Commentary
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How a movement forgot my mother: #MeToo, privilege and trauma
In the Trump era, it’s difficult to find much for an unabashed, cynical, idealistic misanthrope like me to be thankful for. I can, however,...
Jack Willis, Andy Rieger shaped journalists, including us
The University of Oklahoma's student newspaper has turned 100 this year, and buried on the back of a sparse weekend special section celebrating a...
Old copy shared as news: ‘Let’s get the date right’
Back when I served as copy editor and resident chucklehead for the Norman Transcript, my nights usually consisted of monitoring the police scanner, picking up...
Oklahoma grand jury serves up Swadley’s indictments
In what has been a foggy process getting to the bottom of what happened between the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and Swadley's Foggy...
Education legislation creates victories in ‘reform wars’
The 2016 Oklahoma legislative session was awful. The Republican-controlled House, Senate and executive branch ducked their responsibilities, but we can shout for joy about...
A Confederate flag story for activists and activist haters
Some white people in Oklahoma wear confederate flag T-shirts and drive pickup trucks.
I know one. My Jeep met the back of her 2007 Mitsubishi...
Local GOPers aren’t ‘for Trump,’ they’re just anti-Hillary
I was recently asked by the Downtown Rotary Club 29 — the oldest civic organization in Oklahoma and the largest (incredibly) Rotary Club on the...
Editorial: Tulsa World shows idiocy of endorsements
With about 92 days remaining until U.S. voters choose their next president, the Tulsa World published its endorsement editorial Aug. 7.
Except that it didn't.
Under...
Deflated (foot)balls and a ‘Requiem for Beirut’
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SQ 820: We’ve got another election on our hands
March is upon us, and things are looking a bit green for the state of Oklahoma this month. It's the time of year when...
