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News 9 education series finds ‘joyful’ learning in Finland

John Thompson - Friday, September 9, 2016

There are a lot of reasons why News 9’s special report, Educate Oklahoma, is bound to be honored with national journalism awards. The biggest reason...

National anthem drama highlights American rights

Jeff Packham - Friday, September 9, 2016

One of the more routine tasks of being a public address announcer during my time at Langston University involved playing the national anthem at sporting...

A message from NonDoc’s newest partner: Ashiq Zaman

Dr. Ashiq Zaman - Thursday, September 8, 2016

I first heard the phrase “a filter, not a funnel” around 2007 at The OU Daily (then known as The Oklahoma Daily). The Daily's editor in...

Yukon animal shelter’s no-kill policy hides ‘dark truths’

Emily Garman - Thursday, September 8, 2016

When a building meant to house 100 animals is a semi-permanent home to more than 400, reporters start showing up at the door. Over the...

Letter: Blame earthquake on Fallin, ‘oilpatch boyfriends’

Letters to the Editors - Wednesday, September 7, 2016

To the editors: Thanks to Gov. Mary Fallin and her oilpatch boyfriends, Oklahoma has hit a new numerical high: a second 5.6 earthquake, this time...

Letter: Barry Switzer and his wife voting ‘No’ on SQ 777

Letters to the Editors - Tuesday, September 6, 2016

To the editors: My passion for the gridiron is well known. What a lot of people don’t know about me is my love of animals. My...

Watch Hillary Clinton soothe America’s children after OKC bombing

Tres Savage - Tuesday, September 6, 2016

If you like Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, you've probably noticed that a lot of people don't. She's icy, people say. Cold. Calculated. Strategic. She's...

Sundaze: ‘Time to study’ at the University of Oklahoma

Mike Allen and Tres Savage - Sunday, September 4, 2016

'Time to study' Over the course of my father's three decades teaching state history at the University of Oklahoma, he developed a stock joke — whenever OU lost its...

Five questions for OU, OSU football this season

Tres Savage - Friday, September 2, 2016

While OU football is gracing magazine covers and being hyped for a potential repeat-playoff run, OSU football also opens its season Saturday, and the...