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Chronic absenteeism fundamental to schools’ failures
On the eve of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the John Marshall High School I taught at had an attendance rate of...
From the founder: A transition, for NonDoc and myself
When I founded NonDoc on Aug. 31 of last year with a team of creatives and journalists, my hope was I could some some day transition...
Unpacking the legacy of Woody Guthrie’s Okemah home
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) was born in Okemah, Okla., to a family that had a fair number of issues well before there was a Dr....
ROC Nation’s Durant reveal made OKC hot dogs soggy
There's no good way to deliver bad news. There are only bad ways and worse ways.
Monday's Fourth of July announcement that basketball superstar Kevin Durant...
Sundaze: Norman tacos are a big damn deal
People are getting touchy about Torchy's Tacos in Norman.
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Pressed releases: Silver budget linings; Travis Meadows
It's been said that, in either Chinese or Japanese, the word for crisis and the word for opportunity are the same.
While that's actually horse shit, it is true...
‘We should be fixin’ to fix a broke Oklahoma’
Imagine if we Oklahomans were as good at fixing a broke government as we are at fixing everything else. What would that look like?
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Letter: Ginsburg speaks truth, but will anybody listen?
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such, we run Letters...
U.K. native: Brexit illustrates nostalgia’s power, danger
DALLAS — It’s been a few days since my home nation decided to leave the European Union, and I’ve had time to process my...
Subtle factors combine to fuel school-to-prison pipeline
The Oklahoma Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has published a study examining the civil rights impact of school discipline and juvenile-justice...