Tuesday, July 16, 2024

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off the rails

Things go off the rails at the Oklahoma Capitol

When I see a quote like, "It's disappointing that politics and gamesmanship are getting in the way of policy" coming from the Oklahoma Capitol,...
Edmond voters

Edmond voters say: Not in the backyard of my park

Although I'm watching from afar (Oklahoma City), I can't help but be a bit fascinated by the sales tax vote in Edmond this past...
cockfighting

Cockfighting fight turns back time at Oklahoma Capitol

Feathers are flying in the Oklahoma Legislature again, and this time it's over an old topic — cockfighting — that has been born anew...
Brian McCall lurking fundamentalist

OU College of Law’s Brian McCall another lurking fundamentalist

On Sept. 30, the OU Daily reported that University of Oklahoma law professor and associate dean Brian McCall argued in a 2014 book that,...
Yes on SQ 777

Farmer for Yes on SQ 777: ‘Ask farmers what they think’

(Editor's Note: NonDoc agreed to publish Point/Counterpoint pieces on State Question 777 from two organizations, Oklahoma Farmers Care and Oklahomans for Food, Farm and Family....
John Margolies

The photographs of John Margolies captured the everyday beauties of OKC

The photographer John Margolies loved buildings that other people found ugly, and he valued design that many considered worthless. "People generally have thought that what’s...
labor shortage

Is there a labor shortage? Depends on whom you ask

The website of the downtown Oklahoma City restaurant Ludivine currently sports a banner proclaiming, "We are hiring!" Like many businesses in the food-service industry,...
The Grapes of Wrathvideo

The Grapes of Wrath is far from ‘horrible’ or ‘terrible’

In his 2022 State of the State address, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt attempted to crack wise about a recent University of Oklahoma football coach...
democratic socialism

The top-10 contributions of democratic socialism

I recently lost my shit over this op-ed, which claims that youth support Bernie Sanders because they’re ignorant about history and economics. Apparently, they’re...
Nelson lynching project

‘Time has come to discuss’ the 1911 Nelson lynching in Okemah

OKEMAH — The tragic story of Laura Nelson and her teenage son, L.D., took center stage last week at Okemah’s Crystal Theatre, a mere...

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