http://www.tulsaworld.comThe latest news and information from the Tulsa World.5Copyright 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.While they represent decidedly different religious beliefs, Sherman and Biggs, as a result of their upbringing and education, appreciate the value of and need for interfaith cooperation. They have not .../article.aspx/Tulsas_ministers/20130521_61_A13_Toouso331114?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersTue, 21 May 2013 08:41:40 CDTThe ongoing political furor over health insurance reached a fevered pitch on Monday when House Speaker T.W. Shannon torpedoed Gov. Mary Fallin's plan to salvage a state-subsidized health insurance plan .../article.aspx/Fallin_Shannon_clash_over_health_insurance_quagmire/20130521_61_A13_Theong696039?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersTue, 21 May 2013 08:41:28 CDT /article.aspx/OK_insurance/20130521_63_A13_BRUCEP403495?rss_lnk=7BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial CartoonistTue, 21 May 2013 08:41:14 CDTThe May 12 Tulsa World featured an editorial cartoon implying that raising a child to be familiar with guns is to subject his peers to an early death. Is that a correct premise?/article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Shoot_straight/20130521_62_A13_TeMyus514493?rss_lnk=7Jim Helm, TulsaTue, 21 May 2013 08:41:01 CDTThis is National EMS Week and Wednesday is National EMS for Children Day./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Say_thanks_to_a_medic/20130521_62_A13_Thisis458033?rss_lnk=7Sue Watkins, TulsaTue, 21 May 2013 08:40:35 CDTIn the May 13 Tulsa World a headline read, 'Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints.'/article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Read_the_Bible/20130521_62_A13_IntheM441263?rss_lnk=7Bob Penick, PerkinsTue, 21 May 2013 08:40:14 CDTI do not know former Mayor Kathy Taylor. I do know that Taylor left a terrible situation in our city for Mayor Dewey Bartlett to straighten out, including a very hostile City Council, of which Bill Christiansen .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_A_suggestion/20130521_62_A13_Idonot512164?rss_lnk=7Wilfred Vargas, TulsaTue, 21 May 2013 08:39:50 CDT /article.aspx/Graduation/20130520_491_A7_Syndic757489?rss_lnk=7MIKE KEEFE via Caglepost.comMon, 20 May 2013 03:55:48 CDTIt was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Complicit/20130520_62_A7_Itwasw695743?rss_lnk=7Gene Kinney, TulsaMon, 20 May 2013 03:54:15 CDTWhat is the reason for the wild jump in the local price of gasoline?/article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Above_average/20130520_62_A7_Whatis698650?rss_lnk=7Robin Mundt, TulsaMon, 20 May 2013 03:53:59 CDTI'm voting for Kathy Taylor no matter what. She's the best candidate for sure./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Bad_idea/20130520_62_A7_Imvoti700681?rss_lnk=7Linda Connor, TulsaMon, 20 May 2013 03:53:43 CDTLike many residents in Tulsa and the surrounding communities, I received an absentee ballot application from the Kathy Taylor campaign and not only did it include my full name and address, it also included .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Lost_vote/20130520_62_A7_Lkayrs683930?rss_lnk=7Melissa Ethridge-Jack, TulsaMon, 20 May 2013 03:53:22 CDTFinally, Reps. Jim Bridenstine and Markwayne Mullen and their freshmen colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives have their campaign talking point about voting to repeal Obamacare./article.aspx/House_freshmen_get_their_campaign_talking_point/20130520_61_A7_Finall740998?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersMon, 20 May 2013 03:49:36 CDTThe state House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would revise the controversial law that assigns A-F grades to local schools and school districts./article.aspx/Bill_attempts_to_fix_unfixable_school_grading_process/20130520_61_A7_Thesta63468?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersMon, 20 May 2013 03:49:14 CDTWhat is offensive? To whom and/or how many? Does offensiveness have a shelf life? At what point are the transgressions of history laid to rest?/article.aspx/Brady_District_Its_past_and_its_future/20130519_213_G6_CUTLIN867915?rss_lnk=7MIKE JONES Associate EditorSun, 19 May 2013 08:13:55 CDTLast week the National Transportation Safety Board recommended reducing the legal threshold for drunk driving - 0.08 Blood Alcohol Content - to 0.05./article.aspx/Could_we_should_we_lower_blood_alcohol_limit_to_005/20130519_214_G1_Lastwe836499?rss_lnk=7JULIE DELCOUR Associate EditorSun, 19 May 2013 08:13:28 CDTNow that vacation season is upon us, the hunt is on for fun and affordable destinations. How's this for a possibility: a place with 12 separate eco-regions, the most ecologically diverse place in the entire .../article.aspx/Oklahomas_natural_wonders_need_attention/20130519_211_G1_CUTLIN764837?rss_lnk=7JANET PEARSON Associate EditorSun, 19 May 2013 08:13:11 CDTThe article in the May 9 World about Candace Bahr leaving her son in the car for 90 minutes last July should certainly be a warning to parents with young children. We read of this too often. What got my .