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NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, “Civics” encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.

Islam and the First Amendment

Legislator unsure if First Amendment should cover Islam

Sometimes, a yes-or-no question is best answered with a simple yes or no. But in an interview Monday, Oklahoma Rep. Pat Ownbey (R-Ardmore) refrained from casting an...
Shooting Advice

Unpacking that stupid ‘Shooting Advice’ meme

Since the Orlando shooting June 12, social media has been abuzz with impassioned screeds from both sides of the political aisle, each attempting to...
Doerflinger_Trump

Letter: Doerflinger ‘fancies himself an Oklahoma version of Trump’

(Editor’s Note: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such, we run Letters...

Editorial: More candidates mean better democracy

Just more than one week remains before Oklahomans will vote June 28 in primary elections for state legislative and congressional seats. Several inter-party matchups will...
school cemetery

Lack of records confounds school cemetery’s history

(Editor’s Note: This is the third and final piece in a series of stories about an ongoing land dispute between the Wichita, Caddo and Delaware...
KIPP

KIPP OKC finances, data belie ‘credibility of its promises’

There are two big questions in regard to the KIPP plan for taking over the Martin Luther King Elementary School building. I’ve focused on the...

Wichita Historical Center progresses despite land battle

(Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of stories about an ongoing land dispute between the Wichita, Caddo and Delaware nations in...
SODs

Pressed releases: Dems spew vitriol, OKC app updated

Much like winter or summer can bring on seasonal affective disorder (SAD), re-election season brings on seasonally outraged Democrats (SODs). As three incumbents from the...
mass shootings

Mass shootings: Do we have to reach triple-digit deaths?

America can’t seem to agree whether the largest act of terrorism since 9/11 — and the nation's largest mass shooting ever — matters more or...
two-party system

Political shifts create uncertainty for two-party system

The discontent surrounding America's two-party political system has never been more apparent till the 2016 election cycle. Democrat and Republican voters alike broke away from their...

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