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Animal Crackers freed from cage, sent to belly
They're finally free! We did it!
Until this past week, I did not know there was an effort from PETA to change the box art...
Here’s why labor unions are key to Oklahoma’s future
(Editor's note: NonDoc publishes commentaries from elected officials only when they are not in an active campaign. The following piece is from Rep. Mickey...
My migration on immigration, part 3: 3 myths debunked
(Author’s note: This is the third in a three-part series detailing the influences that have shaped my changing perspective on the issue of immigration.)
In my...
Narrative cage match on The Sports Animal confounds meaning
(Editor's note: The following condensed excerpt from Robert Kerr's latest book, The Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio, has been edited slightly for content and style.)
A...
Football season is heating up in Oklahoma
Every year around this time, I'm excited for football season. Every year around this time, I am also not-so-subtly reminded this is Oklahoma, and...
It’s time to institutionalize the legacy of Clara Luper and OKC’s sit-ins
In the 1950s, Oklahoma City teacher Clara Luper and her students took the northern route on a bus trip to the NAACP conference in New...
Editorial: Health Department should honor open records requests
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has found itself the subject of numerous negative headlines in the past year, so perhaps one more will...
Photos: Norman hosts its first Pride Festival, parade
Although Norman has long been considered the San Francisco of Oklahoma, it would not be until Aug. 26 that the city would host its...
From Sept. 11 to Mollie Tibbetts: We must rise above our resentment
In mid-August 2001, my family planned a reunion gathering in Colorado. My only brother, David, and I both lived in New York City at...
Uneasy riders: Critics blame Boren for … OU?
I don't know why, but I keep imagining David Boren as an avid motorcycle enthusiast after his retirement from being president of the University...