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June 20, 2020

Odd fact about names of Tulsa streets

Streets west of Main (toward the Arkansas River) are named after cities west of the Mississippie, eg Boulder, Denver

Streets east of Main are named after cities east of the Mississippi, eg Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit

Gets bit messed up close to the Arkansas and in the area around the arena/federal and city govt buildings

ETA---named streets run north and south.

Streets running east and west are numbered. Admiral north of downtown was the line between north and south Tulsa. There are major streets every mile. There's Admiral, then 11th (old route 66), then 21st(goes by the Fairgrounds) and 21st between Lewis and Utica on north side of Utica Square (IIRC the oldest open air mall in the country), 71st and Memorial a major commercial center with the major Woodlan Hills Mall and many box stores, 81st and Lewis is on the southwest corner of ORU

June 20, 2020

ZERO change in MN laws regulating police conductĺĺ

Democrats and Republicans in legislature fail to agree on regulations before sessions end

Reported by digby today

June 20, 2020

Black gun owners in OK will hold rally in OKC ar 2pm today

Found at joemygod who got it from USA Today

June 20, 2020

Rev Al spoke at Greenwood yesterday. Anyone watch/listen? Was it televised?

On YouTube several places

I had't heard anything about it until I checked youtube because I remembered hearing he was supposed to speak there Juneteenth

June 20, 2020

Son in IA heard Tulsa anti racism protestors to march from fairgrounds to downtown. Can't find anyt

Can't find confirmation anywhere

Only found Tulsa World possibility (with firewall UGH!)

That would explain boarded-up Quik Trip at 21 and Harvard---Fairgrounds side with Tulsa Driller statue is on 21st between Yale and Harvard. You go north on 21 past Harvard toward the Arkansas River to get downtown.

June 19, 2020

P C Cast book series House of Night set in alternate universe Tulsa where humans and vampires live

She wrote series with her daughter. I understand series is quite popular. I don't like vampire stories, so haven't read it

Part of it is set in a place modeled on Tulsa's Cathlic private prep school Casia Hall. See her comments about the location at the blog houseofnight.fandom/com/ wiki/Casia_Hall

June 19, 2020

Boston, Wichita, Austin, SanDiegi--people in Tulsa for rally!

From Tulsa World article

Read it easily. Usually have found it difficult to get past barriers paper puts up

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