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Author Archives: Ron J. Jackson Jr.

Posted inPoverty

State Program Offering Storm-Shelter Grants Doesn’t Target Low-Income Residents

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. May 29, 2013October 28, 2019

Oklahoma low-income and working-class residents are least able to afford residential storm shelters. But a grant program that defrays costs of such storm shelters doesn’t give priority to those residents.

Posted inUncategorized

If Water Shortage Worsens, Will Oklahomans Conserve?

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. March 22, 2013October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

Who’s In, Who’s Out, of Coverage ‘Crater’

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. January 15, 2013October 28, 2019
The Rogers rely now on Greg's wages from his job with a company that installs insulation.
Posted inPublic Health

Many Oklahoma Parents Face Medicaid Denial

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. December 14, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inImmigration

Immigration Influx Divides Heavener

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. October 27, 2012October 18, 2021
Connie and Frankie Marquez display family photos documenting their years in Hennessey.
Posted inImmigration

Los Cambios de un Pueblo de Oklahoma

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. June 27, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inImmigration

The Changing Face of an Oklahoma Town

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. June 21, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

Dealing with a Drug War on the Streets

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. March 11, 2012October 28, 2019
Posted inPublic Money

Internet Sales Take Toll on Local Retail

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. November 14, 2011October 28, 2019
Residents of The Aldridge Hotel in Shawnee enjoy a potluck dinner Thursday. The hotel is one of the many historic sites in Oklahoma that has been renovated with help from Oklahoma's historic preservation tax credit. The hotel, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, is now a 60-unit apartment complex for low-income seniors.
Posted inPublic Money

Oklahoma’s Rural and Urban Gap Widens

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. October 17, 2011October 28, 2019

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