Concerning incarceration I want to commend Ben Felder for posing tough questions and sharing (what should be) startling statistics around the achievement gap between our African-American co-citizens and their white peers (News, Cover, “Warning bells,” June 3, Oklahoma Gazette). The hard truth is we face problems both systematic and intergenerational, leaving no area of life […]
Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor: June 24, 2015
Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to jchancellor@okgazette.com or sent online at okgazette.com. Include a city of residence and contact number for […]
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Letter to the Editor: June 17, 2015
For certain, the founding fathers knew that a lie could not last forever. Nevertheless, they believed that as long as they controlled society, there was little chance of the lie being discovered.
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Letters to the Editor: June 10, 2015
Art, education I feel great empathy with Oklahoma City Public Schools’ (OKCPS) efforts to provide equitable arts funding (News, Education, “Creative funding,” Ben Felder, May 20, Oklahoma Gazette). I know the value of making arts part of school curriculum. I was principal of an initial Oklahoma A+ school, and then was statewide director of OKA+. […]
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Letters to the Editor: June 3, 2015
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Letters to the Editor: May 27, 2015
Puzzle predicament What’s up with the crossword puzzle? This is the second time in two weeks that you’ve printed the incorrect info. Last time, you printed the empty puzzle calling it the answers from the previous puzzle. This week (May 20, Oklahoma Gazette), you published the correct answers for the previous week, but you printed […]
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Letters to the Editor: May 20, 2015
It’s dangerous The “fracking chemicals have never been found in drinking water” proclamation by the fossil fuel industry recently bit the dust. “Evaluating a groundwater supply contamination incident attributed to Marcellus Shale gas development,” a peer-reviewed scientific publication from the prestigious National Academy of Sciences published April 2, says otherwise. This study found evidence of […]
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Letters to the Editor: May 13, 2015
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Letters to the Editor: May 6, 2015
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Letters to the Editor: April 29, 2015
School funding Conservatives demand accountability when public tax money is distributed. Yet, the Education Savings Account or “scholarship” bill (Senate Bill 609) gives away taxpayer money with no reporting on effectiveness. All Oklahoma taxpayers should be concerned since SB 609 means more than parents getting back their own tax payments. It appears to disburse to […]