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Letter: Kavanaugh hearings show flaw in branches of government
To the editors:
The U.S. Constitution, that much valued paper used as a weapon of convenience to hit the opposing party with but not much...
Data reveal opportunity gaps along demographic lines
In recent years, we have heard plenty of sad news about our home state. We learned in 2016 that life expectancies of poor Oklahomans...
Photo essay: Norman Film Festival returned for encore
This year marks the second year in a row for the Norman Film Festival to host screenings in downtown Norman, Oklahoma. In September, audiences...
Reverend: Commutation allows a chance for redemption
Early in my career, I worked for the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs and witnessed a level of hurt that I had never before...
Value of Walmart eye test debated with SQ 793
While I don't think this is the kind of task a Walmart eye test would be include, I've become fairly interested in SQ 793 and...
Interim studies on #oklaed move needle on mentality
Throughout September and early October, I attended several education-focused interim studies at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Although I saw plenty of noneducators still grasping...
If you value higher education, stand firm for free speech
A specter is haunting American academia — a specter that is stifling academic freedom. Virtually every day, some campus around the country confronts a...
Stitt and Edmondson view Mary Fallin label as insult
When gubernatorial candidates are not raising money for campaign expenses and TV commercials, they visit different communities and recite stump speeches.
Sometimes they appear with...
‘I wish Melania Trump would stop sending me letters’
I wish Melania Trump would stop sending me letters. It's bad enough that she has been asking for money, but it's worse that she...
Editorial: Civility should be valued in politics, America
Roughly one week ahead of America's 2018 general Election Day, the nation seems as stressed as ever, politically polarized and exceptionally angry. Among politicians,...
