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.
‘School choice’ is an idea whose time has passed
For more than 25 years, I have cautiously supported school choice — at least in terms of homegrown charter schools offering alternatives to local families.
Oklahoma...
BernieSingles.com typifies millennial frenzy for Sanders
Somehow, millennials have a way of making everything that is new new again.
On a macro scale, the gig economy that allows people to make ends...
Letter: Oklahoma’s tax policy should account for risks
(Editor’s Note: The following letter was submitted to The Oklahoman on Feb. 5 but was not published. We have published the letter instead. NonDoc runs...
Lack of mental health parity creates ‘walking wounded’
(Editor's Note: Jill Smith is a name given to an Oklahoma City resident who was interviewed about her mental health issues for this story.)
Jill...
Filter: Feathers ruffled over Oklahoma tax credits
If theaters could talk, what would they say?
The Tower Theatre on 23rd Street in OKC found its voice in January when its iconic sign lit...
Clinton wades into quicksand of the UFO phenomenon
In early 2016, Hillary Clinton gave what might be the most significant signal ever telegraphed to the American people about UFOs.
Or she just confirmed...
U.S. v. Texas: ‘Take Care’ not to expand judicial power
United States v. Texas … what fun.
The facts are complicated. They always are when the legal story is good and the outcome may be...
Two ‘no-brainers’ for fixing Oklahoma’s budget crisis
The theme of the Oklahoma Policy Institute’s third annual State Budget Summit could have been the exhortation by the institute’s outreach and advocacy specialist,...
Proposed rule would deny kids mental health access
Over the past week, I have been overwhelmed by discovering the condition of Oklahoma's mental health care system. I only investigated one aspect of...
Grady County hospital sales tax passes with 80 percent
Despite opposition from some Tea Party members, the sales tax proposed for financing emergency renovations to Grady Memorial Hospital passed with more than 80...
