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.
Timeline: Native American voting rights
By Courtney Columbus and Erin Vogel-Fox
During the past 180 years-plus, Native Americans have gone from being forced out of their homes to becoming accepted as...
Paul Blair questions Oklahoma’s ‘future’ in bitter letter
After losing in Tuesday's GOP runoff, Edmond pastor Paul Blair asserted that Oklahoma "has got no future" in a defiant letter Wednesday evening issued through his advocacy organization,...
Editorial: Geneva Smith, 84-year-old pepper sprayed by Muskogee police, deserved better
Fox 23 out of Tulsa has obtained and published Muskogee Police Department body-camera footage that shows an officer pepper spraying 84-year-old Geneva Smith inside her...
SQ 777 poses potentially ‘extreme’ price to pay
The latest OKC Pets Magazine displays an adorable cover photo of Hazel, who must be the second-cutest Australian shepherd I’ve ever seen (next to...
SmartHours ruling angers some, confuses most
In my adulthood, I have attended many public meetings and dug many nuggets of truth from the banks of complex civic process. Still, the...
Why Oklahoma Democrats will be casting Trump votes
Come election day 2016, Oklahoma Democrats will be casting votes for Donald Trump.
I’m not talking about the first Tuesday after the first Monday in...
Frustrated with Dems, working-class whites turn to GOP
By Emily Mills, Jimmy Miller and Lian Bunny
News21
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Trump signs in her backyard. Trump magnets on her refrigerator. Trump buttons on her...
CEO Nico Gomez to resign from Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Oklahoma Health Care Authority CEO Nico Gomez announced his impending resignation Monday afternoon in a press release.
The release notes his final day will be...
Voting rights for felons at mercy of partisan politics
By Kate Peifer and Rose Velazquez
News21
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republican and Democratic politicians across the country are deeply divided over restoring the right to vote for felons, a...
Constructive tone helps News 9 ‘Educate Oklahoma’
A local commercial during News 9's special report, Educate Oklahoma, proclaims “Join us.” That same message resonates through the entire first part of the two-hour program.
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