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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christiansen's Aviation Hesitation | Possible conflict of interest brewing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[By most accounts, Tulsa's main airport isn't flying high.

As noted this month by bonds rating agency Moody's, boardings at Tulsa International Airport have decreased for nearly five straight years.

It's also not cheap to fly out of Tulsa, at least when viewed per mile of travel. "Southwest has alm... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Log-in Leverage | City hall supercomputer excites researchers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=60256</link>
      <description><![CDATA[There's a certain amount of pressure felt by every academic researcher.

"We've gotten a lot of attention from outside sources for our work," said Peter LoPresti. He's referring to collaboration with Hazem Refai on projects to improve wireless communications -- especially during natural disasters or... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Not-So-Rapid Deployment | Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan talks manpower]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan became a police officer in 1969. Part of his career involved work in one of the department's street crimes units.

"I ran one for eight years," Jordan said.

When other officers stay busy out on the street working patrols or responding to calls for help, those in a st... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Acceptable Waste | Permanent site pushed for hazardous chemicals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twice a year in Tulsa, the cars line up. Trunks and backseats are filled with cans of old paint, batteries of all kinds, and lots of chemicals considered too hazardous to be discarded with household trash.

"You can save things and then take them all at once and be done with them. I like that," said... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[To Good Health | City aggressively seeks to cut workers' comp costs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Legislation alone won't solve this city problem.

Workers' compensation cost for the city totaled more than $27 million from 2008-2010.

But while recently passed reform at the state level will make sweeping changes to the way claims are handled, there's a reason Mayor Dewey Bartlett made it a point... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[The City's News | All the news we can make fit]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
Odd Man Up? Mayor Dewey Bartlett chose to stand up before answering each question asked of him at the Leadership Tulsa forum held May 9 at the Tulsa Country Club.

It may have been a reasonable choice to give those in the back of the room a clear view of who was speaking.

But neither form...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Want a Job? | Tips from a recruiter]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Teamwork and loyalty matter to employers, according to Lynn Flinn, president of staff agency The Rowland Group.

While the company specializes in only a few professions, Flinn offered insight into what makes a candidate truly stand out to those making hiring decisions.

Having a stable work history.... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[The Talent Matchmakers | Staffing agency sees fun as part of the job]]></title>
      <link>http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=59763</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Don Rowland's childhood memories include a few epic quests.

"I can vividly remember 40 years ago, my mom loading us all up in the car so we could go treasure hunting," said Rowland.

In Shreveport, La., that just meant it was spring. His family, like many others, became excited each year about a co... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Beauty Call | Cleanup goals for city involve collaboration]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[More than 35 years ago, Streets Commissioner Sid Patterson was stumped.

"He got a call from a random kid in high school asking what he was doing to replace the trees on 51st Street," said April Hastings, program director for Up With Trees.

But Patterson knew the city didn't have a budget to replac... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[The City News ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When More Is Less. Two numbers probably best define Tulsa's spending as a city. Mayor Dewey Bartlett's budget proposal unveiled April 30 increases total city spending to $711 million.

But he also wants general fund spending to be slashed by 2 percent, reducing the part of the budget out of which ma...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Appointment Theater | Mayoral decision leads to council heat]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It happens just after 6pm nearly every Thursday, almost like clockwork.

The nine-member Tulsa City Council votes to approve someone -- sometimes two or three or more people -- to serve as a volunteer on a board or commission.

Most weeks, the votes unanimously support someone nominated for the role... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Anonymous No Longer | Subpoena highlights privacy limits]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Free speech may not trump a determined legal quest seeking to unmask online commenters.

Beautiful Brands International issued a subpoena to the Tulsa World on March 11 seeking the identity of an online commenter, according to a letter from the World to the commenter.

The Tulsa-based franchise deve... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <description><![CDATA[Stickers Situation. The red dots told the story. Residents of the Tulsa Hills/West Highlands area still feel uneasy about certain kinds of development in their neighborhood.

Seven red stickers were placed on a poster near the small-area plan statement advocating for "more intense zoning east of Uni...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[More than Words | Health literacy about improving care, even happiness]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Doctor's office demands might be the surest way for patients to understand their own health needs, according to health literacy researcher Michael Miller.

"The more you understand, the more empowered you are to be able to self-manage your health," said Miller,

He's made it his mission to improve a... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Numbers Crunch | More jobs, but city in revenue slump]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sales tax revenue drives city finances. Out of every dollar in Tulsa's general fund, 64 cents comes from sales and use taxes, according to the city's most recent budget.

But what drives sales tax?

It's not just spending at shopping malls.

In February, the city's sales tax revenue fell about 3 per... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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