In her promotion of the law, Janet Barresi sites the success of an identical law implemented in Florida.
Mack Paul
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Stupendous sushi
Not only was it a sushi bar, it was — and is today — a really good sushi bar, and we’ve eaten lots of sushi in a lot of different places, including many in Japan. I was, frankly, shocked to see Tokyo come in third in this year’s ”Best of OKC.” Sushi Neko usually gets […]
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Inexplicable nonsense
It was an unguarded moment, and I bluntly replied that no one in their right mind thought that. He continued by telling me that this was, in fact, true and that the entire student body would soon be crossing the street to the Baptist church to be presented with the proof. “No, we won’t,” I […]
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‘If Kern needs convincing…’
Has he not seen the “Jurassic Park” movie? It’s a fantasy, to be sure, one I’d be loath to introduce into a serious discussion, but it illustrates the point that the Earth was once veritably crawling with serious predators that would make quick work of everyone today, not to mention Adam and Eve (not Adam […]
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‘Leap of faith’
Darwin’s theory meets that criteria. Proponents of intelligent design have yet to develop a testable hypothesis that could get it into the scientific arena. The only argument I’ve ever heard from intelligent designers has to do with their incredulity about mechanisms behind evolution. Their stance is that the irreducible complexity of life must have had […]
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Gun violence is society’s cancer
Our war on drugs has been an expensive and ultimately cruel exercise in futility. It has been a failure at every level. He possesses a very clear understanding of the lethal power of any firearm, and I appreciate that. From there on, I’m afraid our views diverge. He fails to appreciate that guns create a […]
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Getting schooled
Clifton Adcock’s article about State Superintendent-elect Janet Barresi (“‘Super’ intentions,” Nov. 24, Gazette) unwittingly illustrates the difficulty our state and the nation face when we appoint ideologues lacking in knowledge and experience of how schools actually function to run them. Tracy McDaniel, principal at KIPP Reach in Oklahoma City is quoted: “Social promotion is a […]