Facing attack, OKGOP’s Estela Hernandez could be a star
If she wins the Oklahoma GOP election for chairperson Sunday, naturalized El Salvadorian immigrant Estela Hernandez could become a powerful figure in the national Republican Party.
But while...
He Named Me Malala: Documentary focuses on Pakistani activist
At the age of 15, Pakistani student Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban. Not a random school bombing, or scattered gunfire...
Norman Forward: a MAPS-like sales tax package
(Editor's Note: This story was corrected to identify Norman's potential purchase of Griffin Community Park properly.)
Norman residents will vote Tuesday, Oct. 13, on whether...
Anti-intellectualism rises on the left
San Marcos, TEXAS — Perhaps this is not new, but a strong tide laps at our proverbial shores: The rise of anti-intellectualism ... among...
Panhandlers: context and conflicts for median proposal
(Editor's Note:Â Late Thursday evening, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma announced its belief that the proposed city ordinance discussed below would violate the...
Death penalty rodeo: Glossip execution stayed
It's a good thing they have a rodeo arena at the "Big Mac" State Penitentiary down in Pittsburg County.
Statewide politicians, anti-death penalty advocates, a...
October meeting calendar
(Editor's Note: Here, from our NonDoc base in Oklahoma's capital city, we want people to remember that The Oklahoma Open Meeting Act ensures access to Oklahoma public...
Q&A: Clint Williams — Director of Mary Abbot Children’s House and Norman City Councilor
Clint Williams is the executive director of the Mary Abbott Children's House in Norman, and he also represents Ward 2 on the Norman City...
Oil layoffs: Benefits can be available even with severance pay
Chesapeake Energy Corp. reportedly laid off hundreds of employees Tuesday, another wound in Oklahoma's festering oil and gas economy.
Those included in the latest round...
Fast times in food service: booze, excess and stress
It’s fun, flexible and easy cash, but ask any server or young professional about their time taking tables in the food service industry, and...
