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UPDATE: Amid ‘confusion’ on REAL ID, extension denied
(Update: On Oct. 11, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety released the following statement, photographed below, noting that the state had been denied its...
Editorial: Trump tax return shows problems with candidate, system
Donald Trump’s tax saga will be heating up this week after the New York Times published details of the mogul’s 1995 tax return Saturday...
Today I voted in the 2016 presidential election
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Today I voted in the 2016 presidential election. Yes, you read that right. I'm an overseas absentee voter, and I emailed my vote...
‘We had a chance to change the world and instead …’
I recently came across two oddly similar quotes from unrelated sources. They were not written nor spoken in the same decade. Both begin, "We had...
Corporate think tank sensationalizes teacher absences
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently found teacher absences in Oklahoma City averaged 11 days in 2013, and 18 percent of teachers missed more than...
Vintner says State Question 792 would help ag economy
Did you know that, before Prohibition, Oklahoma was a leading grape producer? The state had 10 times as much acreage in production as we...
As Trump campaign fizzles, factions should pull together
Since 2007, when I first put an Obama bumper sticker on my car, every time I’ve crossed the border into Texas and many other...
Letter: NonDoc newsletter creates ‘permanent’ fan
To Whom it May Concern:
I'm apparently fated to be connected to Oklahoma for some reason.
Some years back, I started getting emails from a Jari...
Q&A: Domestic violence a ‘system of power and control’
FAIRFIELD BAY, Ark. — I recently wrote the commentary, How do you know when it’s domestic violence? for NonDoc, which shared a glimpse of my...
‘I wanted to become the first female president’
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a creator and explorer. I loved to read and get lost...
