Commentary
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Comanche Boy taking big step toward HBO telecast
Back in September, NonDoc readers were introduced to George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah, a boxer from Lawton who, both figuratively and literally, proudly brings his...
As much as the game, high school football’s atmosphere entertains
High school football has a long-standing history in Oklahoma, whether it is the dominance of the eastern part of the state in the largest...
Knowing and growing the food web in your yard
I greatly enjoy many wonderful features of Central Park and other near-midtown Oklahoma City neighborhoods, and CommonWealth Urban Farms in my local community is...
CFB hangover highlights: Best to avoid soiling the sheets
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — As I waited to participate in a chile-eating contest at the 51st annual Hatch Green Chile Festival, one of the...
Myths and breastfeeding: Top 5 commentaries of 2016
In selecting the "best" commentaries of the past year, NonDoc editors looked at a combination of article performance and subject matter.
Some commentaries made an...
Chilean UFO shows double-edged nature of the internet
In our latest episode of "The Internet is the worst thing/best thing," my Facebook feed shows a trending topic about the Chilean Navy releasing video...
College football fun dampened by COVID-19 risks
I fully admit: I'm probably one of those people. This college football season, the University of Oklahoma, as well as most other universities around...
The Oklahoma Legislature has been naughty
The Oklahoma Legislature has made a list, but the Oklahoma Supreme Court is checking it twice and finding a few "fees" that fall under...
Breath vs Bullets: A poem for America
Breath vs Bullets
by James Coburn
Children breathe against a gunman
their only defense.
We breathe facing weapons —
free to exhale smoke
from pierced lungs.
A gun is free to...
Oklahoma needs new education system for innovation, deregulation and choice
(Editor's note: Today, NonDoc presents two examinations of Oklahoma's education system following the defeat of State Question 779 by voters Nov. 8. On one...
