOB — Miami 2, Washington 2. 2B — Soto (24), Robles (26). HR — Rendon (31), off Lopez; Soto (30), off Lopez; Suzuki (15), off Lopez; Rendon (31), off Conley. RBIs — Rendon 2 (109), Soto 2 (92), Strasburg (9), Suzuki 2 (54). S — Strasburg.

DP — Miami 1; Washington 1.

Miami IP H R ER BB SO ERA Lopez, L, 5-7 3 6 6 6 0 1 4.89 Chen 4 1 0 0 0 2 6.86 Conley 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.46 Washington IP H R ER BB SO ERA Strasburg, W, 16-5 8 2 0 0 0 14 3.47 Rainey 1 0 0 0 1 3 4.29 HBP — Lopez 2 (Suzuki,Rendon). WP — Lopez.

T — 2:31. Att. — 27,539.

Rays 9, Indians 6

Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Lindor ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 .299 Mercado cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Santana 1b 3 1 2 2 1 1 .294 Puig rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Bauers lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Freeman 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279 Reyes dh 4 1 3 0 0 1 .228 R.Pérez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Allen lf-rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .232 Chang 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .238 Totals 35 6 11 6 2 8 Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Sogard 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .307 Pham lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .272 Meadows dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .273 d’Arnaud c 4 2 1 1 1 0 .268 Choi 1b 4 2 3 1 0 1 .265 García rf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .275 Kiermaier cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .241 Duffy 3b 3 1 0 1 1 1 .223 Wendle ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .209 Totals 35 9 11 8 4 6 Cleveland 200 000 022 — 6 11 1 Tampa Bay 012 003 30x — 9 11 0 E — Santana (7). LOB — Cleveland 4, Tampa Bay 7. 2B — Santana (27), Allen (8), Wendle (11).

HR — Santana (31), off Castillo; Lindor (26), off Pinto; Choi (13), off Plesac; Pham (20), off Plesac; García (18), off Clippard; d’Arnaud (15), off Wood. RBIs — Santana 2 (82), Lindor 2 (62), Allen 2 (25), Choi (49), Pham 2 (58), García 2 (60), Sogard (9), d’Arnaud (52), Duffy (8).

DP — Tampa Bay 1.

Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO ERA Plesac, L, 7-5 5 6 4 4 1 4 3.61 2 /3 1 2 2 1 1 2.79 Clippard 1 /3 4 3 2 1 0 2.48 Wood Maton 2 0 0 0 1 1 4.32 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO ERA Castillo 11/3 3 2 2 0 2 4.00 Beeks, W, 6-3 3 4 0 0 0 1 4.41 2 /3 0 0 0 0 0 3.69 Drake, H, 8 Anderson, H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.77 Roe 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.11 Pinto 11/3 4 4 4 2 0 27.00 Pagán, S, 16-23 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 2.34 T — 3:18. Att. — 13,327.

Tigers 10, Twins 7

Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Garver c 3 3 2 2 2 0 .272 Polanco ss 4 1 2 2 1 2 .301 Cruz dh 5 1 2 1 0 2 .305 Rosario lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Sanó 3b 5 0 0 0 0 4 .238 Cron 1b 4 1 1 1 0 3 .262 Adrianza rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Cave rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Kepler cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .258 Schoop 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Arraez ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .332 Totals 37 7 10 7 4 17 Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Reyes cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .290 W.Castro ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .269 Cabrera dh 4 2 2 1 1 0 .281 H.Castro pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Rodríguez 1b 4 2 2 5 0 2 .233 Lugo 3b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .235 Dixon lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .248 Demeritte rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .242 Hicks c 4 0 1 1 0 3 .213 Beckham 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Totals 38 10 15 10 2 11 Minnesota 110 021 011 — 7 10 2 Detroit 107 002 00x — 10 15 0 E — Adrianza 2 (8). LOB — Minnesota 7, Detroit 8. 2B — Rosario (20), Cabrera (20), Dixon 2 (18).

3B — Rodríguez (3), Lugo (4). HR — Garver (26), off Boyd; Kepler (36), off Boyd; Polanco (20), off Boyd; Cron (24), off Boyd; Cruz (34), off Farmer; Garver (26), off Jiménez; Rodríguez (13), off Pérez; Rodríguez (13), off Stashak. RBIs — Garver 2 (57), Kepler (88), Polanco 2 (68), Cron (75), Cruz (89), Rodríguez 5 (39), W.Castro (2), Cabrera (51), Dixon (45), Hicks (27), Reyes (12).

SB — Reyes (3). SF — Rodríguez. DP — Detroit 1.

Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO ERA Pérez, L, 9-6 22/3 9 8 7 2 4 4.89 Stashak 31/3 3 2 2 0 2 4.02 May 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.14 Dobnak 1 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO ERA Boyd, W, 7-10 6 6 5 5 1 11 4.58 Soto 1 1 0 0 1 1 6.02 2 Farmer /3 2 1 1 1 3 4.18 1 Cisnero, H, 2 /3 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 Jiménez 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.97 T — 3:20. Att. — 16,713.

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BY Eric bailey • eric.bailey@tulsaworld.com 918-581-8351 • @EricBaileyTW

Need-to-know info TV: ABC Radio: KRXO-107.9, KTBZ-1430 Online: TuneIn.com Records (last season): Houston 8-5; Oklahoma 10-2

Last meeting: Houston beat Oklahoma 33-23 on Sept. 3, 2016 in Houston All-time series: Oklahoma leads 2-1

James Aydelotte’s weather forecast: Partly cloudy and dry.

Kickoff temp in Norman: 87°.

End of game temp: 79°

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Top s tor yline

Defensive coordinator Alex Grinch will make his Oklahoma debut Sunday night against Houston.

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Speed D Oklahoma has possessed a championship offense during the past two seasons. Alex Grinch was hired during the offseason to help OU build a championship defense. All eyes will be on the new defensive coordinator’s unit. Can the Sooners force Houston into turnovers? Will there be three-and-outs? Will tackling be on point? The spring game was a dress rehearsal.

Now it’s time for the real thing.

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Houston quarterback D’Eriq King versus the Oklahoma defense King will be one of the toughest quarterbacks the Sooners will see this season. While many will focus on King’s running ability, it’s his arm that could give Oklahoma some fits. OU will need to maintain discipline and try to contain King as much as possible. Any early turnovers would create confidence for Oklahoma.

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Quarterback Jalen Hurts, a transfer from Alabama, will make his first start for the Sooners Sunday night against Houston in Norman.

IAN MAULE/ Tulsa World file

QB Jalen Hurts The biggest question surrounding Hurts during fall camp has been his passing ability. While it’s possible he may not have the pinpoint accuracy of Baker Mayfield or Kyler Murray (and, to be fair, it’s a high bar), Lincoln Riley will put him in position to make plays against Houston. Hurts’ debut will be important in setting the tone for the rest of the season.

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Who wins and why With run game and defense, OU prevails Bill Haisten

Sports From Bill Haisten: Last season, Kyler Murray averaged columnist bill.haisten 27 pass attempts per game. In 2017, Baker Mayfield @tulsaworld.com averaged 29 attempts. If all goes well in the Houston game, Lincoln Riley won’t need more than 18 or 20 pass attempts from Jalen Hurts. The best-case scenario: That the Kennedy Brooks-Trey Sermon run game flourishes all night and that OU doesn’t need anything heroic from Hurts in his Sooner debut. As Alex Grinch’s defense flaunts better-than-expected improvements in tackling and ferocity, OU prevails 49-31.

Oklahoma 2019 schedule Sept. 2 Houston 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 9 South Dakota 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 at UCLA 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 Texas Tech TB A Oct. 5 at Kansas TB A Oct. 12 vs. Texas 11 a.m.

Oct. 19 West Virginia TB A Oct. 26 at Kansas St. TB A N ov. 9 Iowa State TB A N ov. 16 at B aylor TB A N ov. 23 TCU TB A N ov. 30 at Oklahoma State TB A

Houston 2019 schedule Sept. 2 at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Prairie View 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 Washington St. 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 19 at Tulane 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 at N orth Texas 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 Cincinnati TB A Oct. 19 at UConn TB A Oct. 24 SMU 6:30 p.m.

N ov. 2 at UCF TB A N ov. 16 Memphis TB A N ov. 23 at Tulsa TB A N ov. 30 N avy TB A

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OU: Time slot offers more exposure, visits »» From page B1

both OU and his Eufaula community and parishioners. Castiglione then declared and authorized that Parish’s streak would be maintained and recognized with help of an attendance exemption from Sunday’s game.

In handwritten words at the end of the typed letter, Castiglione wrote “May God bless you for your service to so many.”

Getting a Sunday game that worked perfectly wasn’t easy for OU. A main reason was avoiding an 11 a.m. game on Saturday. Castiglione also wanted to make sure head coach Lincoln Riley was on board and made sure to draw feedback from those who consider Sunday a sacred day.

The result is OU hosting college football’s only game in a prime time slot on Sunday night. It’s also the first Sunday home game the Sooners have ever played.

How long were talks to move this game? Castiglione said “for a while” without giving an exact time frame. While ESPN and FOX “draft” games to broadcast during the season, it’s unknown where the OU-Houston game was pegged. The OU AD did say the matchup was considered one of the season’s attractive games.

The game was targeted for an 11 a.m. time slot on Saturday, which wasn’t what the athletic director wanted to see. He under-

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley (right) said he was all for playing Houston in a Sunday night game. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World file

stands it’s a spot OU will inevitably play in this season, but he began searching for a different time.

“We tried to look at alternatives, and this option developed,” Castiglione said. “Admittedly, it was something we had to pause and think all the way through.”

There was early talk of making it a 2:30 p.m. game on Sunday, which Castiglione didn’t want.

But an evening game would have to be run through Riley. It would create a short week – OU hosts South Dakota next Saturday – but could also impact the recruiting schedule in a good way.

Riley’s answer was a resounding yes.

“It provides exposure for this university, for our community, for our state.

Honestly, it’s hard to get it on any other level like that. We understand the value that this program brings to this area, to this school. We know we’re just a part of it,” Riley said. “But we know as far as exposure and putting

eyes on Oklahoma that so many people’s first impression of Oklahoma will be what they see from our football team. We get that.

Want it to be positive. We want it to be fun and exciting.”

The Labor Day weekend also allows many recruits to attend a game more easily, with the Sunday game receiving a cushion from Friday night football and no school in session on Monday.

“When Joe Castiglione first brought this up to me, that was one of the first things that popped in my mind, the opportunity for recruiting,” Riley said.

It’s not only players taking official visits who will benefit.

“We’ll have a ton of unofficial guys that come in just because there’s (nowhere) else for them to go and they don’t have school Monday morning.

It fits great. It really does,” Riley said. “We’ve got a great group of official visitors coming in and expect to have a lot more great unofficials. The rest

will be watching on TV at home. So it’s a great time for us to showcase our program.”

Castiglione also knew there were others he had to check with before moving forward.

“I knew I was going to have to do some significant due diligence in engaging faith leaders, congregations and people who are involved in a variety of different faiths,” he said.

Castiglione’s research did discover that several congregations had moved from Sunday evening services. If that same question was posed about 15 or 20 years ago, he may have received a different answer.

He did say he heard from pastors and season-ticket holders who weren’t happy with the change.

“We do not make decisions in a vacuum. So we were very thoughtful, thorough and considerate in trying to make sure we could draw the best conclusion from what we checked out because at the end of the day we’re trying to make a decision that is best for the vast majority,” he said. “It may not be perfect for all, but it’s best for the greater good. And that’s how we came down on deciding to accept the opportunity for Sunday.”

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Haisten: Four new starters on line for OU heat of the moment? Will special-teams execution be clean?

When ABC’s nationalEvery offensive snap telecast ratings are is relevant because OU released, the top two has four new starters on markets for this telecast the line. Viewers get a likely are Oklahoma City first indication of Hurts’ and Tulsa. ability to execute Riley’s At No. 3 might be the playbook and capitalBirmingham-Tuscaloosa ize on the presence of area, where Hurts in playmakers like Kennedy 2016-18 was a Crimson Brooks, Trey Sermon, Tide hero who prevailed CeeDee Lamb and Grant in 26 of the 28 starts he Calcaterra. made for Alabama.

During an OU-proBut while Hurts clearly duced television show last is the headliner here, there are other storylines week, Hurts was interviewed. There was this that ultimately and masbeautiful quote: “I look sively affect Oklahoma’s bid for a fifth consecutive forward to expressing myself.”

Big 12 title and a fourth What does that mean?

College Football Playoff A fireworks show of appearance in five years.

This Houston challenge artistry? That Hurts can is OU’s most hotly antici- be close to the Kyler Murray-Baker Mayfield pated opener since 2011, when the Sooners entered level in passing-game the season with the No. 1 wherewithal? That Hurts ranking and opened with can complete 68% of his passes while also provida blowout of the Univering punch in the run sity of Tulsa and a 23-13 triumph at Florida State. game?

Even before the start Your Sunday night runs to the refrigerator should of the 2018 season, Riley be timed to coincide with knew that Murray could get a touchdown on any commercials. You won’t play-call. want to miss a play durA question presented ing Houston-OU. to Riley: “Do you already Literally everything know how the Jalen that happens will be Hurts offense will look? interesting.

Or, through these nonHas the Alex Grinch conference games, will offseason really resulted you be learning and makin measurable defensive ing changes on the fly?” improvement?

“We have an idea of What about the new what it will look like in guys who kick and punt the beginning, but it will for the Sooners? How evolve,” Riley replied. might they fare in the

“It will evolve as Jalen evolves. It will evolve as our other positions on offense do.

“It will evolve as we see how people are going to play us and what we feel like we need to do to attack them. We have an idea going into this first one, but it changes each and every year. That’s the fun in it.”

Against opponents like Florida Atlantic, UTEP, Akron and Louisiana Tech, the average margin in Oklahoma’s last five season-opening victories was 40 points. There was an unexpected stumble in 2016, however — a 10-point setback at Houston.

That’s another reason why this opener is so watchable — because it’s not Louisiana Monroe on the east sideline. It’s Houston, with Dana Holgorsen as the first-year coach and D’Eriq King returning as a dynamic quarterback weapon.

While I appreciate that OU hosts a potentially dangerous opponent, I can’t forget that in Houston’s most recent game there was a 70-14 beatdown delivered by the Army Black Knights.

King was injured and didn’t play in that game.

If he had been on the field, Army would have won 70-50.

As Hurts gets hydrated and coached between Sooner possessions, the

Grinch defense will be on the field. The 2018 Sooner defense was the most confidence-starved unit in college football.

At the very least, Grinch seems to have restored a collective self-esteem. On that side of the program, there appears to be a high level of positive energy.

No matter what coaches and players say, if they’re feeling stressed, you can kinda sense it. I don’t detect any trepidation during recent media sessions, and Grinch’s guys know what is expected and what is at stake.

When Grinch’s guys are off the field, they’ll join the television audience and the Memorial Stadium crowd in watching Hurts operate Riley’s offense.

Before the Sunday opening kickoff — as he does before the start of any OU home game — stadium public-address voice Jim Miller announces that “it’s football time in Oklahoma!”

This opener is compelling for several reasons, but the involvement of a former Alabama starting quarterback elevates Houston-OU to a mustwatch-every-play exercise.

It’s Jalen Hurts time in Oklahoma.

OU Game day tips

East.

Lindsey Street will be one-way for eastbound traffic pregame and for westbound traffic postgame between Berry Road and Elm Avenue to improve traffic flow between the stadium and Interstate 35. Brooks Street will also be one-way for eastbound traffic postgame from Jenkins Avenue to Classen Boulevard.

Jenkins Avenue will also be one-way for northbound traffic postgame from Page Street to Boyd Street.

The University of Oklahoma is making changes to game day traffic and parking to allow for a more efficient traffic flow.

Traffic along Felgar Street will now allow cars to travel in both directions. This change requires the university to discontinue street parking on Asp Avenue and Felgar Street on game days.

General public

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Wear white Oklahoma officials have asked fans to wear white for Sunday’s game against Houston. It was decided by a Twitter poll with white winning out among four options.

Pregame fan fest Party at the Palace, which will begin three-and-a-half hours prior to kickoff each week, takes the place of the former Sooner Fan Fest that was held in the Rhyne Hall parking lot east of McCasland Field House. The rebranded event will include many of the same fan-friendly activities and food options the previous iteration did, but will also include new elements.

Fans will have the opportunity to meet Boomer and

Sooner, and have their photos taken with the Sooner Schooner, the mascots and members of the OU spirit squads. The GoVision jumbotron — which shows other games across the country — is back for 2019, as are the photo booth, face painter, balloon artists and inflatable football toss.

Food will be available from trucks representing Midway Deli, The Meating Place and Whole Latte Pie.

Traffic tips Norman police will only provide traffic assistance at all intersections along Lindsey Street from Interstate 35 to Elm Avenue prior to and after the game. Postgame, officers will also provide traffic assistance along routes heading east from the stadium to 12th Avenue East and from Lindsey to Robinson along 12th Avenue

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Fans are encouraged to arrive at the stadium early to avoid gate delays with the enhanced screening policy that was implemented last season, including walk-through metal detectors. To help expedite screening, fans are also encouraged to not bring bags. Fans who do bring bags are required to adhere to the clear bag policy that was also instituted last year. The approved clear plastic tote size is a maximum of 12 inches x 6 inches x 12 inches. One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag are also permitted, as are nontransparent clutch wallets no larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches. All bags are subject to search. New this year are ticket self-scanners at Gates 1, 7 and 10.

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around the nation STATISTICS How they scored Oklahoma St. 7 24 14 7 — 52 Oregon St. 10 6 7 13 — 36 A: 31,681 First quarter OrSU: Isaiah Hodgins 29 pass from Jake Luton (Jordan Choukair kick), 13:06.

OkSU: Chuba Hubbard 6 run (Matt Ammendola kick), 9:13.

OrSU: FG, Choukair 47, 3:42.

Second quarter OkSU: FG, Ammendola 23, 13:33.

OkSU: LD Brown 5 run (Ammendola kick), 9:41.

OkSU: Tylan Wallace 36 pass from Spencer Sanders (Ammendola kick), 6:45.

OkSU: Wallace 21 pass from Sanders (Ammendola kick), 2:02.

OrSU: Tyjon Lindsey 1 pass from Luton (pass fail), :03.

Third quarter OkSU: Hubbard 2 run (Ammendola kick), 12:20.

OrSU: Hodgins 9 pass from Luton (Choukair kick), 9:50.

OkSU: Hubbard 53 run (Ammendola kick), 7:54.

Fourth quarter OrSU: Jack Colletto 1 run (pass fail), 13:08.

OkSU: C.J. Moore 11 pass from Sanders (Ammendola kick), 9:39.

OrSU: Kolby Taylor 5 pass from Tristan Gebbia (Choukair kick), 1:19.

team statistics OkSU OrSU First downs 30 26

by rushing 15 11

by passing 11 14

by penalty 4 1 Rushing yards 352 167 Passing yards 203 281 Passing 19-24-0 26-49-0 Offensive plays 76 86 Total yards 555 448 Avg. per play 7.3 5.2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 6-55 8-85 Penalties-Yds Punts-Avg. 2-37.5 4-47.8 Punt returns-Yds 3-4 0-0 Kickoff returns-Yds 3-64 5-132 Interceptions-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Fumble returns-Yds Possession time 30:24 29:36 10-13 13-20 3rd downs 4th downs 0-0 1-2 Sacks by-Yds 1-10 1-2

Oklahoma State RUSHING No. Yds TD Lg C. Hubbard 26 221 3 8.5 S. Sanders 13 109 0 8.4 D. Stoner 1 12 0 12.0 LD Brown 7 8 1 1.1 M. Cooper 1 -5 0 -5.0 PASSING C-A Yds Int TD S. Sanders 19-24 203 0 3 RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg T. Wallace 5 92 2 36 D. Stoner 5 31 0 14 L. Wolf 4 41 0 20 J. McCray 2 22 0 14 C.J. Moore 2 16 1 11 L. Carter 1 1 0 1

Sanders shows ‘CIA’ moves OSU analysis • QB executes Gleeson’s motto in opener at Oregon State

By Frank Bonner II Tulsa World

Oklahoma State started the 2019 season with a win on Friday night but, more importantly, the Cowboys might have found their quarterback.

Redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders showed the world he could play in the 52-36 win at Oregon State.

Cowboys fans should pump the brakes on proclaiming his greatness after just one game against a defense that’s had its struggles stopping anybody. However, Sanders’ 203 yards and three touchdowns on 19-of-24 passing to go with his 109 yards on the ground gives fans a legitimate reason to be optimistic about OSU’s quarterback situation.

Offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson said ahead of training camp he was using his “CIA” motto to find his quarterback because the CIA guys are always the ones that get things done in the movies.

Gleeson said he was looking for competitiveness, intelligence and accuracy out of his quarterback.

“We want to score a touchdown on every drive, so if our quarterback isn’t personifying that, then we’ve picked the wrong guy,” Gleeson said earlier this summer.

“You hear stories about guys not wanting to give up a point in a basketball game. That’s what we want.”

“Secondly, I want him to be intelligent. There is a lot on the shoulders of the quarterbacks in

this system, and I need their intelligence to come through.”

Did Sanders check all the boxes? Here is a look at how Sanders executed the three components of Gleeson’s CIA motto.

Competitiveness Oregon State wasted no time putting points on the board by scoring in less than two minutes in its opening drive. The Cowboys responded with a six-yard touchdown by Chuba Hubbard, who rushed for 55 yards on OSU’s first drive.

There wasn’t much to take away from Sanders’ one pass that was completed for one yard on his first series. Sanders showed a flash of his competitiveness, intelligence and accuracy by converting a third-andeight with a 14-yard pass to Dillon Stoner on his second drive. That conversion extended a drive that ended in a 23-yard field goal to tie the Beavers at 10.

A true competitor doesn’t get rattled in high-pressure situations, and Gundy praised Sanders for the way he carried himself, especially early on when Oregon State was putting the pressure on the Cowboys defense.

Sanders went 3-of-4 for 51 yards to set up a 5-yard touchdown run

by LD Brown in his third series.

“I thought he handled the game very well,” Gundy said of Sanders. I didn’t think he ever was flustered. I thought his

demeanor was good.”

Sanders must have been paying attention when Gleeson talked about wanting to score on every drive. Sanders led the offense to score on its first seven possessions, excluding the oneplay kneel with three seconds left before the half.

Sanders never lifted his foot off the gas, having the Cowboys punt the ball only twice the entire game.

Intelligence The one thing a quarterback cannot do is turn the ball over. Sanders threw the ball 24 times and, although the coaching staff may find a read or check down that he might have missed in his five incompletions after watching film, he threw the ball with confidence and poise with no interceptions or egregious misses.

Another aspect coaches have to pay attention to when dealing with a mobile quarterback is making sure he knows when to continue looking through his progressions downfield or pull it down and run. Sanders had a nice rhythm and feel for what was happening on the field.

The offensive line did a solid job blocking to allow just one sack, and Sanders did his part by not holding the ball too long. He made timely passes while making things happen with his feet when there wasn’t anything there.

“I thought he rushed the ball well,” Gundy said. “It seemed like he understood the throwing game for the most part.

For the first time out, I

thought he played pretty well.”

Accuracy Throwing on-target passes is one of the best ways to prevent turnovers, and Sanders did that. He had a few passes where he showed he knows how to put the ball right where it needs to be.

With 10:15 left in the first half, Sanders dropped back while Landon Wolf cut outside toward the sidelines with a defender on his tail.

Sanders stepped into his throw and delivered a perfect ball to put it where only Wolf could catch it for a 20-yard completion on the 5-yard line.

About eight minutes later, Sanders dropped back and threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Tylan Wallace in double coverage. Wallace was at the 10-yard line when Sanders released the ball with two Oregon State defensive backs in a sprint to cover him. Both defensive backs met Wallace at the goal line at the same time the ball got to him. When Wallace turned around and jumped over both defenders, the ball hit him right in the hands for a touchdown.

It’s no secret Wallace is a dangerous receiver. The Cowboys can do a lot of damage if Sanders continues to deliver accurate balls like those.

“I feel like our team really made it easy for me,” Sanders said. “My team really helped me a lot and the offensive line. I only got sacked once. The receivers caught everything their way, and I feel like they really helped me.”

Kicking Conv FG Punts M. Ammendola 7 1 0 0 0 2 T. Hutton Returns Punt KO Int Fum D. Stoner 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 C. Hubbard 0-0 1-29 0-0 0-0 LD Brown 0-0 2-35 0-0 0-0 TACKLES Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks A. Ogbongbemiga 6 4 10 1.5 1 R. Williams 8 1 9 0 0 T. Sterling 7 2 9 1.5 0 M. Rodriguez 5 4 9 0 0 A.J. Green 5 2 7 0 0 K. Harvell-Peel 6 0 6 0 0 J. Bernard 2 2 4 0 0 T. McCalister 2 1 3 0 0 B. Evers 1 1 2 0 0 B. Redwine 1 1 2 0 0 J. Taylor 1 1 2 0 0 C. Murray 1 1 2 0 0 A. Fofana 1 0 1 0 0 T. Lacy 1 0 1 0 0 B. Martin 1 0 1 0 0 S. Tuihalamaka 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 M. Scott J. McClure 0 1 1 0 0 K. McCune 0 1 1 0 0

TU: ‘This one game will not define’ unit »» From page B1

TU is trying to replace three starters on the line — most notably center Chandler Miller, who didn’t miss a game in four seasons — and facing a dominant defensive front was an impossible first task.

“This may be the best defensive line we face as a whole since I’ve been here, and we’ve played some really good teams,” Montgomery said. “This group that we faced (Friday night), everyone across the board is a Big Ten player and then you got (No.) 48 (defensive end Kenny Willekes) over there, the Big Ten defensive player of the year.

“These guys are talented and the linebackers are talented, and so those young guys

learned a lot tonight and we will go back to work with those guys and give us an opportunity next week and show that we can be better.”

By virtue of primarily facing lesser opponents the rest of the year and boasting a stingy and steady defense, hope for a turnaround season is not lost. Week 2 brings another nonconference road game against Spartans — a Saturday night meeting at San Jose State, which went 1-11 in 2018 and handled FCS foe Northern Colorado 35-18 in its opener Thursday.

“This one game will not define who we are as a unit, and I think we’ve got an excellence chance to be a great football team,” Montgomery said.

“Our defense is going to lead the way for us and these young offensive guys are doing some good things, and now we just have to go out and prove it and get a chance to get back out on the practice field.

“We will improve a lot from what we are going to watch when we get home and get a chance to get in the film room with these young guys and get them coached up. Next week will be 100 percent better because that’s the way our mindset is and the way we are built right now.”

PASSING C-A Yds Int TD J. Luton 23-42 251 0 3 T. Gebbia 3-7 30 0 1

high-powered offenses in his first two seasons and his tenure as offensive coordinator at Baylor.

“It’s not on the quarterback; it wasn’t on the receivers or the running backs,” Montgomery said. “It was us all together. This is an outstanding defense, just as advertised. … They led the nation last year in rush defense. Obviously, it showed up again (Friday night).”

The Hurricane seemingly has a better quarterback situation given the experienced options of Smith and Seth Boomer, but that is somewhat insignificant if the offensive line can’t quickly come together.

RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg I. Hodgins 9 170 2 42 T. Lindsey 8 35 1 11 K. Taylor 3 21 1 14 A. Pierce 2 23 0 12 C. Flemings 2 16 0 14 N. Togiai 2 16 0 12

No. 21 Iowa State survives in triple OT

Oregon State RUSHING No. Yds TD Lg J. Jefferson 16 87 0 19 A. Pierce 8 53 0 13 B.J. Baylor 4 13 0 6 T. Gebbia 1 9 0 9 J. Luton 5 7 7 1.4 J. Colletto 3 -2 1 -0.7

Kicking Conv FG Punts Choukair 3 1 0 D. Rodriguez 0 0 4 Returns Punt KO Int Fum C. Flemings 0-0 4-102 0-0 0-0 J. Irish 0-0 1-30 0-0 0-0 TACKLES Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks S. Wilson 9 3 12 1.5 0 O. Hicks-Onu 7 0 7 0 0 N. Wright 5 1 6 0 0 J. Forest 4 1 5 0 0 S. Smith 3 2 5 0 0 A. Roberts 3 2 5 0 0 H. Rashed 3 1 4 1 0 J. McCartan 3 1 4 0 0 O. Speights 2 2 4 1 0 A. Gumbs 2 2 4 2 0 M. Tago 1 3 4 0.5 0 E. Aydon 3 0 3 1 0 J. Grant 3 0 3 1 1 D. Morris 2 1 3 0 0 J. Irish 1 2 3 0 0 D. Taumoelau 2 0 2 0 0 L. Williams 1 1 2 1 0 I. Hodgins 1 0 1 0 0 J. Colletto 0 1 1 0 0 J. Whittley 0 1 1 0 0 L. Leonnig 0 1 1 0 0 K. Firth 0 1 1 0 0

Croney Jr. scores in third OT as ISU staves off Northern Iowa

By Luke Meredith Associated Press

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy’s eyes lit up when he saw a potential gamelosing fumble floating aimlessly near the goal line.

The sophomore sprang into action, snapping up Sheldon Croney Jr.’s triple-overtime miscue and saving the Cyclones from a devastating defeat — even by their standards.

Croney Jr. scored from a yard out on the next play and 21st-ranked Iowa State rallied to edge

past FCS school Northern Iowa 29-26 on Saturday.

La’Michael Pettway had a pair of touchdown catches for the Cyclones (1-0), who barely survived a massive upset after entering the year ranked for the first time since 1978.

Croney fumbled just shy of the end zone on the second-to-last play of the game. But Purdy saw the ball bounce out, and he sprinted from the backfield to recover it at the 1 in perhaps the biggest play of his impressive young career.

“I saw who was underneath the pile, so I knew who would come up with it. Doesn’t that tell you what he is about?” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said about Purdy’s

heads-up play. “When I saw him there I thought we were going to be in great shape.”

For four quarters and nearly three extra sessions though, the last thing the Cyclones were in was great shape.

Iowa State had to settle for a 23-yard field goal from Connor Assalley with 59 seconds left in the fourth quarter simply to force overtime. Purdy had a touchdown run called back because of holding before that kick.

