Music future is bright The first time that I encountered the genius of John Fullbright was via a radio program. The show is produced by the owner of The Blue Door, and it shares its name with the title of Joshua Boydston’s excellent cover story on the artist (“For the sake of the song”; May […]
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Letters to the Editor: May 14, 2014
In the decade 2000-2010, your monthly premiums rose 125 percent while insurance industry profits increased fivefold. That is your money going to pay for no healthcare whatsoever.
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It’s important to remember that concern about the way the state carries out executions is not the same thing as sympathy for the condemned
It’s important to remember that concern about the way the state carries out executions is not the same thing as sympathy for the condemned
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Letters to the Editor: April 30, 2014
In her promotion of the law, Janet Barresi sites the success of an identical law implemented in Florida.
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Letters to the Editor: April 22, 2014
Again the call for tax cuts goes out. I wrote a letter to Oklahoma Gazette years ago comparing those who call for tax cuts while wanting state and social services to people who would go to a pot luck dinner wanting to eat ham, potatoes and homemade rolls while only taking Oreos or a couple […]
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Letters to the Editor: April 15, 2014
The problem is the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. So, if a person condemned to die is kept from knowing the source, consistency and content of the drugs that will kill him or her, how can anyone know if it is cruel or unusual? In January, the final words […]
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Letters to the Editor: April 1, 2014
According to Oklahoma Policy Institute, Fallin has refused to expand Medicaid coverage to 131,000 lowincome Oklahomans. She said no to federal government funding for 100 percent of Oklahomans’ expanded coverage for the first three years, which would have been followed by a gradual reduction of cost coverage to 90 percent by 2020 and thereafter. Since […]
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Letters to the Editor: March 25, 2014
Learning to read is the single most important part of an education because we learn most everything else by reading. Clearly, there is a transition when we are learning to read and then reading to learn. I am sure that the timing of the transition is different among students and having a single test after […]
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Letters to the Editor: March 18, 2014
As diplomatic relations improve, Iran might well become an ally for regional stability, peace and the security of U.S. interests. Iran is the size of Alaska with a population of 75 million and an advanced military. President Rouhani and Foreign Minister Zarif are Westerneducated and pro-West, reaching out to change Iran’s image. TV personality Rick […]