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Small miracles: One lawmaker’s Christmas wish list
Well, 2015 has come and is nearly gone. Here, at the end, it's a mixed bag of curses and blessings. Our budget deficit seems...
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...
Whatever your Christmas, view it positively
Christmas is an interesting holiday in America.
On one hand, it's a celebration of a specifically religious moment in human history — a time for Christians...
Sundaze comic: ABLE Commission is That Guy who sucks
Comic First — ABLE Commission
Poetry Second
Sundarbans: Give us breath
by James Coburn
A sacred forest of mangroves
a pristine cathedral of nature
the handiwork of creation
a gift through millenniums
unspoiled, untouched...
Capitol podcast: Wind, guns, budget and a 72-ounce steak
Hungry for details coming out of the Oklahoma Legislature? We've got you covered, even if finding time to sit down and talk through important...
We must diagnose the OKCPS dysfunction (and fix it)
American Federation of Teachers president Ed Allen is correct in describing the controversy over the proposed closing of North Highland Elementary School as an...
As walkout continues, consider all that teachers do
A few days ago, I was driving while listening to NPR. The Oklahoma Repetition News Network was reporting that the #OkLeg had just passed...
Honeyguise: ‘We never knew it would start with the bees’
(Editor’s note: Honeyguise is a short story from Oklahoma author Keith Gaddie.)
We never knew it would start with the bees.
We always took the honeybees for granted....
HB 2632: Health care costs enough already
As the 2019 Oklahoma legislative session draws to a close, there is a bill being aggressively pushed through the Oklahoma Legislature that could drive...
‘Settlement’ report complicates charter group, Board of Ed. lawsuit
After two weeks of excellent reporting, the Tulsa World’s Andrea Eger has raised questions about whether the Oklahoma Public Charter School Association (OPCSA) has...