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Tulsa Race Riot of 1921: Curriculum launched
An online curriculum for studying the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 was launched Feb. 20 at Douglass High School.
Tulsa Sen. Kevin Mathews (D-Tulsa) joined...
My COVID Thanksgiving and the limits of personal responsibility
Here is a heartwarming holiday story.
I have been planning for a while to visit my parents in Colorado this week, both for Thanksgiving and...
Sen. Paul Scott’s spiel unearths unique Thunder memorabilia
Oklahoma Sen. Paul Scott (R-Duncan) told his hometown paper Monday that he likes "free press." He had received some last week in a column...
Those who pan Project Blue Sky are missing the point
The Oklahoma interwebs have been abuzz about Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell’s recent efforts to rebrand the State of Oklahoma with a new logo, slogan...
Reverend: Commutation allows a chance for redemption
Early in my career, I worked for the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs and witnessed a level of hurt that I had never before...
Editorial: Gathering Place gun drama epitomizes politics
As the old saying goes, this is why we can't have nice things.
Tulsa's massive, creative and game-changing new park — A Gathering Place —...
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...
Lethal injection hides cruelty behind guise of medicine
As Oklahoma plans to start 2022 with another execution, it is time for a sober reassessment of the broken practice of lethal injection.
As an...
During OKCPS transition, community should be patient
Now that Oklahoma City Public Schools' Pathway to Greatness transformation plan has been approved, I hope we can all take a deep breath, calm ourselves down...
To negotiate with North Korea, send in Dennis Rodman
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — As tensions with North Korea rise to the highest levels in years, the world watches and wonders how far this will...