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Calling all adults: Oklahoma Democrats must fix Republican mess
In a state that seems to have many 100-percent Republican or 100-percent Democrat legislative districts (we eventually have to do something about that with an...
Great teachers have always valued social-emotional learning
In January, the veteran Oklahoma educator and activist Joyce Henderson wrote an editorial in The Oklahoman in which she reflected on her participation in...
You probably haven’t heard, but Backwoods fest is ludicrous
You probably haven't heard of something called Backwoods Music and Camping Festival. And I don't mean that in a holier-than-thou-hipster kind of way. I mean this weekend's...
‘I no longer have time to shuck and jive around white fragility’
There is something about buying a pregnancy test from Dollar Tree that makes you value life a little differently. Only a few days prior,...
Adele making a push to prevent pricey ticket scalping
The music industry has been in a frenzy as of late. The long-anticipated album from Adele, entitled 25, was released a little over a...
Editorial: Outfit all Edmond police with body cameras
The inauguration of a new Edmond mayor and two new councilmen should receive extra attention this evening in the aftermath of 17-year-old Isaiah Lewis'...
Supply-side economics: What #okleg, journalists should know
If you listen to most of Oklahoma's elected officials and journalists attempt to explain supply-side economic theory, you’ll come away with a very poor...
Virtual charters need legislative cost-benefit analysis
In 2017, Oklahoma’s four virtual charter schools had an average daily membership of nearly 12,000 students, but there is no way of knowing how many...
There is a War on Christmas, but it’s not what you think
For Christians, this weekend culminates with the celebration of the birth of the Christ child who came to provide the greatest gift — self-sacrifice...
Death penalty rodeo: Glossip execution stayed
It's a good thing they have a rodeo arena at the "Big Mac" State Penitentiary down in Pittsburg County.
Statewide politicians, anti-death penalty advocates, a...