After the teams traded field goals in the first OT, Purdy found Pettway — a graduate transfer from Arkansas in his Iowa State debut — in the back of the end zone. But Northern Iowa pulled even at 23-all after

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freshman Will McElvain scrambled long enough to free up Trevor Allen for a 7-yard TD catch on a ball that traveled at least 40 yards.

Iowa State forced Northern Iowa into a field goal to start triple overtime, and Purdy completed three straight passes to set up a hectic finish.

“I don’t know if the defense really saw it,” Purdy said of his fumble recovery. “I had probably the best angle on it. It was pretty scary. I’m not going to lie.”

The Cyclones were the second ranked team to win an overtime game against an FCS opponent. Auburn held off Jacksonville State 27-20 in 2015.

Big 12 Friday Oklahoma State 52, Oregon State 36 Saturday Kansas 24, Indiana State 17 Iowa State 29, Northern Iowa 26, 3OT Texas Tech 45, Montana State 10 Baylor 56, Stephen F. Austin 17 TCU 39, Arkanas-Pine Bluff 7 Texas 45, Louisiana Tech 14 Sunday Houston at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m., ABC

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Thursday Cincinnati 24, UCLA 14 UConn 24, Wagner 21 UCF 62, Florida A&M 0 Tulane 42, Florida International 14 Friday No. 18 Michigan State 28, Tulsa 8 Wisconsin 49, USF 0 Saturday Memphis 15, Ole Miss 10 North Carolina State 34, ECU 6 Temple 56, Bucknell 12 Navy 45, Holy Cross 7 SMU 37, Arkansas State 30 Sunday Houston at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m., ABC

SEC Thursday Texas A&M 41, Texas State 7 Saturday Memphis 15, Ole Miss 10 Mississippi St. 38, La.-Lafayette 28 Kentucky 38, Toledo 24 Alabama 42, Duke 3 North Carolina 24, South Carolina 20 Georgia State 38, Tennessee 30 Arkansas 20, Portland State 13 Auburn 27, Oregon 21 Wyoming 37, Missouri 31 LSU 55, Georgia Southern 3 Georgia 30, Vanderbilt 6

How the AP Top 25 fared No. 1 Clemson (1-0): beat Georgia Tech 52-14, Thursday.

Next: vs. No. 12 Texas A&M, Saturday.

No. 2 Alabama (1-0): beat Duke 42-3.

Next: vs. New Mexico State, Saturday.

No. 3 Georgia (1-0): beat Vanderbilt 30-6.

Next: vs. Murray State, Saturday.

No. 4 Oklahoma (0-0): vs. Houston, Sunday.

Next: vs. South Dakota, Saturday.

No. 5 Ohio State (1-0): beat FAU 45-21.

Next: vs. Cincinnati, Saturday.

No. 6 LSU (1-0): beat Georgia Southern 55-3.

Next: at No. 10 Texas, Saturday.

No. 7 Michigan (1-0): beat Middle Tennessee 40-21 Next: vs. Army, Saturday.

No. 8 Florida (1-0): beat Miami 2420, Aug. 24.

Next: vs. UT-Martin, Saturday, Sept. 7.

No. 9 Notre Dame (0-0): vs. Louisville, Monday.

Next: vs. New Mexico, Saturday, Sept.

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No. 10 Texas (1-0): beat Louisiana Tech 45-14.

Next: vs. No. 6 LSU, Saturday.

No. 11 Oregon (0-1): lost to No. 16 Auburn, 27-21.

Next: vs. Nevada, Saturday.

No. 12 Texas A&M (1-0): beat Texas State 41-7, Thursday.

Next: at No. 1 Clemson, Saturday.

No. 13 Washington (1-0): beat Eastern Washington 47-14.

Next: vs. California, Saturday.

No. 14 Utah (1-0): beat BYU 30-12, Thursday.

Next: vs. Northern Illinois, Saturday.

No. 15 Penn State (1-0): beat Idaho 79-7.

Next: vs. Buffalo, Saturday.

No. 16 Auburn (1-0): beat No. 11 Oregon, 27-21.

Next: vs. Tulane, Saturday.

No. 17 UCF (1-0): beat Florida A&M 62-0, Thursday.

Next: at FAU, Saturday.

No. 18 Michigan State (1-0): beat Tulsa 28-7, Friday.

Next: vs. Western Michigan, Saturday.

No. 19 Wisconsin (1-0): beat South Florida 49-0, Friday.

Next: vs. Central Michigan, Saturday.

No. 20 Iowa (1-0): beat Miami (Ohio) 38-14.

Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday.

No. 21 Iowa State (1-0): beat Northern Iowa 29-26, 3OT. Next: vs. No. 20 Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 14.

No. 22 Syracuse (1-0): beat Liberty 24-0.

Next: at Maryland, Saturday.

No. 23 Washington State (0-0): vs.

New Mexico State, late Saturday.

Next: vs. Northern Colorado, Saturday.

No. 24 Nebraska (1-0): beat South Alabama 35-21.

Next: at Colorado, Saturday.

No. 25 Stanford (1-0): beat Northwestern 17-7.

Next: at Southern Cal, Saturday.

Scores EAST Boston 35, Virginia Tech 28 Buffalo 38, Robert Morris 10 CCSU 26, Fordham 23 Delaware 31, Delaware St. 13 Maine 42, Sacred Heart 14 Penn St. 79, Idaho 7 Rutgers 48, UMass 21 Villanova 34, Colgate 14 SOUTH Appalachian St. 42, ETSU 7 Austin Peay 41, NC Central 10 Boise St. 36, Florida St. 31 Cent. Arkansas 35, W. Kentucky 28 Charlotte 49, Gardner-Webb 28 Chattanooga 24, E. Illinois 10 Clemson 52, Georgia Tech 14 Davidson 27, Georgetown 20 E. Kentucky 53, Valparaiso 7 E. Michigan 30, Coastal Carolina 23 Florida 24, Miami 20 Furman 46, Charleston Southern 13 Hampton 65, Elizabeth City State 7 Maryland 79, Howard 0 Mercer 49, W. Carolina 27 Morehead St. 44, Union 7 NC A&T 24, Elon 21 NC State 34, East Carolina 6 SC State 28, Wofford 13 SE Louisiana 35, Jacksonville St. 14 Syracuse 24, Liberty 0 Tulane 42, FIU 14 UAB 24, Alabama St. 19 UCF 62, Florida A&M 0 UT Martin 42, Northwestern St. 20 Wake Forest 38, Utah St. 35 William & Mary 30, Lafayette 17 MIDWEST Bowling Green 46, Morgan St. 3 Cent. Michigan 38, Albany (NY) 21 Illinois 42, Akron 3 Indiana 34, Ball St. 24 Minnesota 28, South Dakota St. 21 Montana 31, South Dakota 17 N. Dakota St. 57, Butler 10 Nebraska 35, South Alabama 21 North Alabama 26, W. Illinois 17 North Dakota 47, Drake 7 Ohio 41, Rhode Island 20 Ohio St. 45, FAU 21 SE Missouri 44, S. Illinois 26 Youngstown St. 45, Samford 22 SOUTHWEST Texas A&M 41, Texas St. 7 UTSA 35, Incarnate Word 7 FAR WEST Air Force 48, Colgate 7 Arizona St. 30, Kent St. 7 Cal Poly 52, San Diego 34 Colorado 52, Colorado St. 31 Hawaii 45, Arizona 38 N. Arizona 37, Missouri St. 23 Nevada 34, Purdue 31 San Jose St. 35, N. Colorado 18 Stanford 17, Northwestern 7 Utah 30, BYU 12 Washington 47, E. Washington 14

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Tulsa Gun Club Shotgun sports are available on 10-station sporting clays course; 5-stand challenge with eight traps, five skeet fields, and two trap fields. Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Wednesday and Friday through Sunday. Open to the public; memberships available. Club is a quarter of a mile west of intersection of 56th Street North and North Mingo Road. Information: 918-272-0262.

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Free Hunting days The first full weekend in September marks Free Hunting Days, when people are allowed to hunt without possessing an Oklahoma hunting license. Federal stamps for waterfowl are required, however. Check regulations online at wildlifedepartment.com or pick up a Hunting Guide where sporting goods are sold.

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The daily bag limit is six. Check regulations online at wildlifedepartment.com or pick up a Hunting Guide where sporting goods are sold.

Canada goose season opens Sept. 7 The season for local Canada geese is open Sept. 7-15. The shooting hours are one half hour before sunrise to official sunset daily. The daily bag limit is eight.

Check regulations online at wildlifedepartment.com or pick up a Hunting Guide where sporting goods are sold.

Birding at Oxley The first Saturday of the month is for Saturday Morning Birding at Oxley Nature Center, 6700 Mohawk Blvd. Join naturalists for a bird-watching walk 8-9:45 a.m.

It is free to join in, no registration is required, and all skill levels are welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them. Information: oxleynaturecenter.org or 918596-9054.

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Red Castle sporting clays The sporting clays range at Tulsa Red Castle Gun Club on Zink Ranch is open 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sundays for members and non-members. Non-members must contact the range director in advance at 918-241-4558 to obtain a pass code. For more information about the club go to tulsaredcastlegunclub.com

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s hunters settle in this opening day of dove season and have a quiet moment or two in the half-light before sunrise, here’s a little something to think about: 30, 50, or 70 years from now, who will Kelly take your Bostian place?

ThinkOutdoors ing about Writer the future kelly.bostian@ of hunttulsaworld.com ing is important, according to Oklahoma’s new statewide R3 coordinator, Kasie Joyner.

“They need to be thinking about who they can share the opportunity with,” she said of today’s hunters. “Take someone that hasn’t been out hunting in awhile and get them out again.

Or take someone new, take a kiddo or someone older, take anyone that hasn’t had the opportunity, because it’s a fun way to get into the hunting sports.”

“Dove hunting is social, you can talk with your friends and you don’t have to be still and quiet. It’s a good first hunt for anyone who would want to get out there,” she said.

Right about now readers might be thinking “what the heck is R3, why does it need a coordinator and who is Kasie Joyner?”

Joyner, previously a technician with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Oklahoma Lands Access Program, or OLAP, has for the past three years helped add close to 70,000 acres to places Oklahomans can hunt.

The past three weeks she’s been R3 coordinator — a new position that is jointly funded with federal wildlife restoration funds through the wildlife department and a 25%

he should have won the Biletnikoff Award. He’ll correct that mistake in season.

It’s just that we’re work- December.

For the sake of OSU’s ing on a one-game sample December, of bowl season size, and I’d like to see and the potential for a Sanders in three or four January game, Hubbard’s more games, preferably against a defense stronger development and Walthan Oregon State’s crepe lace’s dominance cannot be understated. paper outfit. The youngContending in the Big ster drips with promise, but let’s watch him try to 12 Conference means contending with Oklahoma. deliver on it a few more times before declaring he As long as Lincoln Riley coaches the Sooners, that is already there. means matching Riley’s Chuba Hubbard and offense.

Tylan Wallace? Both are Hubbard and Wallace, already there. That’s the healthy and motivated, surest thing from the allow OSU that opportuCowboys’ opener, the nity. They are a poisonous biggest takeaway as it relates to the rest of OSU’s combination for a defense that must choose to go season. hard at one, thereby exHubbard ran as if he posing itself to the other. was offended by someThere’s a mental factor thing. He barreled into at work as well, and it the Beavers one play, sprinted away from them relates to Sanders.

The quarterback said in the next. He ran assertpost-game that Hubbard ively in place of injured stuck with him in the Justice Hill down the hours leading up to his stretch of 2018, but this debut. was something entirely “He kept talking to different. me and getting my mind If Hubbard doesn’t get right,” Sanders said. hurt or tired, he should And Hubbard’s and become Gundy’s most Wallace’s gametime playproductive back since making?

Kendall Hunter. Easily.

“They helped calm me If Wallace doesn’t get hurt or bored — he made down a lot,” Sanders said.

“No doubt,” Gundy said. moments in Friday’s game look absurdly easy — he’ll “It’s reassurance (Sanders) doesn’t have to do it all be more productive than alone.” he was last year when

Recruitment, retention, reactivation key to future

Joyner is a rare kind of self-starter and R3 hunter — especially among the millennial generation.

The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation is what caught the attention of hunting and conservation organizations and boosted the R3 movement, Berg said.

The drop in numbers from 2011 was alarming and showed how the “big year class” is aging out of the game.

Berg pulled up a chart to illustrate the crux of the issue. He compared Dove hunters carry gear to the fields under a foggy sunrise. KELLY B OSTIAN /Tulsa World file people of the age group who were 25-34 in 1991 to those of the same age Solunar Table vation but also picked up just don’t have the same range today.

Major Minor Major Minor a bow and arrow for the In 1991 that group was Tod. 1:46a 7:59a 2:12p 8:25p numbers. Oklahoma will first time and found a Mon. 2:45a 8:58a 3:11p 9:24p not be immune to this 3.9 million strong. The Tues.

3:43a 9:56a 4:09p 10:22p nationwide trend. new passion. same group of people, Wed. 4:40a 10:53a 5:06p 11:19p Archery was therapeu- now aged 45-55, number Berg spelled out the Thur.

5:35a 11:48a 6:02p ---tic, she said. When she Fri. 6:28a 12:15a 6:54p 12:41p Baby Boomer effect in about 2.5 million nationSat. 7:19a 1:06a 7:45p 1:32p wildlife management saw friends taking deer wide.

The solunar period schedule allows planning days so you will be she decided to learn how terms.

“It would be what fishing in good territory or hunting in good cover during those That’s a drop of nearly times. Major periods begin at the times shown and last for 1.5 to 2 hours. The minor periods are shorter. we’d call a big year-class,” to hunt. She did it alone, 1.5 million among that with coaching found on he said. group in 25 years, roughYouTube and hunting Berg said the first ly a 20-percent decline. match from the National direction for the new R3 shows.

People age and some As a 21-year-old she Wild Turkey Federation, position is to work with decrease in an activity ventured out to public according to Colin Berg, all the state’s conserlike hunting probably is hunting lands to enjoy vation organizations, the wildlife departlikely. ment’s education section churches and other com- her first learning experiThe real eye-opener ence. She got lost in the munity groups to bring supervisor. comes with looking at dark on the way into her the age group who are more cohesion to all With her hiring, deer stand and had to sit 25-34 now. They number the great efforts already Oklahoma joins other underway and to recruit at the base of a tree until only about 1.8 million in states that have teamed sunup. mentors for lasting with the NWTF, Quail the 2016 report. So that She improved from impact.

Forever/Pheasants Forage group is starting School programs, one- there and has killed ever or funded their own out roughly 46 percent day and weekend events several doe. She’s yet coordinator positions to smaller than the group to connect on her first address “R3”—Retaining, that introduce people in 1991. archery buck, but she’s Recruiting and Reactivat- to hunting, archery or Just how much smaller shooting sports are valu- come painfully close. ing hunters. will that group be when “You just go and you able, but research shows R3 focuses on the they hit 45-55? make mistakes and community is what future of hunting and, This is not just a matlearn,” she said. “You’ll boosts hunter numbers. by extension, the future ter of hunter numbers do better the second People are just waitof funding the coun— it’s money for wildlife ing to be asked to go out, time, and the next time.” conservation, which isn’t try’s successful wildlife She said the experience getting any cheaper year Berg said. They need to management agencies that “melted her heart” and programs. The fewer be asked to go and they after year. as a hunter so far was hunting licenses sold and need to be invited out Those 25 years are gohearing her father boast ing to pass in the blink of the fewer taxes collected again. R3 is a way to bring hunters and would- to his friends about going an eye, like the half-light on purchase of firearms hunting with his daugh- before sunrise. be hunters together. and associated gear, the “I think a key thing to ter, who re-introduced less funding will be availNow, shoot straight keep in mind is it’s better him to hunting after he able for wildlife conserthis opening day weekhad not been in the field end, enjoy the hunt, then to take one person six vation nationwide, Berg times than six people one for years. said. call a friend and invite Recruiting new time,” Joyner said.

While Oklahoma is them out next weekend Born, raised and, now, hunters is one thing, holding its own in hunter — and the next. retaining hunters who numbers overall, genera- returned to Coweta, tional differences tell an Joyner’s hunting journey are already out there is Kelly Bostian another, but reactivating alarming story. The Baby began as an Oklahoma 918-581-8357 State University student, those who used to hunt Boomers are aging out kelly.bostian but haven’t for years is a where she studied natuand Gen X, the Millen@tulsaworld.com ral resources and conser- big deal too. nials and Centennials Twitter: @KellyBostian

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Sanders is the wild card here. If he continues his trajectory begun at Oregon State, the Cowboys have themselves triplets worthy of Gundy-Sanders-Dykes and WeedenRandle-Blackmon. Gundy will have his best team since the Weeden-RandleBlackmon national threat of 2011.

More likely, Sanders will wobble now and then.

He’ll force a throw to a double-covered Wallace, or keep the ball when he should have handed to Hubbard. He is one game into his college career, after all. There are growing pains the most talented freshmen have endured.

That’s when Wallace and Hubbard, older and more consistent players, will remind us of their value to their young teammate, and to their team.

They will be there in case Sanders falters. They will keep the Cowboys’ beat.

It was awfully loud late Friday night in Corvallis, and that wasn’t just due to OSU’s zestful young quarterback. He had a lot of help from two teammates in particular, just as he will again.

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OSU notebook Gundy says Cowboys look more disciplined The word “discipline” has been ingrained into the minds of everybody surrounding the Oklahoma State program over the summer. The Cowboys ranked 115th nationally, averaging 70.5 penalty yards per game and ninth in the Big 12 Conference last season.

Gundy said he was pleased with the way his team looked in Friday’s season-opening 5236 win at Oregon State.

“We’re better, much better,” Gundy said. “I watched us, we were a much more disciplined team.”

The Cowboys had six penalties for 55 yards, but two of those were after Gundy pulled his starters on defense. The Cowboys were flagged for a 15-yard pass interference and a 5-yard offsides call.

“Other than that, we had four penalties for (35) yards,” Gundy said. “We’re good.

We’ve got a long ways to go but we’re better from a discipline standpoint. … I’m not saying that we’ve arrived. I’m just saying we’re better.”

Gleeson coaches his first game with OSU Offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson just finished his first game coaching in the Big 12 Conference. His offense racked up 555 total yards and redshirt freshman quarterback Spencer Sanders didn’t disappoint with his performance.

Running back Chuba Hubbard rushed for a career-

OSU coach Mike Gundy said he liked his team’s discipline in Friday’s 52-36 win at Oregon State. Aman da Loman /AP high 221 yards with an 8.5 yards per carry average on 26 attempts. Receiver Tylan Wallace looked like the same Wallace from last year after scoring two touchdowns on five catches for 92 yards.

The Cowboys may have a new coach leading the offense, but Friday was business as usual for Oklahoma State after putting 52 points on the scoreboard.

“I thought it was good,” Gundy said of the offense. “I didn’t notice anything different. … As of the flow of our offense in the way we play, I thought it worked out.”

Has Sanders ended the quarterback battle?

Gundy said after Friday’s win that the coaching staff had decided a few days before the game to go with Sanders as the starter.

Sanders threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns on 19-of-24 passing. He also ran for 109 yards to account

for 312 of the Cowboys’ 555 total yards on offense. Gundy had no choice but to keep Sanders in while playing that well.

Graduate transfer Dru Brown came in the game with 1:19 remaining to run the clock out with two handoffs.

“I felt bad toward the end that Dru didn’t get in,” Gundy said. “Spencer was playing so good we couldn’t take him out. But he has done very well and he’s going to get on the field.”

Brown threw for 5,273 yards and 37 touchdowns in his two years at Hawaii.

Oregon State’s defense isn’t a brick wall, so fans could easily have been talking about how well Brown played if it were him who got to start first.

Sanders showed a lot of promise in his first game, but he will have to string together a few solid games before shutting the door completely on Brown.

— Frank Bonner II, Tulsa World

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Bargain Lot Social Services-Non-Profit Muskogee Housing seeks to fill the senior level position of Housing Choice Voucher Program Coordinator. Duties of this position include overall supervision of the program, which servers 750+ families, as well as oversight of a staff of five employees. Qualified applicants will possess advanced knowledge of voucher assisted housing programs, preferably in the area of the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program, as well as a minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience. Muskogee Housing offers a competitive salary plus excellent benefits.

Interested persons may forward their resume to careers@muskogeehousing. org. Muskogee Housing is an equal opportunity employer and a pre-employment drug screen is required. Position open until filled.

Transportation Twin Cities Ready Mix Mechanics & Mixer Drivers (Class B) 1 year driving experience.

Home every night. Must pass drug screen and physical.

Benefits include paid vacation, PTO, paid holidays, health, life, dental, cancer & aflac insurance. Family owned and operated. Income potential over $50k/year.To apply call M-F 918-438-8888 ex. 1 Tulsa Plant or visit www.tulsaworldjobs.com

Audi

ATTENTION

Class A CDL DRIVERS! Now Hiring OTR flatbed positions. Great pay, home often, vacation and benefit package. 1 year exp.

Wehunt Contract Hauling 918-793-4871 www.wehunttrucking.com

General

2015 Foose Ed. SS Camaro, #1 built of 2015. 50,400 mi., silver w/ gray leather, auto, $4,000 stereo system, $24,300, call 918-855-9999.

2002 Ford Explorer, V8, cloth, 3rd row, running boards, luggage rack, pw, pl, tilt, cruise, $2995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

2008 Chevy Impala LT

Electric windows & locks, leather, real clean, rides and drives great. $3250. 918-645-8237

Chevrolet

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD, Laredo, 4 dr, auto, 4 liter 6 cyl., tow pkg, leather seats, 115,000 miles, tires fair, looks good, $2500, 918-638-9687

•2014 Q5 Audi• Mint condition, garaged it’s whole life, 90kmi.

You won’t find a cleaner car!

Reduced, must sell. $19,950.

720-951-8025 or 918-829-4221.

2011 Chevy 1500 LT

Ext. Cab S/W Bed 4x4 Electric windows & locks drives great $9825. 918-645-8237.

For Sale: 1961 Chevrolet Bel Air, 2 door. $4,250.

1988 Chevrolet short wide truck lowered 6in $850.

918-838-1786. Leave a message.

Chevrolet Pickup-Van

1992 Chevy Camaro • 1 owner, V6 auto cruise, new tune up & fuel pump, good tag, ready to drive. As is $4,100. 918-260-0984 or Leave message, 918-371-5701

2004 Ford Crown Victoria, like new tires, 44,000 miles, looks & drives new, $3500. 918-443-9400

Transportation SIGN ON BONUS!!

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2012 Chevrolet Silverado LT 4x4, 1 owner, extended cab, cloth, pw, pl, tilt, cruise, $11,995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

’07 Classic Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 5.3 V-8 Vortec, 4 Speed Auto, 2 WD, Extended Cab w/ Camper, 1 Owner, Non-Smoker, 175,000 mi., $7,695. 918-639-3746.

2013 Chevy Malibu LT, crystal red, dove tan leather, Navigation, heated seats, extra clean, new tires, tinted glass, 136K miles, $11,800. (918) 852-8927.

2012 Chevy Tahoe Z71, 4WD, 163kmi, V-8, 5.3L, remote start, heated seats, nav, dvd, sunrf, 1 owner, service history, exc. condi. $16,999. 918-371-3241

Sales 2000 Chevy Tahoe Limited, Black, 350, Auto, Really nice, Cold A/C, Like new tires, $2,900. Call, 918-857-6723.

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General

2017 Chevy Trax LT SUV, great economy, 4 cyl. turbo, great safety reviews, black leather, back up camera, only 8500 mi. $12,395. 918-582-3082 2005 Chevy 4WD Suburban 1500 V8, loaded, A/C, video monitor, CD, leather, alum. wheels, 168K mi., runs great, $5,900. In Sand Springs 847-477-2074

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tulsamarketplace.com Chrysler 2006 Nissan Frontier LE 4x4, crew cab, 4.0L V6, automatic, pw, pl, tilt, cruise, $8995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

’05 PT Cruiser Touring Edition Convertible, 2.4 turbo, new water pump & timing belt, cold AC, 158k mi. $2,195. Call or text for more pics, 918-629-7172.

2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LS, 6 passenger, pw, pl, tilt, cruise, rear air, $8995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

1989 Chrysler Le Baron GT Conv., 49K miles, leather, auto, pw, pl, tilt, cruise, power seat, $3995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

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Dodge Pickup-Van-4x4

1999 Dodge Ram 4x4 Quad Cab, leather, 5.9L V8, automatic, $5495. Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

2001 Dodge Ram 1500, Regular Cab, one owner, 89K miles, 5.2L V8, $4995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

Ford Pickup-Van-4x4

1997 Ford 1 ton truck, 7.3L diesel, 6 speed trans w/ cooler, gooseneck hitch.

Call 918-758-7555.

1997 Ford F-150 Mark III Luxury Edition Good Condition, runs good, good work truck or first vehicle. 200k plus miles. No dents, no rust, front bumper slightly dented. Bed liner, V8 engine, with trailer hitch. $1,100 FIRM. 918-364-5468.

Ford Pickup-Van-4x4

2008 Ford F250 4x4 Crew Cab Lariat 6.4L V8 diesel, new transmission, 5 spd auto, leather, 195,000 mi. $13,500.

918-845-1175, 805-914-3568

2010 Ford F150 XLT Super Crew 2WD • Sterling Gray Metallic w/Silver Accent.

40/20/40 Stone Cloth Interior.

A/C, Power Windows/Locks/ Mirrors/Steering. AM/FM/ Sirius/CD.Trailer Tow Pkg, XLT Chrome and Convenience Packages, 3.55 Limited Slip Axle, 4.6l V8, Chrome Step Bars, Bedliner, 163,500 miles.

Reduced to $12,500 918-617-2344.

Lexus

1995 LEXUS ES300, Tan 4 dr Sedan, Power Sunroof, Windows, Doors, Seats, Mirrors & CD player. Fun, Sporty, Stylish design. Garage kept, NEW battery, good tires & brakes & only 170K mi. LOCALLY owned family car. Certified by Lexus of Tulsa. LOW as is $3700 price.

CALL 918-492-0046

Nissan Pickup-Van-4x4

2006 Nissan Frontier LE 4x4, crew cab, 4.0L V6, automatic, pw, pl, tilt, cruise, $8995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

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2012 Suzuki Equator Crew Cab, V6, auto, P/W, P/L, tilt, cruise, $9995.

Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

Toyota Pickup-Van-4x4

2008 Nissan Armada 4x4, leather, loaded, $7995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com 2012 Lexus LS460L AWD, blue/ivory leather, hard loaded, Navigation, heated/cooled seats, remote start, 177K miles, $14,900. 918-625-1770

Mazda

GMC Pickup-Van-4x4

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab ST 4WD, diesel, auto, 267,000 miles, aluminum alloy wheels, below clean trade in price, $8500. 918-638-9687

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1996 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4WD, in good shape, 3.4 V6, new timing belt, water pump, pulley set, new tires, A/C is ice cold, has 10 CD changer from factory, runs perfect, $5,000 cash, 209K miles.

Text, 918-948-4023

2010 Nissan Armada Platinum, leather, 3rd row, DVD/CD, Light blue, new tires and sunroof. 114,428 miles. $14,500.

Call 918-583-6999

2015 Nissan Frontier

2001 Ford F250 XLT, 7.3L diesel, crew cab, long bed, pw, pl, tilt, cruise, $7995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com 2006 Dodge Ram 2500, 4x4, 5.9L diesel, Quad Cab, 2" lift, tilt, cruise, $10,995.

Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

1984 GMC Pickup • New engine & new trans. All power, dual exhuast. $1,950 OBO. Must Sell! Gary Staires: 918-838-1786, 918-260-9732

2008 Mazda 5, cloth, P/W, P/L, tilt, cruise, automatic, $4495.

Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

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2014 Ram Promaster 2500, 159" WB high top cargo van, $16,995.

Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

Mini Cooper 2012 GMC Acadia Excellent condition, 1 owner, lots of bells & whistles, 65k mi, $14,000.

918-421-9968.

Ford Pickup-Van-4x4 2005 Ford F350 Lift Van. Diesel. Hydraulic wheelchair accessible lift. Starts. Drives.

Lift is fully functional. $4500, sell or trade OBO. 918-630-0623

2016 NISSAN ROGUE SV AWD 2.5 L4 economy, back up camera, hand free phone, 61K mi., well maintained, great tires, sale price, $14,900. 918-582-3082

Porsche

2003 Toyota Tundra SR5 Access Cab, 4.7L V8, automatic, cloth, P/W, P/L, tilt, cruise, 2WD, $5995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

2016 Toyota Tundra Crew Cab 4x4 SR5, TRD off road pkg, 5.7L V8, only 25K mi. 1 owner, like new, SVC history, leather, NAV, $36,900 OBO. 918-527-0271

Volvo 2010 MINI COOPER TURBO S Nice Clean Car, black interior, full sunroof, runs great.

Low Miles 67,000 $8200.00 918289-6470

Jeep

Leather, 4 dr, 76K mi., Extended bed, 18" wheels, camera, $17,800 OBO. 918-369-4226

Mitsubishi

1979 Ford Lariat F150 460 engine, excellent condition, A/C, P/B, P/S, new tires, dual exhaust, new paint 2 yrs, original cream puff, $13,500. 918-791-1402.

1980 PORSCHE - 928

88K documented miles, exc. running luxury sports car w/ many new maintenance items. $7,500. Call 918-822-0074.

2006 Volvo V70 AWD Cross Country, only 92k miles, leather, loaded, $6995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

Antique-Classic Vehicles 2008 Ford Expedition Limited, leather, DVD, sunroof, power folding seats, 3rd row, $8995, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

2013 Rubicon Unlimited, Hardtop, black w/black, pwr boards, 10,460mi, 6in lift w/35in tires, waren bumpers, wench, LEDs, $35,900. 918-855-9999.

2017 Mitsubishi Mirage ES, 5 spd, PW, great MPGs, $8995 or $1000 down, $136 mo, 72 mos.

WAC, Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

1988 Porsche 944 Coupe.

Very nice. Needs a little work.

Racing seats & steering wheel, redone motor heads, gas tank & more. $15,000.

Tulsa, (817) 714-0950

1951 Mercury Sport Sedan 35k actual miles. Original unmolested car, auto trans., int. like new, ext. excellent, car runs & drives great. $22,500.

Jerry Admire 918-481-6611.

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Antique-Classic Vehicles

1927 Track T, 66 GM 327, 350 auto trans, early Haili Brand quick change rear end, runs & drives excellent. $12,500 OBO. Call Steve, 918-284-9444.

