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.
Filter: Who will run against Sheriff John Whetsel?
In a victory summation largely overshadowed by President Barack Obama's own re-election nationally, Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel attributed his 2012 re-election to "the professionalism of the...
Trump’s popularity swells on ‘tide of distraction’
(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
Oklahoma Legislature fails to advance ESAs … for now
Two bills that would have created “education savings accounts,” or ESAs, failed to be heard in the Oklahoma Legislature Thursday. Because Thursday marked the...
CEO: ‘MakeOKBetter’ by taking federal health care funds
WAGONER — Rural hospitals across Oklahoma are in crisis.
Each year, Oklahoma hospitals absorb more than $560 million in unreimbursed care for their uninsured and...
WTF v. FTW: Church-state debate and criminal-justice reform
Checks and balances. Win some, lose some.
Following last week's advancement of two bills that potentially threaten Oklahomans' health in more ways than one, the...
DIY abortion searches: ‘Can I douche with bleach?’
The United States saw more than 700,000 Google searches for phrases related to "how to give yourself an abortion" in 2015, according to a...
Observations from a now-retired OKCPS board member
(Editor's Note: The following is text from long-time Oklahoma City Public School Board member Phil Horning's farewell address delivered Feb. 1. It has been...
At SXSW, Obama will find a microcosm of U.S. challenges
AUSTIN, Texas — We don’t yet know when President Obama will touch down in Austin this week. We do know he’ll be in town...
Boren on SAE scandal one year later: ‘Only way to stop racism in America is to have zero tolerance’
One year ago today, a media circus descended upon the University of Oklahoma after video of a racist chant by a top-tier national fraternity member went...
Sanders reawakens Oklahoma’s socialist roots
It was déjà vu all over again, at least for me, when my wife and I joined the multicultural, multi-generational crowd cheering Bernie Sanders.
On...
