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.
Pneumonia: Hillary Clinton’s sputum enters public discourse
Friday, Hillary Clinton's doctor reportedly diagnosed the 2016 presidential candidate with pneumonia.
The diagnosis was not made public until Sunday afternoon when she left New York...
COVID-19 recommendations must change with scientific advances
What we know about COVID-19 today is different from what we knew as little as a month ago, let alone a year ago. Since...
2017 Teacher of the Year: Why I support SQ 779
(Editor's note: The Yes for 779 campaign has purchased advertising on NonDoc, including two funded content pieces. The first of those pieces appears below...
Letter: OU’s COVID-19 officer reiterates campus details
To the editors:
I read through Wendy Weitzel's article "COVID-19 on campus: An OU student shares her experience with the virus" and enjoyed the discussion...
Editorial: Mike Pence shows hypocrisy leaving NFL game
If Vice President Mike Pence had announced he left Sunday's NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts because the teams...
Expecting federal windfall, cities buy nursing homes
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Paul Monies of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
A handful...
Editorial: Oklahoma’s higher education system must consider optics
When we published longtime Capitol reporter Jeff Packham's news story on Oklahoma's higher-education budget cuts last week, we were glad to see so many...
After gun scare, we owe OKCPS students a listen
Last week, eighth graders (yes, eighth graders!) led a walkout at John Marshall Mid-High protesting gun violence. According to NewsOK, about 200 students engaged...
WTF v. FTW: Of sodomy law and civil asset forfeiture
If there's a silver lining to the ongoing budget crisis facing Oklahoma, it's that, almost certainly, change for the better will come.
To wit, Gov....
Every Student Succeeds Act: A tale of two reports
(Correction: This commentary was updated at 11:26 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, to note the correct overall score given to Oklahoma in the Bellwether report....
