Commentary
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Edmond voters say: Not in the backyard of my park
Although I'm watching from afar (Oklahoma City), I can't help but be a bit fascinated by the sales tax vote in Edmond this past...
Corporate, data-driven education has been an ‘Epic’ failure
Growing up in Oklahoma, physical evidence of corruption was always in plain sight. Riding down the highway, my father would tell me how the...
OU College of Law’s Brian McCall another lurking fundamentalist
On Sept. 30, the OU Daily reported that University of Oklahoma law professor and associate dean Brian McCall argued in a 2014 book that,...
Fmr. TFA corps member: ‘I thought I would teach forever’
According to a recent survey, 87.5 percent of Teach for America teachers plan to leave the classroom at some point in their careers.
I was not...
Farmer for Yes on SQ 777: ‘Ask farmers what they think’
(Editor's Note: NonDoc agreed to publish Point/Counterpoint pieces on State Question 777 from two organizations, Oklahoma Farmers Care and Oklahomans for Food, Farm and Family....
Mississippi could say: ‘Thank God for Oklahoma’
On St. Patrick’s Day, the NonDoc team published a lengthy screed that I had penned about the disaster that is the Oklahoma state budget....
Being ‘The Boss’: An alpha female reflects on single life
At first, it was my friend’s all-caps, double-exclamation-mark Facebook post that motivated me to look closer at the article she was sharing. But then...
Candor will help OKCPS after John Marshall Middle School fights
As the Oklahoma City Public School District deals with the high-profile student fights at John Marshall Middle School, the district should welcome an opportunity...
The Grapes of Wrath is far from ‘horrible’ or ‘terrible’
In his 2022 State of the State address, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt attempted to crack wise about a recent University of Oklahoma football coach...
No wonder Donald Trump likes Andrew Jackson
Every so often, American historians are polled by somebody or other (usually another American historian) to determine the “greatest” presidents of the United States....
