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Zua: ‘It is his people’s time to come’
Zua
by James Coburn
I walk with Angola
Knowing a young man,
A rising voice of his people
Percolating from generations
Pure as the night sky;
Fervent as a great river
Joining...
Dear White People shows ‘triple consciousness’ of black character
(Editor's note: This is the second in a series of film reviews and cultural observations from 2017's South by Southwest festival.)
AUSTIN — The notion...
March for Science: ‘Our priorities are so out of whack’
The first year I became a lawyer — some three decades ago now — I made more money than my late father had ever made in...
Education is not and never has been a priority in Oklahoma
Fiscal issues necessitate budget cuts. Expenses exceed income, and something has to give.
In Oklahoma's boom-and-bust economy, our politicians confront fiscal crises all too often....
Letter: Fallin should veto bills that hurt blind Oklahomans
To the editors:
Why are House and Senate legislators passing legislation that hurts blind Oklahomans — especially seniors? There is no reason to contract services...
Welcome to Oklahoma, where special interests are No. 1
Imagine you’re driving across America on Interstate 40, or you’re on Interstate 35, and eventually you cross one of the borders into Oklahoma. A billboard...
Teacher pay: North Carolina & Oklahoma race to bottom
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When I saw a news segment about a North Carolina school district looking to poach public school teachers from Oklahoma,...
The best Fourth of July journalism you’ve ever seen
Detroit, Michigan, and the United States as a whole lost (at least temporarily) one of America's most creative and important journalists in November: Charlie LeDuff.
LeDuff spent...
Photos: Road tripping in the Land of Enchantment
New Mexico first used its "Land of Enchantment" slogan on state vehicle tags in 1941. It was an accurate description before, then and now. The...
Editorial: Markwayne Mullin shows his word means little
(Correction: This post has been updated to clarify Mullin's place of residence.)
At the end of the day, a man has little more to stand...