Commentary
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Abortion abolitionist: NonDoc authors heading for hell
Thanks again to NonDoc for the opportunity to present an alternative view to that which is usually represented on its pages.
America’s Holocaust is ongoing,...
From teaching, to law school, to journalism: Meet NonDoc’s new courts-focused Tulsa reporter
TULSA — I grew up talking politics. Election season conversations around the dinner table were frequent and sometimes tense. But I loved it and...
Democratic debate: All about that base
The first 2016 Democratic presidential debate was dominated by passionate policy promises around populist issues that fueled Barack Obama's coalition of excited voters in 2008: young voters,...
Unarmed patrols: Guardian Angels forming OKC chapter
When Aaron Brilbeck was 14 in upstate New York, he told a lie he does not regret. The minimum age to join the crime-prevention...
OPSRC: Funding shortfalls in education demand innovation
During the 2015 legislative session, state leaders were forced to make difficult funding decisions owing to a $611 million shortfall from the previous year. Many...
Letter: Oklahoma state employees deserve a raise
To the editors:
I support salary increases for teachers, however, I am equally concerned that state employees' last cost-of-living salary increase was in 2007 —...
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...
Partnerships transform Edgemere Community School
For a decade or more, when walking the dog from our home in Central Park to Edgemere Park, my wife and I witnessed one...
Letter: Conflicting editorials muddy #OklaEd insights
To the editors:
Did anyone see Sunday's Oklahoman? There was a great story by Ben Felder on the front page, right alongside a front-page editorial...
Budget blockbusters from the Cox Convention Center?
Who knew you could turn a convention center into a movie studio? Apparently a new local production studio called Prairie Surf Media did and...