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.
Narconon Arrowhead has new license, criticism remains
After years of bad publicity, a controversial drug-rehab facility in southeastern Oklahoma associated with Scientology has been reorganizing operations. Some Oklahomans still want the public warned...
Oil layoffs: Benefits can be available even with severance pay
Chesapeake Energy Corp. reportedly laid off hundreds of employees Tuesday, another wound in Oklahoma's festering oil and gas economy.
Those included in the latest round...
Anti-intellectualism rises on the left
San Marcos, TEXAS — Perhaps this is not new, but a strong tide laps at our proverbial shores: The rise of anti-intellectualism ... among...
Panhandlers: context and conflicts for median proposal
(Editor's Note: Late Thursday evening, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma announced its belief that the proposed city ordinance discussed below would violate the...
Death penalty rodeo: Glossip execution stayed
It's a good thing they have a rodeo arena at the "Big Mac" State Penitentiary down in Pittsburg County.
Statewide politicians, anti-death penalty advocates, a...
Foreign perspectives (including Texas) on NonDoc
NonDoc presents a brief roundup of excerpts and quotes from some of our recent stories that have either come from or been about places outside our...
Norman Forward: a MAPS-like sales tax package
(Editor's Note: This story was corrected to identify Norman's potential purchase of Griffin Community Park properly.)
Norman residents will vote Tuesday, Oct. 13, on whether...
Q&A: Debby Hampton — ‘One of the most giving states’
Debby Hampton is president and chief executive officer of United Way of Central Oklahoma. The organization funds more than 125 charitable programs and, in...
He Named Me Malala: Documentary focuses on Pakistani activist
At the age of 15, Pakistani student Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban. Not a random school bombing, or scattered gunfire...
Facing attack, OKGOP’s Estela Hernandez could be a star
If she wins the Oklahoma GOP election for chairperson Sunday, naturalized El Salvadorian immigrant Estela Hernandez could become a powerful figure in the national Republican Party.
But while...
