A senator’s parting thoughts
You better vote Tuesday!
The quality of our city government is in peril.
Is Sally Kern an aberration?
For the GOP to not condemn Kern is to condone her actions.
Don’t say Chick-fil-A wasn’t personal
Connecting the dots
What’s going on at the state Board of Education?
Perils of ‘Personhood’
Decisions of politics and compassion
Race matters in Ersland case
One of the least talked about, but most important undercurrents in this saga
Revisionist history by state board members won’t whitewash their deplorable actions
Thursday 20 Jun
OKG Newsletter
Commentary
Poverty picture
Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
There's still too much suffering and more needs to be done in the fight against systemic impoverishment here.
Maintaining Ward 2's legacy
Commentary
Bill Bleakley
Oklahoma City is blessed with one of the best city governments in the nation
Point: A guide for all mankind
Commentary
Saad Mohammed
If opponents investigate Islam, they will see we have more in common than differences. They will see we are of the same nation.
Counterpoint: Precedents justify SQ 755
Commentary
Paul Blair
Shariah law is a constitution in and of itself. It is the rule of law for the Islamic Ummah (community). It is not compatible with the U.S. Constitution; it is a competitor to it.
Point: Sometimes you get what you need
Commentary
Kyle D. Loveless
Well, the confetti has been cleaned up, the banners removed, and the signs all across the state will slowly be coming down. Election Day came and went.
Counterpoint: Recovery and redemption
Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
Everyone knows the contemporary story of the addict who bottoms out only to find recovery and redemption later.
It gets better
Commentary
Nathan Gunter
I fell in love with Jesus at 17; about the time I was coming to the inescapable conclusion that I was gay.
There should be no doubt about 744
Commentary
Bill Bleakley
A "no" vote on SQ 744 should be a mandate to the Legislature to pass educational reforms that are needed.
Death of a justice
Commentary
Eric J. Groves
I have a short list of heroes, but Justice Marian Opala made the cut with me a long time ago.
Are you trying to kill me?
Commentary
Nathan Gunter
What telephone conversation or Facebook status is so important as to justify endangering your own safety and the safety of motorists and pedestrians alike?
The funny thing about OKC
Commentary
James Cooper
With only 5 percent of Oklahomans citing immigration as their greatest concern, one might imagine Oklahoma's local and state politicians would respond accordingly.
What's the point?
Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
State Questions 751, 755 and 756 will probably pass by landslides as voters vent some anger or make larger political statements. But is it really worth the trouble?
Jailhouse blues
Commentary
Kyle Loveless
Two central questions need to be addressed: First, why do we need a new jail; and second, when will we vote on it?
The small elements
Commentary
Chris Smith
I'm a firm believer that we should give credit where credit is due, and the City of Oklahoma City is due some credit.
Point: Political Russian roulette
Commentary
Carlos J. Toledo
Politicians are jeopardizing their viability in the long run by targeting citizen children of illegal immigrants, for it risks alienating the fastest-growing voting bloc in Oklahoma.
