Commentary
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Editorial: Health Department should honor open records requests
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has found itself the subject of numerous negative headlines in the past year, so perhaps one more will...
Uneasy riders: Critics blame Boren for … OU?
I don't know why, but I keep imagining David Boren as an avid motorcycle enthusiast after his retirement from being president of the University...
Photos: Norman hosts its first Pride Festival, parade
Although Norman has long been considered the San Francisco of Oklahoma, it would not be until Aug. 26 that the city would host its...
Narrative cage match on The Sports Animal confounds meaning
(Editor's note: The following condensed excerpt from Robert Kerr's latest book, The Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio, has been edited slightly for content and style.)
A...
It’s time to institutionalize the legacy of Clara Luper and OKC’s sit-ins
In the 1950s, Oklahoma City teacher Clara Luper and her students took the northern route on a bus trip to the NAACP conference in New...
My migration on immigration, part 3: 3 myths debunked
(Author’s note: This is the third in a three-part series detailing the influences that have shaped my changing perspective on the issue of immigration.)
In my...
Here’s why labor unions are key to Oklahoma’s future
(Editor's note: NonDoc publishes commentaries from elected officials only when they are not in an active campaign. The following piece is from Rep. Mickey...
Football season is heating up in Oklahoma
Every year around this time, I'm excited for football season. Every year around this time, I am also not-so-subtly reminded this is Oklahoma, and...
D.D. Kirkland school features innovation, partnerships
At the invitation of an early education expert with the Potts Family Foundation, I attended the Aug. 14 D.D. Kirkland Early Childhood Center Screening Day and...
Anniversary galleries: Celebrate the start of our 4th year
When NonDoc launched three years ago today, we knew what we wanted to stand for, and we knew what we wanted to do.
What we...
