Commentary
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OPSRC: Funding shortfalls in education demand innovation
During the 2015 legislative session, state leaders were forced to make difficult funding decisions owing to a $611 million shortfall from the previous year. Many...
Letter: Abortion, sexuality, racism inherently divide
(Editor's Note: The following Letter to the Editors refers to the first installment in our "Vital Conversations" series of faith commentaries, which is sponsored by...
Glossip’s last hope: Coburn, Switzer and public opinion
Two of the most powerful figures in Oklahoma have formally requested that Gov. Mary Fallin stay the controversial planned execution of prisoner Richard Glossip.
Former...
Sharing economy helps travelers see good in the world
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The new wave of companies revolutionizing how we sleep in foreign cities and get rides home has sparked criticism from Oklahoma...
Sunday Funday: Kanye West and a man who smells
(Editor's Note: To submit poetry, prose, short stories, art or other creative writing for Sunday Funday, please write to editorial@nondoc.com.)
A Chance Encounter With Fear
I...
OU football promo puts worst foot forward
I was born into an OU family. My soul is steeped in Crimson and Cream. Once, I taught a class of oblivious South Carolinian...
Sooners homer wearing Eagles green on Sundays
In the interest of full disclosure, let me just say I’m a lifelong Sooner fan. I’m a homer. I wear crimson-colored contacts in case...
SmartFootball: Only criticize if you can find the ‘Mike’
I don’t like having to claim I know more about sports than people think I do, but I do. Sorry.
I know I look like...
Hole in wall a better value than Whole Foods
I awoke one morning this August to a story about three stalks of asparagus submerged in water. The Internet is a horrible mistress to find in...
‘Vital Conversations’ help spiritual minds
There is no intellectual, cultural, political, or religious tradition of interpretation that does not ultimately live by the quality of its conversation…
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