The OU men’s basketball program finally found a spark
As long-time readers well know, I love Top Daug.
While he's the most mischievous mascot in Oklahoma sports, I don't believe he started the great...
With wounded wing, Stitt suggests rolling back Medicaid expansion, medical marijuana
Well, you "can't put a Band-Aid on a broken bone," according to Gov. Kevin Stitt, but you can push for Oklahoma voters to make...
Pandemonium easier to predict than precipitation
Where were you when the 2026 snowstorm hype train rolled through Oklahoma? You likely hopped on board, just like every Oklahoma resident did, and...
Housing might be nice, but only if the lines are good
In the war for apartments in Edmond, residents worried about rooflines have won the latest battle.
This past week, the Edmond City Council voted of...
The Mandela Washington Fellowship: An American experience I will never forget
NAIROBI, Kenya — My life almost ended July 27, 2024. But that's where this story started.
Over 12 days at Kenyatta Referral Hospital — including five...
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...
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...
‘People notice’: Chickasha leg lamp spurs economy as Warner Bros. complaint lingers
CHICKASHA — In downtown Chickasha, a 50-foot leg lamp glows over a city plaza, drawing tourists, sparking small-business sales and anchoring a new holiday...
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...


















