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.
Campaigns often use songs by artists who oppose them
Early in the second week of January, just as questions about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s eligibility for presidential office reached a fever pitch, Donald...
Terminated Planned Parenthood contracts: Other Oklahoma providers had higher error rates
Nearly six months after Gov. Mary Fallin asked the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to end its Medicaid contracts with Oklahoma's Planned Parenthood groups over "alarming" billing-error rates,...
In vain: Legislature created 3 unordered vanity plates
Three vanity license plates authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature in 2015 have received zero orders with only four days before their production deadline.
Plates intended to...
Pediatricians: The 5-2-1-0 rule helps kids be healthy
As pediatricians at St. Anthony Hospital, Dr. Erin Goranson and Dr. Amy Gumuliauskas focus on families for a living. It's a fitting career for both...
Forget D and R: independent is the hot new label
In our "land of the free," does the two-party system have you feeling bound to lose?
Does the idea of registering as either Republican or...
Pop quiz: Which of these education scenarios is fiction?
Student name: Pat Reader
Class: NonDoc.com remedial studies
Test: Mid-term education policy exam
Instructor: Dr. John Thompson
Question 1: Which of the following scenes is fiction?
A) A combat veteran takes over...
‘Sick kid’ says please don’t steal her health insurance
I never thought of myself as a “sick kid.”
Yes, my allergies have always been terrible, even for Oklahoma, and yes, I was excused from...
Trump, Sanders owe their appeal to American anger
The American people are not being heard, and they know it. Taxation without representation is how many people on both sides of the political...
Kansas senator fighting against short skirts, democracy
Recently, Kansas Sen. Mitch Holmes (R-St. John) set a new standard for women who testify before his committee in the Kansas State Senate. Sounds promising, doesn’t it? Not...
Grady Memorial CEO on proposed tax: ‘I have no choice’
Grady Memorial Hospital CEO Warren Spellman had a plan.
After two or three years of positive revenue, his hospital would borrow about $10 million in private...