Commentary

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How to turn your Equifax settlement into a hangover

Mike Allen - Sunday, July 28, 2019

Are you owed money by the Equifax settlement? Are you sure you haven't checked 12 times yet? In case you haven't been reminded by every...

Democrat Kombat: Whose soul will be whose?

Mike Allen - Sunday, August 4, 2019

It's ... DEMOCRAT KOMBAT! OK, it's not quite that exciting. In fact, the Democratic Party primary debates this past week were kind of boring. However,...

Saving daylight: ‘We do not listen’

Mike Allen and Tres Savage - Sunday, March 13, 2016

(Editor’s Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art and other ideas pitched by creatives in Oklahoma and around the world....

Canadian County runoffs: Education issues & butt rock

Tres Savage - Friday, August 19, 2016

(Correction: This article has been updated to note Chad Slane's "teaching career" as referenced on his website and on LinkedIn. NonDoc regrets the error.) (Editor’s...

Placemaking crucial to success of Innovation District

John Thompson - Friday, April 21, 2017

A report on Oklahoma City's Innovation District released Tuesday by the Brookings Institute and Project for Public Spaces presents a doable vision the for northeast...

Better ACEs research, terms lead to better solutions

John Thompson - Monday, March 19, 2018

There is a consistent pattern in the conferences sponsored by the Potts Family Foundation, such as its Raising Resilient Oklahomans! summit March 7 in Edmond. First,...

Some simple tips on how to do PR better

Tres Savage - Friday, January 27, 2017

If you hadn't noticed, the first month of 2017 has offered a veritable smorgasbord of what not to do in public relations. Donald Trump's White House...

Editorial: Warner’s N-word recording highlights MLK Day importance

Tres Savage - Monday, January 15, 2018

(Editor's note: This story quotes dialogue containing the N-word in reference to MLK Day.) Throughout the 1980s, America's political leaders debated whether to create today's...