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Melting pot: A case study in the meaning of federalism
(Editor's Note: Two days after the publication of this piece, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision not to hear the case in question. The...
Filter: Public relations like kissing two butts at one time
The profession of public relations is the delicate art of kissing two butts at one time.
That, at least, is the mantra I came up...
Open Records & Open Meeting acts ‘for the public’
(Editor's Note: In honor of Sunshine Week, the following has been excerpted from OSU School of Media and Strategic Communications associate professor Joey Senat's book, Mass...
Body image: ‘I decided I wanted to be beautiful’
I remember the first time I felt truly worthwhile. It was fourth grade, and a little boy in my class named Kevin held my...
David Walters: Partisan ideology takes its toll on budget
Watching the demise of Oklahoma's state-government services (public education, health care, corrections, infrastructure funding and mental health, to name a few) is similar to...
‘Birthday,’ a short story
(Editor's note: Birthday is a short story from Oklahoma author Andy Bowen.)
It was a cold morning in December in 1953, and Jack Farley's '39 Ford...
Work-first economic policies ‘now widely discredited’
Since the 1990s, both education and social policy have shifted gears away from coordinated, comprehensive efforts to fight poverty and toward reward-and-punish policies to...
For parents on spring break: Embrace joy without guilt
Spriiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnng breeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaak!
Yeah baby, an exciting week for — well, probably not anyone who has entered adulthood.
For those of us who have, spring break is just...
Old copy shared as news: ‘Let’s get the date right’
Back when I served as copy editor and resident chucklehead for the Norman Transcript, my nights usually consisted of monitoring the police scanner, picking up...
Letter: SQ 777 ‘has nothing to do with family farming’
(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 to...
