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Does Oklahoma care about native son Charlie Christian?
It's rare that we will greenlight a question headline on NonDoc, but it's also rare that we directly advocate for a public body to...
Rev. Walke’s ‘Pocket Guide to Christian Lawmaking’
On Nov. 17, 2016, I was in the gallery of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives to watch my husband, along with 100 other...
Even as minority populations grow, representation lags
Minorities make up a small fraction of every level of government. According to a 2014 study by Women Donors Network, "Just 10 percent of...
Gov. Fallin’s tax plan deserves an I, for incomplete
When Gov. Mary Fallin delivered her annual State of the State address to the Oklahoma Legislature on Feb. 6, the topic on everyone’s mind was...
Private vo-tech schools can offer students dubious value
What thought comes to mind when someone tells you they went to Harvard? How about the University of Oklahoma? Or Oklahoma State University? Or...
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...
Confederate flag rally touts heritage, ignores reality
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma — I have more than a half-dozen direct ancestors who lived in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi and fought for the South....
Exposure: The difference between engineers, criminals
I came home the other day and found a space station sitting on my living room floor. My wife informed me that our son...
‘My family was too poor to afford deodorant’
TISHOMINGO, Oklahoma — Sweat stains darkened the fabric of my shirt, stretching from the seam of my sleeve down to my upper waist. A...
The ‘Machete Order’ for X-Men: One fan’s guide
It’s hard to imagine another franchise whose filmography is as intimidating to newcomers as Star Wars. So, in 2011, blogger Rod Hilton devised a...
