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.
CEO: ‘MakeOKBetter’ by taking federal health care funds
WAGONER — Rural hospitals across Oklahoma are in crisis.
Each year, Oklahoma hospitals absorb more than $560 million in unreimbursed care for their uninsured and...
WTF v. FTW: Church-state debate and criminal-justice reform
Checks and balances. Win some, lose some.
Following last week's advancement of two bills that potentially threaten Oklahomans' health in more ways than one, the...
Letter: SQ 777 ‘has nothing to do with family farming’
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such, we run Letters to...
Work-first economic policies ‘now widely discredited’
Since the 1990s, both education and social policy have shifted gears away from coordinated, comprehensive efforts to fight poverty and toward reward-and-punish policies to...
Oklahoma Legislature fails to advance ESAs … for now
Two bills that would have created “education savings accounts,” or ESAs, failed to be heard in the Oklahoma Legislature Thursday. Because Thursday marked the...
Abortion abolitionist: NonDoc authors heading for hell
Thanks again to NonDoc for the opportunity to present an alternative view to that which is usually represented on its pages.
America’s Holocaust is ongoing,...
Body image: ‘I decided I wanted to be beautiful’
I remember the first time I felt truly worthwhile. It was fourth grade, and a little boy in my class named Kevin held my...
David Walters: Partisan ideology takes its toll on budget
Watching the demise of Oklahoma's state-government services (public education, health care, corrections, infrastructure funding and mental health, to name a few) is similar to...
Filter: Public relations like kissing two butts at one time
The profession of public relations is the delicate art of kissing two butts at one time.
That, at least, is the mantra I came up...
Hundreds of texting while driving citations issued in OK
While a new law enacted late last year seeks to discourage distracted driving, the sheer volume of citations issued across four of the state's...
