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The best Fourth of July journalism you’ve ever seen
Detroit, Michigan, and the United States as a whole lost (at least temporarily) one of America's most creative and important journalists in November: Charlie LeDuff.
LeDuff spent...
What to the slave is the Fourth of July?
I have always wanted to be a patriot. I have always wanted to sing the national anthem as bold and black as Marvin Gaye...
Editorial: OKC should be ashamed of NRA ad
A new advertisement from the National Rifle Association has drawn enormous criticism for its overt insinuation that conservative Americans need to fight their liberal brethren.
This...
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...
AP report: Gerrymandering heavily favors GOP
The purpose of establishing a representative democracy in the United States was to allow citizens across the country to be represented fairly in the...
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...
Fallin: Work remains after challenging session
(Editor's note: The following piece was distributed to media by Gov. Mary Fallin's office as part of her monthly column series titled Oklahoma Now....
North Highland Elementary an important history lesson
It would have been a mistake to follow through with an initial plan to abruptly close North Highland Elementary School without taking time to consult...
Editorial: GOP health bill would rob Peter, ignore Paul
Comprehending major proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code can be difficult and boring, but one need only read through page two of the GOP Senate's...
