Civics
NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, "Civics" encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.
OU graduate alleges sexual battery by David Boren, Tripp Hall
On a November afternoon in 2010, then-University of Oklahoma President David Boren’s red Jaguar pulled up to the Spirit Shop in Norman.
Boren handed a...
‘It’s sickening’: Announcer uses racial slur during state basketball tournament
(Editor's note: The following story includes reference to a racial slur. It was updated multiple times throughout the afternoon of Friday, March 12, to...
‘Butt ass naked’: Peckham Superintendent Gary Young accused of sexual misconduct
(Editor's note: The following story concerning allegations against Peckham Public School Superintendent Gary Young contains detailed language that may be upsetting to some readers.)
The...
‘Very open with who I am’: Western Heights principal defends drag queen alter ego
Shane Murnan has worked in Oklahoma public education for 26 years while also racking up awards as the colorful drag queen Shantel Mandalay, a...
Lawyer lists top-7 common misconceptions about SQ 788
On Tuesday, Oklahomans will head to the polls and decide whether to approve the state’s first regulated and taxed medical-marijuana industry. Lawyers have no...
‘Frustrated as hell’: Blackwell teacher quits after trying to take maternity leave
BLACKWELL — A Blackwell Public Schools teacher quit her job in May after she said she received conflicting information from administrators and was "forced...
Griffin, Westbrook, Young: Commute the sentence of Julius Jones
NBA superstars Blake Griffin, Russell Westbrook and Trae Young have each sent letters to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and the membership of the state's...
Pushing marijuana rule, Board of Pharmacy director offered attorney a job
The same weekend Julie Ezell told colleagues she had received "threatening emails" about medical marijuana rules, the former Oklahoma State Department of Health general...
Oklahoma Standard ‘a myth’
I've always been a stickler for the truth.
As a kid, I don't remember ever believing in Santa Claus, but I do remember becoming exasperated...
Search the Oklahoma recipients of PPP money
Data released Monday indicate 64,280 Oklahoma entities have received about $5.5 billion in forgivable loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which Congress passed...
