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Helping animals takes teaching

Business | Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article0

Edmond’s animal welfare supervisor Jim Fish is thankful for the cable/satellite channel "Animal Planet.” Since its launch in the late ’90s, the programming has done much for public education and to dispel the misconception of an animal welfare officer as a so-called dog catcher, Fish said.

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HR executives offer career path advice

Wed, Sep 2, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article0

As approximately 2.9 million young men and women begin their post-secondary education, many are pondering ways they might be able to avoid the high rate of unemployment and underemployment facing the most recent crop of graduates.

The 10 Best Jobs in America Today

Business | Tue, Mar 3, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article6

Ranking 200 jobs from best to worst is no easy feat. In order to compare jobs, this study relies on five unique criteria...
The 10 Worst Jobs in America Today



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Unemployed husbands help at home — but will it last? Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 MIAMI, Fla.— Lily Pabian and her husband, Jeff, learned to tag-team household tasks when he lost his job and she went from stay-at-home mom to part-time consultant. But the give-and-take...
In brief Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 Job fair set for AAA site AAA Oklahoma has scheduled a job fair for prospective workers to staff its new AAA Operations Center. The job fair will be at the new call center, 3100 Quail Springs...
Firefighters, police review Oklahoma City’s work contract offer Today at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 Fire and police union officials are considering a new work contract offer from Oklahoma City that could end a bitter contract dispute between the city and its unions. The offer, made to both unions...
MedQuist workers eligible for fed assistance Today at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 Former employees of MedQuist Inc., including workers in home sites in Oklahoma, are eligible for the Trade Readjustment Assistance Program, according to a ruling by the U.S. Labor Department. The...
Jobless rate becomes Obama’s new reality Today at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 WASHINGTON — For months he had warned it was coming but that didn’t ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent. A year after his...
Unemployment rate at highest since 1983 Today at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy...
What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 07:35 AM | Comments Comment on this article0
Norman professor gets grant for career trend study Today at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 NORMAN — A University of Oklahoma faculty member will receive about $1 million to study long-term trends of women and minorities in science and engineering careers. Donna Nelson, an...
What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:36 PM | Comments Comment on this article0 WASHINGTON (AP) — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and...
Meeting set to discuss Oklahoma City firefighters’ raises Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:00 AM | Comments Comment on this article0 The city’s fire union president will meet with Oklahoma City Manager Jim Couch today about the ongoing work contract dispute between the city and its firefighters. The meeting comes after...
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