‘We must act’: Earth Day in the time of pandemic
In the fall of 2019, the journalist David Corn wrote in Mother Jones about a mental health crisis among climate scientists, who...
‘The earth rocked’: A diary from the day of the Oklahoma City bombing
It doesn’t feel like it has been 25 years. Much has happened since then, but the morning of April 19, 1995, is still stuck...
Parents agree: The Easter bunny is an essential worker
A big shout out to all the essential workers doing their thing right now. I know working through a pandemic isn't a situation people...
Remembering Alton Gore: It was hard. It was unfair. It was a funeral during a pandemic.
SEILING — When my grandmother, Lavon Gore, died in early March, every pew in the local Methodist church was full. Many other people, unable...
COVID-19 drive-up testing site offers snapshot of history
If you saw me Thursday, you probably got tested for COVID-19.
The only time I left the house was to visit the drive-up testing facility...
The COVID-19 outbreak holds lessons for policymakers
We haven’t yet reached the peak of COVID-19 outbreak, and it can be hard to envision the end of this crisis. But we know...
Distance learning from home and in the park
I wake up each morning feeling great and reminding myself of the only thing on my “to-do” list — enjoy life. But anxiety keeps...
Bad news for Cheetos: Our behaviors are changing
A new normal is quickly settling in for our lives, and with it our behaviors are changing. The mantra of "wash your hands" and...
Proxy family: The lights and sounds of thank you
The flashing lights and car horns delivered a message.
A message from the parking lot to the building.
The message came from dozens of people sitting...
Creating a playbook for nonprofits in the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic really struck home for Oklahoma City — and perhaps for a lot of the country — on March 11, when a...
