Commentary
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The new home of Bob Dylan
It’s the duty of musicians and singers to archive the sentiments of their times. Essentially, a musician is a historian, and there has never...
‘Sweet Tea and Sunflowers,’ a short story
(Editor’s note: Sweet Tea and Sunflowers is a short story from Oklahoma author Andy Bowen.)
When my grandmother was a little girl, things that seem common to...
Trumpdaze: An ‘Unstoppable force’
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art and other ideas pitched by creatives in Oklahoma and around the world....
Letter: Oppose SQ 777 ‘Right to Farm’
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such, we run Letters...
Hacked: No, Dr. Drew doesn’t need your money
It's not every Monday morning that Dr. Drew Pinsky asks for my help.
An email sent just shy of 7 a.m. central time alerted me to the...
Failed marijuana lawsuit exposes faux Federalists
When Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced he and former Nebraska attorney general Jon Bruning were suing the State of Colorado because of voter-approved...
Pros and cons of No Excuses charters in OKCPS
The Oklahoma City Public School System is seeking community input regarding the proposed plan to convert up to six schools into charters. I spoke...
Report: ‘Secure retirement’ would help address Oklahoma teacher shortage
The National Public Pension Coalition has released a report addressing the Oklahoma teacher shortage and how the state’s attacks on teacher-retirement security are severely...
Mississippi could say: ‘Thank God for Oklahoma’
On St. Patrick’s Day, the NonDoc team published a lengthy screed that I had penned about the disaster that is the Oklahoma state budget....
Historic-rehabilitation tax credits provide ‘win-win’
With the current financial state in Oklahoma, it's easy to overlook the benefits of some programs when trying to balance the budget.
One such program,...