Culture
Norman Music Festival ‘a point of pride’ for Kyle Reid
For singer-songwriter Kyle Reid, the Norman Music Festival has special significance. It was here — seven years ago on a tiny stage at Michelangelo’s...
Bringing civility back into public discourse
(Editor’s note: The following story appears courtesy of Gaylord News, a reporting project of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.)
The University of Oklahoma’s...
Easter bunny encouraging camouflage eggs
I don't have kids, and I think my views on Easter egg hunts are a good example of why.
When given the opportunity, I want...
‘Gargoyles of Notre Dame protect beyond flame’
To all the eyes that have
risen to Notre Dame
or fallen by blind fate;
swallows took sacred flight.
Eight centuries of history gone.
Church bells rang across Paris
as...
Racism is more than hatred
In recent weeks, the Oklahoma City metro has seen a rash of racist vandalism. This is of course only the latest in a history...
Olivia lives: Norman sculpture restored after vandalism
(Editor’s note: The following story appears courtesy of Gaylord News, a reporting project of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.)
The artist who...
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,...
A flood of news from Norman
(Editor's note: Cartoonist Mike Allen was a little busy being awesome this weekend, so your friendly editor in chief, Tres Savage, stepped in to...
Norman photos: ‘Hate has no home’ in my town
I tell my East Coast and West Coast friends that I live on a blue island in a red sea. That is the political...
People ‘disgusted’ with racist vandalism across Norman
More racist graffiti popped up in central Oklahoma overnight, with three locations in Norman vandalized with hateful messages.
The Cleveland County Democratic Party headquarters, the...