It brings me no joy to share with you that, per the Tulsa Flyer, "Cry Baby Cry" is no longer bound for private property in east Tulsa, as has been previously reported. Instead, like a soul whose sins were offensive but not necessarily immoral, the statue continues to flit about in a legal purgatory of the City's own design.
According to the article, "there are contractual parameters that require the art piece to be placed on Cry Baby Hill near Riverside — where the statue was initially planned." So, once again, we face the possibility that this statue's great and terrible face will grace Cry Baby Hill, against many Tulsans' wishes.
Let us pray.
In other local and statewide news:
LOCAL NEWS
- Keely Flynn, a physical education teacher at Lindbergh Elementary, has been named as one of the 10 finalists for Oklahoma’s Teacher of the Year award. [Tulsa Public Schools]
- Reworld’s request for a permit to incinerate large amounts of regulated medical waste in Tulsa is encountering opposition in the legislature. [Tulsa World]
STATE & REGIONAL NEWS
- Mustang Public Schools has suspended 122 students for participating in a walkout in opposition to ICE on Feb 5. [KOSU]
- More than 300,000 acres have burned in Northwestern Oklahoma and Kansas. [KOSU]
- Oklahoma Watch’s Ben Fenwick found the 30 Oklahoma agencies who have signed 287(g) agreements with ICE, deputizing city police departments to enforce federal immigration law. [Oklahoma Watch]
- Kevin Stitt will attend a dinner at the White House which was previously hosted by the National Governors Association (NGA); the NGA pulled back from hosting the dinner when Trump revealed he would bar two Democratic governors from attending; Stitt still seems enthusiastic about going. [Oklahoma Watch]
- Poultry companies Tyson, George’s, and Cargill have settled in a two-decades-long lawsuit over pollution in the Illinois River. [NonDoc]
JOB LISTINGS
- Tulsa Public Schools is hiring a Director of Public Relations:
- This role guides district public relations, media relations, and social media.
- Listed compensation: $79,500 - $119,300 yearly
- This role guides district public relations, media relations, and social media.
- Rudisill Regional Library is hiring a Librarian:
- This position assists customers and staff by answering reference, readers’ advisory, directional, and career-related questions.
- Listed compensation: $4,192 - $6,075 monthly
- This position assists customers and staff by answering reference, readers’ advisory, directional, and career-related questions.
- Family & Children’s Services is hiring a Front Desk Specialist:
- This position provides front desk support services in telephone operations, general front desk operations, client and public engagement.
- Compensation not listed
- This position provides front desk support services in telephone operations, general front desk operations, client and public engagement.
