Residency question could dog Okla. Supreme Court appointee Patrick Wyrick
Gov. Mary Fallin finally received her first chance to appoint a justice to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, but her pick has raised eyebrows, caused controversy and...
Durantenstein: KD has become the monster
After some of the vitriol I've heard this week, I half expected the above scene at the OKC airport.
As a long-time sports fan, I appreciate a...
Ending charter wars: ‘The problem is the problem’
My previous post discussed the first issue of two that should inform the OKCPS school board election: making teaching a team sport. It drew...
Defending Steve Perry: One-size-fits-all education ‘grossly delusional’
Steve Perry, a well-known advocate for school choice, gave the keynote speech to the Oklahoma School Choice Summit last month. As the name implies,...
Turmoil of Trump’s first weeks shows partisan hypocrisy
President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office Jan. 20, and what a whirlwind his first two-plus weeks have been.
Trump, in a fit of...
Letter: ‘I do not want my tax dollars siphoned off’
To the editors:
The Oklahoma State Board of Education unanimously approved a new charter school in Seminole even though the local school board said no. State...
Could making teaching a ‘team sport’ improve OKCPS?
Oklahoma City faces two policy questions that should inform discussions about the school board election. The most interesting question, to which I will devote...
Oklahoma’s Mission of Mercy: ‘We need more access to dental care’
WOODWARD — It’s always jarring to see hundreds of people lined up at dawn for health care in the world’s richest nation.
Friday night, I traveled...
Only Godzilla can bring attention to the Fukushima nuclear plant
Alarming radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant represent one of those stories we hear about and think, "Hmm, that doesn't sound good." But then we move...
Photos: Take a tour of Kansas City’s ‘Little Italy’
Columbus Park has been known as Kansas City, Missouri's Little Italy since the late 19th century. It still is, along with a considerable population...


















