Sundaze: What was the Board of Health smoking?
After the voters said, "Yes," the Oklahoma State Board of Health said, "Well, sorta."
I think this was a bit expected, no? Dr. Jean Hausheer,...
Family separation creates harsh backdrop on July Fourth
I write this on the Fourth of July afternoon, 2018. My favorite holiday. The USA is 242 years old. Looking back, it's been a strange...
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The musical ‘Oklahoma!’ is still bogus after 75 years
The musical Oklahoma! opened on Broadway in 1943. Seventy-five years have passed, and Oklahomans are still much taken with the dear old thing.
Richard Rodgers...
Editorial: High price of oil shapes Oklahoma political landscape
If you hadn't noticed the high price of oil right now — knock on wood — then you probably don't work in the petroleum...
Scott Pruitt’s climate has changed
I honestly didn't know much about Scott Pruitt when he was the attorney general of Oklahoma. I knew that many people didn't have the...
New study: Children’s welfare falling in Oklahoma
In 2012, Oklahoma’s overall children's welfare ranking was 40th in the nation. Two years ago, we were up to 37th. Last week, the Annie...
Oklahoma Teacher Retirement System puts Social Security to shame
TULSA — My primary productive activity these days is Uber driving for two grandchildren (for which I keep detailed accounts with the expectation of being...
Son Of a Bitch Everything’s Real: An acronym for hope
I had my first drink during the summer of 2006, following my freshman year of college. Before that, I had always been a shy, melancholy...
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Kevin Durant will always be our Fourth of July villain
Every hero needs a villain.
If Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City Thunder and our state's pathologically self-loathing masses were a caped crusader, then baby-face-turned-heel Kevin...
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Letter: Key reversals possible, unlikely on new SCOTUS
To the editors:
For those who are concerned about SCOTUS and a possible reversal of the Obergefell and Windsor decisions recognizing marriage equality in MAGALand,...
