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Alisa Hines
Growing up in Washington State, water supply was never an issue. I lived thirty miles from the Columbia River, which supplies much of the state with drinking, irrigation and other water needs. My community is known as one of the most agriculturally productive areas in the world because of irrigation. Without water, it would be a dry desert where the only crop would be sage brush.
When I moved to Oklahoma, I was curious to learn about the long-term battle caused by water. I had always assumed that Oklahoma did not really have any water, except on the few occasions when it rained. I was shocked to learn that the water in southeastern Oklahoma could supply the entire state and then some. One of the bodies of water in this battle is the Blue River. It trickles quietly through Johnston County and supplies the city of Durant with much of their water.
In today’s video blog, we take a look at two groups that have come together to preserve and promote water quality and conservation. Their hope is to have water for future generations.
Andy Barth
If you are an Oklahoman you would have to be living under a rock to not know just how important water is to our state. Turn on a TV and you can’t avoid being barraged by commercials claiming ownership of our valuable water supplies.
But amidst all the arguing about who owns what, another success story is emerging. Oklahoma can now claim more improvement in our water quality than any state in the nation.
In this week’s On the Horizon video blog, we focus on water quality in Oklahoma and meet some of the people who have made our success stories possible. To see more Oklahoma water success stories tune in Sunday at 3pm on OETA or visit us at okhorizon.com.
Rob
Oklahoma’s rank nationally for the percentage of its residents who report engaging in no leisure-time physical activity at all, 31 percent of adults in 2010
Gov. Mary Fallin, one of the most adamant supporters of this bill, insists on her official website that, as governor, she will create ‘a system where good teachers and good schools are rewarded.’ My school is not just good, Gov. Fallin, it is excellent. Please start treating it as such.
In all of the major income tax proposals this year (including the plan announced yesterday by Senate Republicans), the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has been targeted for elimination. That’s strange, because lawmakers have made no clear argument for why we should lose this credit. They’ve spoken about the need to end handouts to “corporate special-interests,” but the EITC goes to low-income working families. It’s also strange because the EITC has a long history of support from conservative leaders. So why are Oklahoma lawmakers proposing to end it? {click here to continue reading this post}
This is me, playing with a hulahoop in Walgreens the evening after I finished my last doctoral coursework assignment a couple of weeks ago.
Letter to the RDC Community:
When I started the Red Dirt Chronicles two years ago, I had one primary purpose in mind: to develop a project that was positive and honest that highlighted snapshots of Oklahoma culture. Two years later, I think that has been done… to the degree that someone can who has the help and support of very special contributors and about 20 hours per week to donate to a project.
That same 20 hours per week was dedicated for five years prior to the start of the RDC in a different way. I worked with the Oklahoma Association for Marriage and Family Therapy in the capacity of President Elect and President, helping to run the volunteer organization and promote the profession of Marriage and Family Therapy within the state and the nation through advocacy.
Now, however, I’m going to be working on a different project very soon that will again take about 20 hours per week, and as the title of the Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson film says, “Something’s Gotta Give.” I’ve completed my doctoral coursework required for my particular degree program over the past four years and it is now time to begin my dissertation. And while working on coursework can be a bear, it’s also cyclical. It ebbs and flows along with the required reading and assignments. My upcoming dissertation work, however, will not. It will be a slow and steady work until the final page is written. And, will take approximately…? You guessed it: 20 hours per week.
I cannot create time that doesn’t exist any more than I can ask reality to change into fiction for my life. After thinking over solutions for approximately two months prior to today, I’ve decided that if I’m going to complete my academic and professional goal of writing my dissertation, then I cannot continue to manage the RDC. The reason I know this is that if there is an academic deadline and a RDC deadline, I’ll choose the RDC every single time. I love it too much and I care about the RDC community too much. And what THAT means is, my work on this project could keep me from completing my dissertation work. It’s that simple…and I know myself too well to think that I would do things differently. I’m 48 so I’ve had a while to get to know myself. I love to work on this project, and would choose it almost every time – pushing back my dissertation and slowing down that work until I timed out all my extensions.
Therefore, I’m writing this post to let you know that very soon we may be having a “difference” here on the RDC. I’m not sure what that will be – it could be that someone else will take it over. It could be that I will “suspend” it for a while. Or, it could be that posts will slow down or it will become a single contributor project. But “something will give” and it will happen soon. And, we’ll let you know as soon as we know what that will be.
Love,
[kelly]
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