Commentary
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Revisiting the Piñata Store after one year of NonDoc
In August 2015, managing editor Josh "keistering" McBee and I spent much of our time trying to recondition our writing chops by putting pieces in...
Paul Blair questions Oklahoma’s ‘future’ in bitter letter
After losing in Tuesday's GOP runoff, Edmond pastor Paul Blair asserted that Oklahoma "has got no future" in a defiant letter Wednesday evening issued through his advocacy organization,...
BYU policy on homosexuality should keep it out of Big 12
During my early years as a journalist at the State Capitol, legislators proposed a constitutional amendment recognizing marriage as a union of only one...
Media go (truck) nuts for new Oklahoma license plate
Gov. Mary Fallin yanked a drape off a wide piece of flimsy metal Monday afternoon, a proverbial starter's pistol for media sprinting to get...
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...
River, railroad & roadways: Rebuild huge for I-235 & I-44
Press was released last week informing OKC drivers that one of the city's main highway intersections will be slow-going for the next three years.
Put...
Sundaze comic: ABLE Commission is That Guy who sucks
Comic First — ABLE Commission
Poetry Second
Sundarbans: Give us breath
by James Coburn
A sacred forest of mangroves
a pristine cathedral of nature
the handiwork of creation
a gift through millenniums
unspoiled, untouched...
Canadian County runoffs: Education issues & butt rock
(Correction: This article has been updated to note Chad Slane's "teaching career" as referenced on his website and on LinkedIn. NonDoc regrets the error.)
(Editor’s...
State of the Schools: Education systems like skyscrapers
James Spurlino, a member of ReadyNation and the owner of Spurlino Materials of Ohio, knows two things really well: early education and concrete.
Speaking at...
Celebrate one year with NonDoc at the Powerhouse
Has it really been that long?
Join NonDoc's owners, editors and contributors Aug. 26 to celebrate one year of independent, responsible journalism in our city and...