Commentary
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Go ahead: Text while you drive. You’ll pay for it
Last week, I was driving home in the early evening when I noticed a little girl jumping up and down in the back seat...
‘School choice’ is an idea whose time has passed
For more than 25 years, I have cautiously supported school choice — at least in terms of homegrown charter schools offering alternatives to local families.
Oklahoma...
Looking for balanced news? Check out AllSides
If changing your news consumption habits was on your list of new year resolutions, might I suggest AllSides? Even though Forbes covered the site...
A tale of cyberbullying: NonDoc author mistaken for murder suspect
NAIROBI, Kenya — I laughed about it at first, brushing it off as another, if not bizarre, coincidence. But when a friend called me...
A tribute playlist for Lemmy Kilmister
On Monday, the world of heavy metal lost a pioneer of sound. Motörhead bassist and frontman Ian Fraser Kilmister, affectionately known as "Lemmy" to...
Pros and cons of No Excuses charters in OKCPS
The Oklahoma City Public School System is seeking community input regarding the proposed plan to convert up to six schools into charters. I spoke...
Proposed rule would deny kids mental health access
Over the past week, I have been overwhelmed by discovering the condition of Oklahoma's mental health care system. I only investigated one aspect of...
How to heckle every team in the Big 12 baseball tourney
The Big 12 Baseball Tournament returns to Oklahoma City's Bricktown Ballpark this weekend, which means some semblance of home-field advantage for the Sooners and...
Sundaze: The cowardly lion was the biggest badass in Oz
Going over the rollercoaster of news from the White House this past week, along with the subsequent explanations for more Russian connections to this...
Pop quiz: Which of these education scenarios is fiction?
Student name: Pat Reader
Class: NonDoc.com remedial studies
Test: Mid-term education policy exam
Instructor: Dr. John Thompson
Question 1: Which of the following scenes is fiction?
A) A combat veteran takes over...
