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Commentary: Lankford logic

Passing campaign data to oligarchs is great, as long as you know them really, really well.

On Jan. 9, U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, established that he is willing to say just about anything to divert attention from the multiple investigations into possible Russian collusion with the Donald Trump campaign and that passing campaign data to alleged Russian agents is nothing to worry about.

By George Lang Jan 15, 2019

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Cartoon: Fire sauce

By Ingvard Ashby Jan 9, 2019

Commentary: Blocked intersections

A U.S. district court judge’s upholding of Oklahoma City’s anti-panhandling ordinance does not mean it should stay on the books.

On Dec. 19, U.S. district judge Joe Heaton ruled that Oklahoma City’s anti-panhandling ordinance is constitutional.

By George Lang Jan 8, 2019

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Cartoon: The future is blight

By Ingvard Ashby Jan 2, 2019

Commentary: Fighting hate

A national white identity group is putting its stickers in OKC’s high-traffic areas.

In November 2018, former Oklahoma Gazette reporter Ben Luschen found one while hiking near Cushing and took a photo on his cellphone.

By George Lang Jan 1, 2019

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Cartoon: State of the state

By Ingvard Ashby Dec 26, 2018

Legislative malpractice

A xenophobic Senate bill would take away prenatal care for all low-income Oklahoma women just to make things difficult for undocumented immigrants.

One might think that legislation to end a program that provides vital services to thousands of Oklahoma’s poorest women and children would deserve the utmost care and discernment.

By Lori Walke Dec 25, 2018

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Cartoon: By the book

By Ingvard Ashby Dec 19, 2018

Commentary: Taking shots

The Oklahoman editorial board dangerously spreads anti-vaxxer junk science.

Just 10 months ago, a child in Norman was diagnosed with an entirely preventable disease, one for which a vaccine was developed 55 years ago.

By George Lang Dec 18, 2018

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Cartoon: Change you can believe in

By Ingvard Ashby Dec 12, 2018

Commentary: Blissful ignorance

When addressing climate change, The Oklahoman editorial board chooses comfort and convenience over responsibility.

If we are ever going to seriously confront the realities of environmental change, the flat earth society that consistently denies scientific findings needs to be spun off the globe.

By George Lang Dec 11, 2018

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Cartoon: In the wrong class

By Ingvard Ashby Dec 5, 2018

Cartoon: Loyal to the royals

By Ingvard Ashby Nov 28, 2018

Cartoon: Piece of the action

By Ingvard Ashby Nov 21, 2018

Cartoon: Washed up

By Ingvard Ashby Nov 14, 2018

Cartoon: Midterm 'toon up

By Ingvard Ashby Nov 6, 2018

Cartoon: Fun for all ages

By Ingvard Ashby Oct 31, 2018

Cartoon: Words to cringe by

By Ingvard Ashby Oct 24, 2018

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Cartoon: State of the state

By Ingvard Ashby Oct 18, 2018

Chicken-Fried News: The thin wooden line

Oklahoma is one of 19 states in the country that still allows corporal punishment to be used to discipline school students, but when does a paddling become full-on child abuse?

By Gazette staff Oct 11, 2018

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Chicken-Fried News: Handmaid University

Intolerance doesn’t always march on Southern cities bearing tiki torches while chanting, “You will not replace us.” Sometimes it toils quietly, seemingly benign, in quiet places of authority and trust.

By Gazette staff Oct 10, 2018

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