What are Tulsans talking about today?

• CONFIRMED: Pre-K student at Cooper Elementary in east Tulsa died from H1N1, bringing the total to 8 Oklahomans who've died from swine flu since September 1st.
• Fall Break: through weekend for most schools, through Monday for TPS.
• Rush Limbaugh dumped from group seeking to buy St. Louis Rams.
• Florida woman and boyfriend arrested for child abuse after 'washing 8-year-old daughter's mouth with soap' for cussing.
• Dow closes above 10,000 yesterday.
• TU put up a good fight against #5 Boise State last night, losing 28-21
• Garth Brooks is expected to announce TODAY he's coming out of retirement to be the resident performer at Las Vegas casino that once featured the late Danny Gans.
• Barack Obama heads to NOLA today, for the first time as president.
• Tulsa 5th grader Sami Isler named the winner in the first round of competition on NBC's Today Show 'Kid Reporter' contest. She will be back on the Today Show in November for the final round.
• TPD Chief Ron Palmer: Layoffs are very likely.
• SS plans no cost of living increase this year for first time since 1975. Obama Admin seeks $250 cash payments to seniors to make up difference.
• There are plans to introduce bills in the state legislature that will ban both texting and driving and hand-held cellphones and driving. TEXT POLL: Do we need state laws restricting our cell phone use while driving? Text YES or NO to 80706 now.
• HP to launch $399 Compaq laptop w/ 2G RAM, DVD burner, 160G hard drive with Windows 7. Available on W7 launch date: Oct 22.
• The guy who played Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek movie has signed to star as Jack Ryan in the series of Tom Clancy novels. Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck previously played the part.
• Captain Lou Albano, the former wrestler who starred in the Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" video has died of natural causes at the age of 76. Albano's 75th birthday party is reported to have turned into "drunken battle royal, with the arrest of one wrestler."
• Fox 23: north Tulsa residents are miffed that a new liquor store has opened at Pine and Peoria in former Albertson's shopping center. Booze, but still no grocery.
• Sean Hannity Freedom Concert coming to Tulsa's BOK Center August 20, 2010. See Sean Hannity, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels Band, Michael W. Smith, Col. Oliver North. Tickets are on sale NOW!
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