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sports-related concussions

Understanding the science of sports-related concussions

Although the numbers may be conservative owing to under-diagnosis and underreporting, medical researchers generally accept that at least 1.6 to 3.8 million sport-related concussions...

Pride is more than a week, month, parade or flag

The month of June stands as Pride Month, and this year Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt declared the third week of June as Pride...

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,...
Planned Parenthood

The Oklahoman editorial board’s health rhetoric still irrational

It comes as little surprise that The Oklahoman's editorial board decided to write in support of congressional efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. What's surprising, however,...
slumber party

Motion to pizza: Session slumber party gets rowdy

Who would ever say "Nay" to pizza? The Oklahoma Legislature suspended many rules to end this year's session last Thursday/Friday. In addition to allowing food...
Bizarro U

HH: This year’s Sooners stand as ‘Bizarro U’ to 2017-2019 playoff teams

I’m not much of a comic book fan, but I do remember the character Bizarro from the fantastic Super Friends cartoon. In a land of...
human advantage

Youthful commentary: Sex ed and the ‘human advantage’

On Facebook earlier this month, a concerned reader critiqued a commentary published on NonDoc about public relations at a local, private high school. That reader...
Lyric Theatre

Bernice bobs ‘cute’ hair in Lyric Theatre world premiere

Exiting the theater after the confection titled Bernice Bobs Her Hair, I heard a woman describe the show as “cute.” Uh, oh, that’s not...
Battle of Honey Springs, Oklahoma
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The Battle of Honey Springs, Oklahoma’s overlooked ‘Gettysburg of the West’

Long before it became a state, Oklahoma became a battleground where some of the earliest steps toward Black civil rights took shape and tribal nations'...
Elbert

I, conqueror: Mt. Elbert as metaphor

We’re a nation of conquerors. It’s built into our DNA. “Vini, Vidi, Vici” (“I came; I saw; I conquered”) was first uttered by a...

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