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[29 Apr 2010 | 4 Comments | 1,059 views]
The other side of history: Some Oklahomans criticize 89er Day celebrations

by Casey Holcomb

Last weekend Oklahoma celebrated 89er Day with parades, cook-outs, and festivals held all over the state. But for some Oklahomans, the Land Runs these festivals commemorate are not cause for celebration. Existing alongside the popular history of the Oklahoma Land Runs is a story of painful relocations, extermination, and loss.

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[15 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 1,031 views]
Oklahoma school children, faith groups to present pennies for peace to Greg Mortenson

by Brenda Wheelock

More than 30 schools, faith groups and other organizations from across the state will participate in a “Pennies for Peace-Oklahoma” presentation to renowned author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson when he visits the University of Oklahoma on Wednesday, April 21.

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[25 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 955 views]
Nothin’ But Non-Profit: Touchstone Youth Project helps lift disadvantaged youth off the ground

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.

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[9 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 1,056 views]
VOK Update #16

Greetings to our Founders and Supporters!

The Good News is … Grant Awarded! — New radio application — FCC Rules on Points Group — Founders Party Set — Founders List Needs Your Info — Web Magazine Articles — Thank You, Commissioner Clyburn

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[16 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 1,217 views]
Tender Mercies: A night and morning at the Mission of Mercy free dental clinic

by Danny Marroquin

It was 10 p.m. on a Thursday night. Ice from the latest winter storm was just beginning to thaw, and the damp Tulsa parking garage was lit dimly by florescent bulbs and portable heaters. With doors set to open at 5 a.m. the next morning, already a line of four hundred curled around the yellow tape and metal gates…

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[11 Feb 2010 | 3 Comments | 1,439 views]
OU Professor serves as first American Fulbright Scholar in Bhutan

by Michael Givel

From late June 2009 to late December 2009, I was honored to serve as the first ever American Fulbright scholar in Bhutan, a small constitutional monarchy between India and People’s Republic of China. Accompanying me on my journey to this ancient, rugged, and beautiful eastern Himalayan nation was my wife Rebecca Sherry and 11 year old son Noah Givel…

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