Commentary
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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...
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...
Armless boy draws courage for Uganda and the world
(Editor's Note: NonDoc reporter Jack Fowler is also a musician, painter and a volunteer for the local nonprofit Pros for Africa. The organization supports...
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...
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...
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...
Pick the perfect wine for a suave moment
You are holding a wine menu. Across from you, sitting expectantly, is your client / boss / the brunette with secretary glasses who shares...
Sunday Funday: With others ‘losing,’ Trump says, ‘Hadouken!’
(Editor's Note: To submit poetry, prose, short stories, art or other creative writing for Sunday Funday, please write to editorial@nondoc.com.)
Losing
Why do people say she's...
Sunday Funday: New definitions, baseball and Short Order Poems
To Honor The Season by Andy Bowen
Every spring we play ball
From the Dodgers to the Sox
We never keep score.
When the grass is green
Enough to stain...
Rep: Criminal-justice reform deserves bipartisan support
The attention surrounding criminal justice reform has never been greater. More and more stakeholders believe decades of "tough-on-crime" policies have been as tough on...