Culture
Budget hearing previews the last ride of Mark McBride
As the cold and barren off-seasson for lawmakers thaws and the first session of Oklahoma's 59th Legislature approaches, the focus in January has been state...
Plenty of cooks in the Oklahoma education kitchen
As the state's beleaguered education system again shapes up to be the topic du jour — or de l'année — among members and observers...
Here’s looking at you, me: The two jobs of Ryan Walters
(Update: Ryan Walters tendered his resignation from Every Kid Counts Oklahoma, according to a report late Sunday from The Frontier. The post below remains...
Compared to recent years, 2022 seemed tolerable
So another year comes to a close, as they always seem to do, but this time it doesn't feel as bad as some others,...
‘This is a BFD’: The romance of nuclear fusion heats up
Ah, the holday season, when bells are ringing, children are singing and nuclear attraction is in the air.
That's right, the U.S. Department of Energy...
Weird local rules mean extra Edmond elections
(Update: On Tuesday, Dec. 13, the City of Edmond website noted that one of the remaining mayoral challengers had withdrawn his candidacy, functionally cancelling...
2022 World Cup draws cause cultural comparisons
If you didn't know — and perhaps you genuinely did not — the World Cup is happening, and the United States team is doing......
Straight party voting throws quite a rager in Oklahoma
Straight party voting is a feature of Oklahoma's electoral process that many people would like to see eliminated — many people who are not...
An ‘I voted’ sticker is the prize for enduring all these ads
So the big day — Election Day — is almost here.
The suffering caused by the slog of constant political attack ads while trying to...
Halloween can be a tough time to mind your diet
It's that time of the year again.
Halloween marks a spooky season when many of us eat a frightening amount of candy. I admit, even...