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Out of Character: Jenna Miller explores body positivity, queer identity
(Editor’s note: NonDoc’s Author Umbrella interviews up-and-coming writers, particularly authors of color, authors of disability and LGBTQ+ authors. The interviews have been transcribed and lightly edited for...
‘Save the Egg,’ or else how will the aliens get home?
While not quite an extraterrestrial spacecraft, the First Christian Church located at Northwest 36th Street and North Walker Avenue has always had a "building...
What is in the public’s best interest? Notes about political debates
Last week, the rest of the country (sort of) learned that I have been organizing and co-moderating political debates in Oklahoma for the past...
Sharing economy helps travelers see good in the world
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The new wave of companies revolutionizing how we sleep in foreign cities and get rides home has sparked criticism from Oklahoma...
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...
Letter: Why I support Hillary Clinton for president
(Editor's Note: Debbie Hogue-Downing is a retired educator and long-time Clinton supporter who sits on the Hillary for Oklahoma Leadership Council. NonDoc has solicited Letters...
Winter Olympics: The case for shuffleboard over curling
Two days ago, I realized I know almost nothing about winter sports and, by extension, the Winter Olympics. Skiing and ice skating are fairly...
With the Sooner Schooner on blocks, it’s Top Daug time
Since he was retired in 2005 while I was a student at the University of Oklahoma, I have always thought the mascot Top Daug...
‘We should be fixin’ to fix a broke Oklahoma’
Imagine if we Oklahomans were as good at fixing a broke government as we are at fixing everything else. What would that look like?
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Shark Tank business donates deodorant to rural OK
TISHOMINGO — Two months ago, I shared a personal memory on NonDoc about the pains of growing up too poor to afford deodorant. The...
