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In wake of Lora resignation, ‘we must become more civil’
I feel for Aurora Lora as she resigns as superintendent of the OKCPS. She cares deeply about our children. I hope we will all take...
Beyond the headlines: Benjamin Petty’s rape of Jane Doe
(Editor's note: This article about Benjamin Petty's conviction cites court documents concerning the graphic sexual abuse of a minor, which some readers may find...
School Choice Summit 2018: An about-face from 2017
The School Choice Summit 2018 held Jan. 25 at Oklahoma City University was the opposite of Oklahoma City’s first summit, which took place last...
Congressional delegation tolerates sociopath for agenda
Oklahoma's congressional delegation contains a number of apparent ideologues. Either that, or they are remarkably inattentive. Perhaps they are merely gutless wonders. In any...
‘We can do better’: Americans for Prosperity pans Oklahoma tax plan
In late 2017, Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law the most sweeping tax reforms in a generation. And now, many Oklahomans...
Letter: Oklahoma state employees deserve a raise
To the editors:
I support salary increases for teachers, however, I am equally concerned that state employees' last cost-of-living salary increase was in 2007 —...
How a movement forgot my mother: #MeToo, privilege and trauma
In the Trump era, it’s difficult to find much for an unabashed, cynical, idealistic misanthrope like me to be thankful for. I can, however,...
Beyond legalities in the Falls Creek rape case
(Correction: This piece was updated at 3:55 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, to note that the attorney actions referenced in the civil case below were...
OKCPS 2017 Statistical Abstract: Three takeaways
The OKCPS 2017 Statistical Abstract is out (and embedded at the end of this article).
As we already knew, the state’s shift to higher standards produced a...
Winter Olympics: The case for shuffleboard over curling
Two days ago, I realized I know almost nothing about winter sports and, by extension, the Winter Olympics. Skiing and ice skating are fairly...
