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Guest opinion from members of the OKC metro community

Constance Squires

The vocabulary to describe Timothy McVeigh

In this guest opinion for the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, Constance Squires looks at what we now call the "alt-right" and how it influenced Timothy McVeigh.
Who pays the cost when the information is lost?

News isn’t free. We all pay the price if we don’t financially support unbiased,...

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Even if you refuse to pay for news, it is not free. It takes money to produce documented, verified news that is fair-minded and ethical.
Open Letters

Letter to the Editor: ‘Building this jail on the backs of children is not...

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In this letter to the editor, Gina Standridge argues against putting the new Oklahoma County Jail at 1901 Grand Blvd only blocks away from a Mid-Del elementary.
Oklahoma County Jail

Let’s not have to say NEVER AGAIN – AGAIN

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The new Oklahoma County jail should be located where it is legal to build. It is a legal problem that will cost the county millions of dollars if ignored.
Choctaw Nation

The Choctaw Nation will enforce the law

In this guest opinion column, Chief Gary Batton of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma argues that the Choctaw Nation will enforce the law.
Gentner Drummond

Okla’s AG: Open records and meetings foster better government

Oklahoma's Attorney General Gentner Drummond weighs in on the importance of open records and open meetings in government.
Open Letters

Changing Attitudes Over Urban Sprawl Have Taken Hold In OKC

Urban sprawl is finally going out of style, says Anthony Rodriguez in this community voices opinion piece.
Open Letters

OKC proposed trespass ordinance is a fascist boondoggle

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Nick Brooke argues the proposed trespass ordinance on the docket for a first hearing in the Oklahoma City Council is "unconstitutional."
Typewriter

Another attempt to criminalize homelessness

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Paula Sophia argues that the OKC City Council should follow the recommendations of a consultant firm on handling the mentally ill.
legislature

The “Spirit” of House Bill 1775

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In this Community Voices opinion piece, Putnam City Public Schools teacher Aaron Baker considers the letter of HB 1775 vs. the spirit.
Donald Trump

How the Republican Party lost its soul

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Dr. John Thompson reviews Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank's newest book about "crack-up" of the Republican Party.
Starbucks

Starbucks’s abortion promises for workers are PR stunts. We want a union contract.

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Alisha Humphrey is a barista at the 63rd and Grand Starbucks in OKC and argues a contract with Starbucks as the only way to insure benefits.
Douglass High School

The decline of indoctrination in Oklahoma public school classrooms

In this community voices opinion piece, Aaron Baker argues that there is not indoctrination in public school classrooms.
steel workers

Opinion: Labor movement seeks fair wages, freedom to organize

Tim O'Connor, president of the Okla Labor Federation, clarifies what the labor movement in Oklahoma seeks from employers.
Douglass High School

Opinion: School vouchers are another version of ‘white flight’

Guest opinion columnist Felix Linden argues that vouchers are another version of "white flight" as in the 1960s.