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Wondering/20130519_62_G2_Teatce617011?rss_lnk=7Mike McFadden, TulsaSun, 19 May 2013 03:26:42 CDTI just read the article in the Tulsa World announcing that Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law a bill that lowers the income taxes on the state's highest income earners, by an average of $82 a year, while .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Wheres_the_outrage/20130519_62_G2_Ijsedt918758?rss_lnk=7Tedd Adams, TulsaSun, 19 May 2013 03:26:34 CDTThe Benghazi affair is only an affair because of politics: the Republicans dislike for the Democrats and their party's symbol, President Obama and his liberalism. What I cannot get over is the irony of .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Two_camps/20130519_62_G2_TheBen730649?rss_lnk=7Roy N. O'Mara, TulsaSun, 19 May 2013 03:26:20 CDTFrom George Washington through James E. Carter is how long it took this nation to acquire $1 trillion in national debt. In 12 years, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush quadrupled that./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Twilight_zone/20130519_62_G2_FromGe930442?rss_lnk=7J.K. Craig, BethanySun, 19 May 2013 03:26:10 CDTIn regards to the increase of state fees charged to offset tax cuts, you must go no further than the rock group 'Blondie.' How may we apply her song, 'One way or the other I'm gonna get ya,' to this article? .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Same_song/20130519_62_G2_Inrega493738?rss_lnk=7Gary Smallwood, MuskogeeSun, 19 May 2013 03:25:59 CDTAfter reading Bret Stauffer's solution to job growth ('In the hole,' May 12), I have my own solution./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Own_solution/20130519_62_G2_Afterr484834?rss_lnk=7Michael Sean Kennedy, Park HillSun, 19 May 2013 03:25:52 CDTHad to laugh when the income tax was lowered. An old senator said they always cover loss by raising somewhere else. Driver's licenses increased more than income tax lowered. Now smile./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Not_so_funny/20130519_62_G2_Hadtol159105?rss_lnk=7Mary Roomsburg, OkmulgeeSun, 19 May 2013 03:25:42 CDTRepublicans denounce the increase in fees for government services, but they are largely to blame for those./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Not_ideal/20130519_62_G2_Republ539517?rss_lnk=7Bob Haring, TulsaSun, 19 May 2013 03:25:36 CDTIn regard to the 'Homosexuality in animals' letter of May 10: I would like to set the record straight about homosexual behavior among animal species./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_More_animal_news/20130519_62_G2_Inrega13320?rss_lnk=7Gae Hill, CollinsvilleSun, 19 May 2013 03:25:26 CDTThirteen years ago, our family bought and looked forward to fixing up and settling in a neglected 1908 Craftsman-style home in Maple Ridge. Three years' hard work and $40,000 later, we moved out mainly .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_HP_restrictive/20130519_62_G2_Thirte710586?rss_lnk=7Lise Glaser, TulsaSun, 19 May 2013 03:25:09 CDTWhat kind of economic recovery is jobless, loaded with inflation at every level, and no longer counts people who have been unemployed past getting benefits? President Obama and Congress seem to think that .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_All_is_not_well/20130519_62_G2_Whatki104089?rss_lnk=7Jimmie Erwin, TulsaSun, 19 May 2013 03:24:59 CDTBRUCE PLANTE CARTOON/article.aspx/The_Amazing_Fallin/20130519_63_G6_BRUCEP491484?rss_lnk=7BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial CartoonistSun, 19 May 2013 03:14:16 CDTI read the story about Colton Kerns ('Death before the prom,' May 13). First, let me say that I am sorry for the Kerns' loss. But I see that they are blaming everyone else for this tragedy./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Our_responsibility/20130518_62_A22_Ireadt738031?rss_lnk=7Shirley Banther, OchelataSat, 18 May 2013 08:10:51 CDTOn May 6, Gov. Mary Fallin signed the workers compensation bill that will change Oklahoma's injured employee program to an administrative system./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Guess_what/20130518_62_A22_OaGvay802259?rss_lnk=7John L. Harlan, TulsaSat, 18 May 2013 08:10:20 CDTAfter reading the letter, 'Silence broken,' by Martin Keating, I have a few questions about his silence./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_A_few_questions/20130518_62_A22_Atrrai796688?rss_lnk=7Mark Werre, TulsaSat, 18 May 2013 08:09:52 CDTIf there's one thing all Tulsans probably agree on, it's that continued work to improve local streets is needed./article.aspx/Quality_of_life_projects_also_should_be_a_priority/20130518_61_A22_CUTLIN600888?