Antique-Classic Vehicles

1948 Buick Roadmaster 2 dr, clean original title, hasn’t been driven since 1956, no deep rust, all original, doesn’t run, hurry won’t last! $6500, 918-409-4907

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Antique-Classic Vehicles

Antique-Classic Vehicles

1956 Chevy Belair 4 dr Hardtop New GM crate 350 eng., rebuilt turbo 400 trans., New frnt pwr disc brks, new rear brks, 2in. drop spindles, new fuel tank, $22,500. Call Ray, 918-693-5885.

1960 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE Most perfect in Tulsa.

Beautiful orig. car. With A&H. $25,000, 84k miles, 918-836-3617.

1966 Chevy Corvette Conv. V8 327, 77K mi., restored, 300 hp, auto, extremely nice, number matching car, complete documentation, $57,500. 918-440-4545

1974 Mercury Comet 2 door, 78,000 original miles, as is, must see $3995 obo 918-378-5054

1965 Mustang GT convertible, 4 speed trans., excellent cond., A-Code engine, $29,900.

Call 918-695-0281

1966 Ford Mustang, 6 cyl. engine, standard trans., clean inside & out. $8,995.

918-835-5508.

1955 LeMans Austin-Healey $30K to partnership/restoration.

Will buy 50s & 60s European Sports cars.Pro track/ concours specialists.

Appts. Call 918-437-9302

1940 Ford Deluxe 2 door Sedan, Chevy 350 V8, Automatic, A/C, Leather interior, Runs & drives great. $19,900. 918-625-2826, text.

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Handy Workers

Antique-Classic Vehicles

1966 Olds Toronado, Ultimate Original "CODE RED" (8 Year GM Project Car) $40K (nada #1) OBO. 99% orig., factory autumn bronze lacquer, matching deluxe interior. Bill of sale Protectoplate, Records.

In Master Restorers collection at Rolling Art. (9 yrs US Nationals Champs of Rolls-65 US firsts) “Right Stuff” Restorations, appraisals for show, Concours, etc.

SCCA-Vintage Race Prep, etc.

Appts. 918-437-9302

To advertise call 918-583-2121

Home Improvements

Painting

Roofing-Related

FOUNDATION REPAIR

Specializing in sales, installation, repair & service of all brands heating & air cond. equip. Call Ken 918-402-0822. OK Lic. #132539

Affordable Concrete

Patios, Bldg Slabs, Driveways, Stained & Stamped Concrete.

Call Jake 918-855-2127

A+ Remodel & Restoration SR. 20% OFF • 35 Yrs Exp. • Carpentry •Painting •Tile •Free Friendly Estimates Robert @ 918-407-8606

No overtime anytime on service or replacement. Kwik Air,

918-605-0683 License # 17502

Temporary Orders • Name Changes • One Signature• Two signature• Missing spouse Guaranteed • Excludes Court Fees. CALL NOW! 918-664-4482

Automotive Services

FREE EST. CALL NOW Patio, Sidewalk, Driveways, Dirt Work, Steps & more!

Repair, Replace, Add-on Insured & References.

AweMan Construction, Repair & Remodeling. Drywall, Fencing, Decks, Water Leaks, Roofing. No Job too small.

Bonded. Insured. (918) 613-5132

FREE EST. CALL NOW Patio, Sidewalk, Driveways, Dirt Work, Steps & more!

Repair, Replace, Add-on Insured & References.

General Residential & Commercial Repair: painting, electrical, kitchen remodel, yard work, etc., fully insured, free est. Billy Hart 918-850-8623

Landscape Design • Drip Irrigation • Unique Trees, Flowers & Plants of all kinds!

(918) 232-8480

Tractor Work-Grading

Brush Hogging & Tractor Work, No property too large or small! Insured.

Call 918-260-0355.

"MORE THAN PAINTING"

Tree Services

Drywall, Carpentry, Siding, Commercial & Residential 40 yrs experience & BBB RI#100118 - Call 918-607-2716

Bucket Truck, Climber, Chipper & Hauling.

Fully Insured.

BEST DEAL ON MOWING & Weed Eating. Jim, 918-900-4642

Steve’s Custom Painting.

Paint, sheetrock repair, wallpaper, custom finishes, 35 yrs experience, insured, call Steve 918-855-9008.

Household repairs, Lawn Care, Odd Jobs, Cleaning/Organizing Dependable. Free Estimates.

918-830-9446

Drywall-Sheetrock

Best price on auto AC recharge, $75 freon inc. Also: brakes, starters, alternators, oil changes, 25% off. Mobile mechanic Bob 918-258-6228

Pest Control Landscaping, Lawn Care, Hydroseeding, Haul Offs, Cleanups, Tree, Dirt, Sod & Bobcat Work. Retaining walls, French Drains. 918-760-4807.

We do all types of work: Painting, carpentry, decks, floors, siding, interior remodeling, etc.

20 years experience!

Hauling AAA+

A-1 Painting & Drywall

BIG MONEY FOR YOUR

VEHICLES, ATVs & CYCLES! Even If Wrecked Or Disabled!

Cash Paid, Free Tow Away & Fast Pick Up John 918-633-5578

NEED A NO HASSLE YARD SERVICE? Free Estimates & Easy Payment Services.

Call or Text 918-530-8499

Masonry

FAST FREE HAULING

Water damage. No Job too small. Free estimates. THE ONE TO CALL 918-706-5494

Anything of value hauled Free!

Also, Garage, Attic, Trees, Brush, Trash, etc. 918-706-2291

ALL MASONRY REPAIRS Mailboxes-new/repair. Replace metal box inserts. Cracks.

Replace decayed brick. Free est. 38 yrs exp. 918-232-8665

Same Day Hauling, Mowing, Yard Debris, lite construction, small tree removal, paint, garage cleanout, fence.

Call 918-313-5230

Discount Pricing FREE ESTIMATES Storm Damage, Removal, Trim, Landscape. Lic./Ins./ Vet & Sr. discount. 918-810-3499

CREEPY CRAWLERS TODAYS INSPECTION IS TOMORROW’S PROTECTION!

Member of the BBB, Insured, 35 yrs exp.

Call Bunchy at 918-998-BUGS

Plumbing

MAR TREE SERVICE

Tree’s trimmed & removed Stump grinding & clean up 20 years experience, Insured 918-587-6004 Free Estimates!

***TRASH HAULING***

***CASH BUYER*** We pay cash for trucks, cars, boats, RVs, cycles, etc.

Title issues OK. Call 918-269-5990 or 662-587-1213

Garage Clean-Out. Brush or Anything You Have. 7 Days.

Fastest Service. Lowest Rates.

Call 918-836-0570

Painting & Carpentry Small or Large Jobs, 1 Day Service. Sr. Citizen Discount.

918-520-3840, 918-899-3545

Electrical Work

Ceramic Tile-Marble BOB’S ELECTRIC Residential & Commercial wiring, indoor/outdoor LED lights, remodeling, breaker box upgrades. Free est. 918-521-1729

** TRASH HAULING **

Of any kind. Brush, Trash, Garage & house clean outs.

Fast w/ low rates. 918-834-2012

Health Services • IN HOME CARE • Companion, Appts., Motivation Therapy, Meals+Tidy up, transportation, grocery shopping. Peggy, (918) 688-0031.

Home Improvements

Home/Business Electrical New & Repair Service., No Job Too Small, 36 yrs e xp.

CC’s okay - Lic. #112759 www.knoxelectricok.com

Mailboxes, Split Walls, TuckPointing, Reface Brick, Fire Places, Mudcaps, etc.

Free Est., 38yrs, Tulsa/BA and surrounding areas.

Miscellaneous Services-Repair WANT TO PLAY PIANO? Experienced teacher.

Adults/children, S. Tulsa, 918-645-0801

A.S.A.P. Plumbing. All your plumbing needs. Over 35 years of experience. No overtime charge. Senior discount.

Insured & bonded (918)497-6432 Plumbing, Drain Cleaning, Gas Piping, Leak Locating Camera, Water Heaters, Faucet Repair. 24hr. Service.

Lic#28409. Call 918-902-5726

Power Washing

Painting

918-859-4959

All Phases Interior & Exterior.

Residential & Commercial.

Over 30 years of satisfied customers. FREE Estimates, 100% Financing available.

Got a car or truck you don’t need? Apply toward payment.

#1 TULSA PAINTERS- Int/Ext, Cabinets, Textures, Wallpaper Removal, Carpentry, Decks, Fences, Affordable. 36 Yrs. Exp, Free Est. 918-289-1038

Steam cleaning for restaurants & major commercial properties. Ventahoods & kitchen exhausts. Servicing OK, TX, AR. On Facebook! 918-916-4040

Roofing-Related Trimming, Removal, Stump Grinding. Insured, Senior & Veteran Discounts.

Free Estimates.

918-437-5027

Senior & Veteran Discount

Why Not Give Us a Call? It May Cost Less Than you Think!

SIZZLING SUMMER SPECIAL UP TO 30% OFF MATERIALS!

QUALITY TILE & MORE

Showers & tubs floors! Wood floors, vinyl plank, shower pans, 26 years of experience & Insured. Call/text 918-645-3699

Cleaning-Housekeeping

918-859-4959

Expert Repairs Guaranteed Results

All Phases Interior & Exterior.

Residential & Commercial.

Over 30 years of satisfied customers. FREE Estimates, 100% Financing available.

Got a car or truck you don’t need? Apply toward payment.

Same Day Service & Repair No Job too Small Home or Business Licensed Bonded Insured Lic#12899

Senior & Veteran Discount

Handy Workers REMODELING REPAIR 30 Yrs Exp., BBB, Free Est. TOTAL REMODEL 1 CONTRACTOR Richard 918-760-1031

Tree Trimming & Removal, free est., free stump grinding & free small Oak Tree w/ tree removal. Senior/Vet Discounts.

Certified Arborist & Fully Ins.

Trimming, Dead Limb, Raise Tree Canopy. Tree Hazard & Leaf Removal. Military, Sr. & New Homeowners Discounts.

18 yrs. Insured. 918-213-7240

Ceramic Tile repair, restoration & installation, Call or text Don 918-640-4650 Satisfaction Perfectly Guaranteed

Pressure Washing. Yard Work. Window Cleaning.

Office Janitorial. House & Carpet Cleaning. Construction Clean up. dustofftulsa.com

Landscape/Gardening

"HOME PRO’S"

On time. Int./Ext. Painting, Wood Repair, Siding/Pwr.wsh.

Prep, Caulk/prime/drywall/tex.

Call now, low rates 918-829-3698

Lawn Services

Specializing in decorative & all types of concrete work inc: foundations, driveways, patios, sidewalks, pole barns & more!

BBB accredited. Free est. Ins.

JAKES TRACTOR SERVICE Brush hogging, front end loader work. Exp., reasonable.

Skiatook, Owasso, C-Ville, Oologah 918-694-2402/694-9516

Office 918-998-2847 Call 918-694-1168

Suppling Green Country with all of your roofing & construction needs for 36 years. Senior & Veteran Discounts. 918-378-1728

Call Mike 918-513-2619

2008-2009 FORD E250 VANS 57K-92K mi., shelving, dual ladder racks, strobe lights.

We Finance - A&D Auto Sales 4315 E. 11th St., Tulsa

Bush Hogging

Squeaky Floors? Stuck Doors? Cracked Walls?

Saggy Floors?

Foundation Problems?

Piers & Beams, Wood rot replacement, Termite & Pest Control

FREE ESTIMATES Insured. 30 Yrs. Exp. Int./Ext. Drywall/Texture. Carpentry, power wash. Handyman. Wallpaper removal. 918-313-3090

C&C Bush & Tree Trimming Flower beds, fence lines, overgrown shrubs, cleanups, small trees, & fence repair. 20 yrs Clint A+ BBB Ins. 918-636-6687

JEFF LINDUFF CONCRETE Local residential driveways, patios, and sidewalks.

No job too small!

Bonded. Call 918-933-2503

2011-2013 Chevy G2500.

62K-198K miles, shelving, dual ladder racks, strobe lights We Finance - A&D Auto Sales 4315 E. 11th St., Tulsa

Earthquake Damage?

Insured, Member of the BBB, 35 yrs exp.

Today’s inspection is tomorrow’s protection!

Summer A/C check up $39.95

Attorneys-Business

ROOFING Specializing in all types of flat roofing. Save up to 50%, free est. Storm Damage Repair. 539-777-9670 Tulsa.

Additions, Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Doors, Windows, Tile, Handyman services available. Ken 918-402-0822 OK lic. #132539

Why Not Give Us a Call? It May Cost Less Than you Think!

SIZZLING SUMMER SPECIAL UP TO 30% OFF MATERIALS!

Free Roof Quotes! Repairs and Replacements. ShinglesMetal-TPO-Liquid Applied Products. 918-568-9042. Bonded.

Insured. Lic. #80002907.

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Antique-Classic Vehicles

1972 Chevelle SS, 2 door hard top. Matching #’s car w/ many options (air, power, etc.) original paint & upholstry, 383 stroker w/ fuel inj., original 350 SS engine to go w/ car, $29,900 OBO, might take older classic truck as partial trade 918-857-2441

Motorcycles

2009 Yamaha V-Star, only 880 miles! After-market pipes, windshield, gorgeous, $3995 Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

2011 BMW F800 R.

1973 Eldorado Elegant Convertible, St.Tropez blue fire mist w/original white leather, $27K in restoration with NLANOS, 30 yrs in storage. $30,000 OBO. Appts. 918-437-9302

5,000 miles, new battery, new tag, only 100 miles on tires, speedo says 150. $5495. 918-836-9552.

2011 Yamaha FZ8

2000 miles, 1 owner, $4967.

918-625-5490

Scooters-Mopeds

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Campers-Travel Trailers

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Estate Sales

Estate Sales

1985 BMW 1000CC 4cyl, 36k mi, $1,500. 918-855-9322.

2013 HD Ultra Classic, red, immaculate, 14K mi., NADA price $14,770, my price $11,995, or $1500 down, $275 mo., 48 mos., WAC. Mannford 918-865-8399 www.6dsautosales.com

Motor Homes-RVs

Cemetery Lots-Relate

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1993 250 Honda Helix Scooter.

5000 mi., excellent cond., new tires, filters & so forth, $1800.

No text, Call 918-638-8411

Truck-Bus-Tractor-Trailer

1993 Chevy Cab Over flatbed, bad motor, $2500, will trade for land or lots. Call 918-250-5050

2001 GMC Bucket Truck, 8.1L 3500HD. V8 auto. 11 locking fiberglass compartments, 4kW Onan. Trade motorhome truck etc. $12,250 OBO, 918-664-5811.

Motorcycles

1965 Cushman Eagle. Restored with only 186 miles. Custom paint, chrome, & seats. Same owner for 35 years. $6,500.

918-855-9999, Robert.

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2013 Big Country Fifth Wheel 37’, 4 slides, auto level, (camp kitchen), W/D, king bed, huge kitchen, $36,900.

(918) 344-3719, (918) 342-5451

1973 Mustang Mach 1 1 owner. All orig. $24,000.

351 Cleveland, all numbers match, new upholstery, tires, shocks, paint, flowmaster.

918-425-8437 or 918-694-8276.

2013 HD Super Dyna Glide, Immaculate FXDC, garage kept, 13000mi.- new tires @ 10k NADA $10k- asking $9k OBO. Only 1 owner, 918-625-8645

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Safe Room Hauling Trailer $1495 Call (918)250-5050

2013 Forest River All Season 40 ft. Fifth Wheel, 4 slide outs, 2 bathrooms, outdoor kitchen, Stroud, OK, $38,000 OBO. Call 918-290-0673 or 918-290-0674

Vans-All Types 1999 Chevrolet Express Wheelchair accessible Van with electric lift. Automatic lift easily loads person in wheelchair into the van. Interior is equipped to secure rider in a wheelchair with wheelchair locks and seat belts.

78K miles. $10,000.

Call Trevin, 918-585-1519.

Boats

2014 37’ Montana High Country 343RL, 5th wheel, 4 slides, 12’ fridge, 2 ACs, 2 tvs, fireplace, extended warranty, like new condition. $31,500. 918-740-4445

Cemetery lots, 2 burial spaces w/crypts, Memorial Park Cemetery Section 57, $4500/pair, Text 918-261-4171

Found • 1998 BMW R1200C Classic Cruiser • 16,600 miles & several riding accessories. It has been garage kept. I have all service records since I have owned it. I also have a complete service manual on CD, which is also included.

Can no longer ride due to health issue, motivated to sell. $4,475 OBO. 918-760-1542.

2002 Honda Goldwing GL-1800 ABS, 51k mi., AM/FM radio, 6 band weather, 6 disc CD, intercom, CB, cruise, heated grips, new tires/brakes, extra lights, chrome, 1 owner, all svc records and manuals, $7295. Call 918-396-1717

2015 H-D 3 Wheeler, low miles -7897 mi., very clean, 1300cc 6 speed, good tires, back rest, $17,000 call or text 918-260-3775

2016 Harley-Davidson FLSTC Heritage Softail Classic Excellent condition. Never wrecked. 11,000 miles. Hines Pipes & many extras. $12,900. 918-991-8242.

2016 Indian Chief Vintage

Beautiful mint green/cream, low miles, $14,905. 918-619-3899.

1986 Arrow Glass Carisma 160 boat, 16’, 140hp, in/out-board Mercruiser, <100 hours since new, mint cond., w/ trailer, $5500 OBO. 918-685-0048 or 918-577-5566

1992 Dynasty Boat 18.5 ft. boat with trailer, 210 horse power. Yamaha inboard motor. Runs good, skis included. $2,895. 918-277-7941.

2014 Forest River Grey Wolf Bunkhouse 27’, 1/2 Ton Easy Tow, Auto Awning & Jacks, No Smoke/Pets & Never Lived In. $12,500. (918) 342-5451, 344-3719

2016 Open Range (Light), 3 Slides, 2 BR, All Season, extra clean, camp kitchen, no pets/smoking, 1/2 ton towable, $26,900. (918)344-3719, 342-5451

• 2002 Sea Ray 220 VR • With trailer. Excellent conidition, everything works, always covered, 5.0L, dual prop, cover, hydro-hoist avail.

918-740-4966. $21,500.

Motor Homes-RVs 2017 Can-Am Spyder F3TM, 3 Cyl. 1330 CC, 5 speed with reverse. 7,400 miles. Prestine burgundy color. $14,995 OBO. (918) 694-7100.

Beautiful 1940 Chriscraft Barrellback, 19’ new reproduction (2009) of a classic boat. $22,500. Call Ron 316-393-3017 Boat is on Beaver Lake, AR

2017 Can Am Spyder F3 TM, 7800 miles, loaded, 5 spd w/reverse, 3 cyl. w/1330 CC, $16,500 or best offer. Call 918694-7100

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Newport 28ft- $7850 OBO. At Grand Lake S.C., Wheel, diesel, microwave, sleeps 5.

Joel 918-766-2989 (Grove) or Roger 918-853-2728 (Tulsa).

Sailboats 2002 Winnebago Journey DL, 39’ & 2 slides, 300HP Cat turbo diesel w/air ride & Jake Brake, 7.5kw Onan, fiberglass roof, A/C, W/D, $36,900. (918) 344-3719

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Seidelmann 25’ $4500 obo. Bottom & interior paint, dock box, lots of extras, trailer optional cost, 9 hp Evinrude motor will sell separately. 918-625-8200

Campers-Travel Trailers 2003 Holiday Rambler Imperial 40’ & 2 slides, 400HP Cummins 8 Kw Onan, fiberlass roof, king bed, dual vanity, clean, 4 dr refrig. W/D, $59,900. 918-344-3719

2002 Keystone Cougar 5th Wheel w/gooseneck hitch, 29’, 1 Slide Out, Rear Living, Front Queen Bdrm, Clean. $8900.

(918) 342-5451, (918) 344-3719

Roofing-Related

Roofing-Related

Campers-Travel Trailers

FOUND MALE YORKIE MIX IN BROKEN ARROW/COWETA on 8/24/19 on E. 121st St., between S. 193rd East Ave and S. 209th East Ave. Must provide proof of ownership to claim.

Call (918) 637-5009.

Estate Sales 2013 Class A Hurricane Thor 32’. Sleeps 8. 2 Slides.

23,000 Miles. $64,900.

918-342-5451, 918-344-3719.

Auto Leveling and gasoline.

12017 quail creek rd, Oklahoma City Ultra high end estate sale- Fri & Sat 9-3, sun 1-5, Mon 9-3-youve got to see this sale--450 Pics & details at JamesBeanEstateSales.com

Estate Sale • 3207 E 44th St. Sat 11-5, Sun 11-5, Mon 11-5 Antique furniture, tons of dishes, lift chair, and much more!

2014 Forest River Georgetown, 34’, V10, 7kmi, Fireplace, 2 Slideouts, 2 TV’s, L-Shaped Sleeper Sofa, Good Condition! $76,000. 918-720-9686.

Garage Sales-Broken Arrow 1316 W. Granger St. Broken Arrow, Ok. Household items: linens, dishes, lamps, dried flowers, pictures. Also books, gas grill, air hockey table, leather chair, and lots more..

1995 Newmar Kountry Star - 38’ & 1 Slide, 330HP Cummins w/ Jake brake, Air Ride/Air brakes, 7.5 Onan diesel, $15,900 - Make an offer! (918) 344-3719

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Ambassador, 40’. With canopy, 2 bath, 4 slides, Satellite, deep freeze, slide out trays, keyless entry, 360 Cummins, loaded, only 1,500 mi. Like new. Payoff $117,000. Call, 479-785-4049.

56 Hickory Lane, Sand Springs Fri 10-3 Sat 10-3 Sun 12-3 www. rememberwhenok.com

2017 E-Pro 14’ trailer, tow w/small SUV, clean as new, fully equipped, $10,900. 918-344-3719

2007 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX 1300R, 3111 mi., Yoshimara pipe, programer, black, exc. cond., $6800 obo, 918-694-4188

2008 HOLIDAY RAMBLER

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ANTIQUES -- AUCTION --

SEPT 5TH 1507 E 71st / TULSA STARTS 5:30PM! CUSTOM TRAVEL TRAILER w/ AC, FINE ANTIQUES, SILVER, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, COLLECTIBLES MUCH MORE! SOUTHSIDEAUCTION.COM LABOR DAY AUCTION Claremore, OK 74019 Mon., Sept. 2, 9:36 am.

Angus cattle, donkeys, cattle equipment, ’99 Peterbilt, Fruehauf dump trailer, equipment, trucks, boats, tools, gym equip., office supplies, rifles, LesterMillerAuctions.com or Call 918-533-6404 Large Antique/ Consignment & Estate Auction Sat., Sept. 7, Starting 6 pm Conducted by Haskell Auction Co. Located in Haskell, OK on Hwy. 64, 72 Junction, Just South of Bixby Over 1000 items to be sold to highest bidder. No reserves & no buyer’s premiums.

Refreshments & Load Out Assistance Available.

For more info 1-918-482-3947.

To view pictures on Facebook @Haskellauction www.haskellauction.com

Cemetery Lots-Relate 2 Burial plots, Rose Hill Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Sec. 26, Lot 87, $1295/each, call 918-871-1084 2 Burial Spaces in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sec. 49, $2,800 / pair 918-851-5562

Estate Sale 3766 S. 82 E. Ave. Sat. 9-6, Sun. 12-6, Mon. 9-6.

Old, new, used, collectibles, Jewelry, etc.

Something for Everyone Don’t Delay - See It Today

Auctions GOODWILL AUCTION: 8:30 AM Mon-Fri. Open to public!

(Cash Only). No children under age 13. 2800 SW Blvd/Tulsa

Furniture-Household 6 Foot Long Back Bar For Sale. Sale price $3,500 OBO. Call, 918-585-3800.

Industrial Equipment Amada Apelio-III 30 Ton CNC Laser Turret Punch Press S/N 33570233 (1997) 1.5-kw Laser 58- Position Turret Koolant Koolers HCV 10 000-PR-NFFILT Filter Yuken Hydraulic System. 150-Liter Tank Torit Downflow Cartridge Dust Collector. Fanuc C1500 CNC Laser Control (1997).Also, w/ Stacker Assembly, Stock Handling system & Scrap conveyers. Call John at Sweeper Metal Fabricators 918-352-1191. $39,998 OBO MOTIVATED TO SELL!

Sporting Goods DOVE LEASE 2019 $70 per gun/ season 918-688-0464

Misc Merch Wanted WANTED FREON R12. We pay CASH. R12 R500 R11. Convenient. Certified professionals RefrigerantFinders.com/ad 312-291-9169

Merchandise Under $300 100+ Hard Bass Lures + more.

New $500 $125 obo 918-316-1003 12 weeks Adorable male pitbull puppy please $300 4695324604 15 Build-A-Bear outfits with accessories $$100 918-893-7904

1- Troy Bilt Gas Weed Trimmer 4-cycle 1-Echo Gas Weed Trimmer 2-cycle $75.00 for both 9182412142 Leave message 22 cal. Winchester 69A target, ex w/2 mags $300 918*812*8413 88-06 chev&gmc 6.5 pickup bed cover $299.00 9186885965 97 S10 parts truck, no bed or tires $200 918-671-6786 above ground pool sand filter $35.00 9186885965

Antique Buffet - Duncan Phyfe $150 text 918-397-7441 pics Antique din table & chairs Duncan Phyfe $175 pics 918-397-7441 Antique Evenrude Elto OutBrd mtr 1 hp $130 918*812*8413

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Farm Supplies

Farm Supplies

Pet Supplies-Services

Pet Supplies-Services

Business Opportunities

Business Opportunities

Merchandise Under $300

Merchandise Under $300

Dogs

Dogs

Lift Recliner, like new, $290, call 918-397-7441

T.V. LED/1080/26" LIKE NEW! $$72.00 918-307-8488

Lights, 2 Dusk to dawn outdoor lights, used $25 918-521-5080

Watches, 2 pocket/wrist, Waltham/Seiko $50 918-521-5080 Wine refrigerator-12 bottleNew-Mounds $50 918-827-6039

LR Sofa, 90", off white, loose pillows, $150. pics 918-397-7441 Magazines, motorcycle, 150 plus - $100 918-521-5080 Men’s Nice Dan Post Size 9D Lizard Boots $35 918-697-0901 Model A Restorations Magazines $1 each $1 918 697 0901 necklaces & rings turquoise $10 9185579043 OU football 3 Heisman signed txt 4 pics $200 obo 9182938882

Merchandise Under $300

Merchandise Under $300

Antique ice box, wooden exterior, $125. 918-447-0411 antique mechanic’s Creeper $40 9185006239

DVD movies! Excellent condition. $2. 918-307-8488 Fender amp&guitar, text 4 pics $100 9182938882

Antique RCA Victrola Record Player (Works) $250 918-697-0901

Fischer Intrepid Skis w/bndgs 205cm txt 4 pics $50 9182938882

BEAR CLAWS authentic two price for both $50. 918.812.8413

fishing Rod & reel $5.00 9185579043

Belts western & Buckles $10.00 9185579043

FITBIT CHARGE 2, six bands total, GC $75. 918-638-1768

Bench, concrete, cherubs on top, $60, 918-743-3945

Furnace-Air Temp 80m, leave message, $250. 918-331-3822 Golf 3 Wood 15* Taylormade JetSpeed Stiff $45 9182604959

Black & Decker portable power scissors $35.00 918-307-8488 BOW 54’’ 45lb asian recurve & arrows $75.00 9185579043 BOW 54’’ 45lb asian recurve & arrows $75.00 9185579043 Bow, recurve, 45 pounds, $100 918-734-6875 Camping/tail gating canopyNIB $75.00 9186716747 compoundbow Hoyt zr200 &arrow&case $165.00 9185579043 Couches olive & beige 8ftx3ft $$75 and $125 9188964869 Craftsman 42” tractor red blades, star $20 918-671-6786 crossbow N Barnett jackal inbox $185.00 9185579043 crossbow N Barnett jackal inbox $185.00 9185579043 Delta Commercial Table Saw $300 918-697-0901

Dining chairs, 6, dark wood w/ woven seats, $210. 918-447-0411

Golf Balls: 2500 Pre Played, many brands and colors, some like new,some used a lot. $$300.00 918-342-3290 Golf balls- Callaway chrm sft Truvis vgc dzn $10 918-698-0800 Golf balls: Titliest Pro V1 very good Dzn $10 918-698-0800 Golf Complete Full Set Taylormade & Nike $195 9182604959 Golf Driver 2018 PING G400 Max Stiff $245 918 2604959 Golf Irons Bridgestone J15 DF Forged Stiff $300 9182604959 Golf Wedges 2018 Bridgestone Forged 52 56 60 $195 9182604959 Grill, Weber charcoal, like new, w/acc, no txt $125 918-561-6711

High Chair w/ tray, child, $25, 918-520-2500 Hoers tack all kinds $10.00 9185579043

Dining table, 7 ft., dark wood w/iron legs, $275. 918-447-0411

iPhone 6 + 128gb vrzn $300 9185006239

DIShes noritake set $50.00 9185579043

Jeep Wrangler 17” alloy wheel with sensor. $25. 918-638-1768

Drexel wheeled buffet w/wings txt 4 pics $200 9182938882

Lg Oversize chair & ottoman, cream, $150. pics 918-397-7441

Ourdoor Reclinging Lounge Chair, $29. 918-307-8488 Patio furniture, 6 pieces, $75.

918-743-3945

Wreaths, 3, willow, $6, 918-7433945

Horses-Cattle $7500 OBO, 11 head Dexter cattle, 918-299-4427, 918-859-3129

Australian Shepherds • AKC Champion Bloodlines, all sizes.

Like us on Facebook at: Sunrise Aussies, 918-633-8368.

CORGI PUPS - AKC Males & Female, beautiful, tri & red, vet checked, shots, wormed, dew claws, $700.

Call 918-623-6612

• www.RomanNoseHills TrailRide.com • September 27-29 - 3 Days All Food Provided. $75.00.

35th ride. Jeff, (580) 830-0235 or Elaine, (405) 834-9616.

Dogs

pickup bed tool box black like new $$100. 918-688-5965

BOXER PUPPIES - AKC

male & female, brindle & fawn, shots & wormed. 9 wks. $500 firm. Call 918-373-6640

Pioneer VSX-450 Stereo receiver txt 4 pics $80 9182938882

Dachshund Puppies - AKC Miniature, variety of colors, short & long, hair up to date on S&W. $600. Call or text.

