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Of bookstores and ignorance: ‘How do you know?’
I read it in a letter to the editor of what used to be called a “journal of opinion” — a letter concerning an...
Being ‘The Boss’: An alpha female reflects on single life
At first, it was my friend’s all-caps, double-exclamation-mark Facebook post that motivated me to look closer at the article she was sharing. But then...
Pro-life supporter finds abortion bills ‘infuriating’
In an effort to prove its irrelevance to the daily lives of Oklahomans, the Public Health Committee of the State House of Representatives passed...
Rep. Bennett seeks Ten Commandments end-around
Everyone's favorite Islamophobe, Rep. John R. Bennett (R-Sallisaw), is on a mission from God.
In keeping with the seemingly annual tradition of filing legislation that...
Microaggressions in Age of Trump are killing my love life
I spend my working life educating young millennials on the virtues of diversity, cultural understanding, gender equality, religious freedom and the idea that all...
‘People get mad at the newspaper all the time’
During the first week of Oklahoma's 2017 legislative session, newspaper editors and publishers descended upon the State Capitol like a scraggly pack of dogs for...
Residency question could dog Okla. Supreme Court appointee Patrick Wyrick
Gov. Mary Fallin finally received her first chance to appoint a justice to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, but her pick has raised eyebrows, caused controversy and...
Durantenstein: KD has become the monster
After some of the vitriol I've heard this week, I half expected the above scene at the OKC airport.
As a long-time sports fan, I appreciate a...
Ending charter wars: ‘The problem is the problem’
My previous post discussed the first issue of two that should inform the OKCPS school board election: making teaching a team sport. It drew...
Defending Steve Perry: One-size-fits-all education ‘grossly delusional’
Steve Perry, a well-known advocate for school choice, gave the keynote speech to the Oklahoma School Choice Summit last month. As the name implies,...
