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NonDoc.com serves as a responsible public forum for news and commentary. Our commentary section is open for public submission on a variety of topics. Promotional pieces are not accepted as commentary submissions, and we generally do not publish commentary about legislation during the legislative session.

PLEASE NOTE: Before writing and emailing your submission, please email editorial@nondoc.com with your proposed thesis statement and argument. If we approve your proposal, the piece must be between 500 and 1,000 words in length with hyperlinked sources for all statistics, quotes or claims included in the submission.

2026 Oklahoma governor polling

Polling: 4 lead GOP governor race, superintendent primary tight, AI ads unpopular

Faced with hard decisions, turn to the data. Back in February, when NonDoc announced a May 28 gubernatorial debate ahead of the Republican primary election,...
My family was too poor to afford deodorant

‘My family was too poor to afford deodorant’

TISHOMINGO, Oklahoma — Sweat stains darkened the fabric of my shirt, stretching from the seam of my sleeve down to my upper waist. A...
Barry Switzer

Letter: Barry Switzer and his wife voting ‘No’ on SQ 777

To the editors: My passion for the gridiron is well known. What a lot of people don’t know about me is my love of animals. My...
American Rule

Editorial: Oklahoma kills ‘American Rule,’ no one notices

(Update: Days after the publication of this article, the Oklahoma Legislature amended another bill and reinstated the statute discussed below.) A widely popular bill expanding...
Supreme Court rubber stamps

OK Supreme Court ‘rubber stamps’ denial, rules OU misconduct reports privileged

I still believe Oklahomans deserve to know what misconduct the Jones Day law firm identified at the University of Oklahoma. Parents, taxpayers, donors, tuition-paying students,...
Michael Nash

Reaction to new councilman shows Norman polarization

If you weren't aware, Norman has been pretty much anything other than united in 2020. A series of events this summer in Oklahoma's third-largest...

Finally burger time? In-N-Out should be in OKC

What will it take? If the news of Oklahoma City's larger-than-expected population gain on the latest U.S. census can't bring an In-N-Out Burger franchise...
MLB blackout problem

It’s time to fix the confounding MLB blackout problem

I’m a child of Ted Turner’s SuperStation WTBS. Early evenings in the 1980s were spent at my grandfather’s house, watching the Atlanta Braves game du...
COVID-19 numbers

Understanding COVID-19 numbers: The data behind Oklahoma’s bump

To be fair to Gov. Kevin Stitt, when he announced on May 29 that Oklahoma would be moving into Phase 3 of his Open...
Oklahoma's balance sheet

Psst! Do you want to find $1 billion for Oklahoma schools?

Oklahoma's Economic Development Generating Excellence (EDGE) committee was formed by former Gov. Brad Henry to come up with ideas for our state's government. In September 2003, I suggested to the...

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