Friday, January 20, 2012

On the Horizon: Child labor laws – We’re talking about a way of life

Over Christmas I had the rare opportunity to turn the camera on my own family.  I managed to escape some of the holiday madness by hiding behind my lens as my family worked throughout the holidays on our ranch in Northeast Kansas.

Few issues have ignited as much debate as the proposed child labor laws and like hundreds of other families our opinions on the issue are strong.  We could think of no better way to portray this story than through the eyes of my little sister.  For a few days I followed her around our ranch in Tonganoxie, Kansas, and eventually on to our grandparent’s ranch in Allen, Kansas.  The story not only tackled the debate head on it may just have ended up being one of the most rewarding stories in my young career.

In this week’s video blog, the DeHoff family shows us what farming and ranching is really all about.
Courtenay DeHoff

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

On The Horizon: Students Taking Flight


Over the years, I‘ve produced many stories about the aviation industry but the ones that stand out are when students get excited about aerospace.  So many times growing up, kids want to be astronauts but as time goes by, they seem to lose interest in aviation.  Oh sure, a few will go on to become airplane pilots and an even greater few will become astronauts but most will forget that particular dream.

I think it was a whole lot more popular of an idea back in the 1960s and 1970s when the space race was in full force.  Nowadays, we’ve been there done that and there really isn’t that push towards space which has resulted in an aging workforce.  For many aviation companies, finding someone to work on an airplane or help design one isn’t easy.  Students just don’t think about going into that field, instead, they are looking at gaming software engineering or auto mechanics versus becoming an engineer or aviation mechanic.  But that is slowly changing.

In this week’s video blog, meet a couple of students who may be the next generation of engineers and mechanics to work on airplanes or even go the distance right into space.
Alisa Hines

Friday, January 06, 2012

On the Horizon: Economic Upturn – Real or Hype?


The 2012 Oklahoma Economic Outlook Conference was a real eye opener for me.  Economists from across the state discussed the future of Oklahoma’s economy.  While Oklahoma has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, we may not be out of the clear yet.  The rising land bubble and low commodity prices may affect the state in more ways than one.

In this week’s video blog we take a look at the one thing that is running Oklahoma’s economic show...oil.  The energy sector could prove to be our saving grace, but if troubles in Europe continue we may see liquid gold’s value to Oklahoma, drain away.
Courtenay Dehoff

Thursday, January 05, 2012

On the Horizon: Mysterious Oklahoma


It has been an interesting year. We have gone noodling, seen students compete at the world’s largest junior livestock show and tangled with some spirits from the after life. Life is never dull with at Horizon.

In this week’s video blog, we take a look at an Oklahoma author who loves telling people about the unique stories of Oklahoma. His stories include Bigfoot, paranormal activity and American Outlaw tales like the infamous Battle at Ingalls.
Andy Barth