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<strong>OU vs. Nortre Dame:</strong> Planning to watch or head down to the big game in Norman this Saturday? Some recommended reading before you tune in or hit the road:
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	<li>The Tulsa Irish: Notre Dame junior (and This Land Press intern) Claire Spears sheds light on <a href="http://bit.ly/TMOa6d" target="_blank">the strangely Tulsa-sounding campus in South Bend</a>.</li>
	<li>The Destructiveness of Partisanship: Like University of Notre Dame prez John I. Jenkins, The University of Oklahoma's David Boren also sees the dangers of partisanship and hatred across party lines. <a href="http://thislandpress.com/10/26/2012/the-destructiveness-of-partisanship/" target="_blank">In the latest edition of This Land, Boren makes an argument for a return to civility and courtesy</a>.</li>
	<li>A Timeless Conviction: In his 2012 commencement address at Wesley Theological Seminary, <a href="http://thislandpress.com/10/24/2012/a-timeless-conviction/" target="_blank">Notre Dame president John I. Jenkins makes the case for bipartisanship and understanding across the political spectrum</a>.</li>
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<strong>Center of the Universe</strong>: Acclaimed sculptor Bob Haozous, the son of legendary artist Allan Houser, shares the story behind "Artificial Cloud," the massive steel monument that stands near Tulsa's Center of the Universe:

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<strong>Book Launching</strong>: Thanks to all who made it to our book launch this week at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Harwelden" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=104686356253652">Harwelden Mansion</a>! Get your copy on Amazon (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Favoice&amp;h=SAQEo3tXg&amp;s=1" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/avoice</a>), or stop by our office at 12th and Peoria. 

<strong>Election Season</strong>: The 2012 Tulsey Awards nominees have been selected, and now it’s time to vote! The Tulsey Awards are open for voting by the public at the link below. <a href="http://thetulseys.com/" target="_blank">Vote every day until November 1 for your favorite Tulsa-area entrepreneurs</a>.

<strong>Behind the Yellow Door</strong>: Kelly Kurt worked for the wire during one of the busiest times in the Oklahoma death chamber—she covered a total of 15 executions. In one of the most important stories we published all year, <a href="http://thislandpress.com/10/23/2012/inside-oklahomas-death-chamber/" target="_blank">Kurt looks back on her experience</a>.

<strong>Original Okie</strong>: Jeremy Charles photographs <a href="http://bit.ly/RTy9ih" target="_blank">Tino Tudisco, native of Italy and longtime Tulsa tailor</a>.

<strong>This Land Presents</strong>: Acclaimed sculptor Bob Haozous, the son of legendary artist Allan Houser, shares the story behind "Artificial Cloud," the massive steel monument that stands near Tulsa's "Center of the Universe."

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What have you been reading/watching/listening to this week?