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Guest opinion from members of the OKC metro community

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.
OKC City Council

Mask mandate or horse dewormer – your choice, OKC City Councilors

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Guest opinion columnist Nick Brooke weighs in on mask mandate decisions he believes the OKC City Council should make.