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Despite a four-year downswing, damaging earthquake risk remains By Corey Jones Tulsa World
Oklahoma is well on pace for a fourth straight annual drop in seismicity, despite a May earthquake near Medford with a magnitude 4.5 — tied for the state’s 13th largest ever. There have been 27 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater in the first half of 2019. That is 72% fewer than at this time in 2018 (97) and 433% fewer than 2017 (144). But the rate remains substantially higher than the historical activity of two or three a year at 3.0 magnitude before induced »» See Quakes, page A3
Oklahoma’s top 25 earthquakes Date
County Magnitude
1. Sept. 3, 2016 Pawnee 5.8 2. Nov. 6, 2011 Lincoln 5.7 3. April 9, 1952 Canadian 5.5 4. Feb. 13, 2016 Woods 5.1 5. Nov. 7, 2016 Payne 5 6. Oct. 22, 1882 Bryan* 4.9 7t. Nov. 5, 2011 Lincoln 4.8 7t. Nov. 8, 2011 Lincoln 4.8 9t. Jan. 7, 2016 Woods 4.7 9t. Nov. 19, 2015 Alfalfa 4.7 9t. Nov. 30, 2015 Grant 4.7 12. April 7, 2018 Garfield 4.6 13t. May 17, 2019 Grant 4.5 13t. July 27, 2015 Logan 4.5 13t. Dec. 7, 2013 Oklahoma 4.5 13t. Feb. 15, 1974 Beaver 4.5 *Current county; earthquake occurred pre-statehood.
MRI tech Bill Alden gets a 12-year-old girl ready for her MRI as part of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study that has nearly 12,000 children participating nationwide. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Soda, cigarettes and trauma How Adverse Childhood Experiences alter brain chemistry, cultivate unhealthy habits and prompt premature death
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Schools see more jobless claims by fraudsters By Andrea Eger Tulsa World
The brain of a 12-year-old girl is projected on a computer screen while she gets an MRI as part of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study at Laureate Institute for Brain Research. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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atients would carry soda into Dr. Gerard Clancy’s office, with cigarettes tucked away for after therapy. Often victims of abuse or violent crime, they would seek soothing but risky behaviors to cope. Overweight. Chronic pain. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Type II diabetes. His former patients will die younger than they should, he said. Clancy conducted therapy sessions until he became president of the University of Tulsa in 2016. At his psychiatry clinic, he saw firsthand how a lifetime of unhealthy habits wear on a person suffering post-traumatic stress disorder after a serious threat to his or her wellbeing. “It dates back as much as anything to their behaviors and how they live their lives daily,” said Clancy, who remains a prominent
Oklahoma leads the nation in childhood trauma How are the scars we leave on our children affecting our state, and what can we do about it? In an eight-day series, we’ll look at the science behind Adverse Childhood Experiences, examine some of those suffering from them and look at ways to address the problem.
leader in Tulsa’s mental-health network. “They walk in with the biggest QuikTrip thing of sugary Coca-Cola as possible. And as soon as they’re done seeing me, they go outside and smoke. “Part of that is how their brain has been wired.” Tulsa is at the forefront of revolutionary research to unlock a deeper knowledge of how social, behavioral, physical and environmental factors may affect brain development and health. Oklahoma is No. 1 »» See ACEs, page A6
Turning counseling into an art form PACES
By Guerin Emig
PACEs — Protective and Compensatory Experiences — are known to act as buffers or insulators against trauma, as well as promote healing. Most prominent is the unconditional love of a parent or mentor — like a coach. Other therapies include strengthening relationships, mindfulness, exercise or physical activity, and hobbies or clubs. Each day of our series, we’ll introduce you to one person in the community who is a difference maker in a child’s life.
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School’s out for summer and some fraudsters with stolen identity information apparently see that as an opportunity to cash in. School districts across the state, including some in the Tulsa area, are reporting a sudden uptick in fraudulent unemployment claims for people still employed in schools. State officials say such claims have soared nationally since a massive data breach in September 2017 at one of the nation’s largest credit reporting companies exposed the personal information of 145.5 million U.S. consumers. Union Public Schools
Jessica Orvis is telling you about her work with children, her efforts to blunt their trauma, when you notice her tattoos. Is she making a statement? No. She is providing an outlet to connect with these children. “A lot of times with kids, you have to build rapport and you have to have buyin,” she says, peering at a de»» See Orvis, page A7
Jessica Orvis celebrates making a basket while playing with her son, Brax, 8, and stepson, Zane Ferguson, 13, at their home in Broken Arrow. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World
TODAY: Tulsa researchers leading the way in understanding ACEs • TOMORROW: Two mothers try to end the ACEs cycle. ONLINE: Read the entire series at bit.ly/ACESproject
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