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Partisan takes won’t define nonpartisan Action Civics
(Editor's note: The following commentary appears in response to a commentary published by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs' Center for Independent Journalism criticizing...
Son Of a Bitch Everything’s Real: An acronym for hope
I had my first drink during the summer of 2006, following my freshman year of college. Before that, I had always been a shy, melancholy...
We need 10 new Writers’ Fund supporters this week
On April 5, we announced some changes to our crowd-sourced Writers' Fund. The public response from readers and supporters was humbling — 10 new...
It’s a tough life being ‘The Patriot’
What makes one a patriot in the modern day? The term, once used almost exclusively to describe people involved in the Revolutionary War, has...
Letter: Legislators, not high schoolers, should take a citizenship test
To the editors,
As a public educator, I am really annoyed by HB 2030, proposed by Rep. Terry O’Donnell (R-Catoosa), which would require high school...
Rev. Walke’s ‘Pocket Guide to Christian Lawmaking’
On Nov. 17, 2016, I was in the gallery of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives to watch my husband, along with 100 other...
Better to be Okies than Boomers and Sooners
The term “Okie” is the presumed pejorative with which Oklahomans have been coping in one way or another since 1939 when John Steinbeck publicized...
Squeegee your third eye for the new congressional map
That's a hurricane above OKC. Or wait, maybe it's the Coriolis Effect? Nope. After looking closely, it's actually the proposed Oklahoma congressional map that...
Letter: Liquor manufacturers say respect Oklahoma voters
To the editors:
The recent article, Duopoly or pro-business? Shots taken in liquor distribution fight, neglected to include the perspective of manufacturers — those who would...
Demolishing OU housing towers should be a breeze
The University of Oklahoma is undergoing major changes these days. In a Board of Regents meeting Friday, OU President Joe Harroz spoke about a...
