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The scraps: Dating tales for the doggie plate
If you've been reading NonDoc lately, you've probably noticed our miniseries on the perils and pitfalls of online dating. We covered women's nightmare encounters...
Save persecution label for when liberty is endangered
(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
Thunder: Small sample size stats can be fun
While the OKC metro hunkers down under its mattresses for a long winter without Thunder Forward Kevin Durant — seriously people, relax, it’s just a...
With Pope forgiving abortions, one woman recalls pain
The Catholic Holy Year of Mercy begins on Dec. 8 and runs through Nov. 20, 2016. There’s a logo, an official prayer, and — oh yeah...
Sooners aren’t causing your ‘transgenerational trauma’
Jumping the Shark is an idiom "used to describe the moment in the evolution of a television show when it begins a decline in...
On Syrian refugees, politics preempt Christian duties
Gov. Mary Fallin loves to shout from the rooftops about her faith in God. But she and her fellow Republicans aren’t the only ones...
A somber Sunday Funday: Requiem for Paris
Requiem for Paris
by James Coburn
In Paris, crossing the Seine
On a bridge of stone,
Footsteps beckon our arrival.
The Seine reflects
A cityscape lit by windows
Framing candle light spinning
Fervent...
KD’s Oklahoma Hall of Fame induction looks like begging
When I was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2006, a long-time legislator warned me, "A lot of people are gonna act like they...
OCPA Impact: More than a ‘penny tax’ in Boren proposal
Much has been said about University of Oklahoma President David Boren’s proposal for a new, statewide, "one-cent" sales tax. A portion of proceeds from...
An essay on love: Grandmothers and kittens
(Editor's Note: For your Caturday, NonDoc offers this essay on kittens, families and love. If anyone asks, you just cut up some fresh onions.)
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