On Talk of the Nation Thursday – "Get My Vote"
 How can a candidate earn a checkmark next to his or her name on the ballot? NPR has created the Get My Vote online forum for listeners to explain their core political beliefs and share personal commentaries about how those beliefs were formed.
You can share your story through video, audio, or text, or just see what others are saying, at Get My Vote. NPR producers will monitor Get My Vote commentaries to better understand how the public sees the issues shaping the election, and some contributors will also be explaining their views on Talk of the Nation on Thursday, March 27.
Coming Up on Oklahoma Voices – Buffalo Commons
 On Monday, March 31 at 11 a.m., KGOU News speaks with Frank and Deborah Popper, who coined the term "buffalo commons," the notion that the rural Great Plains, including Oklahoma, be returned to a natural habitat for animals and few or no people. The idea is based on the continued population decrease of the region. The Poppers spoke to students last month on the campus of the University of Oklahoma.
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Highlights from the Networks:
NPR Chief Executive Out
NPR made news March 6 when the Board of Directors announced that CEO Ken Stern was departing. In addition to making this announcement from the organization's head office, NPR also covered the story from a news perspective.
Ken visited KGOU and participated in our 25th Anniversary and Studio Dedication celebration in January. We certainly wish him the best in the next chapter in his career.
A Bright Spot of Life on the Icy Continent
 At the South Pole, surrounded by miles of frigid white emptiness, life seems so – normal. At least, that's how NPR Correspondent Daniel Zwerdling found it, inside a scientific compound, among people who come for months at a time to live in the most difficult place on Earth. Watch an audio slideshow of Antarctica, and hear the March 15 report at NPR.org.
Child's 'One Hen' Lays Microlending Success
 A new children's book, One Hen, tells the story of what happens when a young boy in Ghana borrows a few coins from his village's collective fund to buy a single hen. Author Katie Smith Milway chronicles what evolves from that small loan in this account based on
the story of real-life entrepreneur Kwabena Darko. Hear the interview broadcast March 6, read an excerpt, and see illustrations from the book at NPR.org.
A Delightful, Awful Marriage to a Pet Parrot
 Perhaps you've seen a colorful, talking bird in a pet shop and thought, "I've always wanted a parrot!" Before you take the plunge, commentator Julie Zickefoose sounds a note of caution.
This story, which aired on All Things Considered March 13, scored high on the Most E-mailed Stories list.
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