Commentary
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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...
Letter: Anti-wind NIMBYs will soon learn their lesson
To the editors:
Before the legislative session begins and the debate over wind energy continues, the public should be clear-eyed about the motives and the...
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...
Confederate statues, monuments: Take them all down
The horrific events that occurred Aug. 12 in Charlottesville, Virginia, have spurred interest in the issue of Confederate statues, monuments and building names that honor either military...
Lessons to live by: Grad speeches apply to lawmakers
I had the pleasure of delivering two graduation speeches this year to high school students embarking on the next stage of their lives. The...
CFB Hangover Highlights: The season’s final beverage
The last author you ever thought would be quoted in a college football article is about to be quoted.
Ready?
… faultless in spite of all...
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...
Gov. Fallin’s tax plan deserves an I, for incomplete
When Gov. Mary Fallin delivered her annual State of the State address to the Oklahoma Legislature on Feb. 6, the topic on everyone’s mind was...