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Listen To Me

9-14-12

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With the general election less than two months away, the campaign season is in full swing. As part of a joint partnership with the PBS Newshour, our reporters are out talking to voters about issues important to them in a new segment called "Listen To Me". Voters are asked three questions: what issue is most important to them, are they hopeful, and is the political system broken.

Related Topics: Community, Government, Politics, Global Affairs, Social Issues

Originally broadcast on September 14, 2012


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Gallery: Fringe

9-14-12

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Artists tend to live on the outliers of society, observing and creating from afar. But on that edge, a group of women in Oklahoma banded together to support each others' artistic endeavors. Appropriately enough, they branded themselves 'Fringe' and after a year together, the group has become a full-blown organization.

Related Topics: Fine Arts, Folk Art & Crafts, Community, People & Profiles, Women, Women, Social Issues, Education, Arts & Entertainment

Originally broadcast on September 14, 2012


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Child Abuse Symposium

9-14-12

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Numbers have come in ranking Oklahoma as 35th in the nation for cases of child abuse and neglect. But what the numbers don't tell people is why these problems keep occurring. That conundrum is what brought researchers from across the United States and around the globe, as they worked to figure out why these tragic cases of child abuse keep happening, and what can be done to stop them.

Related Topics: Community, Child Development, Healthy Kids, Issues & Advice, Psychology & The Mind, Social Issues, Health, Society

Originally broadcast on September 14, 2012


http://video.oeta.tv/onr/ONR 8-24-12.flv Oklahoma News Report
Oklahoma News Report

8-24-12

In this ONR, an interim study takes a closer look at the Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs, and what they find isn't pretty. Copper thefts are on the rise, but one local company is using its ingenuity to halt thieves, and perhaps save a few lives along the way. A local company shutters its doors, and the loss of over a hundred jobs hits hard. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: it's the new motto of one Oklahoma company, as they craft a plan to recycle hydraulic fracturing water. Plus, business news, U.S. senators, and kilts and car repairs, on this ONR.

Related Topics: Biography & Profiles, Community, People & Profiles, Health Care & Illnesses, Aging, Caregiving, Earth, Environment, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Environment, Science & Technology, Social Issues, Health, Education, Energy & Environment, Transportation & Infrastructure, Health

Originally broadcast on August 24, 2012


http://video.oeta.tv/onr/top/tom coburn.flv Newsmaker Interview: U.S. Senator Tom Coburn
Newsmaker Interview: U.S. Senator Tom Coburn

8-24-12

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Congress is in recess, but legislators aren't going out to play. U.S. representatives and senators, like Oklahoma's Tom Coburn, are criss-crossing their respective states, talking to constituents. We spoke with Senator Coburn about what he's hearing from people as he travels the state, and the projects Congress needs to tackle when legislators return to Washington.

Related Topics: Biography & Profiles, Community, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, National Security, Global Affairs, Social Issues, Biography & Profiles

Originally broadcast on August 24, 2012


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Mission: Failure Update

8-24-12

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An interim study is pointing its spyglass at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the picture being magnified is grim: a clandestine agency with little to no oversight taking care of some of our state's bravest and best. But there is one vision of hope coming out of this study--change, both on the horizon and currently occurring within the agency.

Related Topics: Community, Health Care & Illnesses, Aging, Caregiving, Government, Politics, Social Issues, Health, Biography & Profiles

Originally broadcast on August 24, 2012


http://video.oeta.tv/onr/top/copper theft.flv Copper Protector
Copper Protector

8-24-12

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From the oilfield to the construction yard to the backyard, people everywhere are seeing copper thefts on the rise--a fact confirmed by recent report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. But one Oklahoma businessman has developed a foolproof--or perhaps thief-proof--way to cut down on copper theft, and perhaps save a few lives in the process.

Related Topics: Community, People & Profiles, Health Care & Illnesses, Business & Economy, Science & Technology, Social Issues, Biography & Profiles, Transportation & Infrastructure

Originally broadcast on August 24, 2012


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Blitz Closes

8-24-12

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The city of Miami just lost one of its major employers, Blitz USA. The company, which produced those familiar red plastic gasoline containers, employed over a hundred people in this far northeastern Oklahoma town. The impact on Blitz's former employees is immediate, but the impact on Miami--and Oklahoma as a whole--remains to be seen, as the former workers begin to look for new jobs, which they require them to leave the state.

Related Topics: Community, Business & Economy, Social Issues, Society

Originally broadcast on August 24, 2012


http://video.oeta.tv/onr/ONR 8-17-12.flv Oklahoma News Report
Oklahoma News Report

8-17-12

On this week's ONR, schools across the country are growing more diverse, and it's causing unique problems for some Oklahoma educators. Clean energy abounds in the Sooner state, or it's trying to. Lawmakers and leaders continue to push for compressed natural gas vehicles, and while Oklahoma is eighth in the country for wind energy production, the loss of a tax credit could leave a booming industry blowing in the wind. Out of the ashes of the state's recent wildfires, communities come together to help students left homeless from the flames, and one program is helping rural residents better fireproof vulnerable houses. Plus, a trip to Tulsa's historic Greenwood District, an exploration of a tribe's history, and a look at the high-flying women of the Museum of the 99's on this ONR.

Related Topics: Community, Race & Ethnicity, Travel, Sports & Recreation, People & Profiles, Women, Lifestyle, Child Development, Education, Modern, Biography & Profiles, Environment, Weather & Natural Disasters, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Environment, Women, Race & Ethnicity, Social Issues, Education, Biography & Profiles, Transportation & Infrastructure, Health, Society

Originally broadcast on August 17, 2012


http://video.oeta.tv/onr/top/stateimpact wind.flv Oklahoma News Report
Oklahoma News Report

StateImpact: Wind Energy

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While local government pushes for CNG, another Oklahoma energy industry looks to be left blowing in the wind. A federal wind production tax credit is set to expire, and it's causing a lot of concern among wind energy producers, enough that the fear of losing that tax credit is already causing ripples in the state's economy. We speak to StateImpact's Joe Wertz, who has been following this development in one of Oklahoma's largest industries.

Related Topics: Community, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Environment, Science & Technology, Social Issues, Energy & Environment

Originally broadcast on August 17, 2012