Opinion

“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 quote requires no citation for those in my age bracket. These are, in fact, the only words from any inaugural speech over my lifetime that I can recall.

The very thought of one unelected judge with a stroke of a pen nullifying law is unconscionable to most Americans but this has become common against the Donald Trump administration blocking the executive function of the government at least 37 times. Before him it was 20 times against Barack Obama.

“American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan,” claims the New York Times.

The current worldwide protests against racial injustice and inequality spurred by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 have prompted attacks on individuals who sold and owned slaves and defended the abominable practice of slavery.

To the Editor: My heart is heavy for the mainstream media and people everywhere who didn't get President Donald Trump’s message at the close of his march. “Take your Bible and go to your church and pray.” Let us all, every day, pray for all people and our country. Louise Wallace  

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” As Americans, we have all recited the Pledge of Allegiance thousands of times throughout our lives.

In July 1969, three American astronauts landed on the moon. It wasn’t just a great technical triumph, it was a much-needed respite amid social and political chaos.     America was already beset by Vietnam and civil rights struggles. That summer of 1969, things got worse.

“It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.” — Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice...

To the Editor: Recently, El Reno Professional Firefighters reached an agreement with city officials that will provide significant financial relief to support the looming revenue deficit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our firefighters’ number one priority is the safety of El Reno citizens.