Commentary
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Proposed closure of Centennial Mid-High offers lesson
Many of us educators had always known the opening of Centennial Mid-High, surrounded by empty fields east of Kelley Avenue, was the most problematic...
If Memphis is the ‘birthplace of the blues,’ so is OKC
During a postseason bowl game broadcast from Memphis, one of the sportscasters remarked that Memphis was the birthplace of the blues.
That particular bit of...
The #okleg phone app Capitol insiders use every day
For legislative junkies, the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC) features a phone application that serves as an excellent reference for all things #okleg....
21st century art opportunities for OKCPS students
This is kind of what I imagine a beginning art class looks like in 2019. I know it won't quite be this way for...
We failed to teach our children digital ethics
About 15 years ago, I first saw a cell phone at John Marshall High School. It was a new class, and I didn’t know...
Bacon takes the ’10-year challenge’
Ah, bacon as analogy for life. I can't think of anything more appropriate really, at least for my own personal experience.
Maybe you've seen one...
Keeng Cut brings the Tulsa Sound to hip hop
TULSA — In Tulsa’s expanding hip-hop scene, Keeng Cut is continuing a Tulsa Sound tradition of minimalist production and understated lyrics. That style propelled...
‘A real bonehead play’: GOP fumbles on Obamacare
In the early '60s, I was a struggling taxi-squad player on the University of Texas football team. Like many of my teammates, I hoped the...
Gaylord College students on board for paid internships
When I attended the University of Oklahoma as a student of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, my fellow students and I...
Slice of serendipity: NonDoc meet-cute leads to staff role
In 2015, I was waiting tables in the Paseo when Tres Savage and Josh McBee sat in my section. They were familiar faces and...
