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.
Where do I vote? A cheat sheet for last-minute voters
The deadline for voter registration is long gone. Most absentee ballots need to have been cast already. Early voting ended Saturday. Even emergency absentee voters have...
‘Stronger Together’ isn’t just a slogan, it’s a worldview
With five minutes' notice, we can destroy the world. In the span of about an hour or two, it is possible to kill most...
Conspiracy charges ensnare top Oklahoma political operatives
When news broke Thursday that Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater had charged a slew of political figures for conspiracy and violation of state campaign laws,...
Letter: Republicans avoid forum in Pontotoc County
To the editors:
I am the chairman of the Pontotoc County Democratic Party in Ada, Oklahoma. As you know, Ada is the queen city of...
Thompson: Don’t forget to vote on OKCPS bond issue
Please, please don’t forget to vote this Tuesday (or before) for the Oklahoma City Public School System bond issue. The bond issue will not...
Keith Gaddie on Okie politics: ‘A loss of competition’
To hear OU political science professor Keith Gaddie tell it, his boss likes him because he can field questions from the press without making...
Year of the woman (Or, what Trump does for feminism)
LONDON — If there ever were a fitting year for a Dickensian adage, it would be 2016, for it truly is “the best of times, it...
Judges likely to be retained even as groups play politics
Amid all the hubbub surrounding several state questions and the various candidates who oppose or support them, you may be unaware that a minimum...
Vaughn absent: Motion to suspend Sheriff John Whetsel fails
(Correction: A previous version of this story attributed the statements of Commissioner Ray Vaughn staff member Rick Buchanan to fellow staff member Kevin Jacobs. NonDoc regrets...
How Hispanic immigrants ‘saved’ OKC’s public schools
Every once in awhile, we in Oklahoma City should catch our breath, block out Trumpism and take the time to give thanks for immigration.
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