Culture
PPP helps keep the proverbial pizza cooking
I admit that looking through spreadsheets isn't exactly my definition of a good time, but browsing the list of Oklahoma businesses that received federal...
Kevin Stitt quarantine: Rest up, governor
I have questions. This past week, we found out that Gov. Kevin Stitt tested positive for COVID-19, which made national headlines. This probably wasn't...
Miami Nation: Forced away once, forced away again
“Myaamionki” means all the places the Miami people have ever lived, whether past or present.
Saakiiweeyonki, or Coming Out Place, was the original Miami Nation...
Ready for basketball from the Disney bubble
Let's be honest. Of all the Disney characters, Goofy would be the most likely to get dunked on in a basketball game, right? We...
School 2020: Arts and crafts more like arts and masks
The school years is approaching for many children in the state of Oklahoma and around the country, but with a pandemic still among us,...
‘Don’t let weeds grow on my grave’: Poems on Gower Memorial Cemetery
The Gower Memorial Cemetery, in Edmond, is a living testimony to a family’s compassion that crossed racial barriers.
The cemetery of more than 500 plots...
Norman elections always cause a flood of headlines
It's that time of year again: The time when Norman votes on something — anything really — and lots of wild discussion ensues. This...
Snail mail: Slugging it out at the U.S. Postal Service
Who had "political fight over the post office" for the month of August? I can't find it on my 2020 bingo card, and I...
You’re doing fine in the red zone, Oklahoma
It's crunch time. We've come all this way, and now we're in the "red zone." As plenty of people around here know, the red...
It wasn’t Neese: An allegory for owning your audio
So the dust has settled, and the primaries are finally over. Here in Oklahoma, there were some shake-ups for local offices and a particularly...