Oklahoma Today July-August 2003 Volume 53 No. 4

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"Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
STATELINE: THE SERIES
Documentaries Depict State Issues
FORGET ABOUT SOUND BITES. WITH OETA'S DOCUMENtary
program Stateline, Oklahomans can tune in for a wealth
of information about our state and its unique people.
Started four years ago as way to enhance local OETAprogramming,
Statelineairs nine segments per year on issues like archaeology,
gambling, and politics.
Although topics vary, the emphasis is always the me-people.
That's true for those telling the story and those viewing it. "When I
started this, I wanted at least one person out there to slap his head and
say, 'I didn't know that!"' says writerlresearcher Billie Rodely, who's
been part of the show's five-member team since its inception.
A segment premiering in Julywill cause just such a reaction.
Stateline#5OZ examines Oklahoma's corrections department,
explaining how taxpayer dollars are spent within the system and
taking an unflinching look at the challenges facing it. Segment
producerlreporter Susan Miller says, "It's always an adventure to
The July edition of Sfateline tackles the state's corrections system.
crawl through the subject matter and learn something new." Stay
tuned for the experience.
-Heather Harkins
Stateline#501aivsjuly22 at 9p.m., July 24at 8p.m., and July
27at 1I a.m. OETA broadcasts in Oklahoma City on channel 13,in
Tuba on channel I I, in Cheyenne on channel 12,and inEu&ula on
channel3 cbanneloeta.onenet.net.
WELCOME TO AN AMERICAN SAMPLER
OF MOTHER NATURE. MILE FOR MILE,
ME MOST DIVERSE TERRAIN IN AMERICA?
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