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Listen to the kids: They will teach us how to teach them
On the eve of the spring testing season, we are talking less about the need to teach to the test. I wish the OKCPS...
In Africa, children largely conform to parents’ religion
Ile-Ife, NIGERIA — It was the hour of prayer.
I saw Muslim brothers and sisters rush for prayers. The males filed into the mosque after the...
Letter: Blame earthquake on Fallin, ‘oilpatch boyfriends’
To the editors:
Thanks to Gov. Mary Fallin and her oilpatch boyfriends, Oklahoma has hit a new numerical high: a second 5.6 earthquake, this time...
Letter: Repeating or reporting on mental health stigma?
(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...
OKCPS needs an apprenticeship model like Rep. Dollens’
As NonDoc recently highlighted earlier this week, Rep. Mickey Dollens (D-OKC) is promoting Apprenticeship Oklahoma, an "earn while you learn training model that combines...
New ‘Laurel and Yanny’ sitcom hits pitch-perfect note
I was introduced to "The Dress" at a bar in 2015. After several drinks, a friend held a phone near my face and asked...
Redux: If Trump wins, conventional wisdom loses, again
(Editor's note: On Sept. 2, 2015, NonDoc's second day of publication, Nashville-based political strategist John Rowley penned the following commentary, If Trump wins, conventional wisdom...
Want to watch 60 Minutes’ piece on Terence Crutcher? So do we.
Anyone who hears me talk TV news knows that I think 60 Minutes is the pinnacle of the profession. While I found the show...
Father Time bids farewell to 2016: ‘You’re fired’
Father Time makes a change
This would be a good week for a post about focusing on the positives in life or creating positive things for...
Addressing racism past and present: ‘It starts with us’
It was 50 years ago before a black man owned real estate in Norman, Oklahoma. The place was called a “sundown” town, meaning if...