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.
In rebuttal, lawyer favors protecting religious agencies with SB 1140
(Editor's note: The following commentary was submitted as a response to an attorney's commentary that examined constitutionality concerns with SB 1140. That bill was...
Dodd-Frank reform: Oklahoma bankers applaud Senate
Amid all the noise, bickering and partisanship in Washington, D.C., something simple – and yet remarkable – just took place in the U.S. Senate....
Business, creativity collide at OKC Mayor’s Roundtable
Earlier this month, creative entrepreneurs, designers and civic leaders asked the right questions for a city seeking to prosper in the 21st century.
At the...
‘Liberate the soul of the nation’: Thousands gather 60 years after the March on Washington
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 28, 1963, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the marble steps of the Lincoln Memorial to convey...
This new page chronicles Oklahoma Legislature history
At any given moment while covering the Oklahoma Legislature, I feel like I have a good grasp on what is happening and what has...
‘It takes all of us’: Cristi Twenter reflects on 10 years at Edmond Mobile Meals
Since 1974, Edmond Mobile Meals has carried out one continued mission: Keep the city's elderly and disabled well fed.
Leading that effort is Cristi Twenter,...
Honored in uniform, veterans neglected by VA, others
As a Vietnam veteran, my dad is a lot of things, but he is most definitely not a quitter. When he wants something accomplished,...
With the nation tense, MLK Day is different in 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year might look different to Black Americans, and not just because of cancellations owing to...
Pressed releases: Rep. Morrissette’s ‘shaky’ platform
It appears Rep. Richard Morrissette (D-OKC) has decided to make fracking-related earthquakes central to his campaign for Corporation Commissioner of America's quake capital. The term-limited New...
CSRs: The health care acronym we need to keep
DUNCAN — Our current health care system is akin to a bowl of alphabet soup: a pool of acronyms that has become a tasteless mix of...
