MHAOK campaign aims to end mental health stigma
Emily Richmond’s story is brief, but well worth the read. The brevity of her tale contrasts with her long, arduous fight with bipolar disorder....
Letter: ‘Demand justice at the ballot box in November’
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such, we run Letters...
Teacher shortage: Real or fabricated?
It sounds weird, but some school reformers keep denying that teachers are fleeing the classroom. Even stranger, Oklahoma is cited as a place where...
Filter: Brian Bingman’s finger pointing smacks of irony
You've seen the headlines and social media reactions swirling the Internet. The Oklahoma Legislature is a "train wreck." It's time to "panic."
Legislative leaders have...
Abolitionist: Vetoed abortion bill a political distraction
Much has been made (for example, here at NonDoc) of the latest pro-life attempt to regulate murder. SB 1552 was vetoed Friday by pro-life Gov. Mary Fallin, who...
WTF v. FTW: Legislating the womb, picking at the budget
Student protests and a political standoff punctuated the penultimate week of the 55th Oklahoma Legislature's second session. On Monday, more than 1,000 OKCPS students demonstrated...
Mayor Mick Cornett’s roundtable event highlights OKC’s original sins
The best and the worst of Oklahoma City’s annual Mayor’s Development Roundtable always seem to follow the same pattern: Once again, the big weakness of the...
Medicaid, Medi-can’t: Tobacco tax stalled in House
Those who like to sit back and scoff at the Oklahoma Legislature for perceived incompetence were hand-delivered a lunch pail's worth of material Wednesday as...
Civil disobedience: Students march to Oklahoma Capitol
In an effort one screaming teenager dubbed "civil disobedience," dozens of Classen School of Advanced Studies students and their parents marched three miles to...
Andy Bowen, former mayor of Waynoka: ‘We are all neighbors’
(Editor's Note: While Andy Bowen contributes creative writing to NonDoc, we believe his experiences as the mayor of a rural town are interesting enough to warrant this...


















