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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...
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...
‘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...
Trump’s 100 days of environmental destruction
Imagine a leader who was ignorant of the fact that all wealth and prosperity ultimately comes from the Earth.
Imagine a leader who chose to...
Poetry: ‘Oppression, you are draped by indifference’
Generations: A Choice to Learn
By James Coburn
1837
Oppression.
The sun scorches,
but there is no degradation
of skin by the sun.
Only men degrade skin
hunting for pigment possession
as they...
Groundhog Day to feature sexual harassment findings: A timeline
Wednesday morning, the Oklahoma House of Representatives' Special Investigation Committee announced it will release today its findings in an ongoing saga surrounding alleged sexual...
Letter: Reader responds to bank president on S. 2155
(Editor's note: The following letter is in response to one from Oklahoma Bankers Association president and CEO Roger Beverage, which we posted March 23....
Letter: Dog programs offer solution in criminal justice reform
To the editors,
The Oklahoma voters said, loud and clear, they wanted Criminal Justice Reform. Then the elected officials decided we — the voters —...
NAACP report has valuable charter lessons for OKCPS
Back when the Obama administration and the Billionaires Boys Club were subsidizing rapid charter expansion, their soundbite was that choice-driven and accountability-driven reform was...
Quagmire of Regrets by James Osinachi Sunday
Quagmire of Regrets
by James Osinachi Sunday
Locked up in a cell,
I took a long walk down memory lane,
Reminiscing how I had spent my youthful days.
Oh! What...