Sioux County Bee And Rock Valley Register (Newspaper) - April 5, 2007, Rock Valley, Iowa IHE OKLAHOMAN APRIL 5 2007 BROWNBACK FEELS AT HOME IN STATE THE STATE NEWSPAPER OKLAHOMA CENTENNIAL 19072O07 POLITICS SA SPORTS 1C Homeowners struggle to keep roofs over heads BUSINESS IB DO YOU HAVE YOUR TORNADO SURVIVAL KIT STATE 3A A wave of relief Tehran frees captive British sailors marines H Iranian leader says pardon is a gift to the British people By The Associated Press TEHRAN Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defused a confrontation with Britain freeing 15 captive British sailors and marines Wednesday in what he called an Easter gift Hours after his announcement a plane carrying the 15 Britons took off from Teh rans airport The 15 left on a British Air ways flight from International Airport at about local time mid night 30 minutes behind schedule British Prime Minister Tony Blair ex pressed profound relief over the peace ful end to the 13day crisis Throughout we have taken a measured approach firm but calm not negotiating but not confronting Blair said in London He added a message to the Iranian people that we bear you no ill The announcement in Tehran was a breakthrough in a crisis that had ed over nearly two weeks raising oil pric es and fears of military conflict in the vola tile region The move to release the sail ors suggested that Irans hardline leader ship decided it had shown its strength but did not want to push the standoff tod far See TEHRAN back page Key players What they said have taken a measured approach firm but calm not negotiating but not con fronting Tony Blair Iran while it is entitled to put the British military person nel on trial has pardoned these 15 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Whats the end result Iran deflected attention from its nuclear program and proved it can cause trouble if it chooses Why did the standoff end Si Iran may have feared it would lose ground if it pushed too far B It may have been trying to moderate hardline Pres ident Mahmoud him to appear benevolent fS It might have been trying to show that it can com promise as a way to get some traction in the dis pute over its controversial nuclear program Whats ahead If Western pressure on the nuclear program gath ers again Iran will most likely respond with the same mix of fierce rhetoric and pragmatic dealing it showed during the stand off with the British The Associated Press How substance abuse can ruin your hopes EDMOND This is it Many college seniors are in those last few weeks be tween the class room and the shift of the tas sel carrying them into the work force Whats waiting for them Or rather whos waiting for them I could have asked this of instructors of any number of areas of study I chose substance abuse Why Two reasons What we see and often what we dont see First was a question I saw on the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Web site How serious is the substance abuse problem in Oklahoma The answer Substance abuse is the number one public health problem in Oklahoma and The second reason tacks on nicely to the first An series by reporters of Tlie Oklahoman in 2005 tided Generation Rx boldly spelled out mat not all problems are public Art L Christie coordinator of the Substance Abuse Studies Program at See ABUSE Page 2A Getting help D To find a sub stance abuse treat ment program in Oklahoma call at 800 5229054 a state wide tollfree num ber thats answered 24 hours a day H The hot line also has in formation on sup port groups across the state 1H Certification Licensing of sub stance abuse coun selors is handled by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors H Contact ma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counsel ors 5104 N Fran cis Suite F Post Office Box 54388 Oklahoma City OK 8908 drug Capitol Neglect Mil Drowning may inspire law change By Ron Jackson Staff Writer DUNCAN One word in statutes may threaten the future of child neglect cases in Oklahoma Or it may inspire change That word and the legal definition of child ne glect are at the heart of House 1927 which overwhelmingly passed the House 921 in March and is pending in the Senate The was inspired by a case in Duncan A woman was sentenced last week to four years in prison on a manslaughter conviction for taking a nap while her 6monthold daughter was drown ing in a bathtub The district attorney believed murder which can carry a life sentence was a more appropriate charge A judge rejected the murder charge because of the wording in statutes That means everything to said John Slate 25 who lost daughter Letha Kay Louise be cause of his inattention Ive talked See NEGLECT back page Census Figures reflect metro growth A tale of 2 cities n Oklahoma City Up nearly people since 2000 weve seen steady growth H Tulsa Up since 2000 with most of the growth in 2005 and 2006 BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER THE OKLAHOMAN OKLAHOMA TOURISM DEPARTMENT By Ryan McNeill Database Editor The Tulsa metropolitan area could be showing signs of life after several years of economic slump while the Oklahoma City area continued its steady growth since 2000 new population estimates released today by the Census Bureau show The Oklahoma City area nearing million people moved up another spot in the national rankings to No 45 In Tulsa the metr area remained at No 55 in the country as it neared The rankings were affected in part by the New metro area in Louisiana which dropped from million people in 2000 to million in 2006 and went from 40thlargest city in 2005 to 50th in 2006 The new data is a population estimate through July 1 2006 Oklahoma City metro area Tulsa metro area Oklahoma Citys growth from 2000 to 2006 was healthy and steady But not huge At least not like the Atlanta area which had the largest growth in America since 2000 by gaining people After several years of slug gish growth Tulsa surged nearly people between 2005 and 2006 Thats quite a change from a few years ago when Tulsa grew by only people between 2003 and 2004 i 0 Growth by county Canadian County led the area with nearly 16 percent growth since 2000 or nearly Cleveland Grady Logan and McClain counties also had about 10 percent or more growth Whats driving the growth Were building all the right magnets for economic growth in central said Zach Taylor executive director of the Association of Central Governments Roy Williams president of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce said he expects the areas pop will continue to grow Growth by county All the counties had 5 per cent or less growth between 2000 and 2006 except Wag oner and Rogers counties which had 15 percent and nearly 17 percent growth respectively Whats driving the recovery People are starting to real ize northeast Oklahoma lias good schools low crime rates and activities for families Tulsa County Commissioner John said Its a place people want to go to raise their he said Its a very positive by product of the effort that our communities have made to make their areas more Online at Feedback Why do you think people are moving to the city Six sections Volume No 116 No 86 Copyright 2007 The Oklahoma Publishing Oklahoma City OK All rights reserved 0 WEATHER Cloudy High 57 Low 36 Page 14A C9 INDEX TV d TODAYS PRAYER Lord we believe the plans You have for us are to pros per us to give us hope and a blessed future Amen OUTDOOR LIVING These days folks are flocking like never before to a lifestyle under the stars where tech nology has made comfort possible Page IE
