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.
OKC Chamber rep: Don’t ‘unravel’ universal pre-k
Sen. Greg Treat doesn't wake up in the morning and look for ways to upset interest groups with the legislation he proposes. But according...
Faith event offers shocking stats on criminal justice
The Rev. James Dorn's voice and demeanor conveyed the gravity of the situation faced by our fellow Oklahomans. Facing an overflow crowd at Restorative Justice Sunday on...
Luck & prayers: Musicians Ali Harter and Wink Burcham work for health care as parents
Wink Burcham has a bum knee, a woman who loves him and a daughter younger than the new year.
Ali Harter has a car that is...
Making the case for school gardens as classrooms
TISHOMINGO — Gardening should be taught in schools, and not just because food is kind of important.
School gardens have been tied to higher standardized test...
‘I am glad Hillary Clinton has not promised the moon’
America is an exceptional nation. I don’t mean that in the sense of someone preparing to launch into a tirade about how God has chosen the United...
Two ‘no-brainers’ for fixing Oklahoma’s budget crisis
The theme of the Oklahoma Policy Institute’s third annual State Budget Summit could have been the exhortation by the institute’s outreach and advocacy specialist,...
Q&A — Food bank founder Rodney Bivens: ‘Oklahoma has significant issues with low-wage jobs’
Oklahoma consistently ranks among the hungriest states in America. That's why the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma constitutes such a vital charity.
Since 1980, food...
Q&A: Political consultant hashes out presidential race
Pop quiz: Let's say Michael Bloomberg enters the 2016 presidential race as an independent. What happens?
In a rare moment of modesty, one political consultant admits...
Grady County hospital sales tax passes with 80 percent
Despite opposition from some Tea Party members, the sales tax proposed for financing emergency renovations to Grady Memorial Hospital passed with more than 80...
Iranian elections: Making sense of reformist gains
While Americans are still preoccupied with their own political season, history is perhaps writing itself in the Middle East, as "moderate" reformist voices make...
