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Election 2016: Here’s what happens if no one gets 270
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 electoral college votes in Election 2016?
I have wondered that for several years now. It’s...
Involuntary commitment regulations protect fundamental rights
Afriend recently told me that she is worried about her 24-year-old son. His behavior has changed over the past few months. He is having...
LGBT in Little Dixie part two: ‘Most bigots are cowards’
(Editor's Note: This is part two of a two-part series examining LGBT in Little Dixie, a region in southeastern Oklahoma. Part one can be...
Personalized Learning: Budget cuts spur new teaching model
Never in our state’s history have public schools been in such a dire financial crisis. They can’t afford to buy new textbooks and are...
Proposed closure of Centennial Mid-High offers lesson
Many of us educators had always known the opening of Centennial Mid-High, surrounded by empty fields east of Kelley Avenue, was the most problematic...
Avoid overreaction to Oklahoma school report cards
The 2019 Oklahoma school report cards are in, and they bring bad news. Over time, I will be digging deeply into the numbers and...
Cockfighting fight turns back time at Oklahoma Capitol
Feathers are flying in the Oklahoma Legislature again, and this time it's over an old topic — cockfighting — that has been born anew...
Editorial: District attorneys push HB 1482 with poor logic
House Bill 1482 has caused quite a stir at the Oklahoma State Capitol since it passed a House committee 11-1 on Feb. 15. Numerous...
Editorial: Tulsa officer Betty Shelby must be prosecuted
Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby is quite fucked. But things could be worse. She could be Terence Crutcher, who is dead.
That is to say,...
Things go off the rails at the Oklahoma Capitol
When I see a quote like, "It's disappointing that politics and gamesmanship are getting in the way of policy" coming from the Oklahoma Capitol,...
