Letters to the Editor

If you think the biggest scientific hoax is climate change or global warming, examine this: Government spends billions of dollars every year promoting evolution. The number of renowned scientists that have publicly expressed doubt concerning Darwin’s theory of evolution is on the rise. The Discovery Institute’s Dr. David Berlinski writes about this hoax in his […]

I am a direct-care employee of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, working with clients at Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, one of the state’s few public drug and alcohol treatment facilities. My job will be one of the first to be cut, due to the doors of our facility […]

John Sebastian said there were 1,352 guitar pickers in Nashville, Tenn. Hell, so what! I’ll wager that there are twice those numbers in Oklahoma that are at least as good as anyone playing in Nash-Vegas these days. The depth of talent that is native to Oklahoma stuns, amazes and overwhelms me almost daily. There must […]

The failure of Maine to allow marriage equality is without a doubt an unhappy outcome for its LGBT citizens. Fifty-three percent of the voters successfully took away the rights of their fellow citizens simply because the democratic process in America allows them to do so. It only took a mere 31,909 votes to repeal a […]

A city’s public investments are a reflection of its social priorities. Oklahoma City has a history of deliberately supporting highway-induced suburban sprawl and a car-dependent culture. With the poorest one-fifth spending more than 30 percent of their budget on automobiles, the necessity of car ownership is a poverty trap in this community. Our unreliable and […]

The Union Station debate brought rail transit to the forefront of public and political awareness. While the matter involved saving a rail yard, of greater importance was changing our mindset and joining peer cities in the 21st century of public transportation. More importantly, it was about ensuring our economic future. The rail yard issue is […]

As parents, we want our children to be healthy and happy. In today’s world, the allure of video games and passive activities compete with the childhood we knew, and although these activities provide entertainment for the children, it substantially increases the time spent in relative inactivity. Children are naturally active, and there can be new […]

In response to Wanda Jo Stapleton’s letter “Questioning Progress” (Nov. 18) ” yes, Wanda Jo, yes it is. It may not be the progress you envisioned in the past, but those railway battles have been fought, that war has been waged, and (cue salient metaphor) that train’s already left the station.   The planned regional transit […]

Mayor Mick Cornett says if we pass MAPS 3 we will not have a tax increase. But if we do not pass MAPS 3 and six months later we pass the inevitable MAPS 4, will that be a tax increase? Or, will our taxes decrease if we do not pass MAPS 3? Congressional candidate and […]

Voting “yes” for MAPS has proven to be the best choice for OKC on MAPS 1 and MAPS 2. Trusting the process and the visible results of these two programs, I choose to fully support MAPS 3 with my ‘yes’ vote on Dec. 8, 2009. Union business agents have no good intention opposing our city’s […]