Letters to the Editor

In the past, the editorial staff of The Oklahoman has proclaimed that Oklahoma City is “recession-proof” and “big league.” If we are, indeed, recession proof, why are they eliminating 57 positions in their organization? Why wouldn’t they just raise the price of the paper (again) and save these jobs? But, on the bright side, Oklahoma […]

This is in response to the April 29 Oklahoma Gazette Commentary articles (Bob Gresham’s “Point: Christians and Muslims in Oklahoma” and the Rev. Paul Blair’s “Counterpoint: ‘Proclaiming truth is not hateful’”). The ridiculousness that I hear and see here in Oklahoma against Muslims is appalling. Paul Blair states that Islam is against the Constitution. The […]

Good job on presenting an article about breast-feeding (Malena Lott, “Breast is best,” April 21, 2010, Gazette). I only wish you’d delved a little deeper into the issue. Many people agree that “breast is best,” but the reason why many women continue to bottle feed with formula is not (only) because our mothers and grandmothers […]

I read with both great interest and amusement Douglas L. Thompson’s letter (“Freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion,” April 21, 2010, Gazette). His letter makes a masterful statement of the woeful lack of knowledge about history, both American and world. His own statement that as of 1787 that 99.8 percent of the […]

I greatly enjoyed the Sports Commentary piece by Jay C. Upchurch regarding Oklahoma City’s continued “rise” (“Thunder’s success helps alter perception of OKC,” April 21, 2010, Oklahoma Gazette), and the benefits of an NBA profile. As an Englishman living in OKC, I am continually on the lookout for succinct articles and tidbits to share with […]

House Bill 3290 prohibits abortion coverage by private health insurance except to prevent the death of the mother or in cases of rape and incest. Per this law, a woman must buy an additional policy to cover the procedure. First, if a woman finds out that she is carrying a fetus that has an abnormality […]

Thank you for your meaningful article on the health benefits of breast-feeding (Malena Lott, “Breast is best,” April 21, 2010, Gazette). You are right in line with the Healthy People 2020 by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control. This article will reach many of our high-risk young women who have at-risk […]

Few things inspire me more than seeing the merits and joys of breastfeeding lauded on a public scale. I nursed all of my babies and had the full support of my husband, parents, colleagues and employer. Not all women are so fortunate. The benefits are well-known, and the tender comforts were beautifully depicted on your […]

I was standing in my kitchen 15 years ago with the window open, smelling the fresh air of a beautiful morning, thinking Tinker Air Force Base was doing something. I could hear them testing aircraft engines many times before, but this sounded more like one of the pilots had briefly hit the sound barrier by […]

I’d like to comment on a couple of the features in Oklahoma Gazette’s April 21 “Green Issue.” Thank you, first of all, for so much information on strategies for sustainable living. However, there are a couple of things that I don’t think were sufficiently brought out. First, Andrea Miller’s article on new “green” homes (“Conscious […]