The Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa reports in a release today a slight decline in housing starts across the Tulsa area for June 2024, continuing a trend observed over the past few years. Housing starts in June 2024 were down by 3.4% compared to the same month in 2023. This follows a 4.0% decrease in June 2023 compared to June 2022.
Reggae fans in Tulsa are in for a treat as renowned Jamaican artist Lutan Fyah brings his dynamic energy and powerful messages to Belafonte on August 9, 2024, at 8:00 PM. Known for his compelling singles and significant contributions to reggae, with over 400,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, Lutan Fyah’s performance promises to be a highlight local fans will long remember.
Opinion: A tactic increasingly used by the political left is to emphatically claim people can’t trust their senses or common sense.
In short, the message has been, “Who are you going to trust? Us, or your lying eyes?”
We’ve seen this tactic used locally in Oklahoma, in national politics, and even on the world stage.
Back to School Survey: 68% of Teens Would Be Likely to Take a Financial Literacy Course, but Only 31% Say Such Courses are Offered at School
Tulsa, OK – As students head back to school, research by Junior Achievement and research firm Big Village, records 68 percent would “likely” take a class on financial literacy (money management, personal finance) if offered to them, yet only 31 percent say they have access to these kinds of courses in school.
In research from the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) for Junior Achievements reveals the lack of financial literacy among adults costs the United States nearly half a billion dollars a year. The survey of 1,002 teens between the ages of 13 and 17 was conducted by Big Village between July 9 and 14, 2024.
“When you ask adults what they wish they learned in school but didn’t, it usually involves topics like understanding how money works,” said Shannan Beeler, President of Junior Achievement of Oklahoma in a release today. “These findings show that most teens today would like access to this kind of information, but many may not be getting it.”
Continue readingFitness legend and pod-caster Jillian Michaels wrote in response to the Olympic opening ceremony on the X platform Saturday, “Dear Fellow Gays… We demand tolerance and respect but then make a mockery of something sacred for over 2 billion Christians. This type of hypocrisy and lack of understanding is a bad look. We get outraged when the extreme right bashes us, but then we do this s—. What kind of reaction do you think they will have towards the LGBTQ+ community after this. This is NOT how we break down barriers, it’s how you build them.”
