Ride CART Free TODAY Only (It's Earth Day, Fools)

Quick note from your friends at the Cleveland Area Rapid Transit:

CART is encouraging Norman to ride the bus on Wednesday, April 22 to celebrate Earth Day. All routes, including the Sooner Express to Oklahoma City, will be free all day, so find the closest bus stop to you to be more environmetnally friendly!

If I didn't have to drive 28 miles to NE OKC, and if it wouldn't take a public transportation option three hours to get there, I'd consider it! I jest. If you're in town and can use public transportation, why the heck not?

You can't beat free.

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Norman Pets Report (via Craigslist)

Initially, I was going to create a post highlighting all the central Oklahoma oddities on Craigslist, now that it's a place of murder and mayhem. However, a few searches and I realized that I can achieve one of the goals I wanted to achieve with this site VIA Craigslist.

Help find lost pets and promote anything that finds pets good homes.

So, here goes, and it's all Norman:

Lola is declawed and lost.

Shelley needs a new home

Max the white male schnauzer lost at Imhoff, Berry

Milo the labrador needs a good home

3 "sweet" pit bulls to good home (look at first photo)

FREE calico cat (no, not mine)

FREE (unspayed) black cat

FREE boxer/lab mix

Joey is LOST. Let out of a yard by a utility worker.

Mother and son Maltese lost

Mina the litter-trained bunny!

Border Collie found at Elm, Toberman

Pepper the tuxedo cat needs a good home

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Find A Job In Norman THIS Wednesday!

Those of us who live in Norman know how cool our beloved city is. However, most of us have to drive to Oklahoma City for work.

Bummer. Now, perhaps, you could do something about that.

Moore-Norman Vo-Tech is holding a "Job Fair" on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and there will be almost 40 employers there for on-the-spot interviews. There's no guarantee, of course, that the jobs would be in Norman, but let's take the current economic situation into account.

Perhaps you're LOOKING for work, needing work. Check out this list of potential employers. This year's fair will include a booth for job seekers to receive immediate feedback.

Now in other Norman news of the day ...

'Closed campus' for freshman closer to reality ...

Will GGP bankruptcy affect Sooner Mall?

Horns sweep Sooners in baseball ...

Get free legal advice in Norman on April 30!

OU 'Staff Week' underway


And last but not least ...

Who knew we had rap concerts here?

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School Board To Discuss Closing Campus For Incoming Freshman

It's only for discussion purposes only, but the Norman school board will at least begin to consider the possibility of closing its high school campuses for freshmen starting in 2009-10.

Hate to sound like a fuddy-duddy, grumpy old man here, but I think the entire campus should be closed for lunch. First, if school officials are de facto parents during the day and charged with ensuring the safety of teenagers, then said teenagers have to be under their control. Second, from a health perspective, food options are better on campus.

Third, I know what some teens do during lunch. Some. I know your kid's awesome.

Read more about it at the Norman Transcript's Web site: right here.

And how about some more Norman-related links, news and notes for your Norman, Okla., reading enjoyment:

Vista building can handle 60 MPH winds! Yay!

Local sports artist dies

OU employee hit by crane is WAY lucky

OU's men's gymnasts finish third nationally

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