Tulsa World Opinion

If you want to write a letter to the editor to share who you're supporting in this election, send them by Friday. Editorials Editor Ginnie Graham notes that when it comes to elections, we don't run letters that endorse specific candidates the weekend before the vote. It's a traditional cooling off period before people head to the polls the following Tuesday. The last letters to the editor related to the Nov. 5 election will appear on Oct. 29. To meet that deadline, the letters to be considered for publication must be received by Friday. Submit them online at go.tulsaworld.com/submitletter

College and high school football, an interview with the late Tito Jackson, Tom Morello wins the Woody Guthrie Prize and moments in between. When you subscribe to the Tulsa World, you have storytellers like Staff Photographer Daniel Shular embedded in this community looking for moments to share with you. Support Daniel and the rest of the local journalists doing local journalism at the Tulsa World. Subscribe for just $1 for 3 months at tulsaworld.com/subscribe and become informed and inspired by your neighbors in the newsroom who are showing and telling stories that matter. Follow Daniel on Facebook: @danshular

A big dam party, a lot of football and some of the quiet, happy and sad moments in between. When you subscribe to the Tulsa World, you have storytellers like Staff Photographer Mike Simons embedded in this community looking for moments to share with you. Support Mike and the rest of the local journalists doing local journalism at the Tulsa World. Subscribe for just $1 for 3 months at tulsaworld.com/subscribe and become informed and inspired by your neighbors in our newsroom who are showing and telling stories that matter.

2026 vote set for state question on upping Oklahoma's minimum wage: Organizers of SQ832 are questioning the legality of the nearly two-year delay after Gov. Kevin Stitt decided on a date to vote on increasing the minimum wage to $12 per hour beginning in January 2027. https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/2026-vote-set-for-state-question-on-upping-oklahomas-minimum-wage/article_d63fe760-706d-11ef-b837-2b612817d7f1.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Tulsa_World_Opinion

Results of Aug. 27 mayoral election certified after recount: The fourth day of recounting ballots proved so futile that the challenger of Tulsa’s mayoral election result abandoned the endeavor about 90 minutes before the end. https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-politics/results-of-aug-27-mayoral-election-certified-after-recount/article_6de79814-6f9d-11ef-b320-b7d7b97e5c38.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Tulsa_World_Opinion

Monroe Nichols, Karen Keith headed to runoff election in Tulsa mayor's race: https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/monroe-nichols-karen-keith-headed-to-runoff-election-in-tulsa-mayors-race/article_a30a437e-60c6-11ef-960b-935ae9b8a40e.html

"My name is Kevin Canfield. I grew up in Connecticut, went to college in Indiana, and then lived here and there. I joined the Tulsa World in 2001. My father was a newspaper columnist in Connecticut for decades, so I chose to cover a similarly exciting beat — local government. OK, it’s not glamorous. But I would argue it’s important, so I keep at it. Hope you’ll keep reading my stories and those of my colleagues. Knowledge is power, as the saying goes." Support local journalism by local journalists like Kevin Canfield and the rest of the Tulsa World newsroom. Bookmark his free page to follow his work at go.tulsaworld.com/kevincanfield. For a limited time, subscribe for $1 that covers this election season at tulsaworld.com/subscribe.

Why the Tulsa World is 'Where your story lives'

Why the Tulsa World is 'Where your story lives': When you care enough to know what is really going on, the Tulsa World is full of journalists who like to get to the bottom of things. https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/why-the-tulsa-world-is-where-your-story-lives/article_e857dd64-f772-11ee-8d4c-27e7a7ab1292.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Tulsa_World_Opinion

How did Tulsa's homeless survive the cold? Here are some answers.

How did Tulsa's homeless survive the cold? Here are some answers. https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-politics/how-did-tulsas-homeless-survive-the-cold-here-are-some-answers/article_14045686-b48e-11ee-ab14-276594bd1242.html#tracking-source=home-top-story?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Tulsa_World_Opinion

Sunday area snow photos by Mike Simons, Tulsa World

Another day of frigid wind chills and brutal cold across much of the U.S.: https://tulsaworld.com/news/nation-world/weather/weather-winter-storm-snow-iowa-caucuses-nfl/article_11bd0742-c453-5455-bbae-3eb09fdc04d2.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Tulsa_World_Opinion

'It’s not just border states, and it’s not just Republicans': Sen. Lankford calls for Congress to act on border security

View Sen. Lankford's full statement here: https://tulsaworld.com/video/news/full-statement-sen-james-lankford-calls-for-congress-to-take-action-on-border-security/video_02622e9c-a32e-5317-af4c-7ee209299977.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Tulsa_World_Opinion

Meet the 2023 Tulsans of the Year: These people pushed to make Tulsa a better place

Meet the 2023 Tulsans of the Year: These people pushed to make Tulsa a better place: https://tulsaworld.com/life-entertainment/local/meet-the-2023-tulsans-of-the-year-these-people-pushed-to-make-tulsa-a-better/collection_65f3d80c-960e-11ee-9685-877e50949dde.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Tulsa_World_Opinion