In my many years of writing for various publications across Oklahoma City, I have received almost every kind of death threat one possibly can. While they usually elicit laughter more than anything...
By my sophomore semester at the Classen School of Advanced Studies, I had begun to make a name for myself locally with the publication of my self-produced magazine – Damaged. It had raised such a...
Earlier this week, our friends at Epic Charter Schools – the fishy online school district being investigated by multiple law enforcement agencies – filed a libel and slander lawsuit against one...
This past weekend, a whole history of Indigenous oppression was in my face when I visited Rush Springs for their annual Watermelon Festival. Their high school’s mascot is the Redskins, a term that...
As someone who once spent three hours teaching a class of 9th grade boys before every shred of confidence built over the last two decades of life was destroyed, I have a lot of respect for what...
As the Oklahoma summer sun continues to boil and bake our hottest of days away, when I was walking in it recently—not heel to toe, mind you—every skin-searing beam took me back to the summer of...
It looks like the David Boren era at OU has finally come to an end. Earlier this week, the final bits and pieces of the investigation into his sexual misconduct allegations were officially swept...
For the better part of a year, a relentless drama has played out at The University of Oklahoma. Salacious allegations of sexual misconduct against former OU President David Boren. An investigatory...
Relatively speaking, 30,000 is usually considered to be a pretty big number. For example, American hero and discount John Lennon impersonator Don Gorske holds a World Record for eating 30,000...
Last week, a graphic naming “The Best College Town in Every State” made the rounds again on social media. As for Oklahoma, naturally, there was only one obvious option – Lawton...
Last week, Oklahoma schools held their breath and crossed their fingers as the annual Oklahoma State Report Card was released. This year’s report card ranked districts on their graduation rates...
The Great Oklahoma Teacher’s Walkout of 2018 was a historic movement which proved that with determination, sacrifice, and collaboration, teachers from across districts have the power to unite and...
If you consider high school to have been the greatest years of your life, it can usually be assumed that you either peaked in the 11th grade or are currently on meth. High school sucks. Especially...
Hey! Did you guys know that Oklahoma legalized that medical jazz cabbage?! Even though the governor signed some nonsensical papers, lawsuits have been filed to prevent the changes to the state...
Three or four weeks ago, Representative John Bennett, the Islamophobic state rep who is not seeking re-election so he can spend more time shooting guns with is family, had a solution for the recent...
That was a fun extended recess! After two spirited weeks of communal gathering, marching and clever sign making, the Oklahoma Education Association waved the oxymoronic white flag of victory last...
So… the Great Oklahoma Teachers Walkout of 2018 is over? I guess if you believe the Oklahoma Education Association it is. With OEA President Alicia Priest claiming a “victory,” teachers have...
Before we get started, I’d like to offer my deepest, sorry-but-not-sorry apology for TLO’s lack of round the clock, “click me! click me!” coverage of the Teachers Walkout. Here are two good...
We knew this teacher’s walkout felt a bit too genuine and inspirational. Yesterday afternoon, State Rep John Enns confirmed what wacko authoritarian conspiracy theorists have long feared – paid...
A couple of weeks ago in this very spot, we lamented that with all Oklahoma teachers have had to deal with over the past few years—bureaucratically, financially and psychologically—seemingly the...
Oklahoma has finally become a positive source of inspiration for the rest of America! Well, at least the good parts. Only a few days after receiving a $6,000 per year payoff to go away and be...
Happy Teachers Walkout Day! Back in early March, everyone assumed today would be the first day of a perhaps multi-week teachers walkout over low pay and general cuts to education funding in...
Moving from a small redneck town in Texas to the relatively bigger and far more diverse town of Oklahoma City, it was not so much a rude awakening as it was one of those confused rousings where you...
It’s nice to see a wealthy, white, Republican energy industry executive finally catch a break in Oklahoma! Earlier today, the University of Oklahoma introduced Jim Gallogly – a Canadian-born...
Oklahoma’s not the only place where teachers are paid less than Costco cashiers. Earlier today, 20,000 West Virginia teachers returned to classrooms following a successful four-day walkout over...
