James Watts
@WatzWorld
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Filler of notebooks. Emptier of fountain pens. Covers everything cultural but yogurt for the Tulsa World.
Tulsa OK
Joined April 2013
Tulsa Ballet’s 'Giselle' at Tulsa PAC among the best-ever productions of the classic ghost story
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Tulsa Ballet decided it wanted to show off a little this Halloween weekend.
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State Dept of Education employee using state resources to rally supporters of Ryan Walters to seek gubernatorial veto of budget bill that prohibits continued use of taxpayer $$ on PR firm that gets national TV appearances for state superintendent. #oklaed
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A state employee emailed political supporters of Ryan Walters to ask Gov. Stitt to veto a bill targeting Walters' use of taxpayer money. #oklaed
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First day of preliminary hearing in massive racketeering and embezzlement case against Epic Charter Schools’ co-founders and longtime CFO saw testimony from lead investigator and Tulsa attorney who served on school’s governing board for a decade. #oklaed
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“Al Capone doesn’t go to McAfee & Taft and Crowe & Dunlevy (to draw up contracts),” defense attorney Joe White said of racketeering allegations against Epic's co-founders and CFO. #oklaed
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Amid widespread school concerns about delays in state’s handling of millions of $$ in federal #oklaed funding, State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued Friday memo to legislative leaders blaming school officials themselves, as well as his predecessor.
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Walters blames federal program claim delays on school districts, as well as his predecessor in office. #oklaed
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How bad do things have to get at the Oklahoma State Department of Education for Republican lawmakers to take action and hold their own accountable? OSDE staff members continue to resign, the Secretary of education has resigned, 100 school districts have reported they are still
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One day people are going to look back on this stuff and realize just how many people are complicit by inaction and I really think people in power should start thinking along those lines.
INBOX: @RepMarkMcBride criticizes lack of #transparency at @oksde. "Based on the way that Superintendent Walters and his advisor have acted towards legislative inquiries into OSDE spending, we have no way to determine if state taxpayer dollars are being spent properly..." #okleg
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NEW FRIDAY: State Superintendent Ryan Walters is now trying to insert himself into the hiring of a superintendent at Tulsa Public Schools, insisting a national search be conducted. #oklaed
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Walters wants national search for Tulsa superintendent, warns every option "will be used if the culture of failure continues to be promoted in Tulsa.” #oklaed
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The Wall Street Journal rips Trump for skipping the debates: “Why is Mr. Trump afraid to confront other Republicans without the aid of a teleprompter? Is he worried he’d look his age at 77 next to younger candidates? To state the obvious, Mr. Trump is running to be President and
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Listen Now: A Southern Living post stated that Ron’s Hamburgers & Chili serves “The South’s Best Hamburgers In Oklahoma.” Do you consider Oklahoma a "southern state?" @JimmieTramel, @WatzWorld & @journalist_wood debate.
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Podcast Episode · Tulsa World Podcast · March 16, 2023 · 14m
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Listen Now: Alley Cat Ranch is now a food trailer downtown, but will one day be the site of the "largest multipurpose adult playground in the state." @JimmieTramel, @WatzWorld & @journalist_wood talk about this and also preview upcoming Scene content.
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Podcast Episode · Tulsa World Podcast · March 9, 2023 · 17m
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Tulsa, we have an event!!! The one and only TOM HANKS joins us 5/13 at @TulsaPAC for his debut novel from @AAKnopf. TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY 3/15 at 10:30am. https://t.co/Po4OkBFFsm. All tickets include one (1) hardcover copy of the book. @tomhanks
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Listen Now: 40 years ago this week, M*A*S*H had its series finale to one of U.S. television's biggest audiences. @JimmieTramel, @WatzWorld & @journalist_wood discuss some of their most memorable finales and preview upcoming Scene features.
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Podcast Episode · Tulsa World Podcast · March 2, 2023 · 15m
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Listen Now: @journalist_wood & @WatzWorld talk about @JimmieTramel's "A to Z eats: Eat your way through the alphabet with Tulsa-area favorite dishes" feature. Which ones do they still need to try, and were there any surprise omissions?
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Podcast Episode · Tulsa World Podcast · February 23, 2023 · 12m
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Listen Now: @JimmieTramel & James Watts @WatzWorld talk all things Super Bowl, from the Tulsa entrant in the Puppy Bowl; to the Oklahoma-related story on why halftime shows are so big now; to the best snack ideas (like tabletop nachos).
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Podcast Episode · Tulsa World Podcast · February 9, 2023 · 18m
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Listen Now: A number of local establishments offer their own twists on hot chocolate, and James Watts @WatzWorld and Grace Wood @journalist_wood share some of their favorites (and the original Tulsa World "Action Line" hot cocoa recipe from our archives).
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Podcast Episode · Tulsa World Podcast · January 19, 2023 · 16m
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Listen Now: These hidden gems of local restaurants are great places that provide "guilty pleasure" (or just pleasure) food. @JimmieTramel, @WatzWorld & @journalist_wood also discuss recent Scene features:
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Stop what you’re doing and watch this complete takedown of @HerschelWalker by pastor @jamalhbryant. #WeDontNeedAWalker
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Listen Now: Is McDonald's McRib returning for the last time? @JimmieTramel, @WatzWorld, & @journalist_wood talk about the potential fast food farewell tour, plus favorite Halloween tricks and treats.
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Podcast Episode · Tulsa World Podcast · October 27, 2022 · 21m
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It’s one of those “We’re gonna need a bigger cup of coffee” mornings…
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4 likes, 0 comments - jdwatts29 on September 3, 2022: "It’s one of those “We’re gonna need a bigger cup of coffee” mornings…".
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Obviously the White House read this post...
The company @RepMullin inherited from his Daddy had $988,700 in taxpayer-backed loans forgiven by the government...
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