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.
Legislator unsure if First Amendment should cover Islam
Sometimes, a yes-or-no question is best answered with a simple yes or no.
But in an interview Monday, Oklahoma Rep. Pat Ownbey (R-Ardmore) refrained from casting an...
Editorial: More candidates mean better democracy
Just more than one week remains before Oklahomans will vote June 28 in primary elections for state legislative and congressional seats.
Several inter-party matchups will...
Lack of records confounds school cemetery’s history
(Editor’s Note: This is the third and final piece in a series of stories about an ongoing land dispute between the Wichita, Caddo and Delaware...
KIPP OKC finances, data belie ‘credibility of its promises’
There are two big questions in regard to the KIPP plan for taking over the Martin Luther King Elementary School building. I’ve focused on the...
Wichita Historical Center progresses despite land battle
(Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of stories about an ongoing land dispute between the Wichita, Caddo and Delaware nations in...
Pressed releases: Dems spew vitriol, OKC app updated
Much like winter or summer can bring on seasonal affective disorder (SAD), re-election season brings on seasonally outraged Democrats (SODs). As three incumbents from the...
Mass shootings: Do we have to reach triple-digit deaths?
America can’t seem to agree whether the largest act of terrorism since 9/11 — and the nation's largest mass shooting ever — matters more or...
Political shifts create uncertainty for two-party system
The discontent surrounding America's two-party political system has never been more apparent till the 2016 election cycle.
Democrat and Republican voters alike broke away from their...
Fallin VP? Speculative hot takes on Trump meeting
Get your imaginary currency ready for a pretend ticket on a hypothetical bus to Speculation City … media are reporting that Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin...
Editorial: TCSO’s Vic Regalado sued after ‘cowardly move’
Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado has been in his new job only a short time, but he's already getting off on the wrong foot regarding...
