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.
Feminism and politics: Women’s rights are human rights
The current election year and its unprecedented turnout bring the age-old argument surrounding sexism and women’s identity to the surface. Over a century ago,...
Letter: Republicans avoid forum in Pontotoc County
To the editors:
I am the chairman of the Pontotoc County Democratic Party in Ada, Oklahoma. As you know, Ada is the queen city of...
‘Ridiculous’ A-F school grades paint partial picture
Back in the early 1990s, there were some potentially useful purposes for hard copies of data-driven report cards about school performance. For example, they...
Christians ‘must reject’ Islamophobia
State Rep. John Bennett (R-Sallisaw) held an interim study this past week on the impact of “radical Islam, Shariah Law, the Muslim Brotherhood and...
Hunter Thompson could have won this sheriff race
In 1970, gonzo author Hunter Thompson ran for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado, on the Freak Power ticket. Thompson's platform included ripping up Aspen streets...
Q&A: Teacher Tony Flores on ‘power of public education’
(Editor’s note: The Yes for 779 campaign has purchased advertising on NonDoc, including two funded content pieces. The first of those pieces appeared last...
Keith Gaddie on Okie politics: ‘A loss of competition’
To hear OU political science professor Keith Gaddie tell it, his boss likes him because he can field questions from the press without making...
Judges likely to be retained even as groups play politics
Amid all the hubbub surrounding several state questions and the various candidates who oppose or support them, you may be unaware that a minimum...
Vaughn absent: Motion to suspend Sheriff John Whetsel fails
(Correction: A previous version of this story attributed the statements of Commissioner Ray Vaughn staff member Rick Buchanan to fellow staff member Kevin Jacobs. NonDoc regrets...
Year of the woman (Or, what Trump does for feminism)
LONDON — If there ever were a fitting year for a Dickensian adage, it would be 2016, for it truly is “the best of times, it...