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersSat, 18 May 2013 07:50:53 CDTThe fact is, homicide rates fluctuate from year to year with no apparent rhyme or reason. Tulsa is just four years removed from one of its deadliest periods - 2009 - when there were a record 71 homicides .../article.aspx/Tulsa_homicides_on_a_record_setting_pace/20130518_61_A22_Asbega142084?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersSat, 18 May 2013 07:50:34 CDTSyndicated Political Cartoon/article.aspx/Gas_Prices_Suck/20130518_491_A22_Syndic753323?rss_lnk=7STEVE SACK via CaglePost.comSat, 18 May 2013 02:58:07 CDTBruce Plante's May 9 cartoon was another of his best. If he does not win an award for this cartoon, there is no fairness in journalism. Keep them coming, Bruce, even if some local people will continue .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Great_cartoon/20130517_62_A16_BuePat812585?rss_lnk=7J. David Wemhaner, JenksFri, 17 May 2013 08:48:36 CDT'Sunday Morning Quarterback' in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:/article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Euphemism/20130517_62_A16_Sunday798796?rss_lnk=7Anthony J. Lauinger, TulsaFri, 17 May 2013 08:48:31 CDTTulsans who are not currently registered to vote but who want to participate in the mayor's race must register before Friday's deadline./article.aspx/Friday_is_deadline_to_register_for_mayoral_election/20130517_61_A16_Tiersm741685?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersFri, 17 May 2013 08:01:50 CDTMotor vehicle fees, or tag fees, were not originally intended as user fees for driving on roads and highways./article.aspx/Motor_vehicle_tag_fees_are_not_road_user_fees/20130517_61_A16_CUTLIN714541?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersFri, 17 May 2013 08:01:30 CDTThe May 9 opinion article, 'Public defenders face financial challenges,' written by Jack Zanerhaft, the new Tulsa County chief public defender, is as transparent as any political run for the money can .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Taking_issue/20130517_62_A16_TheMay441824?rss_lnk=7Paul Covey, TulsaFri, 17 May 2013 07:54:38 CDTI finally figured out how to solve the federal and state problems./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Solutions/20130517_62_A16_Ifinal800194?rss_lnk=7Sue Melton, Cleveland, Okla.Fri, 17 May 2013 07:54:26 CDTBRUCE PLANTE CARTOON/article.aspx/Thunder_Out/20130517_63_A16_BRUCEP559994?rss_lnk=7BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial CartoonistFri, 17 May 2013 07:22:42 CDTI find it hypocritical for the Tulsa World to have already tried and convicted Dr. Scott Harrington and for the ongoing persecution./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_An_issue_of_fairness/20130516_62_A14_Ifindi353472?rss_lnk=7Frank Braun, TulsaThu, 16 May 2013 08:21:59 CDTI agree with Robert Hayes' May 9 letter ('Very extravagant'). I, too, was aghast at the salary increases to some of the mayor's staff./article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Salaries_too_high/20130516_62_A14_Iagree339683?rss_lnk=7Sue Jeffrey, TulsaThu, 16 May 2013 08:21:45 CDTIt would have been common sense to add a moveable red flag to the sides of trash cans, similar to old-fashioned mail boxes. But, common sense and a government agency?/article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Common_sense/20130516_62_A14_Itwoul342907?rss_lnk=7Dave Hansen, TulsaThu, 16 May 2013 08:21:31 CDTTo the thoughtful and caring lady who 'paid it forward' on my drink at Starbucks at 91st Street and Yale Avenue on a recent Saturday afternoon: Thank you!/article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Ray_of_sunshine/20130516_62_A14_Tothet343428?rss_lnk=7Jane Woods, TulsaThu, 16 May 2013 08:02:21 CDTI called the Corporation Commission in Oklahoma City about gasoline prices going up overnight. If all the gasoline stations go up at the same time, how many got gasoline that day?/article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Explanation_needed/20130516_62_A14_Icalle346037?rss_lnk=7Jerry Priddy, CollinsvilleThu, 16 May 2013 08:02:13 CDTWhen we buy clothes, we need to evaluate the human costs of where they are produced. The recent garment building collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,000 and injured more than 2,500 should concern .../article.aspx/Letter_to_the_Editor_Made_in_the_USA/20130516_62_A14_Whenwe328988?rss_lnk=7Edward V. Harris, HugoThu, 16 May 2013 08:02:04 CDTBRUCE PLANTE toon/article.aspx/The_Associated_Press_and_the_DOJ/20130516_63_A14_BRUCEP417279?rss_lnk=7BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial CartoonistThu, 16 May 2013 07:14:22 CDTThe list of Oklahomans who have made significant contributions to the arts is a long one. It would be a good idea to share those contributions with others./article.aspx/OK_OKPOP_and_preserve_Oklahoma_history/20130516_61_A14_Thelis119232?rss_lnk=7World's Editorials WritersThu, 16 May 2013 07:14:05 CDT