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Appreciating a brief splash on OKC’s art timeline
Public art, for the most part, never has been my thing. Heck, sculpture has never really been my thing either. When I was in...
Epic criminal case lives up to its moniker year after year
Say a prayer for NonDoc education reporter Bennett Brinkman, who keeps heading to hearings in the criminal embezzlement case against Epic Charter Schools founders...
John Waters shares This Filthy World at Momentum Ada
John Waters was exhausted when I crossed paths with him May 19 in the lobby of the Hampton Inn in Ada, Oklahoma.
The legendary director...
Oklahoma’s Waterworld: Dangerous, deadly, destructive
I feel like my skill at drawing high waters is getting better by the week. But in all seriousness, these floods — and tornadoes...
Sunday Funday: The price of safety at home
Safety First
Poem Second
Go Native. Go Nowhere. Go Vote.
by Derek Geiger
The drums of Babylon are fading
As the drummers bang stronger.
Reverse the Exodus, my people!
We shall...
Educator’s guide to Islam a step in the right direction
All you need is love, or at least information.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations chapter of Oklahoma (CAIR-OK) released its Educator's Guide to Islamic Religious...
In 2016, it’s hope and understanding v. racism and fear
(Author’s Note: The following is part three of three “sound chapters” of Oklahomans’ oral histories about race collected in Every Point on the Map’s work...
OKCPS budget cuts: Four thoughts on tough choices
With regard to ongoing talks surrounding OKCPS budget cuts, the Republicans who control the state government are telling us to eat our kids’ education....
Night owls want daylight saving time to be permanent
In the battle for societal norms, my fellow afternoon/evening people scored a victory this past week when the U.S. Senate unanimously advanced the Sunshine...
Parents agree: The Easter bunny is an essential worker
A big shout out to all the essential workers doing their thing right now. I know working through a pandemic isn't a situation people...
