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Monumental Monstrosity: The Oklahoma Land Run Monument

July 6, 2020
79 Comments

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...

  • Education
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  • OKC Media

Paper Mill: Louis Fowler’s time in the Oklahoman’s “Newsroom 101” program

May 11, 2020
5 Comments

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...

  • Education
  • Satire

7 Libelous Statements About Epic Charter Schools…

December 19, 2019
13 Comments

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...

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Redskin Country: Oklahoma High Schools and the Use of Racist Mascots

August 15, 2019
89 Comments

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...

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Good news! Emergency certified teachers now need training!

August 1, 2019
4 Comments

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...

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Band on the Sun: The Northwest Classen Marching Band and the Summer of ‘93

July 15, 2019
4 Comments

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...

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5 new career opportunities for David Boren…

June 14, 2019
9 Comments

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...

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Cal’s Corner: Inside OU’s Ongoing Soap Opera

May 16, 2019
38 Comments

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...

  • Education

Sounds about right: 30,000 Oklahoma teachers have quit since 2013.

March 7, 2019
6 Comments

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...

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Lawton named “The Best College Town” in Oklahoma…

March 5, 2019
18 Comments

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...

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7 achievements school districts should really be graded on

March 4, 2019
1 Comment

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...

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Lawmakers try everything to fix education… except increase funding.

February 20, 2019
27 Comments

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...

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Lawmaker thinks sending kids to private school will keep them from being bullied…

February 15, 2019
11 Comments

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...

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How Oklahoma schools should handle medical marijuana

July 17, 2018

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...

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10 Things Oklahoma Teachers Need in the Classroom More Than Spanking

April 17, 2018

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...

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Winners and Losers of the Great OK Teacher Walkout of 2018

April 17, 2018

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...

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6 Places for Oklahoma Teachers to Celebrate Their Big Raise

April 16, 2018

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...

  • Education
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Your 2 Rants – OEA Ending the Teachers Walkout

April 13, 2018

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...

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How to spot outside agitators and paid protestors at the Capitol…

April 5, 2018

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...

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HOT (FOOD) FOR TEACHER: Even more free meals for educators

April 5, 2018

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...

  • Education
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OK Walkout 2018: Revenge of the Teachers

April 4, 2018

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...

  • Education
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Here’s your “Oklahoma Teacher Walkout” Bingo Card

April 2, 2018

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...

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  • Nostalgia

Remembering the Teacher Walkout of 1990

March 29, 2018

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...

  • Education
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Oil Overlords select James Gallogly to be next OU President…

March 26, 2018

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...

  • Education
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Why haven’t Oklahoma teachers gone on strike???

March 1, 2018

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...

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