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.
Mental Health Dept. goes ‘bad’ with video challenge
Terri White is no stranger to playing the badass in boots.
The commissioner for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is most...
Without $2,700 permit, Airbnb hosting illegal in OKC
With the advent of the sharing economy, new industries are disrupting traditional economies. At least one Oklahoma City councilman would like to see action on the growing...
Brogdon unexpectedly resigns as OKGOP chairman
In an unexpected turn of events, Oklahoma's Republican Party chairman, Randy Brogdon, announced his resignation Wednesday. The move comes after recent speculation Brogdon would run for the District...
Better to be Okies than Boomers and Sooners
The term “Okie” is the presumed pejorative with which Oklahomans have been coping in one way or another since 1939 when John Steinbeck publicized...
Dr. Gordon Deckert still preaching health after 85 years
Dr. Gordon Deckert is angry.
He's talking about the state of health care in America today, about childhood obesity and adult onset diabetes, about doctors...
Health official: ‘We are a pill-popping nation’
NORMAN — More people die of prescription drug abuse annually in Oklahoma than die in motor-vehicle crashes, according to a 2015 report by the...
Civil asset forfeiture laws already face court challenges
While advocacy groups, district attorneys and state legislators wrangle over "civil asset forfeiture" rules and regulations in Oklahoma, the issue may ultimately be decided...
Dumpster diving not just for journalists anymore
Careful what you throw in your trash. It’s not just journalists, private investigators or Slippin’ Jimmy McGill digging through dumpsters these days.
ProPublica senior reporter...
Analyze the ‘who’ in presidential polls
When any tweet linking a story scrolls across my screen with words like "Trump" "Sanders" or "anchor baby," the political junkie in me can't...
Delays with open records concern journalists
Two veteran journalists aired concerns Monday on Twitter about the speed with which the Oklahoma Attorney General's office is completing open records requests.
"I could...