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‘Hope is a choice’ that can make all the difference
In 1985, Czechoslovakian playwright and dissident Vaclav Havel sat in prison while his country was under the control of the Soviet Union.
At that time,...
OKC needs an art-house theater for top-10 films of 2016
Oklahoma City needs an independent art-house theater, because the top-10 films of 2016 deserve an audience but might not find a venue in which to play here.
In...
Editorial: To repeal and replace Obamacare, GOP needs a plan
The political clamor about an impending "repeal and replace" of the Affordable Care Act is loud, aggravating and completely in vain unless Republican leaders...
Forget particles: Physics actually rely on ‘states of space’
(Editor's note: The following piece is excerpted from the fifth chapter of Tales of the Quantum by Art Hobson.)
Great art and great science have...
Editorial: On Martin Luther King Day, nonviolence key in battling ‘triple evils’
On Martin Luther King Day 2017, America still needs to recognize and study the messages of America's most renowned reverend. For better or worse,...
Hear us roar: ‘Feminism’ deserves positive connotation
Feminism is a word often rejected by progressive women because of the negative connotation it carries. Feminists are often judged as anything but feminine,...
Resident #oklaed wonk endorses OKCPS candidates
I try to limit my writing to what I know: research and practice in urban education.
I also seek to limit myself to policy —...
Some simple tips on how to do PR better
If you hadn't noticed, the first month of 2017 has offered a veritable smorgasbord of what not to do in public relations.
Donald Trump's White House...
The bleeding man, the man in charge, and Jack
Jack is not a name that is typically written on a birth certificate. Usually, it's a derivation of John or Jason or some family...
Defending Steve Perry: One-size-fits-all education ‘grossly delusional’
Steve Perry, a well-known advocate for school choice, gave the keynote speech to the Oklahoma School Choice Summit last month. As the name implies,...