Features
Carmen Forman
The second episode of a longtime Oklahoma journalist’s new radio program on KOSU-FM, “The Living Room with Gerry Bonds,” will focus on education in America.

News
Clifton Adcock
An effort is under way at the state Capitol to shut down funding for the state’s public television network, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority.

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
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
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.

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Features
Phil Bacharach
Even after 80-plus years, Oklahoma remains firmly identified with, and haunted by, the Dust Bowl.

Letters to the Editor
Susan K. Schmidt
We all can agree there is too much violence in the U.S. Each of us is damaged by the constant violence we witness, which includes steady exposure to violence on television. How can we get the writers, directors and actors to focus on more uplifting fare in place of the steady diet of murders while still protecting our freedom of speech?