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Missed our growth party? Don’t worry, here is a recap
Saturday night, NonDoc hosted a growth party to celebrate and support independent journalism.
We were pleased to welcome so many readers, writers, advertisers and contributors for...
National report ranks OKCPS schools in top-20 ‘worst’
How should we respond to three eastside OKCPS schools being listed as among the 20 “worst” schools in the nation? Perhaps even more amazingly,...
Perfect storm helps push two Democrats into #okleg
Inside a packed southwest Oklahoma City event center, immigration attorney Michael Brooks thanked volunteers, donors and the voters who told him their personal stories...
Editorial: Oklahoma’s higher education system must consider optics
When we published longtime Capitol reporter Jeff Packham's news story on Oklahoma's higher-education budget cuts last week, we were glad to see so many...
Not even Google can improve the search for a job
Having spent the past 20 months seeking steady, full-time employment in the public relations industry, I am always looking for something to improve my...
Immigrant students burdened with baggage, pressures
Working with English second language (ESL) students at Putnam City High as their graduation coach has been a roller coaster of emotions and contradictions....
A modest proposal for defending the cigarette fee
We’re painfully aware of the decision the U.S. Supreme Court must make in terms of the Trump administration’s ban on refugees from Muslim-majority nations....
Former Rep. Mike Reynolds: Right the wrong of AT&T’s bribery
(Correction: The headline of this post has been updated to reflect the fact that two people were convicted in this case. NonDoc regrets the...
‘When it comes to health care, James Lankford tends to lie’
Talking about stealing the health care of millions of Americans sure can whip up an appetite — just ask U.S. Sen. James Lankford.
Earlier this...
‘Greed turns an empire to dust’
Wilderness
by James Coburn
I don't need
a president’s approval
for the spring in my step.
We hold hands beyond night.
Mass in starlight;
enlighten dark despair.
Walk within wilderness
of rainforest breathing...
