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Democrat Kombat: Whose soul will be whose?
It's ... DEMOCRAT KOMBAT!
OK, it's not quite that exciting. In fact, the Democratic Party primary debates this past week were kind of boring. However,...
A decade’s difference in the OKC concert scene
You may have noticed that the OKC concert scene has changed dramatically in the past 10 years. From the amount of venues to the...
Historic preservation deserves deeper consideration from OKC council
The OKC City Council’s push to weaken Oklahoma City’s historic preservation system is deeply rooted in the notion that property owners should be able...
‘Our nation is in grave danger’: Muellerbox offers free reports
To celebrate Independence Day this year, my family erected a Muellerbox to give away copies of the Mueller Report. I ordered a new mailbox...
Avoid overreaction to Oklahoma school report cards
The 2019 Oklahoma school report cards are in, and they bring bad news. Over time, I will be digging deeply into the numbers and...
Highway to the construction zone
Ah road construction. It's something I've dealt with my entire driving life, and it's not going to end anytime soon in Oklahoma City. The...
Joe Hight explains the ‘Unnecessary Sorrow’ of brother’s mental illness
Joe Hight’s Unnecessary Sorrow: A Journalist Investigates the Life and Death of His Older Brother Ordained, Discarded, Slain by Police is timely and compelling....
From wipes to swipes, social (distance) life impacted
With the spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent cancelling of just about every event for the next two months, I was thinking it would...
‘Things fall apart’: a pandemic diary
May 1, 2020
Oklahoma City
I’ll be honest with you: My life hasn’t changed much since the pandemic forced all of us to shelter inside and...
‘Quarantined in a lonely paradise’: A pandemic diary
April 16, 2020
Red Oak
Tomorrow marks the end of the fifth week that my husband Les and I have been in lockdown. Except for a...