Commentary
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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...
The right position: OU must acknowledge racism
The University of Oklahoma has experienced yet another painful period of national attention, not for a football loss, but for incidents of abject racism....
Here we are again: Tom Brady in his ninth Super Bowl
Yes, Tom Brady has now been to nine Super Bowls, and it's impressive to say the least. Also, I'm sure 95 percent of the...
Oklahoma hip-hop is today’s folk protest music
Folk music and hip-hop are typically presented at opposite ends of the musical spectrum. Folk conjures thoughts of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, or Joan Baez,...
What if social media captured 1994 OU tepee vandalism?
The spring air still felt a little like winter as five Indigenous students of the University of Oklahoma slept inside a tepee during the early...
Policy Pitch: ‘Vote yes on SB 801 and HB 1027’
This session, the Legislature will have an opportunity to increase access to health care across the state of Oklahoma. Gov. Kevin Stitt’s inaugural address discussed...
5 weeks later: How is your New Year’s resolution going?
How is your New Year's resolution going so far? I hope it's been a wild success. If not, that's OK, too.
If you haven't started...
Blending Colors: Recalling a 1963 minstrel show in OKC
My sisters teased their hair,
painted their faces black, their lips white.
Faces like a black and white television set;
Millwood Junior High School,
northeast Oklahoma City, 1963.
I...
Editorial: ‘Beauty of the building’ can be hard to see
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
“This is the beauty of the building," House Appropriations and Budget Chairman Kevin Wallace (R-Wellston) said last week...
Investing in our children now will save the state later
Surely we can all agree that our children’s future must be our first priority. The closest thing to a bipartisan consensus should be our...
