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.
Pressed releases: Rep. Morrissette’s ‘shaky’ platform
It appears Rep. Richard Morrissette (D-OKC) has decided to make fracking-related earthquakes central to his campaign for Corporation Commissioner of America's quake capital. The term-limited New...
Dumb and dumber: #okleg grades, comment on ‘Grapes’
I wrote an analysis last week of the 2016 Legislature's outcome, arguing that the session could be remembered more for the things it didn't do than...
North Carolina gerrymandering bastardizes primary
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When I was in college, I took a class on race and southern politics, which is where I learned about the...
Pressed releases: Dems spew vitriol, OKC app updated
Much like winter or summer can bring on seasonal affective disorder (SAD), re-election season brings on seasonally outraged Democrats (SODs). As three incumbents from the...
Letter: Doerflinger ‘fancies himself an Oklahoma version of Trump’
(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...
Political shifts create uncertainty for two-party system
The discontent surrounding America's two-party political system has never been more apparent till the 2016 election cycle.
Democrat and Republican voters alike broke away from their...
Editorial: TCSO’s Vic Regalado sued after ‘cowardly move’
Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado has been in his new job only a short time, but he's already getting off on the wrong foot regarding...
Fallin VP? Speculative hot takes on Trump meeting
Get your imaginary currency ready for a pretend ticket on a hypothetical bus to Speculation City … media are reporting that Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin...
KIPP OKC finances, data belie ‘credibility of its promises’
There are two big questions in regard to the KIPP plan for taking over the Martin Luther King Elementary School building. I’ve focused on the...
Mass shootings: Do we have to reach triple-digit deaths?
America can’t seem to agree whether the largest act of terrorism since 9/11 — and the nation's largest mass shooting ever — matters more or...
