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January 2007 Winners
Weekly Winner
The Hennessey Clipper
Tension Rises over proposed detention center
After rumors swirled about the possibility of a 1,000-bed Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center being built near Hennessey, The Clipper talked with city officials and townspeople to get input from both sides. The Clipper also presented the specifics of the proposed facility to clear up any confusion. At the town's following board meeting, The Clipper reported that the board was no longer considering the facility.
Daily Winner
The Norman Transcript
Judge OKs bid for Moore Medical Center
Transcript Reporter Scott Carter wrote a series of seven articles in January following the Moore Medical Center's re-purchase process. The hospital filed for bankruptcy within a calendar year of when it opened. The bankruptcy would effect several hundred employees. The Transcript was the only news outlet that covered the story. Norman's local hospital was one of several bidding on the facility.
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