Commentary
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Deadspin sucks (and other Deadspin-style headlines)
Let me be clear, I don't think Deadspin sucks.
But if I were working for the successful Gawker-media sports site — which I used to read...
The most important election you aren’t talking about
As the world’s largest economy and most powerful nation, the United States is always an important player on the world stage. Thus, when the...
Rural coverage gives ominous tinge to ‘newspaper bill’
If Rep. Ben Sherrer (D-Chouteau) somehow succeeds in his proposal requiring all Oklahoma voters to hold a subscription for a newspaper, just what will he accomplish?
Rep. Sherrer...
Pop quiz: Which of these education scenarios is fiction?
Student name: Pat Reader
Class: NonDoc.com remedial studies
Test: Mid-term education policy exam
Instructor: Dr. John Thompson
Question 1: Which of the following scenes is fiction?
A) A combat veteran takes over...
Photos: Main Street meanderings and MLK Jr. Day
Winter weather welcomed crowds to the January Art Walk in Norman. Up and down Main Street, bundled-up folks sought live music, art openings and maybe...
Racial critiques demand ‘a totality of words and deeds’
I have now been informed that my very whiteness and the privilege that attends that whiteness ipso facto make me a racist.
While I don’t...
‘Sick kid’ says please don’t steal her health insurance
I never thought of myself as a “sick kid.”
Yes, my allergies have always been terrible, even for Oklahoma, and yes, I was excused from...
Kevin Durant honors fallen Thunder ‘family’ member
If you saw the pictures of Kevin Durant working the Super Bowl sidelines as a photographer Sunday, you might have noticed a Canon camera, an enormous 400mm telephoto lens...
Trump, Sanders owe their appeal to American anger
The American people are not being heard, and they know it. Taxation without representation is how many people on both sides of the political...
Kansas senator fighting against short skirts, democracy
Recently, Kansas Sen. Mitch Holmes (R-St. John) set a new standard for women who testify before his committee in the Kansas State Senate. Sounds promising, doesn’t it? Not...