918-521-2006

PORTABLE RADIATOR HEATER! $25.00 918-307-8488 PSE LH compound bow 55-70#, arrows, case, $200. 918-938-2564 Queen mattress & box springs clean, soft $100 OBO 918-671-6786 Recliner, lift chair, big & tall, beige, $250. 918-907-4462 Reloading die, .38 Speciel $15 918-734-6875 Running boards Kia Sorento 2014-15 no text $100 918-561-6711 Sawzall no case, good working cond. $20 OBO 918-671-6786 Scope BURRIS 3x9x40 VG life warranty $100 918*812*8413 SE HABLAR Back Side Welcome Neon $250 918 697 0901

2 male Parti YorkiPoos, extra small, 8wks old, 1 phantom & 1 black/white spotted. Well socialized pups! $450. Deliver Claremore/Pryor 918-533-1117.

AKC Labrador Retriever Puppies AKC Silver and Charcoal Labrador Retriever puppies. Call/Text (580)890-8135 or (580)890-8136 and/or our website https://pawsnclawsnhooves.com 5808908136

Cane Corso Pups ICCF 9 wk old Champion Lines, greys & blacks, $800-$1000, weaned, wormed, vaccinated, dew claws and tails done.

918-633-4461.

Doberman Pinscher Puppies, AKC, European & American line, great family pet, S&W, $800. 479-221-7010. raysprotectiondogs.com

Anatolian/Rottwiler mix, will be big, great guard dog/family pet, free to a good home, 918-606-0571.

Sentry Fire Safe-17”X16”X18” digital open $65 918-827-6039 SHOTGUN 410 side by side & more $300.00 9186071864

Chihuahuas, 2 female, brindle, 8 weeks, very tiny, very loving, first shots, $350/each, no papers, 918-729-4974

The NRA Book of Small Arms Volume I - circa 1946. $25. 918-638-1768 Tire 27560R20 1 Dueler Bridgestone $90.00 918-500-6239 Tires (4) 245/70R17 good for spare or trailer $30 918-671-6786 Tires Hankook 305/50r20 $100.00 918-813-0543 tools lots over 500 $125.00 9185579043

Treadle sew machine in cabinet, $100 OBO 918-520-2500 Treadmill, Pacemaster Plus, $125. 918-447-0411

Pro

French Bulldog puppies, 10 wks., 1 male, 2 females, parents on site, AKC, $800 ea., 918-363-7210 baker65384@gmail.com

Anatolian Shepherd Puppies AKC Reg. • Born

12/29/18. All shots given. $400.

(918) 625-6045.

•Corgi Puppies For Sale• 3 males, 1 blue merle w/ 2 blue eyes, $400 1 tri color & 1 tan & white $400. 1st shots/ wormed Farm raised 918-606-0571.

Chihuahua Teeny Tiny Pups Variety of colors, 2-4

lbs. grown, 1st shots & dewormed, home raised. Priced $300 and up. Call 918-287-1939

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS Pure bred, black & tan, 5 boys, 2 girls, $500 each We are not Breeders.

Call 918-510-8313, 918-841-3650

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Waterfront-For Sale Illinois River Property, 2 lots, gated, pool, Jayco tralier, deck-insulated metal roof over-all, walk to river, never flooded, $40,000, 918-850-2009

German Short Haired Pointer Pups • AKC Reg.

All shots & wormed. Males & females, $300. 620-515-3243.

Poodles • Price Reduced, APRI, S&W, UTD, Different colors, New haircut, 4 males, 1 female. Also, 1 female Yorkie.

Call 918-616-7326 Keystone lakefront w/5000 sf 3+ bdrm home, outbuilding w/ licensed commercial kitchen, Cambro boxes, hot wells, chafers, pans, etc. 5’ commercial smoker. Serious inquiries only, $450K negotiable. 918-242-3306

GOLDENDOODLES, Mini M&F, red, white, apricot, sweet, loving, shots, chipped, tested-vet check $1500. Will deliver, 918-533-7878, 918-533-7751

Claremore-For Sale Yorkies • Adorable! 1 male, $600 cash only. Reg. S&W, vet checked, 14 wks old, ready for new home!

918-226-1510.

Retail Building-Sites-Land

Golden Retriever Puppies AKC Reg. Absolutely precious, pictures available, parents on-site, 1st shots & wormed, Call 918-471-6320 or 918-967-2144 Great Dane puppies, registered w/3 generation papers, S/W, POP, really nice looking puppies will be large, $350 & up. 405-584-3446

Oologah Auto Parts Store and all Inventory for Sale.

In business since the 60’s.

Owner wants to retire.

Only $200,000 for all!

Judy Clemmens, Coldwell Banker Select, 918-381-5839.

Business Property Lease 3750 sq. ft. office warehouse 51st & HWY 169. 918-630-2206 Fully Equipped Restaurant, Glenpool, OK, 918-630-2206

0 down 100% financing, 10252 S Maple Ave. 4/3/2, 2600 sq.ft. w/ deluxe master, loaded: steam shower, 2 kitchens, mother-inlaw plan, $1150/mo. 918-691-7317

Jenks-For Sale 50% of mkt., 81st & Harvard, 3/3/2, 3600SF $189K. 918-324-7023

Tulsa South-For Sale

Churches Church Building for rent Sundays only, 918-313-1227

Office-Desk Space Remodeled Country Home mins from Tulsa Hills.

3 bed, 2 bath, 2055sf, 1.3 acres.

Clean & move in ready!

Reduced to $238,900!

Call or Text, 918-600-8678.

5468 W. 85th St. S. Tulsa.

Great Pyrenees/Anatolian puppies, pure white, 2 females DOB 6/28, 1st shots/worming, $300 or 2/$500. Livestock guard, raised around chickens. 20 yrs. breeder. 918-716-4191 6019 South 66th East Avenue (Lease) or Purchase (150-900 sq.ft.) up to 3250 sq. ft. ($250 mo. & up & utilities paid) 918-639-1248

Wagoner-For Sale

Condo-Town Home-Sale Lab / Labrador Retriever AKC Labrador Retriever Puppies. 1 Black Female, 2 Yellow Females and 1 Yellow Male.

Dew Claws Removed. Wormed.

Shots up to date. Vet checked.

Both parents on site. Ready to go to their new homes August 22.

Please Call or Text. 918-937-2335

Exclusive Timbers Condo close to ORU, gated, $150,000 Kurtis Kretchmar, KW Realty, 918-747-7478

Home Sites-Lots-Land Nice 2.5 Acre Building site with trees. Corner Lot. Some restrictions. Asking $26,000. Claremore Sequoyah School District. Call Judy Clemmens Coldwell Banker Select, 918-381-5839

0 Down, 100% Financing, 3/2 505 SE 3rd St. Wagoner, large living, furnished, FP, elec. & plumb. redone, new CH/A, 1700 sq.ft., $875/mo. 918-691-7317

Manufactured Home Sale LABOR DAY LABRADOODLES 5 males and 5 females born on 07-14. All chocolate, some with white markings. Vet checked and ready for their new home. Parents on-site and located in midtown Tulsa.

Starting at $400. Please call or text 918-344-9083

Apartments Unfurnished ALL BILLS PAID 1st Mo. Specials $199 & $299.

1 & 2 Bdrms. Deposit $200, App Fee $35. So. Tulsa, Skelly btwn Harvard & Yale 918-734-1098 2019 3BD/2BA, Black Appliances, Built-in E-Center, Huge Shower in Master! Standard Delivery & Set-Up Included, Only $42,900! 918-215-3778

Real Estate-General

ALL BILLS PAID 1st Mo. Specials $199 & $299.

1 & 2 Bdrms. Deposit $200, App Fee $35. South Tulsa, 51st btwn Harvard & Yale, 918-749-0345 Catoosa- 1&2 bed Apts., on-site laundry Aug. Special. SapulpaStudio, 1&2 bed apts. Tulsa- 1 bedroom Condo on Cherry St. Call 918-257-9156 for pricing

Lab pups, adorable, healthy, AKC, 7 wks olds, chocolate & black, M&F, shots & wormed, dad is a duck hunter, $650. Text for pics 405-464-9150.

5 Week Real Estate Class Meet on Mon. & Thurs.

Call Ken Bond 918-269-1435 kenbond@kw.com Class starts September 5th

Labradoodles & Goldendoodles, Registered, health tested & ch. lines, 2 yr health hip guarantee, vet checked, shots, chipped. $1400 & up 918-791-8800

•Riviera West Apartments• Great Location on the River, lots of trees. 2 Bdrm, 1 Bath & 2 Bdrm, 2 baths. All bills paid option, nice big balconies, central heat & air. $399 MOVE IN SPECIAL! Pets acceptable.

Immediate occupancy.

4811 S. Jackson Ave 918-638-0861 or 918-378-6851.

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Labradoodle Standard puppies, cream & apricot, 2nd generation, female, registered, UTD S&W, $475.

Credit cards ok. 918-781-2503

• Morkie Babies • S&W, Health Guarenteed. $500-$600. 918-285-0144.

Morkie & Yorkie Puppies, From $500-$700. Small adorable, Reg., S&W & Vet checked, 3rd generation pedigree, ready for forever homes. 918-978-7115

•Pomeranian Puppies• Registered, S&W, POP, $550.

Calls only, 918-387-4216 or Text, 405-612-9943.

•Yorkie Puppies For Sale• Small & some tiny! Pocket Puppies! $500 & Up, S&W, Reg. Gold/Silver/Copper/ Black & Tan 918-606-0571.

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STARTING AT $199 Fiesta Apartments. Five Great Locations! Stay Cool inside our large 1 & 2 Bdrm, CH/A. Call 918-638-0888 or 918-378-6851

Condo-Town Home-Resort Rent

Condo-Town Home-Resort Rent

Colony Cove on Grand Lake, Ketchum Cove, 4/2.5, 2 car, master down, overlooks pool, boat slips avail., $1800/mo. annual lease. 918-782-4100

For Lease â&#x20AC;˘ Midtown Nicely updated 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath townhome 2521 S Florence Ave #2. Pool. $850/mo.

Pets negotiable. 918-232-3264

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Liberty Towers, downtown, 24 hr. sec., view, pool, indoor parking. 1 bdrm., 1 bath, $800 mo, $400 dep. Remodeled 2 bdrm, 2 bath, $1100 mo., $575 dep. No smoking.

918-605-7571, 918-447-0411

Houses-Unfurnished 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 1903 W. Brady, large fenced yard, laundry room, newly remodeled, Avail.

Oct. 1, References required, $600 mo., $600 Dep. 918-231-0804

Country Combo in Beggs

Waterfront-For Sale

Waterfront-For Sale

3320 Happy Camp Rd. Great for extended family, 2/2/2 brick home 1900sf + 4/2 Mobile 3200sf w/large add-on & double carport. No smoking/No indoor pets. Deposit $1,000/ea. $2,200/mo. 918-636-6162.

COZY 2 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. Great Location for immediate occupancy, Sec 8 welcome.

Call, 918-933-1113.

Home for rent. 2831 E 103rd Pl. Jenks schools, 5/3.5/2, fenced yard, appl. inc., FP, vaulted ceilings, 3 year old home, $4400/mo. 662-822-8662 Sec 8 OK, 4 BR, 2 bath C-H/A, Virgin & Peoria, 918-282-2383

Broken Arrow Rental Homes For Sale

Homes For Sale

AVAILABLE NOW! Brick home in Broken Arrow! 3 bedrooms; 2-car garage; bath and half. Fresh paint and new vinyl plank flooring. New 5-burner, self-cleaning gas range.

Fenced yard and quiet neighborhood. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass this one by! Security deposit required.

1212 W. Jackson Street $900 918630-3206

Tulsa Midtown Rental Farm-Land-Timber

Farm-Land-Timber

5808 S. KNOXVILLE AVENUE 4/3/2 in gated Glenoak! 24/7 sec.

Vltd liv&fam. Mstr ste/study dn Carnegie! Recently renovated. $3,500 mo 1 yr lease 918-510-8484 McClure Park 6522 E. 6th St., clean 3/1/1, wood floors, refrig., dishwasher, central A/C, fenced, $700 mo., $700 deposit. 918-740-0257

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‘Flash Gordon’ star opens up about career in Hollywood

By Jimmie Tramel Tulsa World

FALL MOVIE PREVIEW

By Michael Smith • Tulsa World

GENRES GALORE Brad Pitt stars as an astronaut searching for his father in the sci-fi film “Ad Astra,” in theaters Sept. 20.

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Sci-fi, horror and historical period drama to adorn fall movie screens

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ike the leaves, the movies this fall are changing.

For the most part, they’re going away from summer’s blockbusters and sequels to more films for adults (hey, the kids are in school), along with some scares for Halloween and early contenders for awards season.

You can watch the kids from “It” grow into adults, Brad Pitt go into space, Joaquin Phoenix go mad and “The Terminator” go back to its roots.

Some big news arrived this week: Martin Scorsese’s mob movie “The Irishman” will open in theaters — not all theaters and maybe only Circle Cinema in Tulsa — for about three weeks ahead of its Netflix debut in November.

The following movies, and opening dates, are subject to change.

Sept. 6 ‘It: Chapter Two’ The kids from the first movie have grown up, and one of them is played by Tulsa’s Bill Hader. He’s joined by Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and others as the “Loser’s Club” must reunite as adults to again fight Pennywise the clown.

‘David Crosby: Remember My Name’ From the Byrds to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to his continuing career as a counterculture icon, this documentary profiles the singer-songwriter and his half-century of making music.

‘Honeyland’ This Macedonian documentary, a winner of three awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, finds the last female beehunter in Europe pitted against nomadic beekeepers who pose a threat to her livelihood.

‘The Cat Rescuers’ Four of New York City’s dedicated volunteer rescuers are profiled as they offer aid in a city with thousands of feral and abandoned cats.

Actor Sam J. Jones embraced a role he is uniquely qualified to play: He is the subject in the documentary film “Life After Flash.”

Jones will be among celebrity guests at a Wizard World pop culture convention Friday-Sunday, Sept. 6-8, at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center.

Popular on the convention circuit because he played the title character in the 1980 movie “Flash Gordon,” Jones was introduced to a new generation of filmgoers when he played himself in the Seth MacFarlane teddy bear comedies Wizard World Tulsa “Ted” and “Ted Wizard World enlists celebrities for a 2.” series of pop culture conventions across Jones also the country. Oklahoma is a Wizard World played himtour stop for the sixth consecutive year, self, obviously, including five stops in Tulsa. Celebrity in “Life After guests for the 2019 show include Jason Flash.”

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Ian Nicholas, Lou Ferrigno, Jim Ross (Satcom, the 2017 urday only) and Kevin Nash (Saturday documentary exand Sunday). Many celebrities take part in Q-and-A sessions that are free with the plores Jones’ life since portraying price of admission, but autographs and “Flash Gordon” photographs come at an additional cost. and what hapWhen: Sept. 6-8. Show hours are pened to him in 4-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.to 7 p.m. Saturday the aftermath and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday of clashes with Where: Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center, 6808 S. 107th East Ave. “Flash Gordon” Tickets and info: wizardworld.com producer Dino De Laurentiis.

A promo for “Life After Flash” said the film “looks at the real man behind the heroic mask: his successes, his battles and his ultimate struggle for redemption.”

Jones took part in a phone interview prior to his Tulsa trip. Following are selected questions and answers. Keep an eye out for mentions of Bo Derek, Clint Eastwood, Luke Perry, Patrick Warburton, Lou Ferrigno and Jerry West.

Regarding the documentary, was it a little bit scary to put your whole life out there on display for people?

It is a bit disconcerting when somebody comes to you and says, “Hey, I want to do your life story.” My »» See Jones, page D2

Lili Reinhart (left), Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer and Constance Wu star in “Hustlers,” a crime comedydrama about strippers who try to swindle their Wall Street-guy clients. Bar bar a N itk e/ST Xfilms via A P

Sept. 13 ‘Hustlers’ Starring Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B, among others, and inspired by a true story, this crime comedy-drama finds a group of strippers taking down their Wall Street-guy clients.

‘The Goldfinch’ Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver”) stars in this drama based on the novel about a young man whose world is rocked by a terrorist bombing and a missing piece of priceless art.

‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice’ Call it country or country-rock and just go ahead and admit that Linda Ronstadt had one of the greatest voices to ever sing that musical style. Hear that voice again in this documentary, covering her career from the 1960s folk-music scene to her 2011 Parkinson’s-forced retirement.

‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ A party girl (comedic actor Jillian Bell) who learns she must change her unhealthy ways to survive tries to run the New York Marathon.

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Sam J. Jones, who played himself in “Ted” and “Ted 2,” is shown at the 2015 premiere of the sequel in New York. Most famous for playing Flash Gordon in a 1980 movie, Jones will be among celebrity guests at a Wizard World pop culture convention in Tulsa. Evan Ago s tini /Invision via A P

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Musical to feature different casts at each show

By James D. Watts Jr. Tulsa World

It took a knee injury for Tulsa actress Claire Schroepfer to get into the producing game.

“I had to give up being on stage for about a year,” said Schroepfer, who has performed in shows that include Theatre Tulsa’s “Into the Woods” and “Evita,” Theatre Pops’ “The Wild Party” and American Theatre Company’s “Songs for a New World.”

“That cast me in the somewhat unusual role of being a patron, rather than a performer,” she said, laughing. “But it meant that I was able to see a lot more shows than I ordinarily would.”

One thing that Schroepfer noticed was what was missing from the local theater landscape was a more intimate sort of musical theater.

“I love the big musicals and have been in my share of them, but there is something special about a small ensemble musical, done in an intimate setting,” she said. “When I mentioned this to some of my actor friends, I found out that they were craving the same kind of show.”

And the show that Schroepfer and many of her colleagues were craving to do was “The Last Five Years.”

Written by Jason Robert Brown, “The Last Five Years” is the story of a romance between Jamie, a writer, and Cathy, an actress, from first meeting to bitter breakup.

What makes “The Last Five Years” distinctive is that Cathy’s telling begins with the couple’s divorce and moves backward in time, while Jaime’s recounting starts with the thrill of new love and

Theater ‘The Last Five Years’ musical by Jason Robert Brown 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Sept. 6-8, and Sept. 13-15 at the Lynn Riggs Theater, 621 E. Fourth St. Tickets: $20. eventbrite.com

proceeds toward the inevitable undoing.

The two storylines meet — appropriately enough — for the wedding that occurs midway through the show.

The show premiered in 2001, and in 2014 was filmed, with Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan in the lead roles.

“This is one of those musicals that I kind up grew up with,” Schroepfer said.

“I think I was in middle school when it first came out, and I was just beginning to get really interested in musical theater.”

And Schroepfer’s desire to perform in the show led to her decision to create a kind of “The Last Five Years” theater festival, with each performance featuring a different cast, each led by a different director.

“I didn’t want this to be just a project I did in order to play a role I wanted to do,” she said. “I knew a lot of people wanted to take part in this, and this seemed like a great way to involve more people and expand the possibilities of this show.

“Each show is going to be unique,” Schroepfer said. “It’s the product of the individual director working with the two specific actors in the cast. The only constant through all six shows will be the words and music and our musical director, Christy Stalcup.”

Schroepfer and Travis Guillory will appear in the first show, directed by Kara

Jacob Brockunier and Kristen Simpson will appear in the Sept. 8 performance of “The Last Five Years.” Cour te sy/T homas Farnan-Williams

Staiger.

Subsequent performances will feature Tylar Dougan and Austin Reid, directed by Ryan Mahannah; Kia DorseyHightower­and Nash McQuarters, directed by Jen Thomas; Kristen Simpson and Jacob Brockunier, directed by Thomas Farnan-Williams; Liz Hunt and Drew Rosene, directed by Rick Harrelson; and Margaret Stall and Karlena Riggs, directed by Meghan Hurley.

“We had about 45 people audition, which made things have a bit of a ‘Hunger Games’ element,” Schroepfer said, laughing. “We had directors sort of fighting for the actors they wanted who had

the right chemistry together. We probably could have done 14 productions.”

The various concepts and casts, to Schroepfer’s mind, underscores the universality of “The Last Five Years.”

“While it’s very specifically about this couple and their divorce, it’s really a story about heartbreak,” she said.

“Most people have experienced some kind of heartbreak, and this story has something that just about everyone will recognize and connect with.”

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Jones: ‘I had to lay it out there. I had to talk about my failures...’ that (we can’t think) oh, I’m just a physicist, I’m just a truck driver, I’m first reaction was, “Wait a just an athlete, I’m just minute. I’ve got a whole an actor. Well, no. If that lot of life left in me.” But provision is not coming I realized right away I in for that skill set or that really had to be transparcore competency, then, by ent, you know? If you are golly, we need to change going to make this thing that label and we need to work, if you are going to say, “No, I am a working reach people, you’ve got man providing for myself to open up and lay it out and my family.” That’s the there and you’ve got to new label. I’m a working talk about not only your man. (Editor’s note: Jones successes, but your failfound a second career in ures as well. the security business.)

The word “inspirWhen you moved ing” has been used to from Seattle to Calidescribe “Life After Actor Sam J. Jones, fornia to become an Flash.” Would you go looking back at his actor, was there anyone along with that? attempt to play famous in your acting Oh, yeah. Of course, it football in the NFL classes? is. It’s not because I’m Not in the early years, in it. It could’ve been but I went back to acting anybody’s story. I had to make it in pro football? class in my 30s. Patrick lay it out there. I had to I was the smallest tight Warburton, a good buddy talk about my failures and of mine, and Luke Perry end in the league. I was my successes. It’s fasciwere there. It was won6-3, and I was probably nating to me that people derful. I had a great time 215 or 220 at the most. write books and they with those guys. I still That’s very small these make speeches, yet they see Patrick quite a bit should only be doing it if days. now. He’s at all the comic You threw the ball they actually experience cons. around during a fight it, if they have actually You were pretty scene in “Flash Gorbeen on both sides. You excited to do a beer can’t talk about how great don.” Flash was a New commercial with Jerry things are or how perfect York Jets quarterback West in your early years in the movie. I thought things are. You have to of acting? maybe you had tried to talk about (the failures) That was my first job. play quarterback. too. I refer to it as a do’s I’m pretty sure it was my No. I didn’t have the and don’ts of life. If we are faced with this choice, speed. I didn’t have great first paying job in Hollywood. It was a Schaeffer hands, either. I thought this is the reason why I Beer commercial with chose that way. These are I did, but I didn’t. Thank Jerry West, the legend, God that’s how it turned the consequences that and some other basketball out, otherwise, you and I follow and this is how I players. It was great and wouldn’t be talking right dealt with those conseit gave me a lot of confinow. quences. dence.

A magazine article Before you were Your first movie was about Clint Eastwood an actor, you were a “10” with Bo Derek.

Marine who decided to inspired you to pursue Were you intimidated acting. What was so give the NFL a try. Did as heck to be in that you choose to try out for inspiring about it?

That’s a great question. movie with her? the Seattle Seahawks Well, no, and I’ll tell I wish I could find (the arbecause they were an ticle). I’m sure it would be you why. Yes, she was expansion franchise at easy to do. It just inspired beautiful and stunning, the time and your odds but more importantly, she might be better of mak- me. I think he started in is a great person. Beautiing the team? Or did you the business in ’55, so I think at that time he had ful heart. But she was have a different reason completely unknown. She already been in the busifor choosing Seattle? was not a star. I think ness 22 years. I thought, I went to Seattle well, I don’t know if I can she did “Orca the Killer because that’s where my Whale” or something like accomplish what he has grandparents lived and that. But she was just done in 22 years, but I I had a bunch of family wonderful to be around. sure would like to give it there, so it was a way of I knew this was the first a try. staying there for a while big lead role for her, so I think what inspired until I got a job, which I I just wanted to back off me is I think he talked did. I had family connecand not get in her space. about when he was done tions there. It grounded with the series “Rawhide,’” I spent most of my time me a little bit. with her husband, John he went back to work.

You look like you Derek. I think I had lunch He went back to manual could play right now. with him, it must have labor digging ditches C’mon, man. I’m 65. been 10 times, just he and and digging for pools in I feel great. I’m in good I. He was wonderful. He people’s backyards. That shape. But I am learning filled me in about all the inspired me. I thought, there are certain things Hollywood stories and look at this guy.

I can do and I can’t do.

It took me a lot of years gave me great advice. It I still train a lot. As my was very inspiring. buddy (and fellow Wizard to figure out that I used At a past convention, World guest) Lou Ferrigno to label myself that I was “just” an actor. I think this someone said you were says, we have to train efdocumentary covers that, the Flash Gordon of the ficiently and effectively.

1980s and asked you What position did you that we as men, and I’m who could be the Flash addressing the men now, play when you tried to »» From page D1

I still train a lot.

As my buddy (and fellow Wizard World guest) Lou Ferrigno says, we have to train efficiently and effectively.”

Win Wizard World tickets

Before the Wizard World pop culture convention arrives in Tulsa, take a superhero-related quiz to have a chance to win tickets to the show. If you were a superhero, what would your power be? tulsaworld.com/superherocontest

Gordon of this era. Your answer was “absolutely me.”

Well, of course. We all understand the formula

and the process. Any movie that wants success, you have got to have the younger good-looking guy and the younger good-

looking girl. I get that.

But, yes, whether I play Flash or the dad or whatever, yeah, that’s what I can do and that’s what I want to do.

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translated into the life of former “Saturday Night Live” comic Darrell Hammond is explored in this documentary.

Sept. 20 ‘Ad Astra’ Brad Pitt plays an astronaut searching the cosmos for his lost father (Tommy Lee Jones) and finding disturbing answers to some of the universe’s big questions.

‘Downton Abbey’ Your favorite British TV aristocratic family is coming to theaters, and people are very excited about this PBS reunion on the big screen.

‘Rambo: Last Blood’ It all began with 1982’s “First Blood.” Does “Last Blood” signal a final mission or just the spilling of new blood? Sylvester Stallone returns.

Sept. 27 ‘Abominable’ A teen and her friends try to help a yeti find his way back home in the Himalayas in this animated film.

‘Aquarela’ Informative after this year’s local flooding: This documentary shows water around the world in all of its forms, from mountains of ice and waterfalls to hurricane and flood devastation.

Renee Zellweger portrays actress Judy Garland in a scene from “Judy,” in theaters Sept. 27. Davi d Hin dley /Roadside Attractions via AP

Oct. 4 ‘Joker’ This is an original, standalone “Joker” movie that stars Joaquin Phoenix as a very disturbed fellow. The buzz is big on his performance, directed by the filmmaker who brought us the “Hangover” movies.

‘Monos’ This art-house thriller finds a collection of armed teen rebels on a Latin American mountainside watching over a prisoner and a milk cow until their mission tears them apart.

Morticia Addams, voiced by Charlize Theron and Gomez Addams, voiced by Oscar Isaac, are featured in “The Addams Family,” in theaters Oct. 11.

Look for Angelina Jolie as “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” in theaters Oct. 18. Courtesy/Disney via AP

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Oct. 11 ‘Gemini Man’ Who will save you from yourself? It’s Will Smith vs. Will Smith in this sci-fi drama from filmmaker Ang Lee (“Life of Pi”) about a veteran hitman on the run from a younger, cloned version of himself.

‘The Addams Family’ This animation reboot features the voices of Charlize Theron as Morticia, Oscar Isaac as Gomez and Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester.

‘Jexi’ In what sounds like a madcap twist on the movie “Her,” Adam Devine plays a man with no sense of life outside of his phone. But when his phone receives an update that includes an AI “life coach” (voice of Rose Byrne), his world is turned upside down.

Oct. 18 ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ It took Angelina Jolie five years to say yes to acting again and to a return to this role from the “Sleeping Beauty” story. Elle Fanning is back as Aurora as well to explore where their relationship goes as they face new challenges from the outside world.

‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ Nearly a decade later, the movie that made zombie-comedy cool returns with a sequel, and Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin all return. Bill Murray? We can hope.

Nov. 15

Christian Bale (center) stars in “Ford v. Ferrari,” a drama that looks back at the 1966 Le Mans race in France where American engineers and designers from Ford try to build a race car to compete with Ferrari. The film opens in theaters Nov. 15. Merrick Morton /20th C entury Fox via AP

Nov. 1 ‘The Irishman’ Director Martin Scorsese goes back to his mob-movie

‘Ford v. Ferrari’ Racing history: Which carmaker will win Le Mans in 1966 — and who will come out on top in their own competition, Christian Bale or Matt Damon?

‘Charlie’s Angels’ An action-comedy reboot of the series/movies stars Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott (Jasmine in the new “Aladdin”) and is directed by Elizabeth Banks (who also plays Bosley).

‘Jojo Rabbit’ This black comedy-drama is an “anti-hate satire” about a young German boy loyal to his nation during the Holocaust whose worldview changes when his mother hides a Jewish girl in their home.

‘Parasite’ The new film from writerdirector Bong Joon-Ho (“Snowpiercer”), about an out-of-work family that becomes fascinated by a wealthy family, won the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Oct. 25 ‘Lucy in the Sky’ This intense drama stars Natalie Portman as an astronaut who returns from space and begins losing touch with reality in the feature-film directing debut for Noah Hawley (“Fargo” and “Legion” on FX).

‘Black and Blue’ A rookie police officer (Naomie Harris of “Moonlight”) captures a drug dealer being killed by corrupt cops on her body-cam and finds herself stuck between criminals wanting revenge and cops who want the footage.

comedy stars Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) as a depressed young woman working in a holiday store who keeps running into the same man (Henry Golding of “Crazy Rich Asians”).

‘Midway’ The famous World War II battle, as staged by filmmaker Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day,” “The Patriot”) and starring Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart and many, many others.

‘Playing With Fire’ John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key and John Leguizamo play three firefighters who go from rescuers of three young siblings to baby sitters in this comedy.

Ella Balinska (left), Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott star in “Charlie’s Angels,” in theaters Nov. 15.

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roots with this drama starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.

‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Arnold Schwarzenegger returns, but Linda Hamilton is back in a big way, and James Cameron is producing for the first time since “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” You know, the last good “Terminator” movie.

‘Harriet’ Be free or die: The true

story of Harriet Tubman (played by Cynthia Erivo of “Widows”), who went from escaping slavery to becoming one of America’s greatest heroes.

‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Edward Norton stars in and directs this 1950s New York detective story about a private eye — who has Tourette syndrome — working to solve the murder of his friend.

