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.
Smart on crime: VICE News screens documentary for Oklahoma inmates
President Obama's unprecedented visit to an El Reno federal correctional facility in July has been followed up with something similarly novel: The first screening...
Coalition forming for $0.01 sales tax to fund education
OU President David L. Boren is helping form a coalition of business and civic leaders that will push a statewide initiative petition to propose a $0.01...
Local media mishandle panhandling headlines
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of panhandlers in OKC's medians, local media love it. It's that perfect combination of public awareness...
Thirty pages from the Watonga Republican
I wrote Monday about various oddities and tidbits found in the Beckham County Record-Democrat.
One thing I didn't have time to mention is how interesting...
Trump’s Oklahoma leadership is a motley crew
One of the half-dozen people who were listed as chairing Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign efforts in Oklahoma is a Harvard-educated used-car salesman with...
Chief of police, pastor and community discuss race
It was an earnest and progressive come-together Monday evening between the African-American pastor of East 6th Street Christian Church, Jesse Jackson, and Oklahoma City Chief...
Rep: Criminal-justice reform deserves bipartisan support
The attention surrounding criminal justice reform has never been greater. More and more stakeholders believe decades of "tough-on-crime" policies have been as tough on...
School bonds, meth and football: The Record-Democrat
One of my favorite pastimes is perusing the pages of local newspapers, big and small.
Maybe it’s the journalist in me, but something always tickles...
‘Outdated structure’ makes schools suffer
Schools have always been a flashpoint for society’s cultural disagreements, but rhetoric in Oklahoma has recently grown heated. The combination of a financial crisis,...
You don’t have to fear my Muslim friends
Thursday afternoon, I finished up a consultant work trip to our nation's capital and teed up Uber for my long trip to Dulles airport in...
