Commentary
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Letter: ‘Monopolies lead to higher prices’
To the editors:
A recent letter from Dale Szyndrowski of the Distilled Spirits Council cast doubt on SB 608 and our effort to fight a...
Policy Pitch: SB 1, HB 2484 would improve accountability
If you’re a regular reader of NonDoc, I’m going to venture a guess that you’re a pretty informed citizen. You probably have a good...
Racism is more than hatred
In recent weeks, the Oklahoma City metro has seen a rash of racist vandalism. This is of course only the latest in a history...
Letter: Liquor manufacturers say respect Oklahoma voters
To the editors:
The recent article, Duopoly or pro-business? Shots taken in liquor distribution fight, neglected to include the perspective of manufacturers — those who would...
What it’s like to apply for, be rejected by SoonerCare
I am an Oklahoman who has been rejected for SoonerCare, and I have been asked to relay my experience.
From 2016 to 2018, I lived...
Things go off the rails at the Oklahoma Capitol
When I see a quote like, "It's disappointing that politics and gamesmanship are getting in the way of policy" coming from the Oklahoma Capitol,...
Too fast or too slow? Criminal justice reform 50 years in making
To understand the scope of the crisis Oklahoma faces because we lead the nation — and the world — in incarceration, consider this: If Oklahoma...
A flood of news from Norman
(Editor's note: Cartoonist Mike Allen was a little busy being awesome this weekend, so your friendly editor in chief, Tres Savage, stepped in to...
Republican National Committee keeps pestering lifelong independent
Melania Trump got the message, I reckon. Now this lifelong registered independent is getting letters from Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee,...
Norman photos: ‘Hate has no home’ in my town
I tell my East Coast and West Coast friends that I live on a blue island in a red sea. That is the political...