February 2011 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 1106
Port 33 Exports (View Video)
We visit a small port, along a small river, that few Oklahomans even know exists, to see some of the work being done locally to increase sales globally through exports.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma State University
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Avard Railway (View Video)
We visit Avard, Oklahoma, where an effort is underway to increase rail access from western Oklahoma to the world.
For more information visit these links:Northwest Technology Center
Avard History
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Interview with James Foley--Global Trade (View Video)
We visit with James Foley who is the author of "The Global Entrepreneur, Taking Your Business International," to get some common sense tips on global trade.
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Creativity World Forum--Metro Tech (View Video)
Going global is as much about attitude as it is expertise; that's why when given the opportunity to interact with entrepreneurs from all around the globe, a local school jumped at the chance.
For more information visit these links:Metro Tech
About the Creativity World Forum
2010 Creativity World Forum
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Made in Oklahoma--Pete's Place (View Video)
In this week's Made in Oklahoma moment, we visit a restaurant that has history all its own.
For more information visit these links:Pete’s Place & Choc Beer
Made in Oklahoma Coalition
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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Kerr Center (View Video)
OETA's Cathy Tatom takes us to Poteau, Oklahoma, where one longtime Oklahoma Senator left quite a legacy.
For more information visit these links:Kerr Center
Carl Albert State College
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Week 2 Show 1107
Prescription Addiction--Rehab (View Video)
Prescription drug abuse cuts across all age groups and economic classes; often times sneaking up on people and taking over their lives.
For more information visit this link:Cirque Lodge
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Prescription Addiction--Prison (View Video)
Prescription drug addiction is a problem that often does not end up in rehab; today we explore the impact prescription addiction is having on our prisons.
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Pharmacy Danger (View Video)
The controversy surrounding the shooting of a 16-year-old robbery suspect at an Oklahoma City pharmacy last year has overshadowed another disturbing trend, pharmacy robberies.
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Pharming (View Video)
Prescription drug abuse has become so wide spread amoung young people that they even have a name for it, they call it pharming.
For more information visit this link:Movie: Road to Nowhere
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Prison Redemption (View Video)
If there's a path that leads to prison, drugs would most certainly be on it. We meet 2 men who are serving sentences that have put them on the long road in search of redemption.
For more information visit this link:ODCTE Skills Centers
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Walter Scheffe (View Video)
We remember a friendly pharmacist and war veteran who filled prescriptions for Enid residents for more than a generation.
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Week 3 Show 1108
Sinners and Saints (View Video)
Breaking the cycle of crime and punishment is the goal of Oklahoma CareerTech’s Skills Centers. An educational program designed to keep the prison gate from becoming a revolving door.
For more information visit these links:CareerTech Skills Centers
Howard McLeod Correctional Center
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
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Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center (View Video)
It’s now been forty years since Oklahoma established the first inmate training facility in the nation. A vision of Oklahoma lawmaker Jim E. Hamilton that now bears his name.
For more information visit these links:CareerTech Skills Centers
Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
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Eddie Warrior Correctional Center (View Video)
More than half of Oklahoma offenders are serving sentences for non-violent crimes, 28% of these drug related; often times, separating mothers from their children.
For more information visit these links:CareerTech Skills Centers
Eddie Warrior Correctional Center
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
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Redemption (View Video)
For skills center students, finding employment can be challenging but there is help. Skills center staff work closely with WorkForce Oklahoma, local agencies and faith and community-based organizations to secure employment for graduates upon release to the local community.
For more information visit these links:CareerTech Skills Centers
Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Workforce Oklahoma
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Youthful Offender (View Video)
Lowering our state's recidivism rate is the goal of the youthful offenders program in Oklahoma. Breaking the cycle of crime and punishment while also providing trained workers for high growth and high demand jobs.
For more information visit these links:CareerTech Skills Centers
Enid Community Correctional Center
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
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Ardmore Community Work Center (View Video)
Not only does work at the skills centers save taxpayer dollars by lowering re-incarceration rates, the program also provides inexpensive labor.
For more information visit these links:CareerTech Skills Centers
Ardmore Community Work Center
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
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Week 4 Show 1109
H2A Legal Immigration (View Video)
Illegal immigration continues to be a hot button issue in parts of the country; but, lost in that debate is the role legal immigration plays in our economy. Each year more than 150,000 foreign workers come to the U.S. on H-2A Visas.
For more information visit these links:Agri Placements International
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCIS)
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Value Added: Interview with Jim Halligan: FEWER (View Video)
In a book called, FEWER, author, Ben Wattenberg, says falling birth rates threaten our ability to sustain our economy. We visit about this concept with a distinguished Oklahoma scholar, Oklahoma State University's President Emeritus, Dr. Jim Halligan, who believes we should take this very seriously.
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Fire Service Academy (View Video)
Few professions are more dangerous than that of being a firefighter; which is why adequate training is vital because it can literally make the difference between life and death.
For more information visit these links:Pontotoc Technology Center--Fire Training
Eastern Oklahoma Technology Center--Fire Training
Oklahoma State Firefighters Association
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Interview with Governor Mary Fallin (View Video)
We visit with newly elected Governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin, about her strategy to attract jobs to the state.
For more information visit this link:Governor of Oklahoma
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Food Shortages (View Video)
As political unrest has broken out in several Arab countries, political repression and the social media revolution have largely been credited for spurring the turmoil; but, another factor has been at play, people angry over rising food prices.
For more information visit these links:Food Riots in Egypt
Food Riots in Egypt
Food Riots in Egypt
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Interview with Kim Anderson--Crop Stocks (View Video)
Kim Anderson, OSU Ag Economist and Grain Marketing Specialist, returns to continue discussions on the rise and fall of commodity prices.
For more information visit these links:Oklahoma State University--Ag Econ
Oklahoma HORIZON
KIS Futures, Inc.--Market Reports and Quotes
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Made in Oklahoma--Head Country Barbeque (View Video)
In this week's Made in Oklahoma moment, we head to Ponca City to visit one of the state's more famous food companies, Head Country Barbeque.
For more information visit these links:Head Country Barbeque
Made in Oklahoma Coalition
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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