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Big Man on Campus: Ryan Minor made memories at OU
In the spring of 1995, Ryan Minor gave my grandmother a hug.
Minor was a two-sport star at the University of Oklahoma, in basketball and...
Improper merging? Drummond gives Gatz a citation
Much like the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond apparently cares about lanes. He cares so much that he issued a formal...
Hello, 2024: Cheers to another year of art imitating life
There's just something about endings and beginnings that evokes a wave of reflection.
The final days of a calendar year have their own brand of...
Two-buck suck: Nielsen killed their own radio survey
The Nielsen company is likely the best-known media ratings entity in America. It solicits people to record their programming preferences in a one-week diary...
Just the sip: ABLE Commission mixes a bitter beverage
Given their general behavior, past and present, I like to think the Oklahoma ABLE Commission offices look somewhat like the comic above: Dark, drab,...
Photos: Take a tour of Kansas City’s ‘Little Italy’
Columbus Park has been known as Kansas City, Missouri's Little Italy since the late 19th century. It still is, along with a considerable population...
Seven concerning facts about privatization of the military
Do you really know what goes on in our country? Behind the scenes or at the boardroom table, there are active systems and negotiations...
History is clear: Alfalfa Bill Murray was a terrible bigot
Once upon a time, when Oklahoma was full of Democrats and Socialists, the state had a governor who practiced social distancing without anyone telling...
HJR 1037: Return of Oklahoma’s ‘Rotten political system’
“Before court reform, judges ran in open elections—anybody could run for office. They were totally dependent on lawyers’ contributions to their campaigns. It was...
Subtle factors combine to fuel school-to-prison pipeline
The Oklahoma Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has published a study examining the civil rights impact of school discipline and juvenile-justice...
