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The topic this week is the economic situation in Oklahoma, with guests Robert Dauffenbach, associate dean for research and graduate programs and director of the Center for Economic and Management Research at the University of Oklahoma; David May, professor of economics and chairman of the Economics and Finance Department at Oklahoma City University; and David Blatt, director of policy at the Oklahoma Policy Institute. ABC's "This Week": Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blac  

 

The Mullen Mustangs looked every bit the Class 5A favorite Friday night, dismantling ThunderRidge 41-7 in a quarterfinal game at Brother Bernard Kinneavy de La Salle Stadium. "We were just having fun, and I don't think we've been this hyped since Rockhurst (Jesuit of Kansas City in Week 4)," Mustangs senior defensive lineman Nduka Onyeali said. "It was just a good game. The defense was going, the offense was going — it doesn't get much better than that."  

The world premiere of playwright Julia Jarcho's American Treasure begins performances at The Paradise Factory in Manhattan Nov. 21. 13P (13 Playwrights) presents the Off-Off-Broadway engagement, directed by playwright Jarcho ( Nursery ), that officially opens Nov. 29 and will run through Dec. 12. The two-person cast includes Aaron Landsman and Jenny Seastone Stern, who inhabit the play in which "a Real History Detective meets a gumptious young vagabond with a harrowing past. Together, they follow a pap  

A judge this afternoon dismissed the case against a 17-year-old Redding girl who had been accused of felony involuntary manslaughter in the Dec. 20 alcohol-poisoning death of Shelby Lyn Allen. Superior Court Judge Dan Flynn also dismissed charges against the girl, who is not being publicly identified because she was prosecuted as a juvenile, of providing alcohol to a minor and providing alcohol to a minor resulting in great bodily injury or death, both misdemeanors. Allen, a popular 17-year-old Foothi  

Safety becomes a focus as soon as you enter the grounds. Large signs with messages such as "Safety — it's your job for life," and "Safety is about people, not numbers," greet visitors and employees alike. An introductory video at the administration building further emphasizes safety, with statements such as, "accidents don't just happen, they are caused," and "safety at Chevron depends on you."

When these kinds of incidents occur, it justifiably puts the spotlight on how the industry performs and how various companies perform   -Dan Johnson

 

Successful passage through the semifinal round of Class C state playoffs will hinge on Chenango Forks' ability to halt the longest active win streak in New York high school football. Kickoff for the contest pitting Forks against Southwestern High of Jamestown is scheduled for noon Saturday at Marina Auto Stadium in Rochester. Southwestern (11-0), four-touchdown winner in last season's state final, has strung 27 victories over the last three seasons.

The scariest thing is the way they spread you all out   -David Hogan

 

 

It's been 4 months since a group of men, dressed as ninjas, burst into the home of Byrd and Melanie Billings and shot them to death. In that time there have been 8 arrests and while those cases are moving through the court system, questions remain. Channel Three's Dan Thomas joins us now with this special report.  

"Transparency" seems to be the new keyword in the Motion Picture Association of America's quest to gain larger support for its anti-piracy campaign. The MPAA moved on Thursday to try to diffuse some of the public interest group opposition to the Obama administration's pursuit of anti-counterfeiting trade agreements with other countries by making details of what is being sought in the agreements more public. Public Knowledge and other groups have questioned the need for the pacts and the secrecy around

They distract from the substance and the ambition of the [trade agreement] which are to work with key trading partners to combat piracy and counterfeiting across the global marketplace.   -Dan Glickman