Letters to the Editor

The City Council of Oklahoma City would like public input regarding the legalization of backyard chickens. Backyard chickens are allowed in many cities around the country, including Tulsa, Wichita, Austin, El Paso, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Houston and even Boston, Chicago and New York City. Many other cities are updating their municipal codes to allow […]

If you need a good reason to oppose teaching the Bible in Oklahoma schools, here it is: “People have had their children or their family members move through the educational process, only to find that there are ambiguities in the way this information is presented,” Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, said. “This bill allows schools to […]

I read with interest the letter by Mr. JP Richard (“Wine in grocery stores,” March 10, 2010, Gazette) wherein he explained the reasons why the defeat of Senate Bill 2205 was a good thing for the people of Oklahoma. The main thrust of his argument seems to be that allowing grocery stores to sell wine […]

Recently, I was awakened by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the U.S. Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal water utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the Federal Communications Commission-regulated channels to […]

Following up on Kelley Chambers’ “Temple topple” article from the March 10, 2010, Oklahoma Gazette, I wanted to clarify a few of my thoughts I felt could easily be misconstrued by readers, and at the same time offer a public call of action for SandRidge to better work with the downtown community. It’s reasonable to […]

In “The power of persuasion” (Feb. 10, 2010, Gazette), Scott Jones paraphrases theologian Tripp York as arguing that “when some in the pro-life movement resort to the coercion of laws they are exhibiting a subtle atheism because they assume that the power of the state must be used to compel people to behave.” Allegedly, “the […]

Regarding Greg Horton’s “Holy Okies” (News, Jan. 27, 2010, Gazette), it is interesting that some of the most religious states also have some of the most repressive and cruel laws. Case in point: All of the 10 most religious states have the death penalty, and the eleventh most religious, Texas, has the distinction of being […]

Look at the facts, and you will be in favor of the statewide calling plan. AT&T and other big cell phone companies are against it. The cell phone companies and the VOIP phone companies already use the landline networks without paying their fair part of the transport line cost. People in urban areas that have […]

In response to Gazette’s article (News, LeighAnne Manwarren, “Toll-free fee”) on March 10, I am writing to address the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s vote to table the toll-free calling proposal until Jan. 19, 2011. The Oklahoma chapter of Americans for Prosperity and others successfully rallied Oklahomans to ward off adding more fees to your phone bill, […]

With the second youngest team in the NBA, the fifth seed in the Western Conference, and home of the talk-of-the-league star Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City is a great place to be a fan. However, the best thing the Thunder has going for it has nothing to do with what happens on the court. The Thunder […]