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The man set free by Hurricane Katrina
At 5 p.m. on Aug. 23, 2005, the National Hurricane Center warned of a tropical depression in the Bahamas.
Six days later, Hurricane Katrina would level much...
Chilling, historical poetry: Oklahoma lynching
(Editor's Note: The following poem is from author James Coburn's book, Words of Rain.)
Oklahoma Lynching
by James Coburn
Mosquitoes tasted blood of white men
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder across...
Hillary Clinton calls for Medicaid expansion at Tulsa rally
TULSA — Hillary Clinton told an energetic Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame crowd on Friday that the state of Oklahoma should expand Medicaid to...
Sunday Funday: Don’t fear the weeper
Don't Fear The Weeper
by Derek Baruch Von Geiger
Cry, young man.
Cry, old man.
Cry in between.
Cry when you can.
Don't become mean,
Mean as in base,
Or you may...
It’s not the city. It’s you.
(Editor's Note: The following is a short story from OKC-based comedian James Nghiem.)
Los Angeles
“People come here and think the city’s gonna fix them," Mario said...
With Jesus born, Mary would have been uninsured in OK
(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
A poem on Holtzclaw: ‘For Pseudo-Gardeners’
(Editor's note: The following poem was written prior to the verdict in the Daniel Holtzclaw trial.)
For Pseudo-Gardeners
by Candace Liger
You may see a plant with...
An Okie abroad: Oklahoma needs passenger trains
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — If I told you I had one simple and guaranteed method for reducing the OKC metro's traffic congestion, traffic accidents, traffic...
In Trump, Republican Party gets the savior it has sought
(Editor’s Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
A comical look: NonDoc’s 2015 Sunday Funday review
With 653 like votes since August 2006, Urban Dictionary's top user-submitted definition of Sunday Funday definitely encapsulates some of the impetus behind the weekend tradition...
