February 2010 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 1006
OKC Water Quality (View Video)
Farmers upstream of Oklahoma's capital are pitching in to implement conservation practices that would improve the water quality in Oklahoma City.
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Interview with Clay Pope--Conservation Practices (View Video)
We visit with Clay Pope, executive director of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, about what conservation practices are being done on the farm.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts
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Value Added--Conservation (View Video)
Oklahoma's Frank Austin has spent years studying the land and building conservation programs for it which is helping to turn Oklahoma land into something beautiful, but more importantly, useable.
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Tree Conservation (View Video)
Beyond their aesthetic beauty, trees play a critical role in our environment...cleaning the air and preventing erosion and many of these trees got their start from a small plot of land in Goldsby, Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Forest Regeneration Center
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Urban Chickens (View Video)
Farm roots run deep in Oklahoma but as our state becomes more urbanized, those rural ties are becoming strained. In an effort to save money, many city residents are buying a few chickens for their backyard and while Oklahoma may be a rural state, urban chickens are currently illegal in the state's capitol city.
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Interview with Terry Detrick--Rural vs. Urban Oklahoma (View Video)
We visit with American Farmers and Ranchers' Terry Detrick about the relationship between rural and urban America.
For more information visit this link:American Farmers and Ranchers
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Week 2 Show 1007
Rebel Hill Guest Ranch (View Video)
Visitors to Rebel Hill Guest Ranch in Antlers, Oklahoma, have a chance to just get away from the big city in the peaceful quiet of this unassuming idyllic location.
For more information visit this link:Rebel Hill Guest Ranch
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Interview with Jeff Weeks--Agritourism (View Video)
We visit with Oklahoma Agritourism's Jeff Week's, market development coordinator to Eastern Oklahoma, about how agritourism is being done in Southeastern Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Agritourism
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Wildlife Tourism (View Video)
One of Oklahoma’s most valuable resources is it’s wildlife and visitors to SE Okla can see this resource close up at the Wildlife Heritage Center Museum in Antlers or at the Triple S Guest Ranch in Calvin.
For more information visit these links:Wildlife Heritage Center Museum
Triple S Ranch
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Whispering Meadows Vineyard and Winery (View Video)
Located in downtown McAlester, Whispering Meadows Winery is a one stop shop for any wine connoisseur.
For more information visit this link:Whispering Meadows Vineyard and Winery
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Interview with Chandra Hough--Customer Service (View Video)
We visit with Chandra Hough from Tri-County Technology Center about how important customer service really is to an agritourism destination.
For more information visit this link:Tri-County Technology Center
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Wakefield Inn (View Video)
Nestled in the hills surrounding Stuart, Oklahoma, Wakefield Inn and Vineyard is a quiet location where visitors can watch the sun set while enjoying a glass of Oklahoma wine.
For more information visit this link:Wakefield Inn
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Week 3 Show 1008
Two Million Minutes (View Video)
It’s the time students have in high school to make decisions that will impact their entire lives.
For more information visit this link:Two Million Minutes - The 21st Century Solution
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Interview with Senator Halligan (View Video)
We visit with Senator Jim Halligan about his concerns for how Oklahoma students stack up in an increasingly competitive world.
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Value Added--China Exchange (View Video)
Many believe the first step toward being competitive in a global economy is understanding the competition. That’s why an Oklahoma high school teacher regularly takes a group of students to China to meet with their peers.
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Strategic Innovation (View Video)
Thanks to increased funding from the federal government, the impact of Oklahoma's budget cuts on education may be lessened in some of the state's most innovative classrooms.
For more information visit this link:Race to the Top (RTTT)
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Capitol Insight--Performance Pay (View Video)
Legislation proposing a performance pay pilot program in six Oklahoma school districts has passed it's first hurdle at the state capitol.
For more information visit this link:HB 2836 Performance Pay, Rep. Earl Sears
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Female Engineer (View Video)
A unique program in tech centers around Oklahoma is helping young women prepare for the rigors of an engineering education once they hit college.
For more information visit this link:Women in Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, Oklahoma State University
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Value Added--Interview with Mimi Lufkin and Rick Larkey--S.T.E.M. (View Video)
We visit with Mimi Lufkin and Rick Larkey about efforts to attract more females into the S.T.E.M. fields.
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Week 4 Show 1009
Meridian Food Pantry (View Video)
Hunger in America does not look like the images we have grown accustomed to seeing in developing nations. In this country, we have never had a famine yet hunger is all too real. We take to the back roads of Oklahoma to meet a woman who has made it her life's mission to eliminate hunger in the heartland.
For more information visit these links:Families Helping Families
Meridian Technology Center
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Interview with Jennifer Arlan (View Video)
We visit with Jennifer Arlan of the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank about how they are helping feed Oklahoma's hungry.
For more information visit this link:Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
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Where the Jobs Are: Hitachi (View Video)
The Hitachi Corporation is consolidating all of North and South American distribution to Norman, Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:Hitachi Computer Products America, Inc.
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Deaf Mechanic (View Video)
Over three hundred aerospace-related companies generate an industrial output of more than one billion dollars each year right in Oklahoma. And with it a steady avenue for employment. But for one young man, he will never hear the roar of a single-jet engine.
For more information visit this link:Metro Tech
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Interview with JoJo Williams (View Video)
Aerospace jobs have proven some of the most resilient in recent years. We visit with JoJo Williams about the impact Tinker Air Force Base has on our economy.
For more information visit this link:Tiner Air Force Base
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