Letters to the Editor

Kudos to Scott Cooper and the powers that be at Oklahoma Gazette for the concise and informative page dedicated to the election for mayor of Oklahoma City (News, “Election,” Feb. 24, 2010). It was a great idea and a format that should continue in the future. Much could be learned from this: First thing would […]

Ah, that warm cozy feeling of paper tiger legislation. Those times when our elected officials join together in unity to proclaim that with a wave of their wand all will be right with the world. In this case, the ill is convicted sex offenders trolling Internet social networking sites looking to snatch up good little […]

The “OKC’s drunken elephant” column by Professor Kurt Hochenauer in your Feb. 24 issue starts by commenting favorably on the “big league” issues of the arrival of the Thunder and the MAPS 3 programs. He states, however, there is a major problem to Oklahoma City’s continued growth and well being. “Oklahoma’s antiquated, dysfunctional liquor laws” […]

It’s not the intention of this Gazette letter to beat a dead horse; however, there has been much debate about the Genesis/intelligent design/ Darwinism/Big Bang/etc. systems, and their place in education. What is interesting is that the contentions usually end up in mudslinging and efforts to debunk the opposition, without providing good support for one’s […]

A Commentary in the Feb. 10 Gazette by Scott Jones suggested a “weakness” of position on the part of the pro-life movement. An interesting theory with very interesting timing considering the militant demonstration debacle by the pro-choice movement over the Super Bowl ad with Tim Tebow and his mother. The ad clearly displayed the “witness […]

On Feb. 15, the Oklahoma Senate voted against a measure that would have allowed grocery stores in Tulsa and Oklahoma counties to finally sell wine and high-point beer. Many big grocery chains and specialty stores like World Market and Costco won’t come here because they can’t sell wine and high-point beer. How sad is it […]

This letter regards the Scott Jones Commentary “The power of persuasion,” published in the Feb. 10 Oklahoma Gazette, in which he reaffirms Roe v. Wade. I would like to call his attention to another decision this esteemed body once made, Dred Scott. In Dred Scott, the court ruled that a runaway slave was still the […]

I challenge Mickey McVay’s assertion in his Feb. 17 Gazette letter (“An ‘oily’ response”) that I impugned his character because of my statement that he could possibly be biased in favor of a new type of gas drilling because he worked in the oil/gas field for 48 years. I think McVay should ask himself if […]

In his response to Judy Wesselhoft’s letter, science teacher Jeff B. Brown (“Evolution is a fact,” Feb. 3, 2010, Oklahoma Gazette) claims that “nothing in the sciences makes sense without (evolution). “¦ Teaching the myriad disciplines of science and pursuing human endeavors without the unifying genius of evolution and natural selection is as absurd as […]

Jay Hanas (Letters, “A fracking mischaracterization,” Feb. 10, Gazette) would do well to acquaint himself with the proper and customary spelling of the process utilized to stimulate oil and gas wells if he wants to seem credible. It is spelled “fracing,” not “fracking.” He impugns my character by stating that I am possibly taking a […]