From McVeigh to MAGA, we haven’t learned our lesson about hate speech
It's time Oklahomans and the rest of the nation learned our lesson about the power of hate speech and the devastation it brings.
Why the award matters
I haven’t been a journalist for my entire adult life.
And so, it was with surprise and gratitude that I received my first journalism award...
At Biden inauguration, Oklahomans were shown clear choice for future
On Wednesday, Oklahoma and Oklahomans figured prominently in the Inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Manhood — from the inside out — part 28 — Heroic
Paula Sophia continues her saga of life's experiences and influences that contributed to who she is today.
Our top ten OPINION posts of 2020 exposed bad thinking in government
Here are the top ten opinion articles by George Lang, opinion writer for Free Press, who consistently took on governmental bad thinking.
Is Kevin Calvey’s calculated risk on CARES Act funds a miscalculation?
Kevin Calvey, District 3 Oklahoma County Commissioner, acts like he neither likes nor understands active people in local politics.
Okla delegation rending its garments over Inflation Reduction Act
Conservative lawmakers are engaged in a tearful and untruthful jeremiad this week, over passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
This weekend, celebrate Labor Day by unionizing your workplace
Labor Day is not the sequel to Memorial Day and not a time for hollow and vague statements about the sanctity of work.
Woodward’s recordings are public, senators must pressure Trump to resign
Anyone in Congress who continues to support President Donald Trump right now is an accomplice to his crimes against the American people.
Our photography tells the story, too
Surprisingly, individual non-moving photographs still rule the day in news reporting. And we make sure that we rule with the medium that rules.
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Trump’s COVID relief stall is his final, colossal “screw you” of 2020
While most people slept on Saturday night and Sunday morning, unemployment benefits lapsed for the millions of Americans displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic, all...
Manhood – from the inside out – part 39 – Climbing Mt. Maslow
Paula Sophia Schonauer continues a serial memoir. To read the earlier parts of this series, follow the links at the end of each episode.
Manhood – from the inside out – an invitation from a stranger
Paula Sophia Schonauer continues a serial memoir. To read the earlier parts of this series, follow the links at the end of each episode.
Manhood from the inside out – part 7 – Limbo
Paula Sophia continues her serial memoir from childhood through adulthood, transition, and a new life as a woman.
Rolling blackouts were the result of lax regulation and misplaced priorities
Until real progress is made to fortify the power grids that we depend on more than ever before, every week should be “infrastructure week.”