Commentary

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Can we please go back to normal nightmares?

Josh McBee, Editor Emeritus - Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Nightmares are supposed to happen while you sleep. It's even right there in the name: NIGHTmare. Lately, however, the miserable streams of violence and injustice...

Letter: The right to bear arms, according to Jesus

Letters to the Editors - Tuesday, July 19, 2016

To the editors: This just in: American scribes cornered Jesus leaving a seminar on a mount and badgered him about his view on the right...

Editorial: Stop killing each other

Tres Savage - Monday, July 18, 2016

Yet another week begins with American tragedy, as three police officers were shot and killed in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday. The attack — called...

Sundaze: Hot summer love

Mike Allen and Kariuki wa Nyamu - Sunday, July 17, 2016

With Oklahoma temperatures tickling triple digits, NonDoc has devoted its last two Sundaze poems to the topic of ardor for the opposite sex. Here's to...

We will all pay the price for Oklahoma’s ‘decency deficit’

John Thompson - Friday, July 15, 2016

I've got good news and bad news. Perhaps the best news is that children’s health outcomes are improving, so now Oklahoma is ranked 34th nationally. Further, Oklahoma...

Having ‘faith’ in the Chicago Cubs feels weird

Nicholas DeMier - Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Merriam Webster defines "faith" as the strong belief or trust in someone or something. Midway through the 2016 MLB season, examining the statistics of one of baseball's best...

How terrorism ends: A slow death from loneliness

David Walters - Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Donald Trump tells us that our leaders are stupid and incompetent, but that he and we will be great. After the terrorism attack in...

Larry Wilmore is right: We have an imbalance

Jeff Packham - Tuesday, July 12, 2016

I am white. I don’t feel like you need to know that, but I feel like you will want to know that. And you should...

Sundaze: Love is for the birds who need good vibes

Mike Allen and Wesley N. Tinga - Sunday, July 10, 2016

Art First Poem Second Love is for the birds by Wesley N. Tinga Love is for the birds How do I provide for her in the face of responsibility? If we stay...