Commentary
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Charlie Christian should be in Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Oklahoma is possessed of a great many "halls of fame." We've got 'em for journalists, educators, athletes, historians, musicians and — once upon a...
Blaine County lawsuit alleges heinous hate crimes
A civil rights lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday contains some of the most heinous allegations of hate crimes one could imagine.
Additionally,...
Despite housing prices, more mosquitoes moving in
You may have recently noticed that a few new neighbors have moved into the area, and they are hungry. No, they're not the kind...
Giving is a mandala: If not, you’re doing it wrong
Three years ago, I went on a girls-only expedition to South America. The plan was, of course, to make it to Peru, where I...
It’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Are you aware?
In 2012, four American men found an online ad on the now-defunct website CollarMe.com advertising kidnapped Malaysian women on temporary visas in the United...
Sundaze: A naked lunch in the political echo chamber
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art and other ideas pitched by creatives in Oklahoma and around the world....
I, conqueror: Mt. Elbert as metaphor
We’re a nation of conquerors. It’s built into our DNA. “Vini, Vidi, Vici” (“I came; I saw; I conquered”) was first uttered by a...
Closing of Urban Agrarian a blow to OKC food scene
Running a small business is hard, and an important OKC enterprise announced Monday it will be shutting down, much to the dismay of many,...
Okies clamor for secession but lack proper firepower
As reported on one of our local "If It Bleeds It Leads — Or Even If It's Just Badly Bruised" television stations, somebody conducted...
Oklahoma’s turnpike expansion plan faces road blocks
When we got our first look at the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's ACCESS Oklahoma $5 billion, 15-year expansion plan a little over a year ago,...