Commentary
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Even as minority populations grow, representation lags
Minorities make up a small fraction of every level of government. According to a 2014 study by Women Donors Network, "Just 10 percent of...
Editorial: To repeal and replace Obamacare, GOP needs a plan
The political clamor about an impending "repeal and replace" of the Affordable Care Act is loud, aggravating and completely in vain unless Republican leaders...
In defense of Earth: Governments decay life
Defense of Earth
by James Coburn
Land grabbers of sacred earth,
purity contaminated by lustful greed.
Beauty defiled.
Eighty-five percent of Bears Ears public land
about to open for consumption...
Holiday stress: One man’s ‘scientific’ analysis
Holiday stress
It's not that I hate this time of year — I'm no Grinch — but as I get older, I'm finding more reasons...
Sundaze: The bat logo and the palm tree
Poetry Second
Palm Tree
by Wesley Tinga
I look outside my window and behold
Palm trees in the distant land
Where land enjoys harmony with the sky
Yonder the majestic landscape
The...
Youthful commentary: Sex ed and the ‘human advantage’
On Facebook earlier this month, a concerned reader critiqued a commentary published on NonDoc about public relations at a local, private high school. That reader...
Editorial: GOP health bill would rob Peter, ignore Paul
Comprehending major proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code can be difficult and boring, but one need only read through page two of the GOP Senate's...
Letter: Details of federal bank bill ‘should be noted’
To the editors:
Guy Sims conveniently leaves out the details of S.2155 in his commentary titled Dodd-Frank reform: Oklahoma bankers applaud Senate from March 15....
Contribute today: Journalism costs real money
It has been an exciting year for us here at NonDoc, but providing quality journalism costs real money.
Last week, we hosted a capacity crowd...
Poetry: Starry night of the great fire & The final seder
Starry Night of the Great Fire
by Derek Geiger
Chattel ride a ferrous horse
Off to their ash-filled commune
To forge axes for the norse
As they march to...
