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Sundaze: ‘Longing to bud’
Longing to bud
by James Coburn
Blue in faint light
Your warmth lingers beyond
cold night, so familiar to sky.
Remember the gardens there,
an undergrowth to collect our days.
This...
Photos: A Saturday afternoon in September
NORMAN, Okla. — Saturday, Sept. 17, was a busy day in Norman.
Probably no one consulted with Bob Stoops about it being a good day for...
Fates of Syria, Ukraine hinge on U.S. presidential election
This is perhaps the last piece I will write for NonDoc before the election in a couple of weeks, so I need to tell...
Oklahoma newsrooms’ racial diversity lags U.S. average
The American Society of News Editors has conducted a census of racial diversity in newsrooms every year since 1997. The stated goal of the annual...
In this presidential election, better the devil you know …
We all feel like we know Hillary Clinton. She has been a part of our public lives for more than two decades. From her time...
Penny tax for #oklaed: The math nerd’s guide to SQ 779
(Editor's note: The Yes on SQ 779 campaign is advertising on NonDoc. This commentary was submitted by the author without that campaign's knowledge or...
Munich Oktoberfest: Security improved but not ironclad
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Germany's Oktoberfest began Sept. 17, and, continuing six years of tradition, I headed over from my home in Switzerland.
One year ago, Germany...
Crutcher death echoes Tulsa Race Riot’s ‘white hysteria’
End of May, first of June 1921. In Tulsa, a young black male enters a crowded elevator and brushes against a young, white female....
Despite emerging OKC health efforts, challenges remain
The Oklahoma Health Center has become the crown jewel of the local economy. Obviously, many of the Health Science Center's health efforts are made possible by enormous...
Editorial: Tulsa DA steps up; N.C. violence a shame
To the surprise of many of my friends, Tulsa DA Steve Kunzweiler filed a first-degree manslaughter charge against Tulsa PD officer Betty Shelby on...