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Trees could grow into Oklahoma cash crop
9A potential moneymaker for the state could be going up in smoke. Loggers, businessmen and entrepreneurs have come up with a variety of uses and ideas in which the Eastern red cedar — considered a pest by many — could be developed into products generating tax revenue for the state.
Red Cross hopes texts attract younger donors
Jan Hale, communications manager for the Tulsa office of the American Red Cross, has one cell phone dedicated to text messaging her college-age daughter. "That’s how she wanted to communicate with me,” Hale said.
Many are returning to old jobs
Suffering a severe case of burnout, Kathy Mitchell in 2006 left her job teaching medical assisting at Platt College to rejoin the work force as a licensed practical nurse.
City CyberKnife operator is focused on healing
Julie Baker had planned to be a radiographer, but she ended up becoming a radiation therapist because she wanted to know what happens to her patients rather than just identifying their problems.
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Red Cross hopes texts attract younger donors
Jan Hale, communications manager for the Tulsa office of the American Red Cross, has one cell phone dedicated to text messaging her college-age...
- Oklahoma unemployment rate hits 21-year high
- More Oklahomans are applying for Salvation Army bell ringer jobs
- Trees could grow into Oklahoma cash crop
- Oklahoma sets goal to get workers’ heart rates up
- Many Oklahomans are returning to old jobs
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Red Cross hopes texts attract younger donors
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Texas high court agrees to hear arguments again in Exxon case
DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil...
- Texas high court agrees to hear arguments again in Exxon case
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Tulsa company tops list of best companies
Nov 13 Syntroleum Corp. developed way to turn animal fat into diesel fuel.
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New car bargains shifting into low
The government’s Cash for Clunkers program offered a lot of Americans great deals on new cars. Now, those falling prices have shifted into reverse.
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Oklahoma women’s endeavors in work paying...
Clytie Bunyan | Add a commentIt’s a man’s world no more — at least not in the business world.Men still outnumber women as heads of large...
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Patience, hope pay off for developer of NW 9
Steve Lackmeyer | Add a commentThree years ago, Steve Mason was still just getting started on renovation of the historic former Cadillac dealership building...
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News architects use dictionary, not Oklahoma law
Richard Mize | Add a commentThe architects of our Constitution might beat their heads against the Sheetrock to see how tightly some people try to control...
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Decorating advice: Be sure to treat windows...
Mi-Ling Stone Poole | Add a commentDEAR MI-LING: I just moved into a new home, and I would like to select window treatments that are unique. I’m not...
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Wife fears debt-free quest will lead to divorce
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Global initiative targets young entrepreneurs
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