Letters to the Editor

Letter: Believe in God, not man

February 27, 2020 Manuel Ybarra, Jr.

Believing in man, instead of God the Creator, is man’s greatest folly. Man’s failure to learn and teach God’s Word, throughout the world, as He directed, has resulted in the world we live in today- a world gone mad. A world that goes against God and His will for man, whom He created in his…

Letter: You just can’t trust any ‘news’ from MSNBC or CNN

February 20, 2020 Duane Collins

Did you watch President Trump’s February 4th State of the Union Address from start to finish? Did you watch President Trump’s “Thank You” speech on February 6 from the West Wing of the White House from start to finish? If you did not, I strongly recommend you take the time to do so in order…

Letter: No to sanctuary cities

February 20, 2020 Catherine White

In President Donald Trump’s speech, he spoke about sanctuary cities and sanctuary states, giving one example of California being such a state. When Governor Kevin Stitt campaigned for elected office he, too, spoke about them and said in effect that he was not for them. However, when recently he was prevailed upon by supposedly 69…

Letter: Teach the basics; fill up the schools

February 20, 2020 Nelda Thomas

If Tulsa Public Schools would go back to teaching the basic subjects and skip the social engineering, they would have more children than they could handle.

Letter: Make 2020 the ‘Year of the Bible’

February 20, 2020 Cliff R. Hjelm

Legislation filed by Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, would declare 2020 the “Year of the Bible.” That’s a wonderful move by a state senator. Few seem to remember Public Law 97-280. On October 4, 1982, President Reagan authorized and requested to designate 1983 as a “National Year of the Bible.” Although it would be impossible…

Letter: Spend on more classrooms, not stadiums

February 6, 2020 Bruce C Brewer

First, we are told two elementary schools face closure due to a $20 million budget shortfall. Then, we read Union schools are building a $42 million stadium. Is this not trading classrooms for an athletic field? All children need to have a classroom in which to learn – only a few students are directly involved…

Letter: An American revival

February 6, 2020 Catherine White

Recently a letter to the editor was written by a citizen who is also a clergyman. It appeared in our local newspaper (Muskogee) expressing his appreciation for the man who is presently our president. The letter was gracious and bold in stating such appreciation for Mr. Trump and his leadership. There are those who would…

Letter: Fire the Tulsa administrators

January 30, 2020 Bruce C Brewer

Instead of closing schools and keeping with the “children first” philosophy, let’s close the TPS administrative offices and fire the superintendent. Leave only the principal and their staff at each school, this will reduce wasted overhead by the millions. We don’t need curriculum specialists and their ilk. All the talk about education, and here “educators”…

Letter: The United States is in a spiritual battle

January 23, 2020 Duane Collins

The Washington Times reported Iran unfurled a blood-red flag above the dome of Jamarkaran Mosque in Qom, Iran the day after Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed by the U.S. missile strike in Baghdad. Some say this red flag was simply a sign of revenge, but others say it has a deeper meaning. As the flag…

Letter: America must read the Bible

January 23, 2020 Andrew Dennehy

When people are in a relationship with God, they rely on God’s Word to make moral decisions. When a nation rejects God, then the people must look to other sources for rules and civil structure, otherwise anarchy will occur. When this happens, the citizens begin to view man-made government as a spiritual babysitter and they…