Nov. 8 ‘Doctor Sleep’ Based on Stephen King’s 2013 sequel to his novel “The Shining,” Ewan McGregor stars as Dan Torrance, the little boy from the original who’s now a troubled man facing a challenge from people looking to exploit his powers.

‘Last Christmas’ This London-set romantic

‘Judy’ Renee Zellweger takes on the role of playing Judy Garland in this music-filled biopic.

‘The Lighthouse’ Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe play a pair of lighthouse keepers overwhelmed by loneliness and fear in this acclaimed black-and-white horror film by the maker of “The Witch.”

‘The Current War’ Edison. Westinghouse. Tesla.

You know the names, and this drama hopes to enlighten the story of three individuals (played by Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult) competing to flip the switch on an electric world.

‘Pain and Glory’ The new film by Spain’s Pedro Almodovar is a story of a filmmaker looking back at his life choices, and it stars Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz.

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Don’t miss last shot to see ‘Hamilton’ in Tulsa There’s only one more week to take your shot at “Hamilton,” the Tony Award-winning musical that continues through Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Tulsa PAC. This fast-paced, highenergy retelling of the life and times of Alexander Hamilton has become a pop-culture phenomenon, which the Tulsa World described as “a nearly overwhelming sensory onslaught of words and music, history and hysteria, stage wizardry and human effort that shakes the dusting powder from America’s bewigged past.”

The World’s review added that “Hamilton” presents “a story that, for all the liberty it takes with what we know to be the facts, likely gives us a clearer, more accurate picture of the very human struggles that created the country in which we live today.”

Performances: 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

1, and Sept. 8; 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday, Sept.

3-5; 8 p.m. Friday, Sept.

6; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Tulsa PAC, 101 E. Third St. Tickets: $95-$365. 918596-7111, tulsapac.com

Joseph Morales (left) as Alexander Hamilton and Marcus Choi as George Washington perform in “Hamilton,” running through Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Tulsa PAC. Cour te sy/Joan Marcus

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Signature Symphony Follow the yellow brick road as the Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College opens its 2019-2020 Pops series with “The Wonderful Music of Oz.” The concert will feature the wide range of music that has been inspired by L. Frank Baum’s fantasy, from the classic songs from the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz,” to the Broadway smash “Wicked,” the African-American adaptation “The Wiz” and even pop songs such as Elton John’s “Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road.”

Created by producer and vocalist Scott Coulter, one of New York’s most honored vocalists and a judge for the Signature Symphony’s annual Tulsa Sings! competition, the show has been performed all over

“The Wizard of Oz” is the theme of Signature Symphony’s first Pops concert of the season.

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the country since it premiered with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

The evening features Coulter and other top vocalists including Blaine Krauss and Kelli Rabke, who got her big break playing Dorothy in Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” as well as pianist John Boswell.

“L. Frank Baum’s novel was published almost 120 years ago, and I was intrigued by all the songs that have been inspired by the original book as source material,” Coulter said. “I think about how the music has captured that story and allowed it to live on forever.

“This concert is really a musical journey,” Coulter

said. “No matter how old you are, you have some sort of affinity or connection to ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ so it speaks to all generations.”

Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, Sept. 6-7, at the VanTrease PACE, 10300 E. 81st St. Tickets: $36-$78. 918595-7777, or online at signaturesymphony.org

The Tulsa Arts District’s regular First Friday Art Crawl will take on a symphonic air, as the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra presents its “Symphony in the Park” concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at the Guthrie Green, 101 E. M.B. Brady St. Bring a picnic dinner, some chairs and/or blankets and enjoy an evening of orchestral pop and light classical music, led by conductor Ron Spigelman. The concert will conclude with a fireworks display against the Tulsa skyline.

The event is free. For more, tulsasymphony.org.

ends in a shocking act of violence.

Kia has been infatuated with Marisol for some time but always assumed that Marisol did not return her affections. But after the two girls share their first kiss, their efforts to keep their relationship secret from their conservative parents and their intolerant peers forces Kia to have to choose between her newfound sexuality and societal acceptance.

Chilean director Manuel Ortiz oversees the production, which stars Milena Hernandez, James Q. Young, Tizzi Dyer, Dionne Lambert, Taylor Horner, Sean Rooney, Veronica Smith, Danielle Balletto, Sally Allen, Demargo Peters, Oli Einarsson, Katie Perkins and Elizabeth Scheer.

Performances: 8 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 5, and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 7-8, at the Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second St. Tickets: $25. 918-5967111, tulsapac.com

Clark Youth Theatre

Clark Conservatory Theatre is a program of the Clark Youth Theatre that presents slightly more mature works, with casts that mix adult and youth performers.

Its first show is Mary Zimmerman’s “The Secret in the Wings,” a dark and mysterious adaptation of fairy tales brought to life through ensemble-driven, playful storytelling.

These tales are an imaginative mash-up of childhood fantasy, hopes and fears both real and imagined. With neighborly ogres, sullen princesses and fraternal swans, “The World Stage Theatre Secret in the Wings” probes what frightens us World Stage Theatre most.

Company is calling its Performances: 7:30 p.m.

2019-2020 season a Friday-Saturday, Sept. 6-7, “SHEason,” with producand Thursday-Saturday, tions to celebrate the 100th anniversary of wom- Sept. 12-14; 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, and Sept. 15 at the en in the United States Henthorne PAC, 4825 S. earning the right to vote.

Quaker Ave. “She Like Girls” by Tickets: $10-$13. 918Chisa Hutchinson is based 746-5065, or online at on a true story about a high school romance that clarkyouththeatre.com

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Annual Restaurant Week to aid Food for Kids Get a taste of some of the best restaurants in the county and help make sure that Tulsa children in need do not go to bed hungry by taking part in the 2019 Restaurant Week, the annual celebration of local restaurants that supports the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma that will be held Sept. 6-15.

September is Hunger Action Month, and the Community Food Bank uses Restaurant Week activities to raise awareness of, and funds for, its Food for Kids programs, which help provide the nutritional needs for children who are food insecure.

These programs include the Backpack Program, which sends children home with foods to last them through the weekend, the Summer Feeding program and After School Fuel.

This year’s event will begin with a kick-off event from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Mother Road Market, 1124 S. Lewis Ave. During this event, 10% of all sales from the merchants in Tulsa’s first food hall will go to the food bank.

In addition, Mother Road Market will have

Sept. 7, at Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st St. Hex House has been considered one of the nation’s top hauntedhouse attractions, and this event takes the idea of a benefit run to some hair-raising extremes.

A viral outbreak has turned much of the population into zombies, and it is up to participants to join with whatever survivors can be found and reach the green zone, where one is supposed to be safe from the virus. Of course, hungry zomThe Bramble’s khachapuri is part of its special lunch menu for the 2019 Restaurant Week. bies are in cold pursuit STEP HEN PIN GRY/T ulsa World file and participants must The 13th annual the food bank. food donation sites outwit and outrun this Restaurant Week is Prices range from set up at its entrances, undead horde. sponsored by Curtis $15 for a two- to threewith the donated food Runners will be given Restaurant Supply and going to the food bank’s course lunch, $22 for three life flags that presented by Tulsa School Pantry Program, a two- to three-course the zombies will try to brunch and $20-$45 for People magazine. which serves middlesteal. If one loses all For a complete list of a two- to four-course and high-school age three flags, they will participating restaurants be considered infected. dinner. students throughout and menus: tulsapeople. Those who complete the Restaurants that eastern Oklahoma. com/restaurantweek.

Also, Albert G’s Barbe- will be participating in course in the shortest Restaurant Week for cue’s downtown locatime with lives remaintion, 421 E. First St., will the first time this year ing will receive prizes.

Join the running dead are Bird & Bottle, the be donating 10% of all Counseling & Recovdowntown and Riverproceeds Friday, Sept. ery Services of OklaHalloween comes a walk locations of the 13, to the food bank. homa is a nonprofit bit early this year, with Bramble Breakfast & More than 50 area the third annual Zombie providing mental and Bar, Duet Restaurant & Outbreak Two-Mile Ad- behavioral health and restaurants will be Jazz, Fleming’s Prime participating in Ressubstance abuse services venture, sponsored by Steakhouse, Jane’s taurant Week, offering to all ages regardless of Tulsa’s Hex House and Delicatessen, Neighbor- benefiting Counseling special prix fixe menus ability to pay. hood JA.M., Peacemaker & Recovery Services of for lunch, dinner and Cost is $20-$30. For Lobster & Crab Co., brunch Sept. 6-15, with ticket and more inforOklahoma.

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Troop: 18 Scoutmaster: Scott Frazier Sponsor: First Presbyterian Church Parents: Stephen and Stacey Florea

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Andrew Conner Seneker Troop: 185 Scoutmaster: Scott Matson Sponsor: Jenks United Methodist Church Parents: Jason and Amelie Seneker

Cale S. Abbott Troop: 731 Scoutmaster: Jeff Mayo Sponsor: First Methodist Church of Sallisaw Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stites and Mr. Steve Abbott

Conner Rice Troop: 404 Scoutmaster: Jim Talbot Sponsor: First United Methodist church of McAlester Parents: Wenol and Billie Rice

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Fescue lawns may benefit from reseeding after summer heat I understand that fall is the best time to reseed with fescue.

However, I am not sure how to do it and what type of seeds to buy. Can you help me? Robert T., Broken Arrow Fescue is called a “cool season” turf grass for a reason. It does not tolerate hot weather well at all. We have just had a big dose of heat, and there are many brown patches in Tulsa’s fescue lawns that need reseeding. The good news is that it is about time to do so. The ideal time for sowing cool-grass lawn seed is from mid-September to mid-October.

It is also generally recommended that a soil test be performed before reseeding to determine what nutrient amendments might be Ask a needed. Therefore, Master right now would Gardener be a perfect time Brian to do this because Jervis there is time to get your soil test results back before time to reseed.

If weeds and/or Bermuda grass are present, spray the planting area with a glyphosate product.

Two spray applications will be needed to fully eradicate Bermuda grass. One week later, the dead weeds and grass can then be raked and removed.

If the soil is compacted, it will need to be tilled (either by machine or by hand) to be receptive to the seed. A starter fertilizer, along with any amendments you might wish to use (e.g., organic compost), should be added at the time of tilling.

Read the label directions to sow the proper amount of seed to get good coverage, but avoid excess seeding. More is not better. After sowing, the top of the soil needs to be kept constantly moist (not wet) until seedlings are 2 inches tall. Then, change to less frequent and deeper watering to encourage deep roots. While there are no guarantees, this will help to im-

A rendering shows a field of clover from Dr. Seuss’ book “Horton Hears a Who” that will be incorporated as part of a touring immersive attraction tied to the work of the famous late author and illustrator of children’s books.

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The ideal time for sowing cool-grass lawn seed is from mid-September to midOctober.­ B ill Sevie r/for the Tulsa World

Garden tips

One of the common issues in reseeding cool-grass lawns is • Always follow directions on the deciding what type of grass seed labels of synthetic and natural pesticide should be used. Unfortunately, products. Labels will always list where there is not one that is bulletthe product may be used and which pest it is certified to cover. If you do spray pes- proof, and no one single fescue variety stands out as the best ticides, do it early in the morning or late in the evening after bees have returned to overall. Each fescue variety, intheir colony. dividually, has its own strengths • If your tomatoes are too tall and and weaknesses. Therefore, it gangly, now is a good time to prune is recommended that a mixture the top of the plants by as much as ⅓ (two or more species) of fescue, to ½ depending on the plant. This will Kentucky bluegrass and perenstimulate new limb growth and new fruit nial rye grass be used to cope production after it cools. with various diseases. Another • Tall fescue should be mowed at 3 appropriate choice is to use one inches and up to 3½ inches if it grows of several mixtures of tall fesunder heavier shade. Do not fertilize cue without the other turf grass fescue lawns until it cools in September, seeds. Any of these mixtures will then fertilize once again in November. Do perform well and will be better not fertilize in the summer. than a single type of fescue alone.

• Now is a good time to submit a soil One thing is clear — we live in a sample to the OSU Extension office for difficult area to grow cool-season testing. Do this before reseeding fescue or creating a garden bed this fall. You can grasses. Detailed instructions for lawn seeding are available in OSU call the Master Gardener office at 918Fact Sheet HLA-6419, “Establish746-3701 for instructions. ing a Lawn in Oklahoma.” prove the sustainability of fescue through the hot summer months.

The grass should be mowed with a sharp-bladed mower after reaching a height of 3 inches. Another application of a nitrogen fertilizer should be made in November.

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BOSTON — Dr. Seuss is hitting the road this fall with a large interactive exhibit that will immerse visitors in some of the most iconic books by the beloved children’s writer.

The exhibit is centered around a maze based on “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” the Dr. Seuss book that urges children to explore the world and move mountains despite the pitfalls and challenges. Children and adults will be able to explore rooms based on “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Lorax,” “Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?” and other works.

The 15,000-square-foot exhibition announced publicly Wednesday is scheduled to open in Toronto in October. There are plans to take it to Boston, Seattle, Houston and several other North American cities.

“I wanted to explore the books and bring the characters to life in a new and engaging way,” said Susan Brandt, president of San Diego-based Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company founded by Audrey Geisel, the late widow of Theodor

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Seuss Geisel, who under the pen name Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated dozens of children’s books.

Because the exhibit is based on Geisel’s children’s books, there are no references to his earlier and more controversial political cartoons.

The maze inspired by “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” features thousands of suspended balloons.

Visitors entering “The Lorax” room can wander through a forest of truffula trees. The “If I Ran the Circus” room features a working carousel, while “Horton Hears a Who!” consists of a field of waisthigh pink clover.

The exhibit is a partnership between Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Kilburn Live, a division of Los Angeles-based entertainment company Kilburn Media.

Another aspect is that the exhibit will change in every city. Some rooms will be flipped out to be replaced by rooms based on other Seuss classics.

The rooms will even change based on the time of year, with a “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” room planned for the holiday season.

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Snubbed child gets cold shoulder as an adult Dear Amy: I’m a former foster and no mention of hotel payment. child. As an adult, I moved I emailed her that I under1,500 miles away from my toxic stand busy schedules, but I feel family. that I’m not important and this I’ve been friendly with my was a big deal to make maternal aunt, who I this trip, BUT I’ll make lived with short term the best of it and get an while a teenager. inexpensive motel (I can’t I’m now in my early afford the hotel she’s stay40s. She’s been asking ing at). Now, there is no for 10 years for me to response (cold shoulder is travel to a vacation used to control situations destination in the on this side of my family).

Midwest (a fourAsk Amy What would you do? hour drive for her) to Call her? Let it go and acquaint our families Amy Dickinson just do a vacation with (my child, her grandmy family? I’m feeling children) with one askamy@ another. amydickinson.com like I should have known better. — Burned Again I made the leap and Dear Burned Again: bought airline tickets Yes, you should call her. in January for a You’ve already got in your five-day visit with my dig: “I feel that I’m not imporaunt, her daughter and grandtant, BUT I’ll make the best of children.

She offered to pay for a hotel it.”

Those aren’t the words of for us, which is beyond kind.

Now, we are close to the visit someone who is actually ready to make the best of it. And I date and so I checked in with don’t blame you a bit. her. She told me that due to I think you should take a busy schedules, she can only breath and decide whether you spare a day and a half to visit,

OKLAHOMA BEST SELLERS FICTION 1. “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie (William Morrow & Company) 2. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 3. “The Reckless Oath We Made” by Bryn Greenwood (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 4. “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein (Harper) 5. “An American Sunrise” by Joy Harjo (W. W. Norton & Company) 6. “The Inn” by James Patterson

(Little, Brown and Company) 7. “The Overstory” by Richard Powers (W. W. Norton & Company) 8. “The Fruit of the Drunken Tree” by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Anchor Books) 9. “The Turn of the Key” by Ruth Ware (Gallery/Scout Press) 10. “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles (Penguin Books) NONFICTION 1. “Chase Darkness with Me” by Billy Jensen (Sourcebooks) 2. “Peace Child” by Don Richardsson (Bethany House) 3. “Dopesick” by Beth Macy (Back Bay Books) 4. “Killers of the Flower Moon: The

want to make this trip at all.

This is one of those times when you may be better off cutting your losses — losing the cost of the airline tickets versus spending even more — financially and emotionally — to make this trip.

Once you make your choice, own it. If you go, definitely make the best of it. It’s possible that a personal reconnection might be good for you. You’re an adult now, and putting some of these pieces into place as a mature person might invite growth. If you get burned — again — you will have your own immediate family to surround and support you.

Dear Amy: I did some volunteer work at an eldercare facility. I was sad to see how many people’s families paid for their care but didn’t come to visit.

But after a while, I learned that many of these people who were so nice to me at the eldercare facility had been terrible parents.

They had alienated their children for years, and now, when they needed their families, they

had no relationship to draw upon.

I’m no longer so quick to criticize. — Been There Dear Been There: A friend of mine does important research on family estrangement. He told me that quite often elderly parents will report that an estrangement happened “for no reason.” When he digs deeper into an interview, he frequently unearths a very good reason — along with a lot of denial.

Generally, in relationships, we all reap what we sow.

I assume that nursing home staff have a lot of insight into family dynamics and its impact on the care and attention elders receive from their children. But it is challenging, and perhaps unfair, to judge people based on a narrow knowledge of them close to the end of their lives.

Dear Amy: I read today from a recent column, including a letter from “Holding,” about scattering her friends ashes in Ireland.

I live in Galway on the west coast of Ireland and wondered

if I could be of help to the writer?

I wondered whether the cliffs she was referring to were the Cliffs of Moher, which are close to where I live.

If the cliffs she is talking about are nearby, I would be happy to scatter them for her if she posted or couriered them to me. — Clare Currie Dear Clare: So many kind readers have offered to help “Holding” scatter her friend’s ashes. I’m publishing your response as an example of the kindness and generosity shown to her.

I have forwarded these various offers to Holding, and I hope that she follows through and accepts this generosity. It would be good for her to finally put this to rest. Thank you, all!

Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann (Vintage) 5. “Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a Worldclass Metropolis” by Sam Anderson (Broadway Books) 6. “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race” by Reni Ecco-Lodge (Bloomsbury) 7. “The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap” by Mehsra Baradaran (Belknap Press) 8. “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi (One World) 9. “Mirador (Hard Cover Version)”

by James Jennings (Greenpoint Press) 10. “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara (Harper Perennial) CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT 1. “Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls” by Dav Pilkey (Graphix) 2. “Nugget and Fang Go To School”

by Tammi Sauer (Clarion Books) 3. “Gladys Alyward: The Adventure of a Lifetime” by Janet Benge (YWAM Press) 4. “A Father’s Promise” by Donnalynn Hess (BJU Press) 5. “Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls (Yearling) 6. “Pigeon Has to Go to School!”

by Mo Willems (Hyperion Books for

Children) 7. “Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers” by Deborah Heiligman (Henry Holt & Co.) 8. “Nugget and Fang: Friends Forever — Or Snack Time?” by Tammi Sauer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) 9. “The Twelve Days of Christmas in Oklahoma (Twelve Days of Christmas in America)” by Tammi Sauer (Sterling Children’s Books) 10. “House of Salt and Sorrows” by Erin A. Craig (Delacorte Press)

Plot unfolds at rapid pace in crime novel ‘The Bitterroots’ The writing is vivid, the tension runs high in latest from C.J. Box

‘The Bitterroots: A novel’

By C.J. Box Minotaur Books, $16.79

him is as solid as it appears, Dewell wonders, why are the sheriff and Blake’s family members After losing her job as going to so much trouble a North Dakota sheriff to stop her from doing her following a tumultuous job? serial killer investigaBy the time Blake is tion in “Paradise Valley,” beaten so severely in Cassie Dewell resurfaces prison that he lapses into as a struggling Montana a coma, Dewell discovers private detective in C.J. that the rot in the KleinBox’s new crime novel, sasser family runs deeper “The Bitterroots.” than she could have As a former law enimagined. forcement officer, she Box’s characters are well doesn’t want to work for developed, his writing is defense attorneys, but vivid, the tension runs when a local lawyer asks high, and the plot unfolds her for help, Dewell, the single mother of a teenage at a rapid pace. boy, can’t afford to turn down the case. Dewell is repulsed that the lawyer’s client, Blake Kleinsasser, is accused of raping his 15-year-old niece, but the ad 100591643-03 lawyer assures her that the case against him, including witness statements and DNA evidence, appears solid. Assure me that there are no holes in the case, the lawyer says, and I’ll talk my client into a plea deal.

So Dewell ventures into the mountains of western Montana to talk to the local sheriff, review the case file and interview witnesses. There, she is met with hostility and intimidation by nearly everyone in town. The tale unfolds in a landscape thick with smoke from forest fires, the gloom serving as an apt metaphor for the evil ad 100589354-03 she encounters.

Kleinsasser, who had recently returned to Montana after working as a New York City stockbroker, is the oldest son of a clan that owns the vast Iron Cross Ranch and just about everything else in their mountain-ringed town. It turns out that his father and brothers despise him for turning his back on the family’s ranching heritage.

If the rape case against

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You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson. com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter askingamy or Facebook.

T he Oklahoma Best-sellers list is based on total number of book sales at Best of Books, Edmond; Brace Books and More, Ponca City: Full Circle Bookstore, Oklahoma City; and Magic City Books, T ulsa.

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Pum p prices slide Analysis: Gas prices could fall under $2 in Oklahoma by Thanksgiving

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ith national average gasoline prices this Labor Day estimated to be the lowest since 2016, the price per gallon could fall below $2 by Thanksgiving in Oklahoma, a fuel price-tracking company said.

“By Thanksgiving, GasBuddy estimates that as many as 10,000 gas stations, primarily in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri — but also a handful in the Great Lakes — will drop under $2 per gallon, barring any improvement in U.S. trade relations with China, a recent major factor in oil prices,” the company said last week.

While the current U.S.-China trade dispute has worried U.S. retailers, farmers and economists because of increased tariffs, an agreement ironically could lead to higher gas prices, Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in a phone interview last week.

“If there’s a trade deal (with China), that opens the door to economic growth,” he said.

“It’s kind of counter-intuitive,” he said.

“Generally, if there’s a trade agreement, it increases consumers’ buying power and there’s a trickle-down effect. It means more trade and more people buying goods, which means oil demand goes up in both countries.”

Asked about the recent seizures of oil tankers in the Middle East and Gibraltar, DeHaan said those incidents — along with attacks on Saudi Arabian oil pipelines and facilities suspected by factions fighting a civil war in Yemen — have not yet had a major impact on the flow of oil, keeping gas prices relatively low.

“There probably would have to be some

sort of escalation,” he said, to cause a spike in gas prices. “It would take something fresh and perhaps shocking. Something that would affect the flow of oil from the Middle East.”

The national average gasoline price on Labor Day — GasBuddy predicts $2.55 per gallon — will likely be the third-lowest in the past decade, behind 2015’s and 2016’s average of $2.42 and $2.20, respectively.

Oklahoma gas prices had fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in a week, averaging $2.26 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,294 stations.

Gas prices in Oklahoma are 16.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and 32.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

“Gas prices are likely to face additional headwinds into the autumn as the transition back to cheaper winter gasoline begins in just two weeks, while demand for gasoline is also set to begin a seasonal downturn,” GasBuddy said.

DeHaan said it is difficult to predict gas prices beyond Thanksgiving, given so many daily news events that could affect the price of oil.

“At that point I’d really be shooting at a dart board,” he said. “It’s really hard to get an accurate grip on where we could be” by the beginning of next year.

Gas prices are advertised at Kum & Go in Owasso on Wednesday.

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‘Labor’ needed to fill your tank While Oklahoma traditionally has some of the lowest gas prices in the nation, the state is relatively high among the states in a GasBuddy analysis of the annual average “labor” gas cost to motorists.

On average, it takes motorists 92.9 hours of work per year to cover their gasoline costs in Oklahoma, the company said. That »» See Gas, page E4

Tech firms are struggling to police content Social media platforms are facing demands to oversee content without infringing free speech rights

By Marcy Gordon Associated Press

An iPhone displays a Facebook page in New Orleans. Social media platforms are facing intense, often contradictory demands from Washington to oversee internet content without infringing on First Amendment rights.

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WASHINGTON — Take the post down. Put it back up. Stop policing speech. Start silencing extremists.

That’s just a sampling of the intense, often contradictory demands facing tech companies and their social media platforms as they try to oversee internet content without infringing on First Amendment rights. The pendulum has swung recent-

ly toward restricting hateful speech that could spawn violence, following a mass shooting in Texas in which the suspect had posted a racist screed online.

For Facebook, Google, Twitter and others, it’s a no-win whipsaw, amplified by a drumbeat of accusations from President Donald Trump and his allies that their platforms are steeped in anti-conservative bias. With lawmakers and regulators in Washington poring over their business practices, the tech companies are anxious to avoid missteps — but finding criticism at every turn.

“There’s a thin line between disgusting and offensive speech, and political speech you just

don’t like. People are blurring the lines,” says Jerry Ellig, a professor at George Washington University’s Regulatory Studies Center who was a policy official at the Federal Trade Commission.

Companies operating social media platforms have long enjoyed broad legal immunity for posted content. Under the 1996 Communications Decency Act, they have a legal shield for both for content they carry and for removing postings they deem offensive. Be it social media posts, uploaded videos, user reviews of restaurants or doctors, or classified ads — the shelter from lawsuits and prosecution »» See Content, page E4

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Business Viewpoint

Many ways companies can be good neighbor

By Tom Jensen

In today’s world, your company’s responsibility is not just to your employees and customers, but to the community in which you operate.

Being a good neighbor is an ongoing commitment to maintain the highest standards of ethical and safe business practices, to develop and empower your employees, Jensen and to thrive as engaged member in the community.

To do this, your company must prioritize your people, first, and align your business goals with the needs of your community.

Do the right thing Your company, regardless of the industry, has regulations to uphold. Establishing and

ment to the community at large. By holistically developing your employees, they are not only Tulsa-area business profesmore engaged in their work, Retain employees sionals interested in submitting but they become your greatest a column for the Sunday “BusiNo longer are employees look- ambassadors of your mission. ness Viewpoint” should email ing to just develop skills related column ideas to business@tulsato their jobs. Instead employees Get involved world.com or michael.dekker@ are also looking to align their tulsaworld.com. Provide a brief own values and interests with Getting involved in your description of the column topic their company’s mission. Mean- community shouldn’t be for the you would like to address and ing, your company’s employee “feel-good” factor. Companies include a brief biography. development and retention pro- that actively engage in a meangram should extend beyond the ingful way are ones that recmaintaining ethical and safe office. To engage your employognize an opportunity to build business practices shouldn’t ees in stimulating and rewardmutually beneficial partnerships just be dictated by regulations, ing work, inside and outside that meet the needs of their but instead by the value to doing the right thing. Whether the office, your company should community and engage their offer programs with health and employees in fulfilling service. your company takes the time wellness benefits, volunteer Whether your company’s for annual employee training service, and education advance- initiatives include a volunteer on the newest safety protocols ment opportunities. program with matching contrior implements a process for Consider incorporating a butions or a long-term partnersharing relevant information about a new project in the com- budget for annual training that ship with a specific organizaoffer employees the chance to tion, it is important to align munity, your company should develop a new skill that aligns your community engagement always operate with transparwith your company’s vision for ency and proactivity, in place of with their interest, but might be outside of their job function. a better future. secrecy and reactivity.

This might bring new creativity And for companies with a Keep in mind: Doing the or opportunities to an area of national or global reach, it is right thing is something your your company that you might important to consider different customers should value and practice as part of your commit- not have previously considered. partnerships at the local level.

Submit your viewpoint idea

This doesn’t mean you have to stray from your overarching mission. Instead, it allows your employees to be involved with organizations that they know are directly improving their community.

Put it all together While it is important to develop each component in to your annual goals, it is equally important to infuse these values and behaviors into the foundation of your business.

Successful companies know that being a good neighbor requires an ongoing commitment to your business practices, your employees and customers, and your community.

Tom Jensen is president and CEO for Explorer Pipeline.

Since joining Explorer in 1977, Jensen has worked in all areas of pipeline operations. He was named vice president of operations in 2005 and president and CEO in 2015.

Cut down on robotext spam using some simple tips If you thought robocalls were annoying, get ready. Spammy text messages promising free gift cards, low credit card interest rates, debt relief services, or other scams are the next nuisance taking over our phones.

The goal is the same, though: steal your money.

While the phone carriers are slow to stop the onslaught of robocalls, there are proactive steps you can take.

Kim Kim Unfortunately, stopKomando Komando ping the onslaught of robotexts is up to you.

Gannett The process starts with understanding News Service how telemarketers, hustlers and other outfits get your cellphone number in the first place.

How they get your number Social media sites sell your data — sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google keep track of your online activity and provide that information to advertisers. If your phone number is public on social media, assume it’s in various marketing company’s databases.

You called an 800, 888 or 900 number — When you call phone numbers with these prefixes, your cellphone number is collected by an Automatic Number Identification (ANI) system. In addition to identifying and storing your

number, the ANI system can match it with other digital data associated with you.

How to block them Robotexts are common now. Whatever you do, do not reply and do not click anything in the text.

There are several tactics for fighting back, and doing so helps everyone. The more we resist robotexts, the less likely their success.

Tell them to stop Many legitimate companies offer you the chance to opt-out of receiving messages from them. Be careful, though: Scammers use this same technique to lure you into replying STOP to their messages, which can help verify you and your number. A quick Google search can usually confirm that a textable number is legit.

the sender’s number. Click on the info (i) icon. Under the Details screen, click on the phone number, choose Block this Caller and Block Contact.

On an Android, open your phone app and tap on the three-dot icon in the upper right corner and choose Settings.

Tap on Block numbers. You will find several options including unknown callers, recent call, or from your contact list. Choose or manually enter a number you wish to block.

Be a tattletale Reporting a robotext or spam message to your cellular carrier is a great step to take in the fight against robotexts and spam messages. Copy and forward the original text to 7726 (SPAM), free of charge. You can use this method if you are a Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint or Bell subscriber.

File an official complaint

Block numbers

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Entrepreneurship is a life of opportunity and sacrifice This summer, I’ve been a person can make. Entrepreneurs deserve our writing about lessons respect. learned since coming to Entrepreneurship is i2E nearly six years ago — a 24/7 commitment for specifically lessons about technology entrepreneur- weeks and months and years. It means not taking ship in our state. a paycheck or a weekIt seems fitting, as we end off. It means asking head toward Labor Day, friends and family to unthat I wind up this summer series with a recap of derstand and to sacrifice, too. It means stumping my heartfelt admiration for capital and for the individustretching dollars als and teams in until they squeal Oklahoma who so your startup choose entrepredoesn’t run out of neurship as a cash. career.

