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.
Editorial: Wacky politics rule local campaigns, resignation
Don't look now, but the sputtering bus of Oklahoma democracy is back on the streets, running various stop signs and picking up an assortment...
On World AIDS Day, longtime HIV carrier considers progress
LOS ANGELES — On this World AIDS Day, I will enter my 40th year of living with HIV. I have seen a lot over those...
Past minutes unavailable as OU Regents meet today
(Update: A link has been added to the OU Regents meeting minutes website for the September 2016 document. While it initial directed to an...
Most polls merely good for getting clicks (and little else)
The wife of Noah Webster, he of dictionary fame, once came home to find her husband in bed with the maid. “Noah,” said Mrs....
Mental health specialists help avert disaster in Austin
AUSTIN — Austin is unique in its approach to serving the mentally ill, according to local mental health and law enforcement authorities. Since 2012, the...
Agreement reached for OKCPD body cams
Arbitration that had halted the Oklahoma City Police Department's body cam-trial period has come to an end, officials announced today during a press conference...
‘Mistake’ bred confusion, fear about film rebate repeal
A mistake on the summary page of a report about Oklahoma's film rebate resulted in the public, media and at least one member of the...
‘Worse‘ than you think: Betsy DeVos and the far-right
Yes, the Donald Trump nominee for the U.S. Secretary of Education is the same Betsy DeVos who cheered the defeat of SQ 779 and helped fund...
Despite WHO downgrade, Zika an ongoing health crisis
The World Health Organization no longer feels the threat of Zika virus infection represents an international public-health emergency.
At an emergency committee meeting Nov. 18,...
Make America Buy Crap Again: Trump’s $149 ornament
If your Christmas tree is lacking its requisite "tacky" this winter, POTUS-elect Donald Trump has you covered with the $149 ornament he is hocking online.
While any...
