Articles Archive for September 2010
- NewsOK: Decades later, black students still get the short end of education
- NewsOK: Many causes of poverty bring clients to downtown Oklahoma City food pantry
- NewsOK: Census snapshot shows bleak picture for many Oklahomans amid recession
- NewsOK: Crowd turns out to debate human rights proclamation at Norman City Council
- NewsOK: Woman in fatal I-44 pileup seeks rule changes
- NewsOK: Oklahoma’s Supreme Court rejects lawsuit questioning licensing fees
- Tulsa World: Oklahoma panel told that DHS privatization will cost more, not less
- Urban Tulsa Weekly: There’s a betting chance Jari Askins has more than meets the mainstream’s eyes
- Tulsa World: Oklahoma Army National Guard returns home from Iraq
- The Norman Transcript: School district counters suit from teachers with motion to dismiss
- The Norman Transcript: Council OKs GLBT proclamation
by Casey Holcomb
At Oklahoma’s first Laborfest, held August 26 through 28 in the Oklahoma City Plaza District, visitors learned about aspects of the state’s history that are often forgotten.
Artists, poets, and musicians gave performances reflecting on Oklahoma’s working-class history and culture. Speakers discussed contemporary problems within the labor movement and the often cited problem of Oklahoma’s transition from a radically progressive, labor-friendly state to a radically conservative state often regarded as hostile to unions and with a poor record on workers’ rights.
Read the full story »- The Norman Transcript: Council votes to allow NEDC to use TIF money for office park loan
- The Norman Transcript: Federal money saving NPS budget … for now
- NewsOK: Murray County jailers charged after inmate found drunk and beat up
- Urban Tulsa Weekly: Oklahoma’s reliance on ‘sin taxes’ contributing to revenue problems
- Urban Tulsa Weekly: Indian Health Care Resource Center helping build community gardens at more than 20 Tulsa schools
- Tulsa World: Cherokee Nation awarded $1.7 million for public health efforts
- Tulsa World: Ruling issued in OPEA lawsuit regarding release of birth dates
- NewsOK: Number of Hispanic-owned businesses in Oklahoma increasing
- Tulsa World: Report of decrease in Oklahoma poverty challenged
- Tulsa World: Birth-dates dispute headed for judge
- NewsOK: Lawsuit over two Oklahoma state questions may be refiled
- NewsOK: Norman school board freezes pay, benefits for all district employees
- Oklahoma Paranormal Society: This Week’s Investigation
- Tulsa World: Students turn terrorist for NSU-BA class
- NewsOK: OKC’s Big Truck Tacos wins national contest to appear on “Great Food Truck Race”
- OUDaily: Norman church discusses immigrants’ motivations at panel Sunday
- OUDaily: Two years after the student body overwhelmingly voted for it, discrimination policy still doesn’t cover LGBT
- OK Policy Blog: The Case for SQ 744
