Articles Archive for March 2010
- Tulsa World: House Energy Committee ponders who owns the air
- NewsOK: Bill moves forward to prohibit high school athletes from playing after concussion without doctor’s permission
- Tulsa World: Bill requiring schools to check students’ immigration status will not be heard
- Tulsa World: Bill allowing use of pepper spray and tasers on juveniles moves ahead
- NewsOK: Gov. Henry says balancing state budget with cuts alone will be “irreparable and damaging”
- NewsOK: Oversight board set for MAPS 3
- The Journal Record: Horse teeth-floating battle turns ugly; Vets claim drugs would go to sex offenders and gang members
- CapitolBeatOK: Many Oklahoma Democrats speak up for new health care law
- OK Gazette: SoonerPoll.com conducts statewide poll to gauge mood on topics from trial lawyers to tea parties
- NewsOK: Judge rules that Liberian sisters will stay with Oklahoma adoptive parents, despite charges of child abuse
- Doug Dawgz Blog: Bloggers invited to write articles for MAPS 3 transit discussion
- Oklahomans For Responsible Government: Transparency does not lead to identity theft
- okie photographers: Cody Mulcahy Interview
- Tulsa World: Oklahoma scores in bottom 10 in education grant competition
- Tulsa World: Home-brew bill making its way through state Senate
- OUDaily: OU should do more to support the Norman-area community
- NewsOK: Blogs, Twitter expanding discussion of downtown development
- NewsOK: Reading scores decline for 4th-, 8th-graders in Oklahoma
- NewsOK.com: Oklahoma will close 17 centers for children with speech, hearing, and developmental problems to save money
- The Norman Transcript: City eyes water, sanitation hikes
- Sports Illustrated: Oklahoma once tried to drop women’s basketball
- Oklahoma Women’s Network Blog: Oklahoman Elizabeth Warren Making Waves Defending Consumer in DC
- Tulsa World: Shortages in Oklahoma departments result in millions of dollars in overtime pay
- Tulsa World: Opt-out move likely futile, scholars say
- Tulsa World: Popular Insure Oklahoma program likely to continue after health care reform
- NewsOK: Organic farmer and stay-at-home dad part of a growing philosophy in Oklahoma
- NewsOK: Oklahoma leaders wrangling over equitable spending plan for the year
- NewsOK: Oklahoma towns say they’re losing out on online sales tax
- The Norman Transcript: Norman facing possible $6M shortfall next fiscal year
- OK Policy Blog: Balancing the state budget: Can we avoid a catastrophe?
- A Downtown ontheRange: Doing a world of good in the inner city
- Okie Funk: Second Amendment March to be held on anniversary of OKC bombing
- Business Week: Coburn blocks extension of unemployment benefits
- The Norman Transcript: Extensive Native American art collection donated to OU
- NewsOK: Democrat enters race for Oklahoma’s 5th District seat
- NewsOK: State government facing catastrophe without more revenue
- NewsOK: Jury rules that former OKC attorney owes $77,000 for malicious libel prosecution
- NewsOK: Oklahoma City’s newest library aims for energy efficiency
- The Journal Record: It’s time for voters to start paying attention
by Courtney Gilman
Touchstone Youth Project, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2002 to serve disadvantaged Oklahoma youth through adventure-based education, mentoring, and life-skills cultivation. Courtney Gilman, Touchstone Program Manager, interviewed the organization’s co-founder, Nicole Hunzicker.
Read the full story »- NewsOK: Norman residents raise questions about drainage, suburban sprawl in 350 acre development approved by council
- NewsOK: Report decries Oklahoma DHS caseloads, ‘outrageous and immoral’ harm to children
- The Norman Transcript: City layoffs loom if shortfalls continue
- Tulsa World: Bill to ban women from selling their eggs on hold for now
- Tulsa World: Tribes key in renewable energy development
- OK Gazette: Public meetings seek community input on downtown streetcar
- OK Gazette: Preservation Oklahoma calls attention to sites across the state in need of a little TLC
- CapitolBeatOK: Lawmakers back improved school audit oversight



