The Republican runoff for Oklahoma State Superintendent on August 25th presents Republican voters with two very different candidates. On one side is James Taylor, a classroom teacher and perennial candidate for public office. On the other is Robert Franklin, an educator with 45 years of experience who has served in leadership positions overseeing schools and […]
Letters to the Editor
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Drew Williamson’s Dec. 8 Op Ed, “Debacle on 23rd St.” describes the successes of my father, Jerald C. Walker, as 14th President of Oklahoma City University during a time of economic duress for OCU, remembering the time as captured in a long-ago article entitled, “Miracle on 23rd St.” Indeed, my father did incredible things to […]
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Stitt Calls Out Trump Over Cuts to Wind Energy Projects
A federal judge struck down a Trump directive that canceled wind energy projects, prompting Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to criticize the administration’s politically driven approach. The ruling said states faced real harm from the order, which targeted renewable energy permits while pushing oil and gas infrastructure.
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Letters to the editor 8/12/2020
Scientifically illiterate As a zoologist and science educator, it is clear to me that at least half our citizenry is woefully scientifically illiterate. This unfortunately includes our leaders, the governor, lieutenant governor and many of the school board administrators. Without mitigating factors, we are on track to have in a month another 30,000 cases of […]
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Letter to the editor 7/29/2020
After breaking my leg in high school, I missed several days of classes for doctors’ appointments. Despite having notes from doctors, I was dismissed from school for too many absences. Rather than walk away defeated, I found a school that accommodated my needs. If it wasn’t for Insight School of Oklahoma, I wouldn’t have been […]
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Letters to the Editor: August 28, 2019
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Letters to the Editor: Jan. 31, 2018
“I wonder if the citizens of Oklahoma have had a chance to read the next proposed Republican tax bill.”
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Letters to the Editor: Dec. 6, 2017
‘Unchecked demagoguery’ The White House held an event to honor the service of the Navajo code talkers of World War II. Our very own Representative Tom Cole attended. Lost in the noise of Mr. Trump’s antics were some remarks given at the ceremony by Peter MacDonald, president of the Navajo Code Talkers Association: “America, we […]
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 29, 2017
‘What if we broadened our idea of monuments to the volunteers and organizations that actually do the daily toil of helping Americans and defending their rights?’
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 22, 2017
GOP strangled Obamacare “If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately repeal, and then replace at a later date!” said President Donald Trump. Conservatives quickly pounced on the idea — including Senators Rand Paul and Ben Sasse, as well as the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity. Former […]