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Animal Crackers freed from cage, sent to belly
They're finally free! We did it!
Until this past week, I did not know there was an effort from PETA to change the box art...
After Achille’s transgender firestorm, wins mingle with losses
As a child, I knew that I had a gender incongruity; what I didn’t know was how to address it. My first addiction was...
Professor: My migration on immigration, Part 2
(Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series detailing the influences that have shaped my changing perspective on the issue of immigration....
Podcast: Running down the Aug. 28 Oklahoma runoffs
Polling ahead of Oklahoma runoffs can be extra tricky. Based on who voted in a primary election, questions abound about who might turn out...
Bon Appetit flabbergasted by Nonesuch in OKC
This past week, Bon Appetit Magazine named Nonesuch (you've heard of it, yes?) the best new restaurant in the country. Quite the honor, and...
Poetry: ‘Oppression, you are draped by indifference’
Generations: A Choice to Learn
By James Coburn
1837
Oppression.
The sun scorches,
but there is no degradation
of skin by the sun.
Only men degrade skin
hunting for pigment possession
as they...
Future unclear in physician, patient relationships
World-famous historian Will Durant once wrote, “God never read the Declaration of Independence.” What Durant was referring to in the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson’s...
Who will be the LeBron James of Oklahoma’s education innovations?
In 1992, I began teaching alternative-school students at Willow View Mental Health System, and our model was as comprehensive as LeBron James’ new school,...
Rose State professor: My migration on immigration
When I ran for the Oklahoma State Senate in 2010, one of the big issues in the campaign was illegal immigration. My opponent in...
Vaccines protect children from deadly bacterial meningitis
(Correction: This commentary was updated at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, to note that Oklahoma does require the meningococcal conjugate vaccine for college entry. NonDoc...
