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      <title>ODOT Shuts the I-244 Ramp at the Inner Dispersal Loop for Bridge Work</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Nathan Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>Walters Lawsuits End in Settlements as Superintendent Race Heats Up</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ryan Walters and his former adviser settled two ex-employee lawsuits July 22, closing his legal chapter as Oklahoma picks a new superintendent.]]></description>
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      <title>Empty Offices, Needed Homes: The Conversion Math Facing Downtown Tulsa</title>
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      <title>Inside Tulsa&apos;s Startup Stack: 36 Degrees North, Innovation Labs and Atento</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Block Party to Festival: How Tulsa Event Permits Actually Work</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twenty candidates filed for Tulsa's council seats; four incumbents unopposed, six districts contested August 25. The matchups to watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Nathan Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>Turnpike Authority&apos;s July Board Meeting Advances ACCESS Oklahoma</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[OTA's July 7 board meeting advanced ACCESS Oklahoma: bond items, an I-44 interchange and South Extension work on the $5B turnpike plan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Nathan Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Port in a Landlocked State: How Tulsa Port of Catoosa Moves World Trade</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Blue Whale to Buck Atom&apos;s: The Route 66 Stops Within an Hour of Tulsa</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Six Route 66 stops within an hour of Tulsa — the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Buck Atom's, Center of the Universe — and how to sequence the centennial drive.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Real Economics of Tulsa Food Trucks: Permits, Pads and Margins</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Shopper&apos;s Guide to Tulsa Farmers Markets: Seasons, SNAP and Stalls</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tulsa Council Unanimously Approves the $1.227 Billion Budget</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tulsa's council approved the $1.227 billion FY2026-27 budget unanimously on June 17. What it funds and why no one fought it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Oklahoma&apos;s Governor Race Heads to an August Runoff</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Drummond led Mazzei by about 1,100 votes June 16 — no majority, so the Oklahoma governor's race goes to an Aug. 25 runoff.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Taming the Arkansas: Tulsa&apos;s River Projects, From Keystone to the Next Dam</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tulsa's engineered Arkansas River: Keystone flood control, McClellan-Kerr navigation, low-water dams and Zink Lake recreation, and 2019 flood lessons.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[When Tulsa's fall event tickets go on sale and how to save: State Fair advance prices, Oktoberfest admissions, football packages, and summer concert sales.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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