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.
Boren launches campaign to fund education through tax
At 74 years old, David Boren can still give a speech.
The OU president, former U.S. Senator and former governor gave a fiery one Wednesday...
Q&A: Simone Fulmer — Many don’t even know a lawyer
Simone Fulmer is one of the few women in Oklahoma City leading a plaintiff law firm. A mother of two children, Simone opened Fulmer...
Q&A — Sen. Stephanie Bice: ‘Art of compromise’ lost
Fourth-generation Oklahoman Stephanie Bice holds a rare office: She is one of only six women in the state's 48-member Senate. Serving as a Republican...
ACLU & OCPA: Advocacy groups create ‘reporting’ arms
Two prominent political advocacy organizations have created "news" arms in Oklahoma, hiring experienced journalists to tell stories they believe the mainstream media miss.
While the ACLU...
Even though ‘it’s your money,’ apathy reigns supreme
Recall the old PR-professional’s riddle. OK, fine. I'm the originator, but it goes like this:
If you announce a press conference and no press show up, is...
Scott Pruitt and the ‘best interests’ of Oklahomans
Politicians pander. It's a necessary evil in their quest to obtain and maintain a position of relative power.
When the tenure of your job rests...
‘I realized I am not a Republican anymore’
I am 32 years old, and, earlier this year, I completed and submitted my voter registration form. It wasn’t the first time I had filled...
Ending the math wars
Everyone needs to know the mechanical methods of paper-and-pencil arithmetic. The technical term for these methods is algorithm. Much of high school and college...
By ‘averages,’ Texans are smarter, thinner and richer
Oklahoma football fans, like me, are always disappointed when the team from our flagship state university loses to its Texas counterpart. Of course, we...
Turtle nets and abortion: Laws changed while you slept
While you were (likely) sleeping, calendars flipped to Nov. 1, and it quickly became illegal to "text" while driving in Oklahoma.
Media coverage of this...