Letters to the Editor

Regarding “The curious case of Will Foster” (News, Scott Cooper, Nov. 4, 2009, Gazette): Will Foster now sits in a cold, concrete cell in the Oklahoma County jail. His arthritic condition will no doubt be treated by the drugs that we, the taxpayers of this state, will be paying for. We have paid for six […]

I think Kurt Hochenauer nailed it in “The ‘Obama effect’” (Commentary, Oct. 28, 2009, Gazette). I know several people who openly voted against Barack Obama because he was an African-American. These same people would have voted for Hillary Clinton, had she been nominated. Their votes for John McCain were actually votes against Barack Obama. I’m […]

There is an unwritten rule in baseball, a cardinal sin if you will, that says never take the third strike. If you look at the third strike and allow the umpire to call you out because you failed to swing the bat, this is not acceptable in the baseball world. Unfortunately, baseball players from the […]

Renewed interest in rail stems from U.S. dependence on foreign oil, decline of supplies, wildly erratic fuel prices and the high efficiency, safety and carrying capacity of passenger and freight by rail. And the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments now has a rail transit committee, which may somewhat counteract decades of rail neglect in Oklahoma. […]

After reading Oklahoma Gazette’s recent articles about MAPS 3, I have a question. If we build this third convention center (in addition to the Cox Convention Center and the Ford Center) with MAPS 3 funds, how will future attendees to conventions in this new center get from the airport to downtown? The Burlington Northern Santa […]

I was somewhat confused by the content of a letter (“Down the memory hole” by Lee Agnew) and a Commentary (“The Obama effect” by Kurt Hochenauer) that appeared in the Oct. 28 edition of Oklahoma Gazette. Mr. Agnew takes conservatives to task because they dared to speculate about the possible consequences of pending health care […]

Six lustrum and counting You guys are filling a huge void since the death of journalism at the daily paper where they no longer have journalists on the staff. Instead, they have public relations people for a couple of energy companies, several public works projects and a taxpayer-subsidized basketball team; they are now a fine […]

I was somewhat confused by the content of a letter (“Down the memory hole” by Lee Agnew) and a Commentary (“The Obama effect” by Kurt Hochenauer) that appeared in the Oct. 28 edition of Oklahoma Gazette. Mr. Agnew takes conservatives to task because they dared to speculate about the possible consequences of pending health care […]

The letter by Lee Lamirand (“Sad state of affairs,” Nov. 4, 2009, Gazette) taking me to task noting I was naming the opposition all kinds of names, such as racist, heartless, fascist and segregationist have no basis in my letter. I re-read my letter, then Mr. Lamirand’s letter and I cannot find any basis in […]

Thank you for Jack Money’s article on the Farmers Public Market at 311 S. Klein Ave, downtown Oklahoma City (News, “To market,” Oct. 14, 2009, Oklahoma Gazette). This wonderful place is on the historic register and has a rich history. Over the years, I have frequented the Farmers Public Market to browse and shop at […]