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 City Council sets special election on firefighter contract
(Update: This post was updated at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, to include comment from OKC assistant city manager M.T. Berry. It was updated...
There’s more than one glass ceiling
Hillary Clinton metaphorically broke another glass ceiling by being nominated for president at the 2016 DNC.
No word on yet whether she will receive the...
Latino voters: The ‘sleeping giant’ of 2016
By Alejandra Armstrong, Sami Edge, Courtney Columbus and Emily L. Mahoney
News21
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Andrea Montes turns 18 just weeks before the November election, and...
Frustrated with Dems, working-class whites turn to GOP
By Emily Mills, Jimmy Miller and Lian Bunny
News21
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Trump signs in her backyard. Trump magnets on her refrigerator. Trump buttons on her...
SQ 777 poses potentially ‘extreme’ price to pay
The latest OKC Pets Magazine displays an adorable cover photo of Hazel, who must be the second-cutest Australian shepherd I’ve ever seen (next to...
Video: Texas voter ID law fails to address real fraud
By Nicole Cobler
News21
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Until the day she was arrested, 53-year-old Vicenta Verino spent years canvassing poor, elderly and mostly Latino neighborhoods, harvesting...
Mumps outbreak shows continued need for vaccination
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports that the number of outbreak-associated mumps cases in the state has risen to 26 in September, with...
Honored in uniform, veterans neglected by VA, others
As a Vietnam veteran, my dad is a lot of things, but he is most definitely not a quitter. When he wants something accomplished,...
SQ 790: Buckling church to state in the Bible belt
(Editor’s note: This week, NonDoc will publish pieces examining the seven state questions on this November’s Oklahoma ballot. The pieces are presented in a...
HD 95: James Cook prioritizes state budget in campaign
(Editor’s note: Earlier this month, NonDoc emailed questions to more than two-dozen candidates running for various offices. More than half of those sent questions...