In Africa, children largely conform to parents’ religion
Ile-Ife, NIGERIA — It was the hour of prayer.
I saw Muslim brothers and sisters rush for prayers. The males filed into the mosque after the...
Q&A: Domestic violence a ‘system of power and control’
FAIRFIELD BAY, Ark. — I recently wrote the commentary, How do you know when it’s domestic violence? for NonDoc, which shared a glimpse of my...
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...
Straight party voting throws quite a rager in Oklahoma
Straight party voting is a feature of Oklahoma's electoral process that many people would like to see eliminated — many people who are not...
Jamie Zumwalt’s ‘grand experiment’ provides sense of community and a good cup of joe
Jamie Zumwalt and her husband opened Joe’s Addiction coffee shop in 2007 to provide a hangout for vulnerable people and those in recovery in...
‘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...
Edmond Walmart drama needs a neighborly solution
Neighborhoods and neighbors — Edmond is full of them, and they routinely remind any potential developer of their presence.
In the ongoing battle over what...
100 percent chance of Purple Rain: A poem on Prince
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art and other ideas pitched by creatives in Oklahoma and around the world....
Lawmakers stuck on the same level for years
Those of us who enjoy a good video game have all been there. You're playing an NES title with a sibling or friend who,...
‘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...
