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Topless ruling has some blowing their tops in Oklahoma
The above situation is what the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals addressed with its recent topless ruling, right? OK, it wasn't, but the...
‘The earth rocked’: A diary from the day of the Oklahoma City bombing
It doesn’t feel like it has been 25 years. Much has happened since then, but the morning of April 19, 1995, is still stuck...
Letter: Stitt remarks about nonbinary people violate Oklahoma values
To the editors:
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recently stood at his bully pulpit to diminish the worth of our nonbinary friends, invoking “Oklahoma values” as...
Septuagenarian runs blog to fact check, needle OCPA
The inspiration for my blog, OCPAThinker.org, began several years ago when a friend from college was the featured speaker at the annual fundraiser for the...
Annoying ABLE ID actions spur intoxicating new law
Twists aren't just a fun cocktail garnish when it comes to alcohol in Oklahoma. It turns out that what the law says, or doesn't...
Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite!: The log in Dr. No’s eye
With a flourish, the retired Sen. Tom Coburn aka Dr. No reappeared on the state’s public stage in late March to express his outrage...
Pop quiz: What is jeopardizing the state of Oklahoma?
This week in "How We Are Prolonging Bad Things" we have Gov. Kevin Stitt versus parents and teachers. It's a bout for the ages,...
Critic’s top 10 films of 2017 highlight deep film history
The Oklahoma Film Critic Circle, a statewide group of film critics of which I am a proud member, awarded Get Out top honors as...
Gov. Kevin Stitt asks Auditor Cindy Byrd for a TPS report
An audit for you, an audit for me!
Gov. Kevin Stitt has preached the word "audit" since his first campaign for office in 2018. Last...
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...