Letters to the Editor

There has been much talk about the placing of the Ten Commandments monument at our state Capitol: some talk for and some talk against. But have we truly considered the message of the Ten Commandments? That is the issue to be extolled. By way of a quick reminder, the context of the Ten Commandments is […]

In her letter, Judy Wesselhoft (“Kids deserve better,” Dec. 16, 2009, Gazette) claims there is no evidence for evolution, which is completely false. She cites anecdotal evidence of “a number of renowned scientists that have publicly expressed doubt “¦” Evolution is widely accepted in the scientific community as fact. There are heaps of evidence in […]

Judy Wesselhoft (“Kids deserve better,” Dec. 16, 2009, Gazette) made several statements in her letter that need to be addressed. First she claimed that “Government spends billions of dollars every year promoting evolution.” I am curious to know where this figure comes from. After a brief search on the Internet, I found summaries of the […]

I just wanted to express my thanks for the article you published about Asatru (News, Greg Horton, “Okies and Odinism,” Dec. 23, 2009, Gazette). As a member of the Oklahoma Great Plains Kindred (along with the Asatru Alliance, and the Odinic Rite), Aundrea Grooms is my kinswoman. I’ve known for a bit now that she’d […]

I am baffled that a jail roughly 20 years old must be replaced at a cost of $350,000,000 to taxpayers (News, Scott Cooper, “Go directly to jail,” Dec. 16, 2009, Oklahoma Gazette). The basis for the need to build the jail is last year’s U.S. Department of Justice report, which confirmed the deplorable conditions and […]

I have to respond to a couple of letters in the Dec. 16 Gazette. Joan Stirlen (“Wealthiest already keeping crisis at bay”) claims that the wealthy have kept us from economic disaster by spending and filling the tax coffers, but she may be unaware of the nifty little tax dodge that allows Oklahomans to purchase […]

More disturbing than her ignorance of evolution is Judy Wesselhoft’s insistence that our children deserve to be kept ignorant, especially in a state whose science standards have routinely garnered an “F,” on par with Arkansas and Alabama, for not even mentioning the word evolution. Wesselhoft might just as well question why the U.S. government spends […]

I didn’t vote for or against MAPS 3. I believe we need to grow our city, but not at the expense of others. Others that can’t afford health care, elderly care programs, counseling for a drug-dependent loved one, and a meal on the table or a house to have a meal. Somehow, MAPS 3 will […]

What happens around your house when the salary doesn’t match the spending? Right: You cut the spending! Not according to the University of Central Oklahoma liberal, cardigan-clad academe Kurt Hochenauer (Commentary, “Counterpoint: Reactive response,” Dec. 9, 2009, Gazette). He thinks we should tax the rich! Yeah, tax the very people who provide jobs. I would […]

Thank goodness the MAPS 3 campaign is history. One remarkable item is that for the first time, I found myself in agreement with Nathaniel Batchelder. An old saying: “A fool and his money are soon parted” ” but an entire city? I cannot think of any proposed project that is needed, and there is no […]