Commentary
NonDoc.com serves as a responsible public forum for news and commentary. Our commentary section is open for public submission on a variety of topics. Promotional pieces are not accepted as commentary submissions.
To learn the guidelines for submitting commentary pieces, pitch your topic and thesis statement to editorial@nondoc.com.
‘Sustainable for the next 100 years’: Growing Guthrie pairs history with hopes
GUTHRIE — From a change in congressional districts, to a booming film industry and a bustling distillery, there's a lot going on in Oklahoma's...
Finding hope and help amid holiday heartache
The holiday season is normally a time for joy and celebration, a time to connect or reconnect with family and friends. But, for many,...
Make room for others this holiday season
Many folks know the Christmas story: The miraculous birth of a child by a Jewish virgin, who was told that her baby was the...
Despite optimism and high expectations, 2021 bombed
I've always hated New Year's Eve.
As a kid growing up under the Cold War threat of nuclear annihilation, New Year's seemed like a perfect...
In 2022, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good
"A little messy, but we're cleaning up" is about the best way I can describe the end of 2021. There are certainly many things...
Lethal injection hides cruelty behind guise of medicine
As Oklahoma plans to start 2022 with another execution, it is time for a sober reassessment of the broken practice of lethal injection.
As an...
However you say it, omicron variant tests our resolve
I think it might be pronounced "contagious," actually.
No matter how you say it, the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is here, and it's...
Oklahomans having the wrong type of Dry January
As some of you may be aware, it is January, and it is dry. While I'm not struggling to remember the last time I...
Poetry: Coyote Communion
I grew up in Alva, Oklahoma, a town of approximately 5,000 in the northwestern part of the state, roughly 24 miles from the Kansas...
Urban OKC chickens ready to live their best lives
The chickens are coming home to roost in Oklahoma City ... potentially.
That statement would normally mean bad things the city has done in the...
