Munich Oktoberfest: Security improved but not ironclad
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Germany's Oktoberfest began Sept. 17, and, continuing six years of tradition, I headed over from my home in Switzerland.
One year ago, Germany...
Crutcher death echoes Tulsa Race Riot’s ‘white hysteria’
End of May, first of June 1921. In Tulsa, a young black male enters a crowded elevator and brushes against a young, white female....
Despite emerging OKC health efforts, challenges remain
The Oklahoma Health Center has become the crown jewel of the local economy. Obviously, many of the Health Science Center's health efforts are made possible by enormous...
Editorial: Tulsa DA steps up; N.C. violence a shame
To the surprise of many of my friends, Tulsa DA Steve Kunzweiler filed a first-degree manslaughter charge against Tulsa PD officer Betty Shelby on...
Sundaze: Terence Crutcher’s forest & ‘The rot in my yard’
The forest of Terence Crutcher's death
I've seen a lot of the "let's wait til the facts come out" mentality this week regarding the death...
Empire, a short story in eight chapters
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When you name a town Empire, you shouldn’t be surprised if it develops a god-complex. A church, a school, a cemetery, a dozen meth...
‘White silence is complicity’
TULSA — I hadn’t heard of the hashtag #whitechurchquiet until Wednesday night when I sat in the Metropolitan Baptist Church at a justice vigil for...
Mumps outbreak shows continued need for vaccination
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports that the number of outbreak-associated mumps cases in the state has risen to 26 in September, with...
Oklahoma’s legislative term limits: ‘It seemed like a good idea’
In 1990, Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly approved State Question 632 to impose term limits on the service of legislators. The constitutional amendment, which received 67...
Education reform: Title I funds only part of the solution
I described the complexities of school funding and why the simplistic criticisms of local and state education systems are unjustified in a previous post here...
