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How to search all political ads on Facebook
Have you ever wondered how to search all political ads on Facebook to examine the messaging that campaigns and third-party electioneering organizations are using?
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After Shortey and Leftwich, SD 44 needs third-party hero
It now appears the citizens of Senate District 44 have a second-consecutive state senator on the wrong side of the law.
State Sen. Ralph Shortey (R-OKC)...
Classroom discipline: A perfect storm for OKCPS
The OKCPS faces a perfect storm with regard to student discipline. The policy calls for sharp reductions in suspensions, but it lacks other means...
New Yorker homage: Birds of a feather draw together
With Andrea DenHoed joining the NonDoc staff, I thought I'd have a little fun with the comic this week since she previously worked at...
HS senior: Policies should reflect the lives students live
BROKEN ARROW — Violence, whether it be physical or emotional, is unfortunately something our societies have perpetrated for generations, and discrimination thrives in our communities, whether...
Shaming third-graders: How school reform fails students
Virginia third-grade teacher Launa Hall exposed a shocking example of how corporate school reform has lost its soul, and a surprising innovation known as...
Second Amendment: Original parity no longer exists
Another school shooting. More dead people. A troubled perpetrator with a semi-automatic weapon. Immediate political blather. Public uproar. Muscle flexing by the National Rifle...
Pro-life supporter finds abortion bills ‘infuriating’
In an effort to prove its irrelevance to the daily lives of Oklahomans, the Public Health Committee of the State House of Representatives passed...
This Land is Herland tells the stories of women who shaped Oklahoma
Those hoping for change in Oklahoma should look to its past.
A new book, This Land is Herland: Gendered Activism in Oklahoma from the 1870s...
Pastor offers prayer: ‘Your children are not well here’
As a pastor, I (along with our church, City Presbyterian) stand with teachers in Oklahoma. Yes, the Legislature passed some historic tax increases, but...