March Archive
| 1. March 5, 2005 2. March 12, 2005 3. March 19, 2005 4. March 26,2005 |
Stories for
week of March 26, 2005
*TV Schedule below
Show # 0512
Freshman Lawmaker View Story
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The 50th Oklahoma Legislation has 52 new
lawmakers. We meet rancher-turned-representative Wade Rousselot who
represents Rogers
and Wagoner counties.
Cedar Invaders View
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Eastern red cedar trees now cover
15 percent of Oklahoma’s
land area. These trees not only damage the environment, but irritate
our allergies. We look at work underway to rid the state of the trees,
while taking advantage of their wood and cedar oil.
Cedar Control View
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In one generation the Oklahoma landscape has went from prairie grass
to eastern red cedar forest. A look at controlled burns to manage the
eastern red cedar
For more information - Oklahoma Forest Map - http://www.oda.state.ok.us/forestry-okforestshome.htm
Interview View
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Paul Todd, Oklahoma Red Cedar Association, uses the wood of the tree
to create economic opportunities for their members.
For more information - Oklahoma Red Cedar Association - http://www.okredcedar.org
Cotton Production View Story
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Producers Steven Clay, Carnegie, and Phil Whitworth,
Oklahoma City, agree that cotton grown today is not the same cotton
your grandfather grew. With new technology, Roundup-ready crops, and boll
weevil eradication, cotton is becoming a viable industry in Oklahoma.
Student
Body View Story Here
Eat right, be fit, and make healthy choices. That
is the crux of the national Family, Career, and Community Leaders
of America peer education project addressing obesity. See what FCCLA
chapters
in Keota and Choctaw are doing to promote this project.
Capitol Insight View
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A weekly analysis of Oklahoma's 2005 legislative session with Capitol Reporter
Rachel Hubbard. Interview with new Senate president pro tem, Sen.Mike Morgan,
D-Stillwater.
Stories for
week of March 19, 2005
*TV Schedule below
Show # 0511
Flying High View
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Aviation is a big business in
Oklahoma with 143,000 people working in aerospace related careers, and
it’s growing. That’s why leaders from education and state
government met at an aviation forum designed to improve Oklahoma’s
competitive advantage in the aerospace industry.
SimTech View
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Flight simulation technology helps students learn to diagnose and maintain
electrical computers, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and provides a growing
career opportunity.
Altus Airforce
Base View
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The " Grow Your Own
Mechanic" program is now being modeled at Air Force bases across the
country. The program's
success is a result of the partnership between the base, and Southwest
Technology Center.
Military Bases View
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This year military bases will be reviewed for realignment. Lieutenant
Governor Mary Fallen talks about the importance of the
civilian
workforce to Oklahoma's economy,
Canadian Imports View
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The threat of mad cow disease has some ranchers in Oklahoma as concerned about
Canadian cattle as their own. This week we’ll examine the controversy surrounding
the re-opening of our borders to Canadian beef imports.
Interview View
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Steve Kouplan, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, and Derrel Peal, Oklahoma State
University, talk about the opening of the borders to Canadian beef.
Capitol Insight View
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A weekly analysis of
Oklahoma's 2005 legislative session with Capitol Reporter Rachel Hubbard.
Stories for
week of March 12, 2005
*TV Schedule below
Show # 0510
Internet Access View
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Colbert Eastward Elementary, a small rural school in southern
Oklahoma, uses the latest in technology in the classroom and is a prime
example
of why Oklahoma is able to meet the computer access national average.
Accessibility is due, in part, to the partnership between OK-ACTS, the
K20 Center and the Oklahoma Department of CareerTech.
For more information - $1.7 Million in New Grant Awards to 21 Oklahoma Schools,
The K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal,
Interview View
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Scott Charlson, with the K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal, explains
how the center helps teachers integrate technology into
the
school
curriculum.
Telecommunications Outlook View
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Brent Kisling,
state director of the USDA Oklahoma Rural Development office, explains
how
that agency
is improving
broadband connections around
the state.
Smoke Aroma View
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Boley based Smokaroma has
been honored by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce as an outstanding
minority
owned
manufacturer. Smokaroma
provides
restaurants worldwide with equipment that makes smoking ribs and frying
hamburgers faster and tastier.
For more information - http://www.smokaroma.com
Affair of the Heart View
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An "Affair
of the Heart, Inc." began in 1985 as a dream of eight Oklahoma women
who were frequent exhibitors in arts and crafts shows. In 1991 the show
expanded
3 days and began to occupy 7 buildings at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds,
housing 1,000 booths. Today it is 3 fun filled days of shopping,
walking, and eating.
For more information - http://www.aaoth.com
Interview -
Demographics View Story Here
Ray Murphy with the Oklahoma Center for Rural Development explains how
numbers can tell us a lot about who we are and where we are going.
For more information -Oklahoma Center for Rural Development- http://ocrd.nsuok.edu/home/
Oklahoma Virtual Community - http://www.oklahomavirtualcommunity.com/
Capitol Insight View
Story Here
A weekly analysis of Oklahoma's 2005 legislative session with Capitol Reporter
Rachel Hubbard.
Stories for
week of March 5, 2005
*TV Schedule below
Show # 0509
Buffalo Gal View
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Ruth Huffman-Bell, owner
of Ruth Huffman Designs in Wynnewood is using a natural product – buffalo
hair – and making
a splash on fashion runways around the world.
For more information - http://www.americanbuffaloproducts.com/
Interview - Small
Business View Story
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A discussion with Sandy Bull, Small Business Management Coordinator
at Mid-America Technology Center.
For more information - http://www.matech.org/small_business.htm
New Kid View
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Deep in the heart of cattle country,
Ms. Luann Hansen, of Crooked Fence Ranch near Cushing knows that goat
production is becoming big business.
Langston University is leading the nation in goat research.
For more information - http://www.oklahomameatgoatassociation.com/
Pet Supply View
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The
Oklahoma City Stockyards, nationally known as home of the largest stocker/feeder
cattle market in the world, is also home to one of the
nation’s largest pet providers. Donnie Fleming, owner of Quality
Pet Supply, rounds up pets of all kinds for pet stores across the country
right in the heart of OKC Stockyard City.
Capitol Insight View
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A weekly analysis of Oklahoma's 2005 legislative session with Capitol Reporter
Rachel Hubbard.
The Trade Deficit - View
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A look at jobs in global markets and how they relate to the
local economy.
Interview View
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Larry Sanders, agriculture economy professor at Oklahoma State University talks
about the trade.
