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: Knock knock … it’s the Oklahoma Legislature
Reports indicate that the bill requiring Oklahoma voters to subscribe to a newspaper was filed by Rep. Ben Sherrer (D-Chouteau) as a "joke." As...
Pop quiz: Which of these education scenarios is fiction?
Student name: Pat Reader
Class: NonDoc.com remedial studies
Test: Mid-term education policy exam
Instructor: Dr. John Thompson
Question 1: Which of the following scenes is fiction?
A) A combat veteran takes over...
Campaigns often use songs by artists who oppose them
Early in the second week of January, just as questions about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s eligibility for presidential office reached a fever pitch, Donald...
Forget D and R: independent is the hot new label
In our "land of the free," does the two-party system have you feeling bound to lose?
Does the idea of registering as either Republican or...
The most important election you aren’t talking about
As the world’s largest economy and most powerful nation, the United States is always an important player on the world stage. Thus, when the...
Evander Holyfield at OKC school: ‘Everyone who is successful has a support group’
When U.S. Grant students filed into their auditorium Thursday morning for a guest speaker, some were not sure who they were preparing to see.
Backstage, five-time world heavyweight...
Video: Senator discusses updating Oklahoma liquor laws
At the Oklahoma Craft Beer Summit Wednesday afternoon, dozens of people guzzled cold ones while representatives of various local brewers took turns at the...
Political opinion: ‘A back-and-forth struggle with faith’
I don’t know exactly when I determined I was a Democrat. I was raised in a house divided. My father is a staunch liberal,...
Democrat J.J. Dossett wins Owasso’s Senate District 34
Dark-horse candidate J.J. Dossett upset Republican hopeful David McLain Tuesday in the special election for Oklahoma's District 34 Senate, a position which vacated in...
OK Supreme Court upholds education initiative petition
The state’s Supreme Court allowed a proposed initiative petition to increase Oklahoma’s education funding through an additional $0.01 sales tax to move forward Tuesday.
In a 6-3...