By John Dobberstein, Editor
With the filing deadline passing at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Tulsa County Clerk’s Office, the races for Broken Arrow City Council are set.
The three seats being contested in the April 4 municipal election are Ward 3, Ward 4 and At-Large.
In Ward 3, incumbent City Councilor Christi Gillespie, 53, will face Mike Lester, 75. Gillespie unseated Lester, the formerly appointed mayor, in the 2019 Ward 3 election. In Ward 4, incumbent Scott Eudey, 49, will face 45-year-old Joe Franco.
At-Large City Council Johnnie Parks, 75, has drawn three challengers: George Ghesquire, 44; Sonjia Potter, 76, and William Vaughn, 49.
Ghesquire ran for Broken Arrow School Board last year, finishing third in a four-way race won by Debbie Taylor.
Vaughn ran for the at-large seat in 2019 – which was also a three-way race – but was not successful. Vaughn was endorsed by the Broken Arrow Firefighters Association in 2019.
Judith Neese says
I could not attend the meeting for physical deficits but found it beneficial that the council voted no this time. My experience with Muslims is through my great-granddaughters family. It seems the larger parking area is really what they have in mind. The Muslim’s prayer room is for males only. The women are not included in the decision-making. Their role is strictly to take care of the men and have children. The boys have their own school where much of the teaching is learning what is not Muslim- approved in our society and what can be allowed. The girls go to public school (after a young age). The women instruct the girls primarily one-on-one by family on what is Muslim approved and what is not. When I was in grade school and junior high, I used to go to other girl’s homes and churches from other faiths including going to a synagogue. This would not be possible in the Mosque because I am an infidel and female. Muslim’s lives are more than religion. Their teachings are more than religion. They are their entire beings, mostly their culture. That is where my struggle is with my great-granddaughter, their culture is apposed to the American way of life. Their intention is to change us not assimilate into ours. They also few untruth when dealing with infidels and even their own wives as normal and necessary to get what they want.
I saw the first half hour of the meeting before the feed stopped. I couldn’t get it back. That is enough discussion from me. Thank you for listening.