OKGazette.com - Letters to the Editor http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/articles.sec-14-1-letters-to-the-editor.html <![CDATA[The reality behind ‘teen pregnancy’ - ]]> Life, Rachel Curtis, “Sensible sex ed,” April 24, Oklahoma Gazette) is more proof of the need to abandon this sexist misnomer. The large majority of male partners are adult men. ]]> <![CDATA[The last laugh - ]]> Letters, “Demonizing rich people, May 1, Oklahoma Gazette) on Friday, May 3. That was the day it was announced that we had added 165,000 jobs in April, and the February and March numbers were revised upward by 114,000 jobs, bringing unemployment down to 7.5 percent. It was also the day the Dow and S&P 500 closed at all-time highs. ]]> <![CDATA[Still stealing land - ]]> <![CDATA[Finish what we started - ]]> <![CDATA[Re-gifting a time capsule - ]]> Life, Rachael Cervenka, “It’s about time,” May 1, Oklahoma Gazette), and I think instead of filling in the hole, the church should take pictures of what was in the first time capsule and make another. ]]> <![CDATA[Slippery definitions - ]]> <![CDATA[Hooray for G.W. - ]]> <![CDATA[The O’Reilly prophecy - ]]> The O’Reilly Factor has authored a book, soon to be released, dealing with the execution of Jesus Christ. ]]> <![CDATA[Questioning Hobby Lobby - ]]> (News, Peter Wright, ”Crossing Obamacare,” May 1, Oklahoma Gazette), there is one important question that I have not seen addressed: Is employment at Hobby Lobby conditional on agreement with the religious views of the owners?]]> <![CDATA[Another Hobby Lobby question - ]]> News, Peter Wright, May 1, Oklahoma Gazette):

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<![CDATA[Bashing coal - ]]> Whitney Pearson, “OG&E must move past coal”) in the April 10 Oklahoma Gazette. It's no secret that this group has openly said it wants to shut down the coal industry. Let’s examine the Sierra Club's record on their ability to be objective on said issue, shall we?]]> <![CDATA[Get off of coal - ]]> ”OG&E must move past coal,” Oklahoma Gazette) did an excellent job illustrating how our state stands to gain by getting off coal and leading the U.S. in making a rapid transition to clean and renewable energy. ]]> <![CDATA[Kind of a jerk - ]]> <![CDATA[Leftist Hollywood - ]]> The Company You Keep (Film, April 24, Oklahoma Gazette) for two big reasons. ]]> <![CDATA[Demonizing rich people - ]]> <![CDATA[Rich folks pay plenty - ]]> Feb. 13 letter to Oklahoma Gazette, “A tax cut to die for,” makes two misleading statements that represent the typical liberal spin regarding tax assessments. The first statement was, “The bottom 20 percent pay an effective state and local rate of 10.3 percent vs. 4.6 percent for the top 1 percent.” The second was, “Fair to Republicans always means the poor paying more and the rich paying less.” Sounds as if the “poor” are being terribly put upon while those “wascally rich” are making out like bandits as usual, huh? ]]> <![CDATA[Teeing off about trivia - ]]> “Trivial pursuits” (Louis Fowler, April 10, Oklahoma Gazette) about bar trivia, reads: “Arguably the most popular in the metro is The Lost Ogle’s 8 p.m. Tuesday-night trivia ...” How do you define “popular”? ]]> <![CDATA[Crossing a line - ]]> <![CDATA[Bad taste - ]]> Rachael Cervenka, “Capitol care,” March 20, Oklahoma Gazette). The work they are doing is truly needed, as Oklahoma is consistently among the 10 states with the highest teen pregnancy rates. ]]> <![CDATA[Don't bet on it - ]]> (”Losing bet,” March 13, Oklahoma Gazette), it is true that more money is needed to deal with this issue. As the story indicated, only $750,000 is earmarked to help those addicted to gaming at Oklahoma’s 117 casinos, four racetracks and dozens of bingo parlors. ]]>