Private sector employers and organizations stress the need for employees with higher education degrees.
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NAMI offers mental health classes to help those caring for loved ones
The National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Edmond-North OKC chapter has existed for around a decade.
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Cover Story: Chicken-Fried News year in review and predictions for 2017
CFN looks back on 2016 and makes predictions about what Okies will get up to in 2017.
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Civic engagement groups prepare for the next legislative session
Together Oklahoma and Let’s Fix This, Oklahoma! work to engage citizens in government.
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Letters to the Editor: Dec. 14, 2016
I truly wanted to thank Mrs. Anderson and tell her how much reading her letter meant to me, a lower-income Native female scared of the next four years. It is so nice to know that there are people out there who truly know the consequences of what we’ve let happen to our country.
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Voters weigh $180 million bond package for OKC schools
Read more Oklahoma Gazette election coverage here and here. As Maintain OKC Schools coalition sees it, the $180 million proposed bond package calling for major facility improvements to the state’s largest school district is a straightforward decision. “It is about taking care of what we already have,” said Roy Williams, a member of the steering […]
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Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center forced to cut open hours
The library, reading room and research center are now closed on Mondays.
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State Question 779 sparks debate over sales tax
State Question 779 would utilize a 1 percent sales tax to fund the Education Improvement Fund.
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Local students face changes on first day of school year after budget cuts
Students go back to school and face cuts to academics, fine arts and athletics programs.
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Chicken-Fried News: Bright side
Oklahoma City Public Schools found a creative way to deal with recent budget cuts.