On the flip I have held difside, entrepreferent jobs over neurship is an my own career. I unlimited opam an attorney.

Scott meacham portunity to soar I have been a — solving previbanker, and I was ously “unsolvnamed director of the Office of State Finance able” problems thereby and Secretary for Finance achieving life-changing results. and Revenue under Gov. Entrepreneurship is Brad Henry. Then I served the opportunity to create as Oklahoma’s state treasurer. I have worked with jobs that improve the daily lives of others and many dedicated, hardworking women and men to bring to market mediwho tackled very difficult cal discoveries that help make sick people well. issues.

After the past few years Entrepreneurship is the of working with entrepre- constant opportunity to learn — about technolneurs and their startups ogy, about human nature, day in and day out, I have come to believe that about managing employees and customers, and creating a business from scratch (whether “scratch” about yourself.

Entrepreneurs are difis an idea on the back of a napkin or patented intel- ferent from other people. lectual property) is one of They know that starting a the most challenging (and company is a race against rewarding) career choices the status quo. Entrepre-

neurs are never patient, but the good ones realize that sometimes they need to act like they are.

Our state needs more entrepreneurs. We need predictable sources of capital at every stage of new company growth — from TBFP concept funding to growth funds that can secure multi-million syndicated rounds. We also need quality deal flow, especially patents and spinouts from Oklahoma’s universities and research institutions.

This past year, our state left 71 rigorously vetted research applications on the table due to budget constraints. As a state, we shouldn’t allow that to happen again.

Let’s be inspired by entrepreneurs and develop the collective will to create the resources in this state so that entrepreneurs and the best companies among them can have the greatest possible opportunity to succeed.

Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., a nonprofit corporation that mentors many of the state’s technology-based startup companies. i2E receives appropriations from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Contact Meacham at i2E_Comments@i2E.org.

such as political surveys or fundraising messages. If you receive unwanted commercial text messages, file a complaint using the FTC complaint assistant.

Use your phone’s secret setting This setting isn’t exactly a secret. It’s so obscure you probably never thought of it. You can help eliminate spam messages and robotexts by filtering out spam on your mobile device.

Filtering out spam on an iPhone is simple. Go to Settings and tap on Messages. Scroll down to Filter Unknown Senders and toggle the setting on.

If you are an Android user, open your phone app and tap on the three-dot icon and choose Settings. Under Settings, enable Caller ID & Spam.

Get some extra help There are several third-party apps to help you against spammers. Two popular apps, Nomorobo and RoboKiller, are both available for iOS and Android.

Although each requires a subscription that costs a few dollars a month, they are efficient at blocking and filtering suspected robotexts and spam messages.

Listen to Kim Komando’s show from 1-4 p.m. Sundays on KRMG am740 or fm102.3. Read her columns or get her newsletters at komando.com.

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American adding 400 jobs in Tulsa Fort Worth, Texasbased American Airlines announced Wednesday that it is adding 400 new jobs to Tech Ops-Tulsa, the world’s largest commercial aviation base maintenance facility. Over the next few months, additional maintenance work will be sent to Tech Ops-Tulsa, including scheduled maintenance work on the Boeing 787 fleet. aviation

Jones Riverside awarded grant The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission recently awarded a roughly $2.3 million grant to Jones Riverside Airport to rehabilitate its secondary runway.

Dining

Polo Grill owners buy Tucci’s, plan two new eateries The Polo Grill, a fixture in Utica Square Shopping Center for 36 years, is branching out all over Tulsa.

Owners Donna and Robert Merrifield have purchased a longtime Cherry Street restaurant, will add a new lounge next to Polo Grill and will open two new eateries downtown.

Nerdwallet

news & notes Tulsa LED company named among fastest growing For the third year in a row, Oklahoma LED Lighting and Electrical has made INC. Magazine’s 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. with a three-year growth of 339%.

The company was in the top five from a total of 10 Oklahoma companies that achieved the 2019 list. This achievement puts Oklahoma LED in rarefied company group, including Microsoft, Timberland, Vizio, Intuit, Chobani, Oracle and Patagonia.

Oklahoma LED is a family-owned LED lighting company that provides LED conversion solutions for indoor and outdoor lighting needs. Founded in 2012

by Josef Schrader and his wife, Stephanie Schrader, Oklahoma LED specializes in turn-key commercial LED conversions providing LED installation, repairs and maintenance and retro fitting to schools, hospitals, warehouses, factories, parking garages and offices.

Recycling conference set for Sept. 25 at Tulsa Zoo Navigating the Recycling Jungle is the 2019 theme for the Oklahoma Recycling Association Annual Conference and Expo to be held Sept. 25 at the H.A. Chapman Event Lodge at the Tulsa Zoo. “Recycling can be a wild journey full of surprises,”

Plan for who inherits your digital assets

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By Liz Weston NerdWallet

A sternman works on a lobster boat as it passes Goat Island Light at Cape Porpoise on Aug. 24 in Kennebunkport, Maine. America’s lobster exports to China have dropped sharply this year as new retaliatory tariffs shift seafood business north to Canada.

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Data point 850,000

2.1%

2.1%

Number of McDonald’s employees who will receive harassment training

Amount U.S. home prices were up in June from a year earlier.

Amount orders for durable goods were up in July.

said OKRA President Sara Ivey. “Although it can be a jungle, our goal is to provide conference attendees with information and tools to help their recycling efforts.”

Local government officials, recycling professionals, community and business leaders, educators, students, and Oklahoma residents interested in the business of recycling or expanding local programs are welcome.

Continental breakfast, refreshments, a luncheon

buffet and facility tour will all be covered with a conference fee of $75 if registered

by Sept. 17, or $100 thereafter; members of OKRA receive a $20 discount.

Participants can register by visiting bit.ly/RecycleConf2019.

Keynote speaker Neil Seldman of Institute for Local Self-Reliance will discuss how comprehensive recycling can reduce costs and pollution while reviving communities with jobs and economic development.

A bank or brokerage can’t just take your money when you die. If you don’t have a will or other estate plan, the laws of your state determine who gets the value in those accounts.

Your digital assets are a different story. Your online photos and videos, frequent flyer miles, cryptocurrency and other digitally stored files may well disappear without a trace if you don’t make a plan to pass them along.

Conversely, some stuff you may prefer to shut down or keep private — emails and texts, social media accounts, dating app profiles — could be shared or hacked unless you take steps to secure the information.

Make a list Estate planning experts recommend creating an inventory of your online accounts and digital files, along with your login ID, passwords, the answers to any security questions and what type of twofactor authentication, if any, is in use. (Two-factor authentication is often a code that’s texted or emailed to you or generated using a smartphone app.)

Start with a list of your devices — smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktop computers — and their passwords, along with passwords to any important apps. Then inventory the other electronic records you use, own or control.

Decide who gets what Some assets can’t be passed down. When you buy a book or song online, for example, you’re typically only buying a license that expires when you do, says Ray Radigan, head of private trust at

For the Record BUILDING PERMITS

(Listed by owner, tenant or building. This weekly update lists new commercial construction, expansions and enlargements of more than $50,000. Information from initial applications is subject to change. Dollar amount for alterations is valuation provided by applicant.)

19-038920 — Endeavor, 7666 E. 61st St., alteration, $210,000.

19-036950 — Muncie Power Products, 7217 E. Pine St., alteration-priority, $60,000.

19-036334 — Sunset Court Apartments, 142 E. 21st St., alteration, $150,000.

19-031786 — Neuropathy Treatment Clinic of Oklahoma, 4636 S. Harvard Ave., alteration,

$350,000.

19-036383 — Sunset Park Apartments, 140 E. 21st St., alteration, $150,000.

19-036386 — Sunset Court Apartments, 144 E. 21st St., alteration, $150,000.

19-038172 — Sears Hometown & Outlet, 6120 E. 71st St., alteration, $158,538.

19-031783 — 4636 S. Harvard Building, 4636 S. Harvard Ave., alteration, $800,000.

19-035118 — Aberson Development, 1326 E. 35th St., alteration, $60,000.

19-037742 — Empire Slice, 417 N. Main St., alteration, $400,000.

19-036385 — Sunset Park Apartments, 146 E. 21st St., alteration, $150,000.

19-026704 — Midtown Tulsa, 3516 E. 31st St., shell building, $1,100,000.

CERTIFICATES OF PARTNERSHIP (From Tulsa County Clerk’s Office filings)

Filed Aug. 20 19-074185 — Lawrence Ringer, Blessings LLC, 2135 Southwest Boulevard, staffing agency.

19-075715 — Brandon C. James, B & J Customs, P.O. Box 721, Skiatook, contract/remodeling.

Filed Aug. 21 19-074724 — Jeffery Drew Columbia, D2 Creations, 2401 W. Omaha St., Apt. 1033, Broken Arrow, construction.

Filed Aug. 23 19-075210 — Leonard Gunn, All Seasons Sprinkler­, 1907 S. Boston Ave., Unit B, lawn irrigation and landscape lighting.

19-075414 — Alvin & Alaycia Williams, Cajun AL’s, 1533 E. 51st St. North, sweet shop.

TD Bank in New York.

One workaround is to set up a family account that allows you to share your digital bounty now and after you die.

Many travel providers also insist in their “terms and conditions” that rewards aren’t your property, but their actual policies vary. Many airlines, for example, will transfer frequent flyer miles to the appropriate heirs.

Some companies, including Google and Facebook, allow you to designate someone to handle your account when you die. Others simply close or deactivate accounts when they learn of a death.

Once you decide what you want to happen with each type of account or digital asset, write down your wishes. You can leave these instructions and the relevant login credentials in a letter, stored with your other estate planning documents, which can be given to the person you want to carry out those wishes: your digital executor.

Appoint your ‘digital executor’ Your digital executor could be the same trusted person who settles the rest of your estate, or you might want to choose someone who is more tech-savvy.

Your digital executor should be named in your will or living trust, estate planning experts say.

Set a date to review your plan Tech evolves fast. Remember floppy disks and Myspace? If not, consider that 10 years ago, nobody had an iPad or an Instagram account. Meanwhile, biometrics, including fingerprint scans and facial recognition, are already replacing passwords and other login credentials.

Filed Aug. 26 19-075794 — Money A. Parker, NickiDora’Z, 11120 E. Admiral Place, thrift store.

BUSINESS BANKRUPTCIES

(Filings classified as “business” in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and which also list “business” as nature of debt on bankruptcy document.)

Filed Aug. 22 19-11752-M — ROI Media Services, L.L.C., 8601 S. 225th East Ave., Broken Arrow, assets: $1,257.33, liabilities: $177,277.92, attorney: Karen Carden Walsh, Chapter 7.

19-11755-M — Troy Houston Taber, 11512 S. Fourth St., Jenks, assets: $10,437.38, liabilities: $439,661.25, attorney: Brian W. Huckabee, Chapter 7.

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has been a tent pole of social networking, and undoubtedly contributed to its growth.

But in the current climate of hostility toward Big Tech, that legal protection is getting a second look.

Legislation proposed last spring by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, an outspoken conservative critic, would require the companies to prove to regulators that they’re not using political bias to filter content. Failing to secure a bias-free audit from the government would mean a social media platform loses its immunity from legal action. It remains to be seen whether such a system could pass muster under the First Amendment.

Hawley’s legislation drew pushback from Michael Beckerman, who heads the major trade group Internet Association. He said it forces the platforms “to make an impossible choice: either host reprehensible, but First Amendment-protected speech, or lose legal protections that allow them to moderate illegal content like human trafficking and violent extremism. That shouldn’t be a tradeoff.”

The bias issue has dogged Silicon Valley for years, though there’s been no credible evidence that political leanings factor into Google’s search algorithms or what users see on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.

That’s done little to silence critics on the right, including at the White House, where Trump promised at a “social media summit” last month to explore “all regulatory and legislative solutions to protect free speech and the free-speech rights of all Americans.” While no

Our efforts include deploying multiple teams that identify and take action against malicious actors. At the same time, we have to be mindful that ... there are important free-speech considerations.

There is no silver bullet.”

Derek Slater Google’s director of information policy details were given, the remark hinted at an approach similar to Hawley’s bill.

Some critics of Big Tech say the industry’s woes are partly of their own making. Having championed their commitment to free speech, the argument goes, their users weren’t prepared for the reality that content, at times, will be restricted.

“They were insisting they were neutral, or just technology platforms,” said Eric Goldman, a law professor at Santa Clara University and co-director of its High Tech Law Institute.

That argument was persuasive, until disappointment set in. “It eventually blew up and caused consumers to lose trust in them,” Goldman said.

Others note that the in-

dustry has well-documented problems that can’t be blamed on Washington.

Tech companies have faced criticism over diversity, their treatment of women and how they address sexual harassment and discrimination, both online and off. Protests from tech employees, many of them highly paid engineers, have sometimes boiled over into dramatic actions like the global walkout and street demonstrations by Google employees last November.

In that case, the company responded by changing the way it investigates misconduct claims and simplifying the complaint process.

Then there are also the scandals surrounding lax data privacy and rampant foreign influence, which have consumed much of Washington’s attention since the 2016 election.

A massive Russian influence campaign used phony Facebook and other social media postings, seeking to sow discord among the millions of Americans who viewed them. Under pressure from lawmakers, tech companies are now working to devise protections against “deepfake” bogus but realistic-seeming videos and other online manipulations that could be used to influence the 2020 election.

Called before Congress, executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google have detailed their policies: livestreaming banned for those who have violated rules, accounts suspended for breaches related to promoting terrorism, deceptive conduct prohibited in search, news and video.

“Our efforts include deploying multiple teams that identify and take action against malicious actors,” Derek Slater, Google’s director of information policy, told lawmakers at a House hearing. “At the

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is 11.61 days, based on an eight-hour work day.

The study looked at the latest state-by-state median wage data available from the Department of Labor (May 2018), as well as data from GasBuddy’s payments card to calculate average yearly demand by state, using the average price on Aug. 1.

The highest number of hours worked to pay for annual gas prices was Nevada at 107.7 (13.46 days) and the lowest was Massachusetts at 66.8 (8.35 days), according to the analysis.

“While it feels nice to have seen gas prices fall so substantially into the last leg of the summer driving season, we wanted to see how motorists in each state may have to work more or less to fill their

tanks,” DeHaan said in a statement.

“This study was an interesting reminder that how much time one spends to pay for gasoline varies drastically and that motorists can lessen the burden by locating low-priced stations,” he said.

“Rural communities oftentimes have wages that are lower than urban areas, while also having to commute longer distances with little to no mass transit. The Northeastern U.S. generally has gas prices at or slightly higher than the national average, but commuters have many more options than driving their cars, which are also generally smaller than the vehicles found in rural communities.”

Texas, with 86.5 hours (10.81 days) of work per year is lower than Oklahoma likely because average

mean wages are higher, DeHaan said.

The mean wage for Texas was $17.84 per hour, and $16.62 for Oklahoma, according to the Department of Labor, he said.

In addition, the number for Texas could be lower because the state has more larger cities in which motorists may have shorter commutes.

Colorado, the lowest state in the region, with 79.8 hours (9.975 days) of work needed to pay for annual gas costs, is likely reflected by its relatively high mean income of $20.34 per hour, second only to California, DeHaan said.

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same time, we have to be mindful that our platforms reflect a broad array of sources and information, and there are important free-speech considerations.

There is no silver bullet, but we will continue to work to get it right.”

Perhaps no company has faced louder criticism for its content policies than Twitter, Trump’s social media platform of choice.

Faced with complaints that Trump is able to post incendiary messages that would otherwise be removed, Twitter has sought a middle ground. Under a new policy announced in June, tweets that the service deems to involve matters of public interest, but which violate its rules, will be obscured by a warning explaining the violation. Users will have to tap through the warning to see the underlying message.

It’s a fine line that may not satisfy anyone. Calling someone a “lowlife,” a “dog” or a “stone cold LOSER,” as Trump has done, may not by itself be a violation. But repeated insults against someone might amount to prohibited harassment.

Twitter said Trump’s recent tweets questioning how people could live in a “disgusting” and “rodent-infested” Baltimore didn’t violate its rules on “dehumanizing language” targeted at specific ethnic groups, as opposed to people living in a given place.

“It’s a step in the right direction,” said Keegan Hankes, research analyst for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s intelligence project, who focuses on far-right extremist propaganda. But, he added, Twitter is essentially arguing “that hate speech can be in the public interest. I am arguing that hate speech is never in the public interest.”

Fund Performances

(Data from Lipper)

Top 100 Equity Funds / 2-Year Returns FUND

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MG MG SG SG XG XG XG SG SG SG SG SG SG XG MG SG XG MG SG MG XG XG XG XG SG SG XG XG XG MG XG MG XG SG SG XG LG MG SG LG XG SG MG SG LG SG MG SE SG MG

+33.0 +32.7 +31.1 +30.9 +30.3 +29.9 +29.3 +29.0 +29.0 +28.9 +28.7 +28.5 +28.4 +28.3 +28.2 +28.0 +27.8 +27.8 +27.6 +27.1 +26.3 +25.7 +25.3 +25.0 +24.9 +24.8 +24.6 +24.4 +24.1 +23.9 +23.8 +23.6 +23.1 +23.1 +23.0 +23.0 +22.8 +22.8 +22.7 +22.7 +22.7 +22.7 +22.7 +22.5 +22.5 +22.5 +22.4 +22.3 +22.1 +22.0

FUND Alger Funds I: SCapGr I-2 Alger Funds A: SmCapGr Columbia Class Z: SCpGthZ MorganStanley Inst: SmCoGrI Baron Funds: GblAdv Inst Putnam Funds Y: SmCpGr Wells Fargo Ad Ins: EndvSelI Columbia Class A: SCapGrA r Value Line Fd: Fund Calvert Invest: SocEqC t Franklin Templ: FrkDyna R6 Oppenheimer Y: DiscovY t Baron Funds: GlobalAdv Putnam Funds A: SCapGr p MorganStanley Inst: SmCGrP Artisan Funds: SmCap Wells Fargo Adv Ad: EndSelAdm Frank/Tmp Frnk Adv: DynaTech Alger Funds I: SmCapGrI JPMorgan Sel Cls: LgCpGr Oppenheimer A: Disc p Alger Funds B: SmCapGr WM Blair Mtl Fds: GrowthI r Frank/Temp Frnk A: DynTchA Wells Fargo Adv A: EndSelA p JPMorgan A Class: LgCpGA p Alger Funds C: SmCapGr t Oppenheimer R: DiscovN William Blair N: GrowthN AB Funds I: SmCpGroI Franklin Templ: FrkDynTc R Federated A: KaufmA p Federated Instl: KaufmnR Wells Fargo Ad Ins: Growth Putnam Funds B: SmCpGr t Wells Fargo Ad Ins: CapGroI AB Funds A: SmCpGrA AB Funds K: SCapGrK Wells Fargo Admin: Growth MorganStanley Inst: CapGrI Oppenheimer C&M: DiscvC t Wells Fargo Adv Ad: CapGrAdm Frank/Temp Frnk C: DynatC p Federated B: KaufmB p Ivy Funds: MidCapGr I MorganStanley Inst: CapGrP p Federated C: KaufmnC t Invest Managers: RivrbGr I AB Funds R: SmCapGrth MFS Funds I: MidCapI

OBJ 2RET SG SG SG SG GL SG LG SG MG LG XG SG GL SG SG SG LG XG SG LG SG SG XG XG LG LG SG SG XG SG XG MG MG XG SG LG SG SG XG XG SG LG XG MG MG XG MG XG SG MG

+21.9 +21.9 +21.9 +21.8 +21.8 +21.8 +21.7 +21.7 +21.6 +21.6 +21.6 +21.5 +21.5 +21.5 +21.5 +21.5 +21.4 +21.4 +21.4 +21.3 +21.2 +21.1 +21.1 +21.1 +21.1 +21.0 +20.9 +20.9 +20.8 +20.8 +20.8 +20.7 +20.7 +20.6 +20.6 +20.6 +20.5 +20.5 +20.4 +20.4 +20.3 +20.3 +20.2 +20.2 +20.1 +20.1 +20.1 +20.0 +20.0 +19.9

Top 50 Bond Funds / 2-Year Returns FUND Vanguard Instl Fds: ExtDurTrs Vanguard Instl Fds: ExDurTreas PIMCO Funds Instl: ExtdDur ProFunds Inv Cl: USGovPlus Rydex Investor: GovBdStrat Wasatch: USTryFd ProFunds Serv: USGovPlus Fidelity Invest: SAI LTTrs Vanguard Idx Fds: LT GovBdI Vanguard Admiral: LTGvBdIdx Vanguard Admiral: LTsyAdml Price Funds: USTLg Vanguard Fds: LTTsry Vanguard Instl Fds: LTBdInstPl PIMCO Funds Instl: LgTmCred Vanguard Instl Fds: LTBdInst Vanguard Idx Fds: LTBnd PIMCO Funds P: LgTrmCred PIMCO Funds Instl: LgDurTotR Vanguard Admiral: LTGrAdml PIMCO Funds P: LgDurTRP PIMCO Instl PIMS: LTUSG Vanguard Fds: LTIGrade Vanguard Instl Fds: LTCorpBd Vanguard Admiral: LTCpBdIdx

OBJ 2RET LU LU AB GT GT LU GT LU LU LU LU LU LU AB GT AB AB GT AB AB AB LU AB AB AB

+13.7 +13.6 +13.5 +12.2 +11.8 +11.4 +11.0 +10.6 +10.1 +10.1 +10.0 +9.9 +9.9 +9.7 +9.7 +9.7 +9.6 +9.6 +9.6 +9.5 +9.5 +9.4 +9.4 +9.3 +9.3

FUND PIMCO Funds P: LTUSGvtP PIMCO Instl PIMS: RealRet PIMCO Admin PIMS: LTrGvt p PIMCO Funds A: LTUSGA p Del Inv Instl: ExtDurI Calvert Invest: LgTmInco I Delaware Invest A: ExtDurBd p PIMCO Funds C: LTUSGC p DFA Funds: WexUSGov RS Funds: HiYldA Diamond Hill Fds: StrIncI Vanguard Instl Fds: TotIntlBd Vanguard Admiral: TotIntlBd Vanguard Fds: TotIntBInv Putnam Funds Y: Income Diamond Hill Fds: StrgIncA r Putnam Funds A: IncmA p GMO Trust IV: CorePlusBd GuideStone Funds: ExDrGS2 GMO Trust III: CorePlBd CG Cap Mkt Fds: IntlFx Spirit of Amer: Income A Del Inv Instl: CorpBdI PIMCO Instl PIMS: InvGrCp Fidelity Invest: AdvCpBd I

OBJ 2RET LU IG LU LU AB AB AB LU WB HC HC WB WB WB IB HC IB IB AB IB WB GT AB AB AB

+9.3 +9.3 +9.1 +9.0 +8.6 +8.3 +8.3 +8.2 +8.1 +7.4 +6.7 +6.7 +6.7 +6.6 +6.5 +6.4 +6.3 +6.3 +6.2 +6.2 +6.1 +6.1 +6.1 +6.0 +6.0

Fund Objectives EQUITY FUNDS: AU - Gold Oriented, EM - Emerging Markets, EI - Equity Income, EU - European Region, GL - Global Stock, HB - Health/Biotech, IL - International Stock, LC - Large-Cap Core, LG - Large-Cap Growth, LT - Latin American, LV - Large-Cap Value, MC - Mid-Cap Core, MG - Mid-Cap Growth, MV - Mid-Cap Value, NR - Natural Resources, PR - Pacific Region, SC Small-Cap Core, SE - Sector, SG - Small-Cap Growth, SP - S&P 500 Index, SQ - Specialty Diversified Equity, SV - Small-Cap Value, TK - Science & Technology UT - Utility, XC - MultiCap Core, XG - Multi-Cap Growth, XV - Multi-Cap Value.

TAXABLE BOND FUNDS: AB - Long-Term Bond, GT - General U.S. Taxable, HC - High Yield Taxable, IB - Intermediate Bond, IG - Intermediate U.S., LU - Long-Term U.S., MT - Mortgage, SB - Short-Term Bond, WB - World Bond.

MUNICIPAL DEBT FUNDS: BL - Balanced, GM - General Muni, HM - High Yield Muni, IM - Intermediate Muni, MP Stock/Bond Blend, NM - Insured Muni, SM - Short-Term Muni, SS - Single-State Muni.

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Footnotes

e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n or NL - No up-front sales charge. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or contingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r.

Mutual fund abbreviations

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Data based on NAVs reported to Lipper by 5 p.m. Central.

What’s published

CHG: Change in NAV since prior day.

YTD: Year-to-date percentage increase or decrease Table combines biggest and reader-requested mutual in NAV. funds.

DIV: Current annual dividend rate, based on latest declaration, unless otherwise footnoted.

LOAD: Commission that fund charges.

FUND: Fund’s name.

NAV: Net asset value, or sell price.

2RET: Annualized return for prior 2 years.

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How to read the mutual fund table

x – Ex-cash dividend. NA - No information available.NE - Data in question. NN - Fund does not wish to be tracked. NS - Fund did not exist at start date.

Local Interest footnotes: *Annualized. **In some 401(k) plans the load may be waived.

FUNDS OF LOCAL INTEREST Fund Name NAV Amer Beacon Inv: IntlEqInv 16.61 Amer Beacon Inv: SmCap Inv 20.57 Amer Century Adv: EqIncA p 8.99 Amer Century Inv: IntlGroI 11.53 Davis Funds A: NYVen A 27.30 Dodge&Cox: Balanced 98.36 Dodge&Cox: Stock 181.48 Federated Funds: MaxCapSvc 9.78 Fidelity Advisor A: DivIntlA r 22.04 Fidelity Advisor T: DivGrT p 14.92 Fidelity Advisor T: EqInT 28.55 Fidelity Freedom: FF2010 15.54 Fidelity Freedom: FF2020 15.83 Fidelity Freedom: FF2030 17.00 Fidelity Freedom: Income 11.69 Fidelity Invest: Contra 13.06 Fund

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AB Funds: LgCapGrth 59.17 Muni Inco 12.23 AB Funds A: HighIncoA p 8.19 LgCpGrA p 53.99 AB Funds Adv: GlblBd Adv 8.70 HiIncm Adv 8.20 LgCpGrAd 59.34 AB Funds B: IntlGrB t 13.72 SCpGrB t 31.40 AB Funds C: GrIncC t 5.29 LgCpGrC t 39.10 AMG Managers: Yacktman p 20.77 YacFoc Inst 19.43 YacktFoc Sv 19.45 AQR Funds: MgdFutSt I 9.20 MgdFutSt N 9.03 AdvisorTwo: FrTRInst 10.45 Akre Funds: FocusInstl 45.80 FocusRetl 44.73 Alger Funds B: CapApr t 20.11 IntlGrth 12.99 Alger Funds I: CapApprI 34.75 Amer Beacon Insti: IntlEqIns 16.77 LgCapInst 26.84 SmCpInst 21.49 Amer Beacon Inv: LgCap Inv 24.71 Amer Century Inst: EqInc 9.01 Amer Century Inv: AllCapGr 34.78 DivBnd 11.12 EqGroI 31.63 EqInc 9.00 GrowthI 34.93 HeritageI 22.07 IncGro 36.41 IntDisc 13.44 IntlGroI 11.53 MdCalVal 15.44 MCapVal 15.42 NTDvBd 11.13 NTLgVal 11.01 OneChMd 15.56 SelectI 76.23 StrMod 6.52 Ultra 48.59 ValueInv 7.93 ZrCpn2020 106.63 ZrCpn2025 108.53 American Century R: MdCapVal 15.44 American Funds A: AmcpA p 31.63 AMutlA p 41.95 BalA p 27.48 BondA p 13.39 CapIBA p 60.80 CapWGA p 47.79 CapWA p 20.51 EupacA p 51.08 FdInvA p 58.45 GlblBalA 32.28 GovtA p 14.10 GwthA p 49.39 HI TrA p 10.02 HiInMuniA 16.57 IncoA p 22.57 IntBdA p 13.62 IntlGrIncA p 32.40 ICAA p 37.71 LtTEBA p 16.02 NEcoA p 44.80 N PerA p 44.15 NwWrldA 66.03 STBFA p 9.96 SmCpA p 55.70 TxExA p 13.46 2040TarA p 15.46 2020TarRet p 12.83 2030TRet p 14.70 2035TRetA p 15.12 2025TRetA p 13.75 WshA p 45.81 A GthFdD 6.29 Angel Oak Funds: MultiStrat I 11.12 Arbitrage Funds: ArbitrageI 13.44 Artisan Funds: GlblOpp Inst 27.55 Intl 32.03 IntlInstl 32.22 IntlVal r 33.68 IntlValInst 33.76 MidCap 38.75 MidCapInst 43.31 Ashmore Funds: EmMktTR I 7.64 BNY Mellon Funds: MCapMltSt 17.47 NtIntMu 14.04 Baird Funds: AggBdInst 11.34 CorBdInst 11.67 IntBdInst 11.37 ShtTBdInst 9.79 Baron Fds Instl: Asset 87.57 Growth 82.67 SmallCap 31.33 Baron Funds: Asset 84.13 EmMkt Inst 13.40 Growth 79.92 SmallCap 30.01 Bernstein Fds: IntDur 13.65 DivMu 14.70 NYMu 14.31 TxMgdIntl 16.33 Berwyn Funds: Fund 23.44 BlackRock A: CapAppr p 28.63 Eng&ResA 12.87 EqtyDiv 19.27 GlAlA r 18.71 HltScOp 59.72 MultiAstInc 10.82 NatMuA 11.23 StrIncoOp 9.92 StratMuOp 11.77 TotRetA 12.06 BlackRock B&C: EqtyDivC 18.41 GlAlC t 16.73 MultiAstInc 10.81 BlackRock Fds Blrk: HiYBlk 7.68 BlackRock Instl: FltRtInco 9.95 GblLgShCr 10.10 MultiAstInc 10.83 StrIncoOpp 9.92 CalMuniOp 12.83 CoreBond 9.99 EquityDv 19.35 GlbAlloc r 18.83 HlSciOpp 62.88 HiYldBd 7.68 TotRet 12.05 StratMuOp 11.78 LowDurI 9.66 MdCGEq 30.15 NatMun 11.22 BlackRock K: S&P500Stk 348.56 Bridgeway Funds: LgCpVal I 25.49 Brown Advisory Fds: GrthEq Inst 25.59 BrwnSmCI 107.64 Buffalo Funds: Discovery 27.02 CGM Funds: Focus 32.64 Realty 25.86 Calamos Funds: MktNeutI r 13.27 Calvert Invest: SocEqA p 54.09 Causeway Intl: Institutnl r 14.06 ClearBridge: AggGr A 175.73

