Zarrow Mental Health Symposium

By Staff Report

Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) is nearing its 30th annual Zarrow Mental Health Symposium, a three-day virtual educational opportunity focused on new mental health across a lifetime.

Zarrow Mental Health Symposium, which begins Wednesday, September 25th features four keynote speakers, including Dr. BJ Miller, the triple amputee whose Ted Talk “What Really Matters at the End of Life” garnered more than 15 million views.

This year’s symposium, titled “Life Stages: Mental Health Across a Lifetime” will focus on mental health on all life stages from birth through death. Renown mental health professionals will offer their expertise on how everything from genetics and family history to environment and lived experience can impact our mental health. Educational sessions will offer evidence-based insight on how individuals, families, caregivers, organizations and communities can meet the needs of individuals impacted by mental illness across the lifespan, as well as valuable information on upstream prevention.

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Democratic Operative Announces Party Exit

By Staff Report

Fox News is reporting that a Democratic campaign operative revealed that she is exiting the party after volunteering at last month’s Democratic National Convention, which left her “disenchanted” with Democratic leadership.

Jesse Watters Primetime’ carried the interview (click here to view) here to discuss her ‘divorce’ from the Democratic Party and why she is auctioning off her million-dollar Obama ‘Hope’ poster. The report follows a Newsweek op-ed published Tuesday in which, Evan Barker described how she went from raising “tens of millions of dollars” for Democrats to distancing herself from a party she now believes is “totally out of touch” with everyday Americans.

Vice President Kamala Harris greets President Joe Biden as First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff look on at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.   (Fox News/Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Different Abilities

By Jim Stovall

All of us have unique strengths and weaknesses. Each of us is only as big as the smallest thing it takes to divert us from our goals and objectives. As a blind person myself, I am labeled by others as having a disability. While I will be the first to admit that being blind creates some unique challenges, I have never felt that my lack of sight was a barrier any greater than someone else’s divorce, bankruptcy, job loss, or any of the other challenges we all endure in our 21st-century lives.

As a blind person, I find it ironic that among my various business interests, I am best known around the world for writing books that I can’t read that have been made into movies I can’t watch. My blindness only becomes a barrier if I limit my potential to doing things the way the vast majority of people do them.

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Osage Citizens Allege Corruption

By David Arnett

Rancher Bud Beaston and District Attorney Mike Fisher (Osage and Pawnee Counties) may not agree on anything except that Osage County disputes have raged for a long time. Beaston says corruption in Osage County begins with zoning and planning efforts, extends to questionable land and building sales, construction of public facilities, and even elected officials intimidating citizens and ignoring votes. DA Fisher calls the allegations “baseless with no evidence to support it.” Beaston counters he has the evidence and awaits lawful authority willing to hear the case.

Early in September Beaston sent a registered letter to Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond. He also sent copies of that letter to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, various additional officials including the US Department of Justice, and thirty legacy media outlets throughout the state. As of today, no one other than this reporter has called in response, Beaston said.

Osage County Courthouse
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‘Tulsa Sings! Open Mic Night’

By Staff Report

Calling all singers! Applications are open for Signature Symphony’s concert and vocalist competition “Tulsa Sings! Open Mic Night”. If you’re interested in joining the Signature Symphony and professional vocalist Scott Coulter on stage for the sixth-annual “Tulsa Sings!” competition, submit an audition video now through Oct. 14.

Selected finalists will work with Coulter, a New York City-based vocalist, and will perform with the professional orchestra in residence at “Tulsa Sings! Open Mic Night” on March 8, 2025.

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