September 2005 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 0535
REYAP (View Video)
Minority students across the state of Oklahoma are reaping the benefits from a program called REYAP (Retired Educators for Youth Agricultural Programs). A non-profit organization designed to involve culturally diverse youth in a billion dollar industry that is often misunderstood and often overlooked for its job opportunities.
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Oklahoma Regional Food Bank (View Video)
In this country, hunger is often hidden and is often only visible in the faces of those that are trying very hard to hide it. We go inside The Oklahoma Regional Food Bank to see first hand the work they do to feed the less fortunate.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Regional Food Bank
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Interview with Alisa Hines--Food 4 Kids (View Video)
We visit with Oklahoma Horizon producer, Alisa Hines, about the Regional Food Bank's Food 4 Kids program.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Regional Food Bank
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Volunteer Fire Fighter (View Video)
Volunteer fire fighters play an important role in most rural areas of Oklahoma. We look at a program that’s designed to help them, help us.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Rural Fire Defense
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Youth Force (View Video)
The spirit of volunteerism is alive and well for one group of young people. Youth force is a faith-based initiative sponsored by the United Methodist Church that provides needed help to the elderly, while teaching some valuable lessons to our young people.
For more information visit this link:Youth Force
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Oklahoma Profile: Keith Kisling (View Video)
In this week’s Oklahoma profile, we meet a farmer who is just as comfortable meeting with world leaders, as he is aboard his tractor.
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Final Thoughts: Baxter Black (View Video)
When it comes to honoring the American worker, probably no one does it better than veterinarian turned cowboy poet, Baxter Black. We leave you this week with some of his homespun wisdom honoring those who work the land.
For more information visit this link:Baxter Black
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Week 2 Show 0536
Bioterror (View Video)
Terrorism isn’t limited to blowing up buildings. Our food supply is also a target.
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Interview with Brian Bendele--Bioterrorism (View Video)
We visit with Brian Bendele about the vulnerabilities of our food supply.
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Isreal Food Safety (View Video)
Probably nowhere is the threat of terror more prevalent than in Israel. And like here, many of the crops they produce are exported elsewhere. Thanks to the Oklahoma-Israeli Exchange, we traveled to the Middle East, where we found a country ever vigilant against the threats of bio terror.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Isreal Exchange
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Animal ID (View Video)
Detailed tracking of food is being implemented in this country. It’s called animal ID and when completed, will give authorities a way to monitor the food we eat from the farm gate to our dinner plate.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Animal ID
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Food ProTech (View Video)
A terrorist threatening our food supply is certainly a nightmare scenario. But when it comes to food safety, the real threat may be ourselves. That is why a new Oklahoma company is helping the food industry test for pathogens in our food. In a team report, we look at the work that goes into keeping our food safe.
For more information visit this link:Food ProTech
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Week 3 Show 0537
Septemberfest (View Video)
For many folks, the closest they get to a farm is passing one along the highway. Yet agriculture is one of the state's largest industries, contributing $7.1 billion annually to the state's economy. In fact, Oklahoma agriculture represents 10% of the state's gross domestic product and provides one of every six jobs. Which is why each September, Oklahoma’s governor opens up the governor’s mansion grounds for Septemberfest. An annual event that gives city folks a taste of country life.
For more information visit this link:Septemberfest
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Ag in the Classroom (View Video)
A program called Ag in the Classroom introduces Oklahoma students to agriculture. But to do that, some Oklahoma teachers had their own lessons to learn.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
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Diversification (View Video)
Farmers wanting to diversify their operations to stay competitive can get some help. Interest free loans are available for Oklahomans wanting to try something new.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Dept. of Ag, Food, and Forestry
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Heartland Flyer (View Video)
With gas prices soaring, more and more passengers have been lining up for a ride on the heartland flyer. Ridership is up about twenty percent this year for the train trip that goes between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, TX.
For more information visit this link:Heartland Flyer
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Interview with Johnny Crutchfield--Heartland Flyer (View Video)
We visit with Senator Johnny Crutchfield, one of the heartland flyers biggest proponents, and ask him how the rising cost of gas will impact the train.
For more information visit this link:Heartland Flyer
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Interview with Richard Marshment--Rail Transportation Future (View Video)
We visit with Richard Marshment, a transportation expert at the University of Oklahoma, about how high speed rail would benefit our state.
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Toy and Action Figure Museum (View Video)
In Pauls Valley, work is under way on a new toy museum that city residents hope will bring travelers to their downtown area.
For more information visit this link:Toy and Action Figure Museum
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Red Dirt Soap Company (View Video)
Probably few soaps are named after the dirt they remove, but that’s exactly what Bartlesville’s Red Dirt Soap Company is doing.
For more information visit this link:Red Dirt Soap Company
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Week 4 Show 0538
Dell (View Video)
Dell computers arrival in Oklahoma is just the latest in what has been a growing trend. Technology companies that may have started on either of the coasts are now setting up shop in the Midwest.
For more information visit this link:Dell Project
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High Tech Classroom (View Video)
Thanks to technology, the days of the isolated one-room school house are over. Students in the small school district of Aline-Cleo now have classmates on the other side of the world.
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Eminent Domain (View Video)
In June 2005, the U.S. Supreme court ruled that a city has the right to take private property to increase an area’s economic development. What makes this a landmark ruling is not that eminent domain is being used to condemn private property, because that is often done to build roads and such public works. The difference here is, that after the city of New London, Connecticut takes control of the land its plan is to then sell that land to a private developer. Essentially allowing government to favor those uses that would provide the highest tax revenues. And that has farm groups concerned that this ruling will allow government entities to eat up farmland under the guise of economic development. Oklahoma lawmakers are now looking at legislation that would make such a move much harder.
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Bedre Chocolates (View Video)
Drive down I-35 and you’ll see the sign for Bedre’ Chocolates. A local confectionary owned by the Chickasaw Nation.
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