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Candidate for state superintendent

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Having raised over $100,000.00 with over 350 individual donors, Dr. April Grace, who is the Shawnee Superintendent of Public Schools, will run for Oklahoma State Superintendent. Grace has been part of the education community for over 30 years. She has been a classroom teacher, building administrator, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. “I have always believed it…

Dieticians promote beef advantages

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Beef councils from Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska hosted a select group of 17 registered dietitians from 12 states for a virtual Nutrition Adventure 2021. The checkoff-funded event emphasized beef’s nutritional profile and culinary versatility through practical applications and interactive presenters and activities. The dietitians who were invited to the meeting were…

Peachy Produce

Peachy Produce

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Shawn Frates of Sooner Produce on 91st Street and Harvard Avenue holds a watermelon next to the latest crop of summer peaches. The stand is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and they have peaches, watermelons, cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, zucchini and other seasonal produce plus an assortment of flowers and…

OEA promotes Critical Race Theory

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, blasted the National Education Association (NEA) after that leftist organization vowed to support and promote the use of Critical Race Theory in public school classrooms at its recent annual meeting and representative assembly. “When we ran legislation to prohibit the teaching of Critical Race Theory in Oklahoma public…

State Board must act

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On July 8, Sen. David Bullard called on State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister to take immediate action to fully implement House Bill 1775 at the July State Board of Education meeting. During the 2021 legislative session, the state legislature passed HB 1775 to stop race and sex discrimination in Oklahoma schools, and ensure…

Guardsman remembers the Khobar Towers attack

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OKLAHOMA CITY – For many Oklahomans, June 25 is just another day on the calendar to get through before Independence Day parties can begin. However, for one Oklahoma Army National Guard sergeant major, it is a solemn date of remembrance. June 25, 2021, marked the 25th anniversary of the Khobar Towers bombing – an attack…

Interim studies include racial topics

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Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat has approved all of  the requests for interim studies submitted by Oklahoma Senate members. Senators submitted 72 interim study requests; one request was withdrawn. The topic included issues ranging from healthcare, taxation, families, marijuana, prisons, education and race relations. “There were a wide variety of subject matters requested for…

College of the Ozarks to host Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary, is the second featured speaker to be announced as part of The National Symposium on Patriotic Education, to be held via livestream Sept. 16-17, 2021. The purpose of the Symposium, which is hosted by The William S. Knight Center for Patriotic Education at…

Some state universities are raising their tuition and fees

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Tuition and fees are going up for some state-supported colleges in Oklahoma The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved increases to tuition and mandatory fees for Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities. Tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students will increase an average of 1.3% statewide for the 2021-22 academic year. Thirteen institutions across…

New OU MBA Renewables program

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NORMAN (PRNewswire) — The Michael F. Price College of Business at The University of Oklahoma has launched the world’s first Executive MBA in Renewables program to meet the rapidly growing demand for well-educated renewable energy professionals. Created by the OU Energy Institute within Price College, the program brings together industry leaders and veterans, and will…