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Nigerian poet offers up two short pieces
A Slap on Revolution
by Nelson Vincent Ayomitunde
When we raise our hands in resilience
We are battered down in disdain
When we raise our eyes against decadence
We...
Christmas: Santa saddled with great expectations
Christmas Sundaze
The story of Saint Nicholas has always been much more interesting to me than Santa Claus.
I've always wondered, however, if he really didn't...
Northeast OKC hindered by ‘ghosts in the nursery’
I must say upfront that this is one of the most unremittingly depressing things that I have written.
The mere repetition of the statistics below...
‘Hope is a choice’ that can make all the difference
In 1985, Czechoslovakian playwright and dissident Vaclav Havel sat in prison while his country was under the control of the Soviet Union.
At that time,...
Good riddance, Rep. Dan Kirby
(Editor's note: Late on Wednesday, Dec. 28, Rep. Dan Kirby rescinded the resignation he had announced days earlier. The following editorial was written after...
Myths and breastfeeding: Top 5 commentaries of 2016
In selecting the "best" commentaries of the past year, NonDoc editors looked at a combination of article performance and subject matter.
Some commentaries made an...
KOCO pats former legislator on head for soda tax idea
Tuesday, Oklahoma House Democratic media flack Mike Ray distributed a 1,200-word press release to promote an idea being recirculated by a former state legislator.
Hours...
Father Time bids farewell to 2016: ‘You’re fired’
Father Time makes a change
This would be a good week for a post about focusing on the positives in life or creating positive things for...
Psst! Do you want to find $1 billion for Oklahoma schools?
Oklahoma's Economic Development Generating Excellence (EDGE) committee was formed by former Gov. Brad Henry to come up with ideas for our state's government.
In September 2003, I suggested to the...
Editorial: Oklahoma House improves budget hearing process
The Oklahoma House of Representatives announced Friday that some of its annual budget committee hearings will be held in a fashion aimed at increasing...
