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.
‘Inflammatory assertions’: Read OU’s answer to NonDoc’s lawsuit
(Editor’s note: The author of this article and NonDoc Media are plaintiffs in the lawsuit referenced below.)
When covering civil lawsuits, it is typically considered...
Concerns about start of school expressed at Western Heights Board meeting
Western Heights Public Schools parent Amy Boone expressed concern about the start of the school year during the public comment portion of a meeting...
‘It’s God and sweet tea that saved me’: UKB citizen serves others despite tragedy
(Editor’s note: This article mentions rape and abuse, which may be unsettling to some readers.)
Resilient.
That is the word used to describe Kim Holmes by...
The long fight for Freedmen citizenship continues in Oklahoma tribal nations
In 2016, LeEtta Osborne-Sampson, a council representative of the Seminole Nation who is Black, approached some colleagues about a disturbing picture hung on the...
A long conversation about the Muscogee Reservation with Jason Salsman
MVSKOKE NATION / OKMULGEE — We sat down with Muscogee Nation director of communications Jason Salsman on Tuesday, July 27, and conducted an extensive...
How to keep latchkey kids out of the mental health ‘danger zone’
Every August, when Oklahoma children return to school, my thoughts turn to our latchkey kids and the hazards and menaces they face. These kids,...
Stories of anger, sadness highlight OK County Jail forum
One by one, people stepped up to the microphone to tell their stories Thursday night at Firth Street Baptist Church during the first of...
OKCPS, Santa Fe South add mask requirements with exemptions
While a new state law prohibits boards of education for Oklahoma public school districts from imposing mask mandates without an emergency order from the...
‘Doubts’: Board recommends Julius Jones be taken off death row
Citing "doubts" about the case, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 today to recommend that Gov. Kevin Stitt commute the death sentence...
Amid delta variant surge, health care providers plead for public to get vaccinated
In a press conference this morning, representatives of four of the state's largest health care systems underlined the severity of the current COVID-19 outbreak...
