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Tenkiller

Birthday Rant: At Lake Tenkiller, we have lost something special to pollution

This summer, I visited Flathead Lake in Montana with my family, where I marveled at the water quality. I could open my eyes under...
2026 summer journalism internship

Apply for NonDoc’s 2026 internship program by Feb. 22

The summer I spent in NonDoc's newsroom as an intern served as a terrific learning experience, and now it's time for a new batch...
Oklahoma County offers the American Dream

Birthday Rant: Oklahoma County offers the American dream, the modern nightmare

Oklahoma County has a mix of every stupid little thing America brings to the table. To live here is both thrilling and exhausting. From withers...
AI hallucination

Maybe the entire American Heartland project was AI hallucination

Once upon a time, circa 1997, I played a video game called Theme Park for the original PlayStation. The goal of the game was...
big stories end of year

EOY: Several stories from 2025 will linger into 2026

Another year is basically in the books, and it sure was a busy one. NonDoc's newsroom added new members and gathered with readers and donors...
take the remote

It’s time for 2026 to take the remote

What a year, right? Like any other, 2025 featured highs and lows, but the extreme polarities of those events have helped make it a memorable...
OU's successful season

HH: Despite fate’s fatal field goal, OU’s successful season puts hope on the horizon

Late in the second half of his team’s playoff game on Friday night, the best kicker in college football lined up for a chip...
crimson and cream Christmas

For a moment, it felt like a crimson and cream Christmas

I can think of few better Christmas gifts than a College Football Playoff game in Norman. Aside from being the center of the sports universe...

‘Necessary watchdogs’: Newsrooms must step up in a ‘changing, challenging’ world

I had brunch with a former OU journalism student of mine a few weeks ago. It ended up with him assigning me a paper...
Cadillac Jason Smith apology album

‘Cadillac’ Jason Smith: It seems the bottle let him down

There are plenty of songs about drinking, and plenty of songs about the police, but I'm not sure how many of them combine the...

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