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Fund

** DIV LOAD .33 0.0 .09 0.0 .17 5.75 .12 0.0 .20 4.75 2.21 0.0 3.41 0.0 .14 0.0 .17 5.75 .23 3.50 .56 3.50 .31 0.0 .29 0.0 .28 0.0 .24 0.0 ... 0.0

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EqInT 28.55 GrOppT 82.22 HiInAdT p 11.18 NwInsgh p 30.28 ValStraT 31.82 Fidelity Advisor Z: NewInsight 32.41 TotalBond 10.98 Fidelity Freedom: FF2010 15.54 FF2015 12.74 FF2020 15.83 FF2025 13.79 FF2030 17.00 FF2035 14.09 FF2040 9.78 FF2045 11.09 FF2050 11.17 Free2055 12.73 Income 11.69 Idx2020 W 16.56 Idx2025 W 17.62 Idx2030 W 18.57 Idx2035 W 19.58 Idx2040 W 19.66 Idx2045 W 19.81 Idx2050 W 19.89 Fidelity Invest: AggIntl 21.91 AllSectEq 9.94 AMgr50 18.20 AstMgr30R 11.23 AstMgr40 11.77 AstMgr60 12.66 AMgr70 r 22.06 AMg85 19.27 AMgr20 r 13.55 Balanc 23.55 BalancedK 23.55 BlueChGr 100.76 BluChpGrK 100.95 CapAp 35.33 CapDevO 14.99 CpInc r 10.01 ConsvInc B 10.06 Contra 13.06 ContraK 13.08 CnvSc 29.76 DivIntl 36.62 DivrsIntK r 36.56 DivStkO 25.05 DivGrowK 27.92 DivGth 27.94 EmrMk 31.35 57.86 Eq Inc EQII 24.52 Fidel 47.05 FltRateHi r 9.44 FocsdStk r 25.40 FrInOne 45.99 GNMA 11.56 GovtInc 10.68 GroCo 19.67 GroInc 37.80 GrowthCoK 19.69 GrDiscv 36.46 GrStrat r 48.22 HighInc r 8.86 Indepn 38.18 IntBd 11.16 IntmMu 10.75 IntlDisc 41.73 IntlEnhIdx 8.98 InvGrBd 11.68 InvGB 8.26 Japan r 14.80 JpnSm 16.36 LargCap 30.11 LgCpVlEnh 12.81 LevCoStk 28.82 LtdTrmBd 11.70 LowP r 46.78 LowPriK r 46.75 LtdTMuni 10.77 Magelln 10.93 MagellanK 10.91 MegaCpStk 14.23 MidCap 34.74 MidCapK r 34.76 MuniInc 13.60 NASDAQ r 104.06 NwMkt r 14.81 NwMill 35.81 OTC 12.22 OTC K 12.41 Ovrsea 47.36 Puritn 22.17 PuritanK 22.16 RealEInc r 12.67 RealE 47.12 SAI MinVol 11.11 SAISmM500 12.37 SAI USMnV 14.84 SAI USQual 15.09 Srs1KValR 12.61 SrBlChGrR 15.20 SCmdtyStrt 4.58 SrEmrgMkt 18.20 SrsGlobal 12.05 SrsGrRetl 17.43 SrsIntGrw 16.16 SrsIntSmCp 15.76 SrsIntVal 9.14 SrsSCDscR 10.93 STBF 8.72 SmCapDisc 21.94 SCpGrth r 26.99 SmCapOp 13.61 SmallCap r 16.73 SCpValu r 14.33 SptnExMAd 60.85 StkSlcACap 45.60 StrDvIn 15.36 TaxFrB r 12.07 TotalBd 11.00 Trend 107.09 ValueDisc 28.00 Value 9.96 Wrldw 27.37 Fidelity Selects: Air 76.26 Biotch 19.35 Brokr 73.26 Chem 11.77 CstHo 61.02 DfAer 18.49 Electr 10.26 EnvAltEn r 23.86 Gold r 24.65 Health 24.32 IT Svc 73.46 Insur 62.52 Leisr 16.51 MdEqSys 55.93 Multmd 63.11 NtGas 16.94 Retail 16.07 Softwr 18.69 Tech 17.46 Trans 89.98 Fidelity Series: ShTmCred 10.09 Fidelity Spartan: Gbl xUS I 12.34 RealEst I 17.21 Fidelity Spart Adv: 500Index I 102.02 IntlIdx I 39.79 TmktsIdx I 82.94 USBond I 12.08 First Eagle: GlblA 57.21 OverseasA 23.85 First Investors A GroInA p 19.42 Frank/Temp Frnk A: CvtScA p 22.44 DynTchA 86.23 EqIncA p 25.35 FedInt p 12.25 FedTFA p 12.16 FoundAl p 13.37 GrwthA p 108.88 GrOppA p 40.17 HYTFA p 10.33 HiIncA 1.84 IncomA p 2.28 LowDuTRA 9.68 MNInsA 12.63 RisDvA p 66.72 SMCpGrA 37.17 StratInc p 9.69 TtlRtnA p 10.03 USGovA p 6.09 UtilsA p 21.86

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Frank/Tmp Frnk Adv: CvtSecAdv 22.45 -.05 +14.2 GlbBdAdv 10.64 +.1 GrAdv t 109.23 +13.4 IncmeAd 2.26 +4.1 RisDiv r 66.67 +13.5 TGlbTRAdv 11.12 +.02 +.9 Frank/Temp Frnk C: IncomC t 2.31 +3.4 RisDvC t 65.40 +12.3 Frank/Temp Mtl A&B: SharesA 26.60 +2.9 Frank/Temp Temp A: ForgnA p 6.59 -5.9 GlBd A p 10.69 -.1 GrwthA p 20.91 -4.0 WorldA p 12.70 -1.3 Frank/Temp Tmp B&C: GlBdC p 10.72 -.5 Franklin Templ: BalancedA t 12.55 +.02 +6.9 FrkDyna R6 89.96 +21.6 FrkGrth R6 109.18 +13.5 FrkInco R6 2.26 +4.2 FrRisDv R6 66.67 +13.6 MutShs R6 26.92 +3.2 TgtMdA p 15.49 +5.4 TmpGlbB R6 10.64 +.2 TmpGrth R6 20.91 -3.7 GAMCO Funds: GlTelAAA 19.69 +.09 -1.9 GoldAAA 16.73 -.01 +6.8 GE Elfun S&S: RSP Incm 11.94 +.01 +4.2 RSP USEq 54.44 -.06 +11.2 Trusts 59.92 -.05 +11.5 GMO Trust III: Quality 23.78 +.02 +13.9 GMO Trust IV: EmCnDt 27.70 +.04 +2.9 IntlEqty 19.57 +.05 -4.2 GMO Trust VI: EmgMkts r 30.84 +.23 -1.9 Quality 23.78 +.02 +14.0 Gabelli Funds: Asset 55.35 +.15 +6.1 EqInc p 17.24 +.07 +3.0 Goldman Sachs A: USEqty A 47.81 +.01 +8.3 Goldman Sachs Inst: Muni 16.39 +5.2 ShtDrTF 10.76 +2.5 SmCapV 51.56 +.04 +3.6 Guggenheim Funds: MacroOp I 25.92 +.02 +2.0 TotRetBd I 27.64 +.02 +4.0 Harbor Funds: Bond 12.00 +.01 +4.2 CapApInst 74.36 -.22 +14.6 Intl r 36.64 +.17 -3.3

Harding Loevner: EmgMkt r 52.39 IntlEqty 21.34 Hartford Fds A: BalIncA p 14.57 CpAppA p 36.90 DivGthA p 24.85 EqInc t 19.17 GrOppty t 40.31 MidCpA p 30.48 Hartford Fds C: Bal IncC t 14.34 Hartford Fds I: BalInco 14.58 MidCap 31.56 WorldBond 10.93 Hartford Fds Y: GrowOppI 42.84 MidCapY 37.32 Hartford HLS IA : CapApp 43.18 Div&Gr 20.26 Balanced 28.62 MidCap 36.09 TotRetBd 11.38 Heartland Fds: ValPlusInv p 32.05 Hotchkis & Wiley: HiYldI 11.48 IVA Funds: Intl I r 15.06 Wldwide I r 16.59 Invesco Fds Invest: DivrsDiv p 19.86 Invesco Funds: DivInco 22.78 Energy 16.81 Invesco Funds A: Chart p 17.40 CmstkA 23.56 DivrsDiv p 19.88 EqWtdA p 60.01 EqIncA 10.12 FltgRate p 7.40 GlblGr p 31.17 GrIncA p 22.89 HYMuA 10.41 IntlGrow 32.80 MidCGth p 40.45 MuniInA 13.69 Invesco Funds C: FltgRate t 7.37 Invesco Funds P: SummitP p 21.73 Invesco Funds Y: BalRiskY 11.34 EqWtdY 60.67 Ivy Funds: CoreEqA t 14.49 HiIncA p 7.17 HiIncI r 7.17 IntlCorEqI r 16.73 LgCpGA p 24.81 LgCapGthI r 26.33 MidCapGr I 28.86 MdCGA p 26.47 SciTchA p 70.88 SciTechI r 79.13

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-2.7 +.5

+.04 +5.5 +.05 +4.5 -.03 -9.1 +.02 +.05 +.05 +.10 +.01

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NAV 36.62 57.86 10.93 22.17 37.17 15.26 6.59 36.64 28.22 78.80 27.56 41.31 58.55 10.58 10.58 26.05 Fund

CHG +.16 +.13 -.01 -.02 ... ... ... +.17 -.01 -.16 -.04 +.11 +.09 +.01 +.01 +.05

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NAV Chg 2Ret

JPMorgan A Class: CoreBd A 12.09 CorPlBd 8.59 EqIncA p 17.65 GwthAdv p 21.58 Inv Bal p 15.01 InvCon p 12.68 InG&IA p 16.86 InvGrwth p 19.88 LgCpGA p 43.03 MCpVal p 36.83 SR2030 p 20.89 USEqty p 15.75 JP Morgan Instl: MdCpVal 37.80 USEquity 15.84 ValAdv 34.66 JPMorgan R Cl: CoreBond 12.10 CorePlusBd 8.59 DiscEq 27.40 HighYld r 7.22 ShtDurBd 10.92 JPMorgan Select: MCpVal 37.29 SmCap 57.23 JPMorgan Sel Cls: CoreBd 12.08 CorePlBd 8.58 EmMkEqSl 28.76 EqInc 17.96 GroAdvSel r 22.33 HighYld 7.22 LgCpGr 43.66 SR2020 I 19.47 SR2030Inst 21.01 SR2040Inst 21.83 USLCCrPls 23.92 ValAdv 34.63 Janus C Shrs: Balanced 34.93 Janus T Shrs: BalancdT 35.37 EnterprT 137.50 GlTechT r 37.23 Grw&IncT 57.71 HiYldT r 8.36 ResearchT 50.08 Jensen Funds: QualGrth I 50.83 QualGrthJ 50.81 John Hancock A: BondA p 16.37 LgCpEqA 44.35 LifeBal 14.52 LifeGrwth 14.90 John Hancock B: LgCpEqB 38.60 John Hancock Cl 1: BlueChGr 41.13 500IndxB 1 34.42

LSAggr 14.80 LSBalanc 14.43 LSConsrv 13.08 LSGrwth 14.85 LSModer 13.44 John Hancock Fds Bond I 16.37 Bond R6 16.40 ClassicVal I 29.43 DiscpVal I 19.85 DisVMdCR6 20.90 DiscValR6 19.89 IntlGrw I 27.80 StrIncOp I 10.67 John Hancock Instl: DispValMC 20.90 Kinetics Funds: Internet 34.98 LSVValEq 24.87 Laudus Funds: USLgCpG r 22.52 Lazard Instl: EmgMktEq 16.30 GblInfra I 15.20 IntlEqIns 17.32 IntStrEq r 14.34 Legg Mason A: WAMgMu p 16.61 Longleaf Partners: Partners 18.81 SmCap 23.47 Loomis Sayles: LSBondI 13.63 LSGrowI 17.28 LSSCpVl 27.90 LSBondR 13.56 StrIncA 14.20 Loomis Sayles Inv: InvGrBdY 11.49 Lord Abbett A: FloatRt p 8.83 IntrTxFr 11.28 AffilA p 14.75 MAstBalOp 11.29 BdDebA p 8.12 HYMnBd p 12.69 ShDurIncA p 4.22 RsSmCA 16.21 TaxFrA p 11.92 CapStruct p 15.83 Lord Abbett C: ShDurIncC t 4.25 Lord Abbett F: BondDeb 8.11 FloatRt p 8.82 HiYld p 7.41 IntrTxFr 11.28 ShtDurInco 4.22 Lord Abbett I: FloatRt 8.83 HiYld 7.45 ShtDurInc p 4.22 MFS Funds A: IntlDvA 19.09 MITA 32.25 MIGA 31.98 BondA 14.82 Growth A 112.71

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+.03 +5.2 +.02 +4.8 +3.8 +.03 +5.0 +.01 +4.3

+.15 +.06 +.06 +.06 +.13 +.02

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+.06 +5.8 +.18 +8.2 +.12 +2.1 +17.8 +.20 -.02 +.04 +.06

-6.4 +6.1 +1.3 +4.2

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Fund

** DIV LOAD .43 0.0 1.16 0.0 .06 0.0 .36 0.0 ... 5.75 .27 5.50 .18 5.50 .83 0.0 .28 5.25 ... 0.0 ... 5.75 .79 5.75 ... 0.0 .35 0.0 .37 0.0 .19 0.0

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EmMkA 31.53 +.36 -1.8 GrAllA 21.31 +8.8 IntlVA 43.27 +.21 +6.0 ModAllA 18.39 +7.8 MuHiA t 8.60 +6.2 MuInA 9.10 +4.9 ResBdA 11.12 +4.4 RschA 44.13 +13.0 TotRA 19.16 +5.8 UtilA 22.85 +9.2 ValueA 41.31 +.11 +7.3 MFS Funds B: MIGB 27.30 +17.8 ValueB 41.09 +.12 +6.5 MFS Funds I: Growth I 120.29 +19.7 IntNwDI 32.98 +4.1 MCpValI 23.35 +.09 +6.6 RschI 45.36 +13.3 ValueI 41.56 +.12 +7.6 MFS Funds Instl: IntlEq 25.83 +4.9 MainStay Funds A: HiYldBA 5.62 -.02 +4.6 TxFrBdA 10.46 +5.1 MainStay Funds B: IntlEqB 14.36 +.11 +2.2 MainStay Funds I: EpochGlb r 17.87 +.03 +2.8 Mairs & Power: Growth 122.61 +.27 +10.5 Marsico Funds: Grow p 18.99 -.09 +14.8 MassMutual Select: BlueChGr I 22.95 -.02 +15.3 MCGrEqII I 23.38 -.07 +14.1 MCGE2 R5 23.12 -.07 +14.0 Matthews Asian: AsiaDvInv r 16.23 +.08 -1.5 Japan Inv 20.73 +.02 -.5 PacTgrInv 27.51 +.21 +.9 Metro West Fds: LwDrBdI 8.78 +2.6 TotRetBd 11.15 +.01 +4.4 TotRtBdI 11.15 +.01 +4.6 Metropolitan West: TRBdPlan 10.49 +4.8 UnconstBd I 11.95 +.01 +3.6 MorganStanley Inst: CapGrI 51.33 -.51 +20.4 CapGrP p 48.62 -.49 +20.1 IntlEqI 14.86 +.03 +.4 Mutual Series: BeacnZ 15.43 +4.9 GblDiscA 29.38 +1.8 GlbDiscZ 30.04 +2.1 QuestZ 13.64 +1.0 SharesZ 26.93 +3.1 Neuberger&Berm Fds: Genesis 58.54 +.08 +13.7 Genesis R6 58.45 +.09 +14.0

GenesInst 58.48 IntlEqInst 12.48 LgShtInst 14.64 StrIncInst 11.03 Neuberger&Berm Tr: Focus 25.71 Genesis 58.55 Nicholas Group: Nicholas 66.97 Northern Funds: BondIdx 10.95 EmMEqIdx 10.93 GlREIdx r 11.09 HiYFxInc 6.65 IntTxEx 10.90 IntlEqIdx r 11.77 MdCpIdx 17.92 SmCapVl 19.76 StkIdx 33.92 Nuveen Cl A: HYMuBd p 18.14 AAMuB p 12.08 Nuveen Cl R: IntDMBd 9.58 HYMunBd 18.14 LtdTrmR 11.24 Nuveen Cl Y: RealEst 22.47 Oakmark Funds I: EqtyInc r 29.82 Intl 21.86 Oakmark 76.17 Select 38.29 Oberweis Funds: MicroCap 21.17 Old Westbury Fds: LgCapCore 18.68 LgCapStrat 14.66 MuniBd p 12.39 SmMidCap 15.02 Oppenheimer A: ActiveAllA 14.60 CapApA p 62.38 DvMktA p 42.05 Disc p 84.02 EqIncA p 29.75 GlobA p 86.03 GlbOppA 56.39 GblStrIncA 3.70 Income A 5.20 IntGrw p 39.63 IntlSmCA 46.25 MnStFdA 48.16 RisingDivA 19.71 SenFltRtA 7.63 Oppenheimer B: FundaAlt GloblB t GblStrIncB MnStFdB Oppenheimer C&M: SenFltRtC 7.63 Oppenheimer Roch: RcNtMuA 7.99 Oppenheimer Y: DevMktY 41.49 GlobOppY 57.36 GloblY 86.17

+.09 +13.9 +.07 +.5 +.01 +5.3 +3.6 +.02 +5.8 +.09 +13.6 -.32 +14.1 +.01 +4.3 -3.3 +6.7 +.01 +4.8 -.01 +3.8 +.5 +.04 +6.4 +2.0 +.02 +11.4 +7.8 +5.5 -.01 +4.5 +8.1 +3.1 +.04 +9.8 +.06 +.17 +.12 +.07

+4.6 -6.5 +3.9 -3.5

-.17 +7.4 +13.0 +.03 +6.3 +2.8 +.04 +4.1 +4.2 +12.3 +.31 +1.1 -.47 +21.2 +.06 +5.2 +.06 +5.8 +.09 +5.0 +1.4 -1.8 +.18 -1.4 +.12 +6.3 -.05 +8.7 +.04 +8.8 +.01 +1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 +.8 +9.9 +.31 +1.3 +.10 +5.2 +.06 +6.0

Fund Name NAV Price Funds: MidCap 94.42 Price Funds: N Horiz 63.15 Price Funds: SmCpStk 50.92 Royce Funds: TotRetI r 10.80 Selected Funds: AmShS p 33.78 Vanguard Admiral: EqInAdm n 74.37 Vanguard Admiral: PrmCap r 136.13 Vanguard Admiral: Windsor 68.90 Vanguard Fds: Explr 99.95 Vanguard Fds: STIGrade 10.77 Vanguard Fds: STTsry 10.64 Vanguard Idx Fds: 500 270.90 Vanguard Idx Fds: MidCap 44.98 Vanguard Instl Fds: InstIdx 265.85 Wasatch: CoreGr 72.64 Fund

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IntlBdY 5.36 IntGrowY 39.40 IntlSmCoY 45.80 Sel40 Y 7.20 Optimum Fds Instl: Fixed Inc 9.96 LgCapGrth 18.83 LgCapVal 16.46 Osterweis Funds: StrInco 11.08 PIMCO Admin PIMS: ShtTmAd p 9.78 TotRtAd 10.58 PIMCO Instl PIMS: AlAsetAut r 8.06 AllAsset 11.53 ComodRR 5.70 DivInc 11.20 EmgMkCur 7.77 EmMkBd 10.58 FltInc r 8.53 FrgnBd 11.37 HiYld 8.92 InvGrCp 10.96 LowDu 9.85 ModDur 10.47 RealRet 9.35 RealRtnI 11.31 ShortT 9.78 StkPlsIntHd 7.75 TotRt 10.58 PIMCO Funds A: Income 11.91 RealRtA p 11.31 ShtTmA p 9.78 TotRtA 10.58 PIMCO Funds C: Income 11.91 PIMCO Funds Instl: CommodPls 5.02 EMFdPlAR 9.17 FloatingInc 8.53 FrgnBdUSH 11.37 Income 11.91 LgDurTotR 12.03 LgTmCred 13.14 MtgOpport 10.93 RAEFdAdPl 9.47 ShtAssetInv 10.01 UnconBond 10.67 PIMCO Funds P: IncomeP 11.91 InvGrCpBd 10.96 ShortTm 9.78 TotRtnP 10.58 Parnassus Funds: ParnEqty 47.54 Pax World: Balanced 23.62 Paydenfunds: ShrtBd 10.12 Pear Tree Fds: ForValI r 19.77 Perm Port Funds: Permannt 40.24 Pioneer Funds A: PionFdA p 29.54 CoreEq A 18.85 Pioneer Fds Y: BondY 9.89 StratIncY p 10.91 Price Funds Adv: BlChipGr 113.59 Growth 66.81 R2020A 21.80 R2030A 25.21 R2040A 26.25 Price Funds R Cl: Ret2030R 24.97 Price Funds: Balance 23.97 BlChip 115.70 CapOpp 28.10 DvSmGr 38.39 DivGro 50.08 EmMktB 11.54 EmMktS 41.30 EqInc 30.77 EqIndex 78.17 FinSvcs 26.51 GlbStk 41.17 GlbTech 14.87 Growth 68.57 Gr&In 28.73 HlthSci 75.49 HiYield 6.62 InstlCpG 41.98 InstHiYld 8.80 InstEmEq 37.62 InstlFltRt 9.83 InstLCV 22.56 InslLCCGr 45.38 MCEqGr 60.23 InstSmCp 25.09 IntDis 61.87 Intl G&I 12.75 IntlStk 17.04 Japan 13.66 LatAm 23.75 MediaTl 117.53 MidCap 94.42 MCapVal 26.18 N Amer 52.88 N Asia 17.08 New Era 31.68 N Horiz 63.15 N Inc 9.81 OverS SF 10.02 PSBal 23.67 PSGrow 34.21 PSInc 19.68 RealAsset 11.20 29.27 RealEst Ret2010 18.01 Ret2015 14.52 Ret2020 22.00 Ret2025 17.50 Ret2025A 17.38 Ret2030 25.46 R2035 18.65 Ret2040 26.52 R2045 18.05 R2055 15.42 RetBalInc 15.17 SciTec 40.41 ShtBd 4.74 SmCpStk 50.92 SmCapVal 45.68 SpecGr 23.15 SpecIn 12.65 SpecIntl 12.87 SuMuInc 12.33 SuMuInt 12.26 TFInc 10.38 TxFrH 12.46 TotIndex 32.63 R2050 15.22 USTLg 14.77 Value 36.26 Primecap Odyssey : AggGr r 42.80 Growth r 37.59 Stock r 32.26 Principal Inv: CorePBd I 11.22 HiYld In 9.42 InfPro In 8.79 LgCGI In 15.96 LgCV3 In 16.66 LgIndxI 18.38 LT2020In 14.09 LT2030In 14.45 LT2040I 15.30 LT2050I 15.31 MidCap A 29.47 PreSec In 10.23 RealEstScI 27.65 SAMBalA 15.41 SAMGrA p 17.00 Prudential Fds A: HiYldA p 5.49 MidCpGrA 29.35 TotRetBdA 15.14 UtilityA 15.58 Prudential Fds Z&I: GrowthZ 43.87 HiYldZ 5.50 MadCapGrZ 32.84 TotRetBdZ 15.09 Putnam Funds A: AAGrA p 15.65 EqInA p 24.26

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-1.8

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Fund

CHG -.25 -.07 ... +.04 +.07 +.17 +.34 +.31 -.14 ... +.01 +.21 +.01 +.21 -.09

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Future of democracy still remains strong cline in democratic norms and values, however, Sometimes, you wonder if is how little covthe world is doomed to descend erage has gone into autocracy. Certainly, that’s to places where what the coverage of the past democracy few years suggests. We read remains robust. about the nations that are alHamilton How much do ready there, like China and Rusyou read about sia, of course, and Saudi Arabia countries that are performing and Iran. Or about countries well on this front, places like like Hungary, Turkey and PoNorway, Iceland, Sweden, New land that are nominally demoZealand, Denmark, Canada, cratic but have been trending Ireland, Switzerland, Finland or less so.

Australia? Asking the question What strikes me most about pretty much answers it. this discussion of a global deBy Lee Hamilton

These are strong, stable democracies. They have a healthy electoral process, their governments function admirably, political participation is robust, and civil liberties remain core to their identity. Amid concerns about democracy’s future, they’re shining examples of its staying power.

There’s no question that there’s reason for concern.

Plenty of countries, including some of those above, are home to anti-democratic movements that reject the basic freedoms, civil liberties and pluralism that

we associate with democracy.

Moreover, unhappiness with the way democracy is working appears to be rising: A Pew poll last year found dissatisfaction rose between 2017 and 2018, sometimes markedly, in such countries as Germany, India, the Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Canada and the U.S. One key to what’s going on in this country may lie in another Pew poll from earlier this summer: Americans see declining trust in both the federal government and in one another. They cite poor government perfor-

mance, fear about the corruption of the political process by monied interests and a general rise in disrespect for others and their beliefs.

Moreover, I’m struck over and over by the extent to which people I encounter lack confidence in elected leaders today.

I was in a discussion group recently in which pretty much every participant attacked the country’s political leaders, regardless of ideology and party.

You can find their arguments »» See Hamilton, page G3

Size does matter in classrooms

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y first-grade nephew is in a suburban Tulsa class with 25 other children. His fifth-grade brother is one of 30 in his homeroom.

A friend with a kindergartener in a different district has 24 in class. The smallest elementary class I’ve found is 20 but the average is about 24.

It’s not unusual for middle and high school classrooms to Ginnie range between Graham 30 and 50.

That’s too Editorial many.

Writer As parents, ginnie.graham we like small @tulsaworld.com classrooms because teachers can spend more individual time with our kids. Educators can more quickly identify struggling students or find ways to challenge advanced students.

For teachers, this is an issue of a manageable working environment.

Anyone who has handled a classroom of elementary students knows how an extra two children can change the dynamic of a room, especially when it’s for six hours a day. At any grade, a disruptive student or students needing extra help can become impossible in large classrooms.

There are some naysayers who argue there is plenty of money to hire more teachers, usually insinuating it’s all going to administration.

By now, Oklahomans shouldn’t be fooled by that claim.

This trick involves taking the number of students and dividing it by the number of teachers. Using state data, the ratio is close to 17 to 1. That sounds like a scandal waiting to be uncovered.

Only, that’s not how class size works. Student populations are varied.

Special education students by law cannot be in rooms exceeding 15 (it used to be 10). The number of special education students in Oklahoma public schools has grown by nearly 17% since 2011.

English Language Learners have increased by about 22% and are typically placed in smaller classes.

In Tulsa Public Schools,

THE DANGEROUS, ABSURD THEATER

OF OPEN CARRY because of the presence of a lethal weapon or whether the performance includes additional signals of aggression. How much symbolic aggression makes the performance unlawhe open carry of firearms is primarily perful? When does a performance cross the line from inherformance. Whether the performer’s goal is ently dangerous to functionally dangerous? to dramatize extreme gun rights, intimidate Two episodes in Missouri in recent weeks reveal that the others, trigger the libs or cast oneself as the open-carry regime has no answers to such questions. avenging hero in a miniseries of the mind, In Kansas City this month, two armed men at a the practice is not just an assault on public safety. It’s a Walmart caused a panic. According to an eyewitness, theater of the absurd.

There is no evidence that open carry makes any corner of shoppers fled the store after seeing the men walking with pistols in their waists. Police arrived. An officer jumped society safer. There is, on the contrary, impressive evidence out of his car with a shotgun at the ready. that carrying firearms increases aggression and gun vioThe police questioned the men. Since walking around lence. Open carry forces people in public thoroughfares to evaluate the mental state, physical demeanor and emotional with guns is legal in Missouri, as in the vast majority of intent of every armed person they see. How exactly does one states, they were released.

Just a few days earlier, in a different part of the state, differentiate open carry from homicidal carry? another man induced terror among Walmart shoppers.

When open-carry enthusiasts in Texas began organized Yet the results, based entirely on the staging and reviews public performances several years ago, they went to comic of his performance, were very different. lengths to pretend that marching down the street with an Dmitriy Andreychenko, 20, was armed with a semiAR-15 was perfectly normal behavior. “A rifle on our back is automatic rifle and a pistol when he entered a Walmart in part of our everyday life, just like a cellphone is part of our Springfield, Missouri. Andreychenko wore tactical gear and everyday life,” one performer told The New York Times. recorded himself on a cellphone as he walked the aisles. A When other Texans declined to indulge the charade, fleestore employee pulled an alarm and shoppers fled. ing instead, the group took extra precautions. They gave Unlike the two men in Kansas City, Andreyadvance warning to patrons and employees at restauchenko was arrested and held on terrorismrants before entering. Because that’s what you do at related charges. “Missouri protects the right restaurants when your behavior is totally normal of people to open carry a firearm, but that and healthy and not-at-all alarming. does not allow an individual to act in a Like civilians, law-enforcement officers reckless and criminal manner endangermust become critics of the performance, ing other citizens,” a local prosecutor said deciphering whether the performer in announcing the criminal charge. appears threatening only Why did Andreychenko, who subsequently said he had been testing his Second Amendment rights, end up

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Oklahoma Public School Enrollment School year Students ending enrolled 2019........................................... 698,586 2018........................................... 694,816 2017............................................ 693,710 2016........................................... 692,670 2015............................................ 688,300 2014........................................... 681,578 2013............................................ 673,190 2012............................................ 665,841 2011............................................ 659,615 2010........................................... 654,542 2009.......................................... 644,754 2008.......................................... 641,671 2007.......................................... 639,022 2006.......................................... 634,468 Source: Oklahoma Department of Education

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letters to the editor Stitt about to fumble The recent article about Gov. Stitt wanting to replace the Chancellor of Higher Education is another attempt to look for easy scapegoat to the state’s education system (“Gov. Kevin Stitt pushes for new chancellor of higher education,” Aug. 21).

