The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 53, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1998 Page: 2 of 16
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elections as a campaign supporter
for years, she said.
“I believe strongly in a two-
“State government policies
must be made more ‘business
"We are looking for someone who
is an outstanding educator. Selection
will be based on recommendations
from colleagues and students." said
Rachel Webber, executive assistant
for the Oklahoma Foundation for
Excellence.
The foundation is a non-profit orga-
nization created in 1986 to recognize
and encourage academic excellence
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in Oklahoma's public schools. It also
gives awards to public school teach-
ers, students and dropout prevention
programs, Webber said.
Stewart Ryan, associate professor
of physics and astronomy, received an
award in 1989.
"I think what's important is the
foundation raising academic aware-
ness," Ryan said.
Winners are chosen in a multi-
tiered, independent selection process.
For information, call the Oklahoma
Foundation for Excellence at 236-
0006. The foundation's address is 120
N. Robinson, Suite 2618, Oklahoma
City, OK 73102. Forms are also avail-
able at the foundation's Web site at
www.ofe.org.
City to close alley for
phone line maintenance
The alley running east-west
between Jones Avenue and Peters
Avenue will be closed beginning
today, said city spokesman Todd
Jenson.
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company will begin maintenance
work on a telephone line crossing
the alley.
Work is expected to take about
four days, Jenson said.
Anyone with questions about the
project or any other street construc-
tion in the city can call the City of
Norman Street Construction Hotline
at 366-5396.
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Windes: She said she supports lower taxes
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mental concerns and legitimate
opment that is done at places like economic development needs.
age of state revenue allocated for Silicon Valley.
higher education? Why or why
not? If so, how much?
Windes said the Legislature
Money should be allocated
received his bachelor’s degree according to the needs of higher
from OU and is on the Crimson education at a given time, he said.
Club Board of Advisors.
“President Boren has demon-
strated how to raise the bar,”
Nations said. “I want to help raise
the bar and make OU one of the
best institutions in the nation.
When I was mayor, the relation-
ship between OU and the city of tion job market
Norman was probably as good as
it’s ever been.”
the child-welfare issue of greatest
concern to Nations. He said he
would address this issue by estab-
lishing a task force to evaluate
No. 2 Issue: Post-graduation job solutions and encourage more part-
market in Oklahoma nering between public schools and
Do you think the job market in state juvenile services agencies.
Oklahoma needs to be improved
and if so, how?
Nations said the post-gradua-
can
No. 4 Issue: Environment
Identify the state and I or
be improved national environment issues that
through continued, focused efforts concern you most. What are your
on economic development. solutions?
Nations said the balance of
a flat sales
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structure should be changed?
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always giving to higher education, unable to complete high school is needs to be protected.
“Oklahoma state’s government
ISSUOS is already one ofthe most friendly control versus economic develop-
No. 1 Issue: Higher-education governments to business; we ment is the most important envi-
must redouble our efforts,” he
said.
No. 4 issue: Environment
Identify the state and I or
friendly* to encourage existing national environment issues that
party system,” she said. “As long small businesses to expand and concern you most. What are your
as there is only one party in con- create new jobs. We also need to solutions?
trol, the needs of the people are
not being met.”
No. 5 issue: Taxes
No. 3 issue: Child abuse Do you think taxes need to be
Identify the child-welfare raised, lowered or kept the same?
needs the flexibility to be able to issues that concern you most. How Why? Do you think the state tax
raise, or lower, appropriations as would you address those issues?
conditions require Windes said government poli-
structure should be changed?
Windes said taxes should be
cies must encourage the forma- lowered and supports repealing
No. 2 issue: Post-graduation job tion and maintenance of stable the state sales tax on groceries,
market in Oklahoma families whose focus is on raising She said the government should
Do you think the job market in their children and being involved do away with the federal tax code
Oklahoma needs to be improved in their schools and communi- and replace it with
and if so, how? ties. tax.
funding
Should there be a set percent-
age of state revenue allocated for No. 5 Issue: Taxes
higher education? Why or why No. 3 Issue: Child abuse Do you think taxes need to be
not? If so, how much? Identify the child-welfare raised, lowered or kept the same?
Nations said the state issues that concern you most. How Why? Do you think the state tax
Legislature should not establish a would you address those issues?
set percentage of state revenue
concentrate on businesses that Windes said Oklahoma must
develop that second tier for tech- protect its air and water supplies
nology,” Windes said. and recreational areas. She said,
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Foundation requests
nominations for awards
Nomination forms are available for
the 1999 Oklahoma Foundation for
Excellence Awards. One $7,500
award will be given to a university or
college teacher.
Nominations can be initiated by
anyone. All nominations must be
ISSUSS She said that second tier however, that it is important to find postmarked by Dec. 1.
No. 1 issue: Higher-education includes developing applications common ground between environ-
funding for the basic research and devel- i--------------
Should there be a set percent-
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Allam, Heather. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 53, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1998, newspaper, October 27, 1998; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1820542/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed May 21, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.