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Oklahoman first in line at Memphis free-care event
Sometimes, the realities of Oklahoma's insufficient and ineffective health care system follow me wherever I go.
This weekend was no different. During an attempt to...
Hochatown Petting Zoo video viewed 40 million times
If you know what county is home to Hochatown, you might be an Okie. Or you might be one of the 40 million people...
The best Fourth of July journalism you’ve ever seen
Detroit, Michigan, and the United States as a whole lost (at least temporarily) one of America's most creative and important journalists in November: Charlie LeDuff.
LeDuff spent...
Amazon purchase of Whole Foods could mean Grocery Drones
I've always wondered how Grocery Drones would work, and now with Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods, we're one step closer to finding out.
I think Grocery...
That Little Laborer: ‘A street urchin does not go to school’
That Little Laborer
by Bipin Khatiwada
He is just eight.
Penniless pockets
Out of ragged shorts.
Mucus running from little nose.
That dirty yellow t-shirt
Worn for a year,
Not washed since then.
Strength...
Partnerships transform Edgemere Community School
For a decade or more, when walking the dog from our home in Central Park to Edgemere Park, my wife and I witnessed one...
The Covenant: ‘Now you hate It, for It’s Queer?’
The Covenant
by Derek Geiger
I set My Bow in the cloud,
A Promise bright and loud.
Now My Children are proud,
Yet some say it's not allowed.
Blind, they...
U.S. Rep. Russell’s Waste Watch report a ‘publicity stunt’
Congressman Steve Russell’s latest Waste Watch “report” proves the timeless maxim: Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
In reviewing the June installment...
Rilla Askew’s new book dubs Oklahoma ‘Most American’
Earlier this month, the University of Oklahoma Press published award-winning novelist Rilla Askew's first nonfiction book, Most American: Notes from a Wounded Place. In...
North Highland Elementary an important history lesson
It would have been a mistake to follow through with an initial plan to abruptly close North Highland Elementary School without taking time to consult...
