Letters to the Editor

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 […]

Nuclear materials-wise, we are fortunate not to have nuclear energy power plants yet in Oklahoma, but nationally the Nuclear Posture Review is a timely issue. Nuclear materials should be included in the review because we need to make the world a safer place by clamping down on nuclear materials worldwide. Also, it is time to […]

Recently, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life ranked Oklahoma as the seventh most religious state in America (News, Greg Horton, “Holy Okies,” Jan. 27, Gazette) with 69 percent of Oklahomans stating that religion is very important in their lives. This news is both wonderful and quite troubling. Wonderful in that the tenets of […]

Is it just me, or do the local meteorologists receive way too much air time? Don’t get me wrong. They are a valuable tool during tornado season and no doubt save lives. Even recently, they came in handy … to a point. But wall-to-wall, 24/7, channel to channel coverage of a blizzard and ice storm? […]

Regarding the “‘Getting off ‘ from the soapbox” letter from Robin Leake in the Jan. 20 Gazette:I don’t know how to put this any simpler. Your original letter (“MAPS 3 needs a spanking,” Dec. 30, 2009, Gazette) said you were against MAPS 3, but you did not vote against it or vote at all. I […]

In his Feb. 3 letter (“Mother Nature in fracturing business”), Mickey McVay states that I am not reporting facts in letters to Oklahoma Gazette concerning horizontal drilling/hydraulic fracturing (fracking) used to recover natural gas from underground shale. McVay made his living in part by selling fracking chemicals, and this places McVay in a knowledgeable but […]

I can’t believe Rod Lott gave “Avatar” a D-plus. That is absolutely crazy. I am not saying it is an A-plus, but it is definitely not a D! And how come Doug Bentin is the only one watching movies? What good are the ratings if you got some dummies doing it and they barely even […]

This letter regards Judy Wesselhoft’s Dec. 16, 2009, letter “Kids deserve better” and the diatribe directed toward it as published in the Jan. 6 Gazette. Just more than 30 years ago, Time magazine ran a cover story proclaiming the world was entering into a new league. Considering the estimated age of the earth, 30 years […]

Don Bye’s praise of Judy Wesselhoft and his personnel deity (Letters, “Wesselhoft’s letter refreshing,” Jan. 13, Gazette) deserves mention of a few corrective details. Without a tilt in our axis of some amount, areas of the earth would indeed freeze and others would bake. In all habitable zones, life should do as well it does […]