Commentary
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Queer OU alumna: Kirk Humphreys has got to go
On Sunday, an OU Board of Regents member compared homosexuality to pedophilia and sexual assault while appearing on a local talk show. Kirk Humphreys,...
Photos: Main Street meanderings and MLK Jr. Day
Winter weather welcomed crowds to the January Art Walk in Norman. Up and down Main Street, bundled-up folks sought live music, art openings and maybe...
Antiquated ‘Socialist’ label will undo Bernie Sanders
I would love to support Sen. Bernie Sanders for president. I don't agree with him on everything, but I generally like his ideas more...
From growing up in newsrooms to joining the mission of journalism
I have been around newsrooms my whole life.
With a mom and grandma who both worked at The Oklahoman for years, I grew up with...
Oklahoma politics launched with constitutional chaos
If you haven't been paying attention, the Oklahoma Legislature is back in session and headed for its homestretch. Look at all the cowboy hats.
The...
Snail mail: Slugging it out at the U.S. Postal Service
Who had "political fight over the post office" for the month of August? I can't find it on my 2020 bingo card, and I...
The beat is on: Meet NonDoc’s new education reporter
I owe my passion for journalism to my public education. When I joined my high school newspaper staff in 2010, we we worked under...
‘Obviously privileged white guy’ trying to listen, learn
I am, admittedly, an almost shockingly stereotypical white guy.
I can count on one hand the amount of black friends I have had in my...
School funding and welfare: How low can Oklahoma go?
Oklahoma’s growing failures in school funding and social welfare were recently showcased across two in-depth National Public Radio reports. Both are warnings to the rest of...
In a human habitat, the Norman bear lost his dominion
May 19 was Endangered Species Day. Black bears are not on the endangered list. The young black bear who climbed a tree in a...
