Letters to the Editor

After reading Oklahoma Gazette’s recent article titled “Without license” (News, Scott Cooper, March 3, 2010), I couldn’t overcome the feeling of nausea I had regarding Slaton Anthony and others who sympathize or share in his plight. Here is a man who deserted his family, state and country on behalf of the lack of acceptance of […]

I saw an invitation to an open forum in the Bethany Tribune led by the national president of the Interfaith Alliance on March 23 at the Will Rogers Theater on North Western. The title of the article stated, “Same-sex marriage forum to focus on law, not religion.” One of the guests that was to be […]

Sen. Andrew Rice’s Senate Bill 2205 was defeated several weeks ago for good, sound economic reasons. His argument was that passage would bring Oklahoma liquor laws out of the Dark Ages and deliver into our hands Whole Foods and other upscale grocers. Texas and Colorado were cited as the models of modernity since they have […]

As the health care debate continues, we all seem to get more and more distracted from facts. You can believe the nonsense if you like; such as the following statement that has recently been made by both Sen. Tom Coburn and Rush Limbaugh who said we have the best health care system in the world. […]

In 1974, I moved from Orlando, Fla., to Birmingham, Ala. Talk about culture shock. Alabama still enforced blue laws, which meant virtually no businesses were open on Sunday. The state owned and operated all liquor stores, which meant few hours of operation and very high prices.Life and time were stuck in the ’50s, but I […]

My friend in Canada is a retired teacher whose life in their universal health care system astonishes me. Twenty years ago, she had a hysterectomy requiring a hospital stay. She brought in baskets of organic vegetables she wanted to eat, which they cooked and served to her. Some years ago, at retirement, she had bouts […]

The “Ex-slaves” article (Rob Collins, Feb. 24, 2010, Oklahoma Gazette) is such a striking piece! Before even reading the story, I broke down upon seeing ex-slave Charlotte Johnson’s photo, in which her face tells the reader so much about the atrocities her people endured. Like you so eloquently state in your closing, these firsthand accounts […]

While it is still within our rights to give an open opinion, I am writing. Do we, as citizens of the most free, wonderful country in the world, understand we did not get here without sacrifice and duty? It does not matter which side of the fence you are on right now. It does, however, […]

Reading the article “Ex-slaves” (Rob Collins, Feb. 24, 2010, Oklahoma Gazette) brings to mind the tragedy and dereliction of the educational system in the United States. When I was a boy, I never heard about slaves in school. It was only when my parents would drive our family to Florida for a brief winter vacation […]

I was not surprised when I read that the Legislature had defeated in committee the proposal to allow sales of wine and strong beer in grocery stores in Oklahoma and Tulsa counties (Commentary, Kurt Hochenauer, “OKC’s drunken elephant,” Feb. 24, 2010, Gazette), but the reason this proposal was defeated was somewhat of a surprise, and […]