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<i>Tulsa Beacon</i>

Tulsa Beacon

Weekly newspaper in Oklahoma

The Tulsa Beacon is a weekly newspaper in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was founded by Charles and Susan Biggs under the corporate name Biggs Communications, Inc. The first paper was published in April 2001.

Quick Facts Type, Owner(s) ...

Charles Biggs died on August 29, 2022.[1]

Features

The Tulsa Beacon features news from Tulsa and the surrounding area. It includes local columnists, a recipe page, church news, columns by Dr. Billy Graham and Focus on the Family, local editorials and letters to the editor, syndicated columnists David Limbaugh, Pat Buchanan, and Walter Williams), local sports, movie reviews, classified ads, and legal notices. The Tulsa Beacon is a legal newspaper and a member of the Oklahoma Press Association. [2]

Editorial and opinion

The Tulsa Beacon has a conservative editorial policy with an evangelical Christian slant.[citation needed] For example, the newspaper promotes the teaching of creation science and intelligent design as electives in public schools.[3] The newspaper is also very critical of football safety reform,[4] same-sex sexual activity,[5] and are occasionally critical of pop culture.[6] The Tulsa Beacon refers to itself as "Tulsa's Family Newspaper." Charles Biggs has compared the political stance of his newspaper to that of Fox News.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Obituary: Charles Rogers Biggs". tulsabeacon.com. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    By Charles Biggs, editor and publisher of the Tulsa Beacon
  3. [3]
    "Evolution indoctrination at OU | Tulsa Beacon". Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  4. [4]
    "Liberals want to tear down the manly sport of football | Tulsa Beacon". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  5. [5]
    "Rush to approve immorality will damage America's culture | Tulsa Beacon". Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  6. [6]
    "Stay away from Harry Potter and instead, teach the Bible | Tulsa Beacon". Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
  7. [7]
    Berg, Steve (29 June 2003). "Tulsa Beacon newspaper ready to take on the 'World'". Griffin Communications. News on 6. Retrieved 18 April 2020.


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