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.
State leaders seek alternative to Boren education tax
In the face of a one-cent sales tax increase proposed by dozens of Oklahoma education, business and philanthropic leaders, members of Oklahoma's executive and legislative branches...
Small miracles: One lawmaker’s Christmas wish list
Well, 2015 has come and is nearly gone. Here, at the end, it's a mixed bag of curses and blessings. Our budget deficit seems...
Rebuttal: Why I’m NOT a conservative Republican
This could take a while.
You might want to get a sandwich.
While I could probably fill a tome with my reasons for being neither conservative...
Filter: medical marijuana, junk food, smog and guns
Last week contained a great deal of important headlines, for both Oklahoma and the nation. OKC was profiled on Politico, the Tulsa Frontier found some sticky...
Immigration limbo: Battles create struggle for identity
AUSTIN, Texas — Ana Flores was 11 years old when she moved from Mexico to Texas. Her older sister had come to America to study and...
Oklahoma revenue failure: ‘There you have it, folks’
"So there you have it, folks."
Oklahoma Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger opened his remarks at a Thursday press conference by letting the enormity of...
Norman police still doing Norman police things
In September 2005, Norman police officer Chad Vincent shot 17-year-old Richard Lee Sanchez 13 times, killing the teen who had escaped from a juvenile...
An Okie abroad: Oklahoma needs passenger trains
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — If I told you I had one simple and guaranteed method for reducing the OKC metro's traffic congestion, traffic accidents, traffic...
Why I’m a conservative Republican
I am a conservative Republican, but I’m not who you think I am.
I didn’t grow up in a heated political climate. I began to...
With Jesus born, Mary would have been uninsured in OK
(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