The budget for higher education has been cut for years. The Oklahoma college and university system has been producing high-quality graduates for years. Unfortunately, many of those graduates have left the state to work.

Chancellor Glen Johnson was awarded the 2019 State Higher Education Executive Officers Exceptional Leader Award. This award was given to Johnson because of his commitment to exceptional service and leadership in higher education.

This year with improved funding for higher education, tuition at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University did not increase.

Changing leadership now would be like fumbling the football at the 1-yard line.

Michael Landers, Okemah

Bravo to TU leaders

Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks to a Tuesday Tulsa Regional Chamber luncheon at the Cox Business Center. MATT

Our community, state, University of Tulsa alumni and students should applaud the bold work of TU President Gerard Clancy, Provost Janet Levit and trustees in taking critically important steps that will help TU grow and prosper for the long-term.

While change can be uncomfortable, all institutions must evolve and innovate to meet the ever-evolving needs of those they serve. The actions being undertaken appear to be based on market-demand, talent needs of employers, projected declines in the number of degree-seeking students nationally and TU’s strengths.

Sixteen of TU’s many undergraduate degree programs have produced only 135 graduates over the past five years. Although those programs contribute to the body of knowledge, that is less than 1.7 graduates per year for each of those majors, all of which have to be a significant drain on financial resources.

While TU is blessed with an amazing and effective endowment because of the generosity of loyal donors, any business person knows that changes to programs that are a sizable drain must be made to ensure long-term sustainability.

TU’s True Commitment initiative is a step in the right direction building upon the university’s strengths, allowing the university to grow and contributing to the success of our community by producing high-quality graduates to help

run our businesses.

Bravo to Clancy and TU leaders for making recommendations that will help ensure long-term viability and success in fulfilling the mission of the university for decades to come!

Roger Ramseyer, Broken Arrow

set aside his self proclaimed, bipartisan purity and stand with those who understand more guns in public places will not make us safer, moreover it will not make our police safer.

It’s simply lunacy. It’s like fueling a fire already out of control.

This is not an issue on which Mayor needs moral courage to remain neutral.

It’s time to stem the tide of Mayor G.T. Bynum’s refusal to sign the referendum petition gun violence in America, and it will take courage from our to repeal the so-called “conelected leaders. stitutional carry” gun law was It’s time for them to stand very disappointing. against gun violence even when To date, our mayor has it jeopardizes their prospects shown himself to be smart, informed and principled. As he for reelection or higher office.

Charlie Cantrell, Tulsa explained, his reasons for not signing centered on maintaining political bipartisanship.

‘Classic’ means inspiration At first glance that seemed admirable, particularly considThe column “To save opera, ering the highly charged politi- let it die” (Aug. 25) maintains cal environment we live in. that re-presenting classical But in this case, it was a bad works of art is a dead end. mistake.

OK. No more “Yesterday” A noble quest for bipartisan (classic rock). No more “It’s a leadership no matter how well Wonderful Life” (film). No more intended should not give way “Mona Lisa” (art). to a very bad idea. Make no No more “Giselle” (ballet). mistake; limitless open carryNo more “Romeo & Juliet” ing of firearms in public is a (theater). No more “Carmen” horrible concept. (opera).

Our city needs the smart No more “War & Peace” leader we now have, but we (literature). No more “Messiah” also need one with moral cour- (classical music). age, willing to take a stand When art is a “classic,” it’s against the idea that more guns proven its enduring goodness reduce gun violence. by engaging people across time We don’t need an impartial and generations. Encounters referee when it comes to public with masterpieces are events safety. We need a quarterback. that sometimes bear repeating.

We need a mayor willing to Exposure to greatness often

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spawns inspiration that creates new greatness.

Here in Oklahoma, some of my music students from Claremore, Sapulpa, Owasso, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Sand Springs, Tulsa and Mounds have responded on their own to the vitality in classical music and are pursuing it in life. Their lives were touched, and they now share that with others.

Yes, we need new art but don’t throw out the old.

Lise Glaser, Tulsa

constituents he was elected to represent.

I reached out to Davis several times and have had zero response from his office.

Davis is unfit to represent any Oklahoman and should have the good grace to resign immediately.

Kirsten Palfreyman, Broken Arrow

Roadrunner can catch coyotes

As I read the distressing tale of the cat owner’s loss of her pet, Sweetie, to urban coyotes my heart went out to her (“Cat owner, 81, patrols for predators after coyote killed her 20-pound feline John Wayne,” Intolerable behavior Aug. 21).

I, too, have two small pets Rep. Dean Davis’s DUI was that could become victims. The embarrassing and a poor advice from the wildlife experts reflection of what a lawmaker was excellent, but I would like should embody. However, his to add behaviors of coyotes that blatant attempt to influence should be reported immediatethe justice system is a travly to animal control officials: esty that cannot be tolerated 1) Any coyote accepting deliv(“Broken Arrow legislator Dean Davis calls high-profile figures eries from the ACME Company; 2) Any coyote seen lighting for help after DUI arrest,” Aug. the fuse to a rocket; 21).

3) Any coyote strapped to a It demonstrates an absolute rocket; disregard for the laws of our 4) Any coyote launching itself state and the integrity of our into the air using a catapult or justice system. giant sling shot; Furthermore, Davis was 5) Any coyote seen dropping elected to represent the citizens an anvil from a hot air balloon; of his district, most of whom and live, work, shop or send their 6) Any coyote posting signs children to school in the city of such as “Detour” or “Free Bird Broken Arrow.

He has sworn, on tape, to be Seed.”

Stephen Glenn, Tulsa an enemy of the very city and Editor’s Note: Lise Glaser is principal oboe for the Tulsa Symphony, Tulsa Ballet and Tulsa Opera.

State Judicial Nominating Commission safeguards against scandal

By Sen. Kay Floyd

A national scandal involving bribery, corruption and trading favors sends a disgraced judge to jail. The plot of the latest John Grisham legal thriller?

Unfortunately, this is Oklahoma history, not fiction.

Before 1967, judges on Oklahoma’s highest courts had to run in elections to Floyd win their seats on the bench.

Like other politicians, they had to raise large sums of money to run their campaigns. This system was ripe for abuse and led to the notorious case of the Oklahoma Supreme Court

justice confessing to accepting a $150,000 bribe disguised as campaign contributions in exchange for issuing a favorable ruling.

In the aftermath of the scandal, Oklahomans voted to reform the judicial system by amending the state constitution to create a Judicial Nominating Commission.

The commission is responsible for vetting and recommending candidates to the governor for the Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Civil Appeals and Workers Compensation Court.

Except in those occasions when a judge dies or resigns midterm, the commission is not involved with the selection of district court judges, who are elected by the voters of

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The commission is made up of 15 members, none of whom may hold a public office or an official post in any political party. The majority of the commission’s members must be non-lawyers who do not have a lawyer in their immediate family. Six members are lawyers representing every region of the state and who are chosen by other Oklahoma lawyers. The non-lawyer members are chosen by the governor, the leadership of the Legislature and other members of the commission.

The commission thoroughly reviews the qualifications of all applicants for seats on Oklahoma’s highest courts. For each vacancy, the commission recommends three nominees to the governor for consideration.

Most folk round here own a gun, For hunting, protection and fun.

They’re quick on the draw, But they follow the law, And they’re not out to hurt anyone.

—John Wilson, Tulsa

country, including Oklahoma’s.

Scrapping Oklahoma’s entire system for this reason would be like an unhappy baseball player demanding an umpire be fired because that player disagrees with the call at the plate.

The independent judiciary is a pillar of both our state and federal governments. Name-calling attacks on the judiciary to advance a political agenda sets a dangerous precedent. Before we rush to make radical changes to our highest courts, we should remember our history so we are not doomed to repeat it.

Sen. Kay Floyd, a Democrat, is the minority leader of the Oklahoma Senate and a member for the Senate Judiciary Committee. She lives in Oklahoma City.

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From the three finalists, the governor appoints one to the court.

This system ensures the integrity and impartiality of the state’s courts by taking politics out of the process and recommending only the most qualified applicants to the governor for his appointment. In the five decades since the reform creating the commission was approved

by Oklahoma voters, none of the judges chosen have been tainted by bribery or scandal.

If the current system isn’t broken, then why are out-of-state groups now pushing to “fix” it by abolishing the commission? Many of the well-funded Washington-based special interest groups behind this proposal are simply unhappy with some of the decisions issued by many supreme courts across the

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He quietly said “This fruit’s way too red, I think I’d prefer a potato.”

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The Dems in Congress are having a ball, Blaming Trump for this, that and the wall.

Well, have your fun, But if you run You might not come back next fall.

—Don Pearson, Tulsa

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An all-too-real parable of ‘privilege-hoarding’ WASHINGTON — Nestled on the Front Range of the Rockies, the city of Crystal was a largely upper-middle-class paradise, chock full of healthconscious and socially conscious — meaning, of course, imGeorge peccably Will progressive — ColWashington Post Writers oradans.

Group Then in slithered a serpent in the form of a proposal for a new school, to be called “Crystal Academy” for “accelerated and exceptional learners.”

Suddenly, it was paradise lost.

This “deliciously repulsive” story (one reviewer’s scrumptious description) with “Big Little Lies” overtones (the same reviewer) is told in Bruce Holsinger’s compulsively readable new novel “The Gifted School.” It is perfect back-to-school reading, especially for parents of students in grades K-12. And it is wonderfully timely, arriving in the aftermath of Operation Varsity Blues — who knew the FBI could be droll? — which was the investigation into a very up-to-date crime wave, the scandalous goings-on among

months to make them seem developmentally remarkable, for the pleasure of seeing “that flicker of worry in the parents’ eyes.” And when rival children do not make the cut for the new school, schadenfreude drapes the Rockies like snowdrifts.

Because Crystal Academy is to be a magnet for students whose transcripts are clotted with advanced placement courses, it is definitionally elitist, and consequently an awkward fit for good (and affluent, and credentialed) progressives who are determined to lie and cheat in order to maximize the already considerable advantages of their family cultures.

Students’ submissions for a school’s science fair become the parents’ projects.

Soon, and inevitably, some wealthy parents who game, as they plot to game calls “advantage hoarding” there is a movement a process that looks alarm- and the “delicate ecology were determined to leave against the new school: of privilege.” Everything no ethical norm unbroken ingly fair. Their children are embarked on a forced is hypercompetitive, even “We are a group of conin their conniving to get cerned parents strongly march to demonstrate that among Crystal’s 11-yeartheir children into elite opposed to the creation olds, from History Day at they are “gifted,” a word colleges and universities. “that slashed like a guillo- school to the travel soccer of the new public magnet In Holsinger’s book, tine through other topics”: teams, which involve “a lot school for allegedly gifted school officials, speaking “Advanced math, Chinese, of mileage, a lot of Panera” students. We believe that educationese, promise in an Audi Q7 with a “Feel gifted education should martial arts, flute lessons that as 100,000 children the Bern” bumper sticker, be democratic, egalitarian, with the principal player compete for 1,000 spots and nonexclusive.” Holswith “all the Patagonia in the Colorado Sym— the dreaded 1% rears inger’s “allegedly” is priceparents huddled by the its ugly head — there will phony: by eighth grade less in conjunction with be “a visionary, equitable, Tessa had become a living, pitch, cheering on their the insistence on gifted spawn in socially approbreathing benchmark, a and inclusive admission education that eschews priate ways.” proof of concept for the process.” Four mothers exclusivity and inequalWhen one father takes overinvested parenting who have been friends ity. It is not easy being an his toddlers to a playthey all practiced with forever, but might not be ground and other parents affluent progressive and a varying degrees of oblivifor long, begin becoming scourge of privilege. ask about his children’s rivals in what they regard ousness and guilt.”

The parents in Holsingages, he subtracts a few This is what Holsinger as a nearly zero-sum

Graham: Teacher shortage persists even with raises at smaller class sizes. So, students in those classes about 19% of students are won’t have the quality of education as those in vetspecial needs and 21% are English learners, and eran teacher classrooms.

The question becomes: Oklahoma City schools Would you rather have serve 12% of its students your child in a large with special education classroom led by an and 29% are English experienced teacher or in learners. a room with less students Advanced classes, like led by a novice one?

Advanced Placement Those aren’t the alternacourses and Gifted and tives in Oklahoma.

Talented programs, usuConsidering that Oklaally have fewer students homa’s veteran teachers than the average classcontinue leaving the state room. The academic and profession, it’s not classes with higher sizes even a scenario worth are ones all students are required to take like Eng- pondering now.

Oklahoma started the lish, history and math. school year with 600 Using ratios to make conclusions about teacher vacant teaching positions, up from last year’s 500 workforce is misleading. vacancies.

There is another arguIn December, the ment brewing: Smaller Oklahoma State School class sizes don’t add any Boards Association found academic benefits. about 5,000 more teachThe most often cited ers were needed to reach is a report from three researchers at the Danish the regional classroom size average. Looks like Center for Social Science Oklahoma is starting even Research and published further behind. by the Oslo-based CampThose unstaffed classbell Collaboration. This is rooms persist even with a review of 10 class-size historic highs in emerstudies conducted in the gency certifications.

U.S. and three foreign Last year, Oklahoma countries. granted 3,038 certificaThe 110-page report tions to untrained teachdoes not include student demographic details such ers, representing a 54% increase over the previous poverty, race, Adverse school year. About 68% of Childhood Experience districts say they will be scores, gender, parental asking for these temporary education, special needs, nonaccredited teachers language learners or to make it through this school financial support. year, according to a school Those factors outside board association survey. a school’s control make Without better working a huge impact. These are conditions, chiefly smaller also obstacles in makclassrooms, teacher reing fair comparisons of cruitment and retention schools.

Still, this report is pop- will continue to plague the state. The teacher ping up on a lot of rightleaning political websites workforce shortage is far and among the anti-public from over.

Oklahoma has tackled education crowd. bulging class sizes before.

Its conclusion is that In 1990, the landmark small sizes have little education reform bill, benefit in reading and House Bill 1017, placed statistically insignificant limits on class sizes changes for math. The among other provisions authors state they could including increased teachnot rule out some math students may be adversely er pay, offering public pre-k, eliminating county affected in small math superintendents and conclassrooms. solidating districts.

That seems counterIn first through fifth intuitive. How can small classrooms hurt students? grades, no more than 20 students were allowed The logic makes a leap. per teacher. In middle The notion is that and high schools, teachschools will have to hire ers were capped at 140 more inexperienced or students per day. average teachers to get »» From page G1

It worked.

In the years after the law’s enactment, class sizes dropped. Archived stories reported secondary teachers saying their classes moved from about 40 to the 20s. Elementary teachers followed suit.

New people entered the profession and experienced teachers stayed.

It didn’t last.

Within about 12 years, Oklahoma school districts were about $158 million below projected costs and more than 150 districts were granted exemptions of the class-size mandate.

Consistent education budget cuts started in 2008. In 2010, the Legislature put a moratorium on imposing penalties on districts failing to comply with class-size restrictions because of annual revenue shortfalls.

Nearly every measure of public education plummeted until teachers went on strike against the Legislature two years ago.

It’s too bad it got to that point.

For two consecutive years, lawmakers have passed bills to increase teacher pay, and this year they also sent some money in the direction of smaller class sizes through the state aid formula.

Things are looking up.

Gov. Stitt has promised to move Oklahoma public education into a top 10 position.

In his State of the State address last week at a Tulsa Regional Chamber luncheon, Stitt said he wants to tweak or “blow up” the state funding formula to allow local municipalities the option to invest in its schools.

There’s an idea too long in coming.

Until then, lawmakers need to put more into the formula for local school boards to address their needs. Ideally, those local elected leaders will hire more teachers to lessen the load on current faculty.

Determining class size is harder than doing elementary division, and its benefits weigh more than a conclusion from one Danish review.

In schools, size does matter.

er’s book insist that their corner-cutting, truth-shading, thumbs-on-the-scale maneuverings and brazen lies are, as people usually say, “all for the children.”

All, that is, except for the large dollop that is for the bragging rights of parents who have hitched their status anxieties to their children.

Now teaching English literature at the University of Virginia, Holsinger previously was at the University of Colorado, and he says Crystal is a “reimagined Boulder.” He probably did not have to strain his imagination. He told The Wall Street Journal that you take “over-parented kids, over-invested parents, a cutthroat (college) selection process, and the rest kind of writes itself.”

He has deftly written a satire that arrives when it is needed most — when it is difficult to distinguish from sociology. As America becomes more cognitively stratified, with rewards increasingly flowing to the well-educated (or expensively credentialed, which is not the same thing), the recent college admission scandal has become, Holsinger says, “one of the great cultural parables of our time.”

It is a parable about, in another Holsinger phrase, “privilege-hoarding,” as American life uncomfortably imitates his art.

Wilkinson: Requiring citizens to guess intentions is deranged colored with lots of pockets — are not capable of violence. Yet these are the charged with a felony elements that apparently while the Kansas City tipped Andreychenko’s pair walked free? What performance over an made Andreychenko’s undefined, and undefinperformance illegal?

Guns can be openly pa- able, line.

Patrons of the Springraded in Missouri “unless the firearm is intentional- field Walmart were not ly displayed in an angry or sent fleeing for their lives at the sight of a tan vest threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense.” with abundant pockets.

They ran for the same Yet in a video taken of Andreychenko’s arrest, the reason shoppers fled the Walmart in Kansas suspect appears preternaturally calm, without a City: They saw a man with a gun, which every trace of anger.

It seems Andreychenko American recognizes is crossed a psychic border the overture to a shooting. Rather than wait to from good-guy-with-ahear the bullets belt out gun to bad-guy-facing-atheir opening number felony-charge when he — Andreychenko’s rifle donned militaristic gear is capable of murdering and used a cellphone to dozens in less than a record his performance.

Cellphones are not lethal. minute — they ran.

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rying guns is eminently sensible. On the other hand, requiring citizens and law-enforcement officers to guess correctly whether the men are staging a gun-culture rite or mass homicide is nothing short of deranged. In the theater world, bad reviews can kill a show.

In open-carry drama, performers are empowered to murder anyone in the theater. Periodically, they do.

Francis Wilkinson writes editorials on politics and U.S. domestic policy for Bloomberg Opinion. He was executive editor of the Week.

He was previously a writer for Rolling Stone, a communications consultant and a political media strategist.

Hamilton: Democracies still have great internal strength »» From page G1

echoed wherever you turn. They don’t think elected leaders act in the public interest, instead putting their own promotion and well-being first.

And people believe that our political leaders, both in Washington and in the state capitals, are failing to confront the big problems that concern people: drugs, health care, affordability, education, good jobs, ethical conduct and the like.

Yet here’s the thing: Over the course of countless public meetings over the years, I don’t ever recall anyone rejecting the Constitution or representative democracy itself.

They may be distressed at government, our institutions and our political leaders, but people seem to support the democracy we inhabit.

What may be most interesting about the polls I cite above is that even as Americans express their dissatisfaction, they also recognize the stakes and want to see

things turned around.

They believe that low trust in government and in one another makes it more difficult to govern effectively, and by a hefty margin believe it’s possible to improve on both fronts. Greater transparency, more effective restrictions on the role of money in politics, and more “honesty and cooperation” among political leaders, they told pollsters, would boost confidence. Similarly, they believe more cooperation among ordinary citizens would help rebuild trust in one another. These are, of course, among the bedrock values of representative democracy.

There’s one other point from which I take great hope: Younger people, on the whole, seem to be more inclusive and tolerant in their views than their elders, and they have a more positive view of the role of government. On the whole, the older people I meet tend to be more cynical and pessimistic; younger voters — on issues from

immigration to social inclusiveness — tend to be more expansive. Time, in other words, is on the side of democratic values.

So while I would never urge complacency in the face of the assaults we’re seeing on democratic norms, both here and elsewhere, I’m not pessimistic. Democracies have great internal strength, and they give cause for optimism that the core democratic processes of deliberation, compromise, negotiation and cooperation will, in the end, endure.

Lee Hamilton is a senior adviser for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar at the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; and a professor of practice at the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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Taking a stand Bynum won’t say what he thinks about a petition to reconsider the state’s nopermit carry law Mayor G.T. Bynum isn’t saying what he thinks about a petition proposing to repeal the state’s forthcoming permitless carry law.

The petition drive — which wrapped up last week and may or may not ultimately lead to a statewide vote on the law scheduled to go into effect Nov. 1 — got the signature of Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, an old friend and ally of Bynum’s and a fellow Republican. In a Twitter posting, Holt didn’t endorse repeal, but said “a vote settles the debate.”

When the Tulsa World asked Bynum if he had signed the petition, he responded with a Facebook post that says he won’t be saying what he thinks about the petition ... or a lot of other controversial things.

Not taking a position on the latest controversies of the day in letters, petitions and social media posts sometimes angers his friends, Bynum wrote, but he said his responsibility is to pick the battles he enters with the best interests of Tulsa in mind.

“As a citizen, you should feel free to do all of these things. As a citizen, I have opinions on all of them too. But as mayor, I have a responsibility to pull our city together so we can move it forward,” Bynum wrote.

That’s consistent with mayoral candidate G.T. Bynum’s refusal to say who he planned to vote for in the 2016 presidential election.

It may not seem as consistent with Mayor G.T. Bynum’s Facebook post this week endorsing Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Tuesday comments concerning local school districts raising property tax rates without being penalized in state funding.

We agree with the mayor that he has to pick the fights he enters carefully, but we’re not convinced that the open carry repeal petition isn’t an issue of significant local importance.

Guns are a politically sensitive issue in Oklahoma, and Bynum has shown courage in the past by taking potentially unpopular public stands on issues that are just as divisive.

Tulsans on both sides of the issue deserved to hear his thinking on the petition, and we’re disappointed that he skipped a chance to provide that local leadership.

Immigration divides us politically

By Tom Bennett Jr.

tion, 14.4% of tourism and hospitality and 14.2% of manufacturing workers.

Immigration. Few words spark a The George W. Bush Economic more passionate and divisive debate Growth Initiative addresses many among politicians, students, retirees myths about immigration: and families gathered around the dinMyth: Immigrants are taking over ner table. All of us with good long-term America. Fact: Immigrants account relationships know: To reach solutions for 13.5% of the total U.S. populato contentious issues, we tion, which is in line with historic must listen to the other side norms. and be willing to comproMyth: Immigrants are all from mise.

Mexico and Latin America Fact: We need to acknowledge 30% of immigrants come from that the concerns of othAsia, and currently more are comers have merit and then ing from China than Mexico. respectfully reason together Myth: Immigrants take Amerito develop thoughtful laws can jobs. Fact: 7.6% of immigrants that should be followed and Community are self-employed compared to Advistory enforced.

Board 5.6% of native-born Americans.

Consider the many beneMyth: Immigrants aren’t edufits we currently enjoy from Tom cated. Fact: Recent immigrants immigrants who already live Bennett Jr. are more likely to have college here. degrees and advanced degrees Inc. Magazine wrote that than native-born Americans. immigrants start 25% of all new U.S. Immigrants have contributed enorbusinesses and comprise 20% of Inc. mously to improving America’s quality 500’s fastest-growing American busiof life through arts, sports and culnesses. Fortune Magazine noted that ture. On July 4 we annually celebrate immigrants and their children have founded more than 40% of the Fortune America’s independence, and many of us sing “God Bless America,” written 500 companies, including Google, Yaby Irving Berlin, an immigrant from hoo, SpaceX and YouTube. Oklahoma Russia. would be diminished without contriFor generations, immigrants have butions from its largest-volume homebuilder, contributors to the oil and gas entertained and inspired America with and the manufacturing industries, and artists like Bob Hope (England), Yo-Yo Ma (France), Charlize Theron (South many medical and other professionals Africa), Melania Trump (Slovenia), Miwho have immigrated here.

A report from New American Econo- chael J. Fox (Canada), Carlos Santana my, conducted for the city of Tulsa and (Mexico) and Gloria Estefan (Cuba).

Sports figures: Greg Norman the Tulsa Regional Chamber, shows (Australia), Pele (Brazil); Mariano that Tulsa’s immigrant population Rivera (Panama), Martina Navratilova contributed $3.8 billion to the region’s economy while 4,047 immigrant entre- (Czechoslovakia), Ichiro Suzuki (Japan) preneurs generated $55 million locally and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Steven Adams (New Zealand). in business income in 2015.

Immigrants have been important Immigrants in Oklahoma create new sources of intellectual achievement jobs and new companies rather than including Albert Einstein (Germany), take existing jobs. They often do jobs that native-born Americans don’t want Elie Wiesel (Romania), Ayn Rand (Russia) and Joseph Pulitzer (Hungary). to do. For example, while immigrants Immigration has been an issue were only 6.7% of the population, they through the ages. Economic opporaccounted for nearly 21% of construc-

The governor’s old college try with Johnson but with the people who Gov. Kevin Stitt is publicly trying to undercut the state’s tax base: the Legispush Chancellor Glen Johnson out of lature and former Gov. Mary Fallin. the top spot in Oklahoma’s higher edu•While the underfunding of higher cation system. education isn’t Johnson’s fault, it doesn’t “Oklahomans hired me to put a fresh take much imagination to think set of eyes on everything in things might have been better state government,” Stitt told if the system had been under The Oklahoman’s Nolan Clay other management. Before he recently. “And the fact of the was the chancellor, Johnson was matter is, the chancellor has a university president. Before been there for 12 years — he’s that he was the Democratic been in government for over 37 speaker of the Oklahoma House years — and I just don’t think of Representatives. In a period we’re performing like we should. when every statewide office and We need a fresh set of eyes. We Wayne huge majorities of both legislaneed fresh blood in higher ed.”

Greene tive chambers were in RepubliThe governor went on to Editorial can control, the lead man in the make this interesting analogy: Pages Editor higher education lobbying effort “The guy makes over was from the wrong side of the $400,000 a year, and we’re just wayne.greene aisle. It made higher education underperforming. It’s like we’ve @tulsaworld.com an easy target for the budget got John Blake as a head coach, cuts that followed from the illand we’re going 3-8, and I want to go hire Bob Stoops,” said Stitt. “When considered tax choices, which is what happened.

I see something that’s broken, I want to •Given state budget realities, I’m not go fix it. And it’s just so frustrating when convinced the higher education system you can’t make the change as quick as we want. I believe Oklahomans are with has underperformed. The key metric that Fallin set for Johnson was the me on this issue.” state’s Complete College America goal of Several points come to mind. increasing the state’s number of degrees •Blaming Glen Johnson for Oklahoma’s higher education system’s problems and certificates earned 67% by 2023. In the state’s first five years of participation in recent years is like blaming the bank in Complete College America, the numwhen you bounce a check. In recent ber of degrees and certificates earned in years, Johnson has loudly insisted that Oklahoma increased by 8,912, surpassthe state is systematically underfunding ing the state benchmark of 8,500. its colleges and universities, and he was Johnson has met the standards he was right. The fault for that failure lies not

tunities or fear of persecution, war and violence often compel people to leave their homeland to live in another country. The Bible teaches us about patriarchs who were immigrants including Abraham, Jacob, David, Jesus and Paul. The Israelites were told to treat immigrants well because they (or their ancestors) had been immigrants.

Jesus tells us to take care of the least of these, including immigrants, because when we do, we are taking care of him.

Some cast immigration as a divisive, partisan political issue. Historically, that is not the case. Political leaders from all parties have spoken favorably about the benefits of immigration. For example: •President George Washington: “The bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent and respected stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all nations and religions, whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges.”

•President Ronald Reagan: “Anybody from any corner of the world can come to America to live and become an American. This I believe is one of the most important sources of America’s greatness. We lead the world because unique among nations, we draw our people, our strength, from every country and every corner of the world… thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity.”

•President Barack Obama, “We are, and we will always be, a nation of immigrants.”

As a nation of immigrants, we have developed the most dynamic economy and the most diverse population in the history of the world. Our diversity yields our dynamism, and our dynamism requires our diversity …. They go together.

Tom Bennett Jr. is a fifth-generation Oklahoman and has been a community banker for over 44 years. He is a member of the Tulsa World Community Advisory Board.

Stitt says he wants the state to hire a Bob Stoops for higher education

asked to meet.

•As he described in his Tuesday speech to the Tulsa Regional Chamber, Stitt wants higher education to be an engine of economic growth, de-emphasizing graduations and emphasizing centers of excellence that will produce jobs and investment. Frankly, that’s a more interesting goal for the state’s higher education system, and not one Johnson has been given a chance to meet.

Stitt’s football analogy deserves some closer consideration. Bob Stoops replaced John Blake, and things worked out marvelously. But a few years earlier, Howard Schnellenberger replaced Gary Gibbs. Remember how that turned out?

Change doesn’t always put you on a Bob Stoops trajectory.

The governor’s track record of appointments to state agencies under his control shows a strong tendency toward management-smart outsiders with a proven track record in things other than what they’re being asked to manage.

They’re good about bringing the governor’s priorities to the agencies, but have to lean on the permanent bureaucracy to operate the agencies. They’re neither Howard Schnellenberger nor Bob Stoops. They’re Malcolm Gladwell and Richard Branson. How many games did they win?

Of course, critical to this whole discussion is that the state’s colleges and universities aren’t agencies under the governor’s control. At least not directly.

The Oklahoma Constitution gives the state’s higher education system broad independence under the control of the state Regents for Higher Education, who hire the chancellor. Stitt gets to appoint one regent a year. At that rate he’ll control the board in about five years..

Last week, the regents put out a joint statement that they are working on a succession plan for Johnson and appreciate Stitt’s input, but, they pointed out, the Constitution gives them autonomy in personnel issues from governor’s office. They didn’t use the phrase “stay in your lane,” but it wasn’t hard to hear that undertone.

The constitutional independence of the state’s higher education system is there for a reason, and the regents were right to bring it to the governor’s attention. No one should want a return to the bad old days of patronage appointments to run state colleges and universities.

But there’s a difference between independence and indifference. Why do the state’s colleges and universities keep hiring former governors, legislators and politicians as their senior leaders? Because they are dependent on the money that comes out of the state Capitol, and former politicians know how to make things happen there.

The state regents are smart enough to recognize things won’t get any better in Oklahoma City if they’re publicly at odds with the governor, and no one should understand that better than Glen Johnson.