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Letter: ‘It’s not star-spangled beauty, to me’
To the editors:
It’s not star-spangled beauty, to me.
The harshness of the shell, the emitting of a crude smell, the pandering of souls not living...
How do you know when it’s domestic violence?
FAIRFIELD BAY, Ark. — I imagine the question in this headline seems ridiculous to most. We all have an idea of what domestic violence looks...
Jack Willis, Andy Rieger shaped journalists, including us
The University of Oklahoma's student newspaper has turned 100 this year, and buried on the back of a sparse weekend special section celebrating a...
Sundaze comic: ‘Just because it’s on the internet’
I've seen people believing in a lot of bunk this past week, much more than usual. It's slightly concerning, but it also reminds me...
Today is the anniversary of Jon Stewart on Crossfire
Twelve years ago today, then-Daily Show host Jon Stewart donned a black sweater, appeared on CNN's Crossfire program and utterly humiliated hosts Tucker Carlson...
Harper Academy highlights charter challenges in OKC
Ben Felder of The Oklahoman reports, “Two Oklahoma City charter schools are likely to be bottom 5 percent performers when the ratings are released this...
Letter: Vote no on SQ 790 to keep church, state separate
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such, we run Letters...
Okies clamor for secession but lack proper firepower
As reported on one of our local "If It Bleeds It Leads — Or Even If It's Just Badly Bruised" television stations, somebody conducted...
‘We had a chance to change the world and instead …’
I recently came across two oddly similar quotes from unrelated sources. They were not written nor spoken in the same decade. Both begin, "We had...
Corporate think tank sensationalizes teacher absences
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently found teacher absences in Oklahoma City averaged 11 days in 2013, and 18 percent of teachers missed more than...
