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.
Calling all adults: Oklahoma Democrats must fix Republican mess
In a state that seems to have many 100-percent Republican or 100-percent Democrat legislative districts (we eventually have to do something about that with an...
Legislative inaction could ‘decimate’ mental health care
Although 100 people stood outside the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services prior to Wednesday's press conference, the air was eerily...
Puerto Rican actress Lymari Nadal: ‘I demand more for my home’
Growing up in Puerto Rico, I witnessed numerous disasters, such as the 1985 floods, which resulted in deadly landslides, Hurricane Hugo and Hurricane Georges....
‘Disappointed’: Wallace, Fallin, Doerflinger trade criticisms
Call it the nature of the beast, but elected officials are rarely as candid in their press releases as they are behind closed doors.
With...
Rep. Carol Bush’s email raises GOP caucus questions
(Clarification: This post was updated at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, to clarify which proposal received the most support in whip count discussed.)
An email...
Regardless of the education metrics, let’s move #oklaed forward
If Oklahoma adopted the metric system, there would be plenty of griping. For one, the highway markers would be changed from miles to kilometers....
Policing the deaf: Magdiel Sanchez and Pearl Pearson
On Sept. 19, two Oklahoma City Police Department officers responded to a hit-and-run complaint at an intersection near the 200 block of Southeast 57th...
How a drug-court rehab kept its participants’ workers’ comp
By Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
After Fred Barbee broke his ankle while working at a chicken processing plant in Arkansas,...
Sen. Paul Scott’s spiel unearths unique Thunder memorabilia
Oklahoma Sen. Paul Scott (R-Duncan) told his hometown paper Monday that he likes "free press." He had received some last week in a column...
OCPA’s references to Reagan ignore today’s realities
Recently, former Gov. Frank Keating, former Sen. Tom Coburn and former Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Larry Parman penned a letter for the Oklahoma Council...
