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.
Fmr. TFA corps member: ‘I thought I would teach forever’
According to a recent survey, 87.5 percent of Teach for America teachers plan to leave the classroom at some point in their careers.
I was not...
Corrections board member resigns, wife’s prosecutorial role questioned
An Oklahoma Board of Corrections member submitted his resignation letter to Gov. Mary Fallin's office Tuesday because his wife heads up the Oklahoma multicounty grand jury...
Predatory University of Phoenix could be burning out
From my days as a closeted Dungeons & Dragons geek, I know that a phoenix is a mythical bird that gloriously immolates, only to...
Roundup: Hernandez loses, earth quakes, media pounce
The weekends are busy for most of us, so in case you didn't catch a lot of "news" recently, the briefs below represent a...
Loveless drama: Pavlovian media hear ‘news’ bell ring
The arrest of a state senator's wife for driving with a suspended license drew headlines and airtime Wednesday, but it also raised editorial questions about how salaciously anyone...
Foreign perspectives (including Texas) on NonDoc
NonDoc presents a brief roundup of excerpts and quotes from some of our recent stories that have either come from or been about places outside our...
Facing attack, OKGOP’s Estela Hernandez could be a star
If she wins the Oklahoma GOP election for chairperson Sunday, naturalized El Salvadorian immigrant Estela Hernandez could become a powerful figure in the national Republican Party.
But while...
He Named Me Malala: Documentary focuses on Pakistani activist
At the age of 15, Pakistani student Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban. Not a random school bombing, or scattered gunfire...
Norman Forward: a MAPS-like sales tax package
(Editor's Note: This story was corrected to identify Norman's potential purchase of Griffin Community Park properly.)
Norman residents will vote Tuesday, Oct. 13, on whether...
Anti-intellectualism rises on the left
San Marcos, TEXAS — Perhaps this is not new, but a strong tide laps at our proverbial shores: The rise of anti-intellectualism ... among...
