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Oklahoma Voices
|  Oklahoma Voices: May 13 Elections
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 11am Voters in Norman and Oklahoma County are being asked to approve ballot issues costing millions of dollars May 13. Norman residents will decide the fate of a sales tax increase, while the Cleveland County electorate will also vote on a millage increase for the Pioneer Library System.
Oklahoma County government is asking the voters to approve five different bond proposals totaling $84.5 million. The biggest of these is money to buy the closed General Motors plant in Oklahoma City. The facility would then be leased to Tinker Air Force Base to help consolidate and streamline its operations.
KGOU News Director Scott Gurian speaks with Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal about what voters there will face. And Kurt Gwartney plays back an event sponsored by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce May 5.
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Oklahoma County Bond Issue
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| Oklahoma Voices: Student Journalists Cover Crises on Campus
Monday, May 5, 2008 at 11am When tragic events occur on college campuses, reporters from student newspapers are often the first journalists on the scene. Amie Steele was a junior at Virginia Tech and the Editor-in-Chief of the Collegiate Times one year ago, when a fellow student went on a shooting spree that left thirty-two people dead. “We weren’t outsiders looking in like most of the national media,” Steele told The New York Times. “The victims were just like us – they walked past the same buildings, ate in the same dining halls – and there is absolutely no way you can remove yourself from that.”
This week on Oklahoma Voices we listen to a panel discussion with student newspaper editors and advisors from Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, which experienced its own shooting in February. They speak about how they covered the events and what lessons they learned. In addition to Amie Steele, the speakers include Virginia Tech media editorial advisor Kelly Furnas, NIU journalism senior and Northern Sun Editor-in Chief John Puterbaugh and Northern Sun faculty advisor Jim Killam. The forum was recorded last month on the campus of the University of Oklahoma.MP3
|  Oklahoma Voices:
Downtowners Quiz OKC Mayor Mick Cornett
Monday, April 28, 2008 at 11am Appearing earlier this month before a quarterly meeting of the
Urban Neighbors downtown association, Mayor Cornett spoke about a variety of topics including public transit, crime, homelessness and future development plans for Oklahoma City. We listen back to the question and answer session with downtown residents and business owners.
Learn more about the past, present and future of downtown OKC
Read about the free, open house tour of eleven downtown properties next Saturday, May 3rd
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|  Oklahoma Voices (Special): The Big Read
Sunday, April 27, 2008 “Bless Me Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya is the featured book of the Pioneer Library System’s Big Read project. With a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, over 80 events have encouraged people to read the book and come to one of many book discussion groups.
The book tells the story of Antonio growing up in 1940’s rural New Mexico and examines the mixing of cultures and religion, family traditions and external influences that affect the young boy.
This Oklahoma Voices features an OU Honors Class taught by Dr. R.C. Davis Undiano, Dean of the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma and Executive Director for World Literature Today, discussing the book as a seminal point in Chicano literature. The students are Rebecca Mackie, Chris Leatherman, Hannah Moore, Renee Selanders, and Armando Celayo. The program begins with a short interview with Anne Harris, Coordinator for the Center for Reader Services at the Pioneer Library System, about the Pioneer Library System Big Read project.
As Anne notes in the program, interested listeners can obtain a free copy of the book by calling her at 701-1839. More information is also available at the Pioneer Library System’s web page .
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|  Oklahoma Voices:
Governor Addresses Metro Business Leaders
Monday, April 21, 2008 at 11am This week on Oklahoma Voices we air recent comments Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry made at the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce’s annual Chairman’s Breakfast. The Governor predicted the state is well-positioned to weather any economic storms. He said Oklahoma’s economy is growing at a slower rate than in the past, but it’s still growing, and it’s faring better than the economies of many other states across the nation.
Read coverage of Henry’s speech in The Journal Record newspaper
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