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OKCPS suspensions more complex than just race
Conservative school reformer Mike Petrilli has criticized the U.S. Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and its recent agreement to settle a complaint against the Oklahoma City...
New youth suicide data highlight pre-existing problem
(Editor's note: This article discusses suicide. Thoughts of suicide can be common, but just because you may have those thoughts doesn't mean you have...
Sunday Funday: Bacon to be Born Again
Born Again Anew
by Derek Baruch Von Geiger
Some find it excruciating,
Others, still, exhilarating,
And even quite liberating
To their troubled minds.
'Tis the natural state of things,
But then...
Editorial: High price of oil shapes Oklahoma political landscape
If you hadn't noticed the high price of oil right now — knock on wood — then you probably don't work in the petroleum...
Imagine masks: Stitt starts fashion fad to emphasize eyebrows
Imagine this: We are currently seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases. In response, local leaders are offering mixed messaging on what to do about...
We will all pay the price for Oklahoma’s ‘decency deficit’
I've got good news and bad news.
Perhaps the best news is that children’s health outcomes are improving, so now Oklahoma is ranked 34th nationally. Further, Oklahoma...
Why Oklahoma Democrats will be casting Trump votes
Come election day 2016, Oklahoma Democrats will be casting votes for Donald Trump.
I’m not talking about the first Tuesday after the first Monday in...
‘Resistance is futile’: Beware of the Borg in election year
It's candidate filing time in Oklahoma once again, and this year we've got a spicy one on our hands.
The Republican primary for governor got...
‘Goddamn’ racism: A birthday lesson from Nina Simone
The news has exceedingly covered Beyoncé's performance over her new single Formation at the Super Bowl.
To my understanding, this song is calling on the...
North Carolina Medicaid expansion pushed by new governor
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Medicaid expansion has been a hot political issue in state capitols across the country since 2009 when the Affordable Care...
