Future unclear in physician, patient relationships
World-famous historian Will Durant once wrote, “God never read the Declaration of Independence.” What Durant was referring to in the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson’s...
Who will be the LeBron James of Oklahoma’s education innovations?
In 1992, I began teaching alternative-school students at Willow View Mental Health System, and our model was as comprehensive as LeBron James’ new school,...
Rose State professor: My migration on immigration
When I ran for the Oklahoma State Senate in 2010, one of the big issues in the campaign was illegal immigration. My opponent in...
Vaccines protect children from deadly bacterial meningitis
(Correction: This commentary was updated at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, to note that Oklahoma does require the meningococcal conjugate vaccine for college entry. NonDoc...
Editorial: DJ Durkin the latest zit in college football’s unethical acne
Spotlighted by a brutal ESPN report about the culture of his program, Maryland head football coach DJ Durkin is the latest example of why...
GOP governor debate yields questions, not answers
I wanted answers, you wanted answers. What we got were ... confusing statements. I should probably expect this sort of thing from an Oklahoma...
In support of feminism: The Girl Child
The Girl Child
by Nelson Vincent Ayomitunde
(Author's note: Based on certain cultural instincts that have birthed discrimination in gender, this poem is for feminism, dedicated...
OKC film festivals and screenings broaden perspectives
We in Oklahoma deal with a lot of reality that is hard to understand. Our history and culture pushes people to hold their pain...
Cornett, Stitt dodge questions and each other in debate
At times, Tuesday night's GOP gubernatorial runoff debate felt like a dystopian Tom Stoppard play in which none of the characters on stage acknowledge...
In Pakistan, women seem primed to smash patriarchy
On July 25, millions of Pakistanis – including women – exercised their civic rights to usher in a new era of leadership on the promises of...


















