Opinion

Body To the Editor:I am writing as a concerned parent and community member regarding the direction of our school system and the standards being set for both our students and staff.

Body “We won't be signing off until the world ends,” Ted Turner said in 1980, just before the launch of his latest media venture.“We’ll be on, and we will cover the end of the world, live, and that will be our last event.”Turner died on May 6 at 87.

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Body How high is too high for the state’s minimum wage?State Question 832 is more than just a raise to $15 per hour. It goes up every year and never stops. Very quickly the rate becomes unsustainable, and employers will lay off workers or close completely. 

Body Last year, I was one of the few people who ventured to a theater to see Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson’s mid-century mafia movie, The Alto Knights.

Body State Question 832 proposes to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029, while tying annual increases to the cost of living in expensive urban areas such as San Francisco and New York City.

Body We just learned more than 9,000 people came to El Reno recently over a three-day period to watch teens lift weights. That should lift your spirits, especially if you operate a restaurant, run a motel or sell Bengay. 

Body Generally speaking, I’ve always considered myself a “techno-optimist,” sometimes perhaps to the point of Panglossianism.As a teen, I embraced those new-fangled “microcomputers,” and as a 20-something the World Wide Web, with enthusiasm.

Body To the Editor:I am so excited to see the Redlands women’s basketball team having a successful and winning season. In 1974, Ken Posey asked me if I would help start a women’s basketball team at the then El Reno Junior College. I love kids and sports so of course I said yes.

Body Last November, New York City voters chose -- from a uniformly awful candidate menu -- “Democratic socialist” Zohran Mamdani for mayor.They’re already starting to experience, and may even learn from, the consequences of that choice.