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Photo gallery: Hip-hop on display at NMF ’18
Norman's hip-hop scene is dormant compared to what's flourishing in Oklahoma City. That was apparent on the stages hosting the genre's offerings at the...
Panel discussion reveals human dimension of DACA
On Monday, The Oklahoman hosted its Instant Reaction panel discussion on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at Oklahoma City Community College's Capitol Hill Center....
In Pakistan, women seem primed to smash patriarchy
On July 25, millions of Pakistanis – including women – exercised their civic rights to usher in a new era of leadership on the promises of...
Despite emerging OKC health efforts, challenges remain
The Oklahoma Health Center has become the crown jewel of the local economy. Obviously, many of the Health Science Center's health efforts are made possible by enormous...
Kierig: Trump’s win threatens NATO alliances, trust
Driving back from a state question watch party in Oklahoma City last Tuesday night, I refused to believe it was true: Trump was winning in...
‘My father barely spoke a word’
Hank
by James Coburn
My father barely spoke a word.
I heard him roll rubber bands
down inky, dry newspapers;...
saw him sip black coffee,
while covered in wheat dust,
pass...
Of dogs and cheese in a Tuscan laundromat
PBS travel guru Rick Steves is a big influence on how I approach getting away from it all, even if I don't always agree...
Trump time: ‘The thrill is gone’ (plus poetry)
Comic First — Trump Time
Poetry Second
Tik-Tok Master
by Peter Chege
Tik-Tok......Tik-Tok
You are always Mute
You never talk
But by your sound
You turn the skies and clouds round in patterns
You...
Friends, families sustain collateral damage in war against cancer
Emptiness. Guilt. Remorse. Anger. Sadness.
These are just a handful of the emotions one experiences when learning about a cancer diagnosis. And this is just...
Letter: ‘You can’t tax-cut your way out’ of budget trouble
To the editors:
Republicans just don’t get it. You can’t tax-cut your way out of our self-imposed state revenue failure. Yet, on Thursday, Nov. 9,...
