Letter to the Editor: Parallels?
By Donna Millard, Sperry on Sep 18, 2013, at 2:21 AM Updated on 9/18/13 at 5:40 AM
Letters to the Editor
In his letter, ("No One Listened," Aug. 31) Robert Leppelmeir made some inaccurate claims, inaccurate conclusions and key omissions. His intent was to exonerate George W. Bush for his war against Iraq.
In a recent interview on the Sports Illustrated website of Thayer Evans by a fellow Sports Illustrated reporter, Evans responded to a question about any bias he has against Oklahoma State University by denying it and calling such a concept "laughable." He claims no bias whatsoever.
Re: Baby Veronica story: Isn't it just a little odd that the same attorneys in Oklahoma City and South Carolina and the adoption agency are the same parties in the Desaray case in Oklahoma City and are now representing the Capobiancos.
I think the problem is not with the Indians and birth fathers, but with the attorneys and the adoption agency. They knew from day one that these babies were Indians and there would be trouble but they choose to ignore the law with these adoptions.
I believe and hope that the state attorney general's office would investigate. You might be surprised at how many other babies ended up in similar circumstances.
Editor's note: A couple from Richland County, S.C., took Desaray to South Carolina shortly after her May 13 birth in Oklahoma. They filed to adopt the infant, but attorneys for the tribe and the birth father have argued that they weren't properly notified. Desaray's mother's family has been affiliated with the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
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Letters to the Editor
In his letter, ("No One Listened," Aug. 31) Robert Leppelmeir made some inaccurate claims, inaccurate conclusions and key omissions. His intent was to exonerate George W. Bush for his war against Iraq.
In a recent interview on the Sports Illustrated website of Thayer Evans by a fellow Sports Illustrated reporter, Evans responded to a question about any bias he has against Oklahoma State University by denying it and calling such a concept "laughable." He claims no bias whatsoever.
