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.
Q&A: Judge Phil Lujan — ‘I can’t say I liked law school’
Recently, NonDoc contacted Citizen Potawatomi Nation Judge Phil Lujan about social and legal issues facing Oklahoma's Native American community. Here, the chief district judge...
Statewide offices could be converted to appointed posts
In a February 2013 press release from the Oklahoma Department of Labor, Mark Costello supported a proposed bill that could have converted the statewide elected office...
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...
Journalists bite on press release and political theater
Sometimes, I read the news and forget what month and/or year it is.
That happened this week when I clicked Oklahoma Watch's story, "Bill Increasing Pay...
‘Outdated structure’ makes schools suffer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...
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...
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...
Racial divide widens under Austin’s whitening
AUSTIN, Texas — The millennials have spoken. They have chosen this proudly odd capital city as their own, flooding it with startups and sustaining a...
