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Pop quiz: What is jeopardizing the state of Oklahoma?
This week in "How We Are Prolonging Bad Things" we have Gov. Kevin Stitt versus parents and teachers. It's a bout for the ages,...
Imagine the day-to-day life of the Q Shaman
This might be a lukewarm take at this point, but what the country and world witnessed on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol was simply...
The story of Joe Exotic: Trauma and tragedy in Tiger King
Within the first 30 seconds of Tiger King, the word "crazy" is used three times. And that's perhaps the most obvious thing to say...
Throw the Faith and Freedom Coalition out of the temple
Holy cow. First comes, Melania Trump stumping for POTUS, asking me to pledge support for his "policies" and wanting me to send cash to...
Reaction to new councilman shows Norman polarization
If you weren't aware, Norman has been pretty much anything other than united in 2020. A series of events this summer in Oklahoma's third-largest...
Book review: Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn examine America’s epidemic of...
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope begins in Kristof’s hometown of Yamhill, Oregon, with his childhood neighbor, Dee, hiding from her...
Letter: U.S. Sen. James Lankford ‘discounting the American people’s voice’
To the editors:
U.S. Sen. James Lankford’s position against counting state certified electoral votes is a profile in cowardice, if not worse — attempted sedition.
Loyalists...
Coleman trial commentary: How a judge was removed
In watching and writing about Kendra Coleman’s struggle to retain her seat on the Oklahoma County District Court bench, it struck me how her...
Seven concerning facts about privatization of the military
Do you really know what goes on in our country? Behind the scenes or at the boardroom table, there are active systems and negotiations...
History is clear: Alfalfa Bill Murray was a terrible bigot
Once upon a time, when Oklahoma was full of Democrats and Socialists, the state had a governor who practiced social distancing without anyone telling...