False flag fears epitomize extreme views in America
This past week may have been the first time I've seen the phrase "false flag" thrown around by mainstream news sources in a semi-serious...
Medicaid expansion: Oklahoman editorial board twists the facts
Recently, the Oklahoma Editorial Board wrote an opinion column titled Medicaid Expansion No Economic Cure-All. Unfortunately, the piece was riddled with conservative ideology and few facts.
The...
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If you value higher education, stand firm for free speech
A specter is haunting American academia — a specter that is stifling academic freedom. Virtually every day, some campus around the country confronts a...
Reverend: Commutation allows a chance for redemption
Early in my career, I worked for the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs and witnessed a level of hurt that I had never before...
Interim studies on #oklaed move needle on mentality
Throughout September and early October, I attended several education-focused interim studies at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Although I saw plenty of noneducators still grasping...
Ironically, whooping cranes have view of OKC growth
I've lived in Oklahoma my entire life, but I had never heard about whooping cranes migrating through here until just this past week.
It's fairly...
Photo essay: Norman Film Festival returned for encore
This year marks the second year in a row for the Norman Film Festival to host screenings in downtown Norman, Oklahoma. In September, audiences...
Fast times at Gallogly U: It’s a university, not a business
FAIRFAX, Virginia — I have a confession to make: I don’t follow Oklahoma politics and events like some of my fellow ex-Okies do. Sure,...
Stitt and Edmondson view Mary Fallin label as insult
When gubernatorial candidates are not raising money for campaign expenses and TV commercials, they visit different communities and recite stump speeches.
Sometimes they appear with...
Data reveal opportunity gaps along demographic lines
In recent years, we have heard plenty of sad news about our home state. We learned in 2016 that life expectancies of poor Oklahomans...
