Recently, there was a newspaper article published about the emergency foster-care shelters here in Oklahoma being over used. The whole entire nature of this article amazed me. It did not put the real issue to any proper context.
The whole point of our foster-care system is to save the lives of neglected or abused children. There are not enough foster parents available to receive these children in an emergency. DHS has saved the lives of countless children. Yet they are harshly criticized as being overused.
If anything, DHS should be applauded for helping so many children in need. The courts have no choice sometimes but to send the kids to an emergency shelter. This is what we have. It does work. I agree that we need more foster homes or family members to step up and receive these kids.
Like it or not. Emergency foster-care is a much needed service.
Oops! I spoke too soon. The awful heatwave is back! Not as bad as when it was at it’s peak this summer. But still, 106° is too much for me. I was hoping it would be different this August. That the weather pattern would reverse and it would cool off for the rest of the year. So, much for that idea.
This summer will be remembered as one of the worst heat waves in memory. It started out this year much sooner than normal. There is still no end in site. Of course, eventually, it will end. As far as I am concerned, the sooner, the better.
I am amazed at what can happen here in Tulsa OK, right under our nose. Planned Parenthood very much has an agenda. It is not for the good of humanity. Please watch this video:
I have been doing some research on the up coming election in Glenpool, Tuesday 4/4/11. For some reason, when there is disagreement, one group of elected officials calls the opposition, “Negative”. Do they not realize that when you can someone, “Negative” that makes you a negative person yourself?
Over the years, Glenpool has seen a lot of growth. This has led to much expansion in the schools. For some reason, the city council has taken it upon itself to build a new city hall and fire/police department building. This of course is paid with a city’s $28,000,000 of bond debt. The people did not get a chance to vote on this. I am amazed that something something so large can be passed by the council without a vote of the people. Look what happened last December! When there was a bond vote, it went down. I wonder why…
As a taxpayer, I am concerned about our massive national debt. We cannot spend our way out of a recession. The same is true with our state. Glenpool is a small city. Yet the current mayor is leaving his council position with the city millions in debt.
If Glenpool has an image problem, it is because it is not viewed as a destination city. It has had the image of a bedroom community. If anyone is interested in making Glenpool a real destination city, the need to solicit ODOT for some sign changes. That way when folks in Tulsa see a road sign for highway US 75 south, they will see the name Glenpool, not Okmulgee. That will have a branding effect on the minds of travelers on the road that Glenpool is a destination city.
