Commentary
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Editorial: Leadership needed on top causes of death
Whether you believe guns kill people or people kill people, Americans are dying via guns at a higher rate than ever before, according to...
Challenges ahead for funding schools with MAPS
During Tuesday's meeting, Ward 2 OKC Councilman Ed Shadid pushed the City Council to engage in a "desperate act for a desperate time" and devote...
Oklahoma City produces ‘A Desire Named Streetcar’
I was walking in Midtown a few nights ago, as people do, and I couldn't help but notice all of the new streetcar tracks...
Recovery homes provide security, structure for those with substance-use issues
Recovery homes offer a safe and supportive transitional housing arrangement to help individuals with substance-use issues sustain long-term recovery. These homes bridge the gap...
Editorial: Show people face-to-face budget negotiations
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, Oklahoma needs a visual essay on bipartisan budget negotiations worse than Twitter needs an edit button.
As the...
The celluloid bond: Why moviegoing is important
A person’s first love is usually another person, someone you hang your hopes and dreams on. A human window into what the future could...
Valentine voting: For the love of democracy
Who will you choose as your Valentine, or I mean who is your preferred candidate for public office on Tuesday?
On a day when you...
Sunshine Week happy hour: Join us March 13 at Frenzy Brewing in Edmond
W hat better way to help kick off NonDoc's recently announced fundraising campaign to sustain our Edmond Civic Reporting Project than by having a...
‘I am glad Hillary Clinton has not promised the moon’
America is an exceptional nation. I don’t mean that in the sense of someone preparing to launch into a tirade about how God has chosen the United...
‘Sustained surge of water’: The basics of a hurricane
This year saw one of the costliest Atlantic hurricane seasons — both in dollars and lives — since accurate records of them were first...