Commentary
Carolyn Stager
The weather is turning chilly, the mall parking lots are full, and one might wonder, “Where is the recession?” As full as the parking lots may be, however, there are many choosing to stay in from the cold and, for convenience, shop from their computers.

Letters to the Editor
John McCarroll
We were a little perplexed to see a letter to the editor from Carl Hall (“Elmo A-OK?” Dec. 7, Oklahoma Gazette) stating that no one from OETA had answered his wife’s email about the impact of state funding cuts.

Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
Local government officials can’t obscure the larger picture in their ongoing skirmishes with the Occupy OKC protesters.

Letters to the Editor
Kevin Pensoneau
I am writing in response to Rev. Steve Kern’s letter in the Oklahoma Gazette titled “Bad move, Oklahoma City Council.”

Letters to the Editor
Kevin Burns
In response to “Bad move, Oklahoma City Council” (Letters, Dec. 7, Oklahoma Gazette):

Commentary
Kate Richey
The job market in Oklahoma is considerably better than in most other states, but its employment situation remains bleak for African-Americans. The unemployment rate for black workers in Oklahoma City last year was nearly 13 percent, almost double the rate for the city’s white workers.

Letters to the Editor
Carl Owen III
I watched with interest the debates during the Oklahoma City Council meeting concerning extending legal protection to gay and lesbian city employees.

Letters to the Editor
Carl Hall
Regarding “Death to Elmo?” (News, Clifton Adcock, Nov. 16, Gazette), which concerned a proposal to end state funding for OETA:

Letters to the Editor
Brandon Wertz
I’m not sure which emotion best conveys my feelings with regard to Tom Furlong’s Nov. 16 response (“A shot in the dark,” Oklahoma Gazette) to James Cooper’s story, “From closet to community,” (Nov. 2 and 9, Gazette).

Letters to the Editor
Steve Kern
As a pastor, Bible teacher and student of history, I would like to say to the City Council, your vote to add “sexual orientation” to the nondiscrimination list was a bad move.

Letters to the Editor
Joanette Clipson
The holidays are a natural time to enjoy family and get-togethers — sharing festive meals, exchanging gifts and celebrating traditions. But for the 65 million Americans taking care of someone with a life-limiting illness, finding holiday cheer can be difficult.

Commentary
Deirdre Flynn
She walks toward the door, gravel crackling under her shoes. It opens, and the man — old enough to be her dad, maybe old enough to be her grandfather, but either way, old enough to know better — lets her in. Her mind is blank and her body numb.

Letters to the Editor
D.W. Tiffee
I see that Chris Smith (Commentary, “Point: What is the endgame?” Nov. 16, Oklahoma Gazette) is using the typical lawyer tactic of sneer and smear when he describes the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators as “bum(s)” who are a “blight on our community.”

Letters to the Editor
Stephen N. Kennedy
Regarding “Death to Elmo?” (News, Clifton Adcock, Nov. 16, Gazette), OETA shows documentaries on chimpanzees and gorillas, but I have yet to see a show on OETA about evolution.

Letters to the Editor
Brandon Wertz
In response to “Bah, humbug!” (Chicken-Fried News, Nov. 23, Gazette) in which U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe claimed he would never attend Tulsa’s Holiday Parade of Lights because it nixes the word “Christmas,” I have to say, good for him.