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Ask Ludacris for input on new OKC area code
I've been hearing rumblings for a while now about the addition of a new OKC area code, which is something I haven't thought about...
Gross production tax: Lies, damn lies and estimates
(Editor's note: Michael Clingman is the head of the Oklahoma Coalition for Workers Rights, which advertises with NonDoc.)
As the state wrestles with one of...
American Heartland Theme Park raises some eyebrows
First it was the humidity, then it was exotic animals.
In what could be seen as our state's latest attempt to mimic Florida this summer,...
Beyond Shadow: In memory of Paul Fairchild
This is one of the toughest posts we have ever published. A talented writer, Paul Fairchild authored nine pieces for NonDoc. But on Monday,...
OKC’s Blue Note boots Black Pussy show under pressure
Shayna Pickett loves the Blue Note and good rock music. When she saw a poster for the band Black Pussy months ago, she got...
Better to be Okies than Boomers and Sooners
The term “Okie” is the presumed pejorative with which Oklahomans have been coping in one way or another since 1939 when John Steinbeck publicized...
History is clear: Alfalfa Bill Murray was a terrible bigot
Once upon a time, when Oklahoma was full of Democrats and Socialists, the state had a governor who practiced social distancing without anyone telling...
Hochatown Petting Zoo video viewed 40 million times
If you know what county is home to Hochatown, you might be an Okie. Or you might be one of the 40 million people...
Columbine and the ‘Year from Hell’ at John Marshall
This year’s 19th anniversary of the April 20, 1999, Columbine mass murders renewed anxieties surrounding gun violence in the nation’s political consciousness, especially coupled...
Norman police still doing Norman police things
In September 2005, Norman police officer Chad Vincent shot 17-year-old Richard Lee Sanchez 13 times, killing the teen who had escaped from a juvenile...
