Culture
Sundaze: Looking forward to a July cold front
It's that time of year again — that time when I don't go outside for two months straight.
Summer has its positives: lots of events, good...
Braum’s smash! The dairy store has become a bully
When did Braum's become such a bully? I feel like things were going so well between the company and the communities it serves. For...
Short story: ‘My Baby Must Live!’
She felt tears form in her eyes as the prickly feeling weighing heavily on her heart increased. Once again, as it had come to...
He is a soldier, his family is praying for him
He is a soldier
by Bipin Khatiwada
His family is praying for him.
He is struggling to save victims.
Saves lives from the mouth of death,
With a fearless and...
Photos: Road tripping in the Land of Enchantment
New Mexico first used its "Land of Enchantment" slogan on state vehicle tags in 1941. It was an accurate description before, then and now. The...
Venezuela independence celebration: ‘Recognize that there is a crisis’
Everyone knows July 4 is America's Independence Day, but what many Americans don’t know is that July 5 is independence day in Venezuela.
Wednesday afternoon, several dozen...
Take the Scissortail from the Scissortail to the Scissortail
Don't get me wrong. I like scissor-tailed flycatchers as much as the next person. It's one of the more interesting state birds, and it...
That Little Laborer: ‘A street urchin does not go to school’
That Little Laborer
by Bipin Khatiwada
He is just eight.
Penniless pockets
Out of ragged shorts.
Mucus running from little nose.
That dirty yellow t-shirt
Worn for a year,
Not washed since then.
Strength...
Rilla Askew’s new book dubs Oklahoma ‘Most American’
Earlier this month, the University of Oklahoma Press published award-winning novelist Rilla Askew's first nonfiction book, Most American: Notes from a Wounded Place. In...
The Covenant: ‘Now you hate It, for It’s Queer?’
The Covenant
by Derek Geiger
I set My Bow in the cloud,
A Promise bright and loud.
Now My Children are proud,
Yet some say it's not allowed.
Blind, they...