Editor, The Transcript:
The Transcript's report today of the passing of Norene Tower marks the end of a remarkable life of service, education and entertainment for countless individuals in our state.
Mrs. Tower was a consummate professional not only in her field, but in life as well. Her years of dedicated teaching touched thousands of individuals and opened for them the wonder of the word and the worlds of drama and scholarship. Her teaching at the high school and college level never failed to inspire students by her calm, disciplined and knowledgeable approach. She was as effective with a slightly raised eyebrow or the inclining of her head as others were with a shout.
For those of us who had the pleasure of working with her in crafting the presentation of theatre productions, she was a constant master class. Even if you came to her productions with extensive academic training and past experience, you always learned something new about the art. Her many contributions were recognized when she received the Governor's Arts Award for contributions to the state of Oklahoma. Her skill and ability were recognized when a production under her direction won the second place honors at the National Finals of the American Theatre Associations' biannual Community Theatre Competition with the production "Lion in Winter."
Her command of her field, her attention to detail and her firm and gentle discipline in her commitment to providing educated, polished and complete theatre for the audience charmed, entertained and benefited thousands of individuals over the years.
It is fitting, somehow, that this charming and gracious lady was born in the "Rose City" of Tyler, Texas, but it is even more fitting that she bloomed so long in Oklahoma. We are enriched by her work, blessed by her presence and lucky to have had her in our lives.
JERRY L. HARGIS
Norman
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Another Library Vote? Good grief!
Editor, The Transcript A new library on the west side? With hardly any books? With a dumb name above the entry as shown in your rendering? Infoplace? The library bureaucracy must think Norman voters just fell off the turnip truck....
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Eliminating state taxes places burden on poor
Editor, The Transcript: Your editorial on Feb. 8th that expressed your pleasure that the bill by Jim Wilson that would have removed the sales tax exemptions from newspapers was killed in committee was disconcerting. I can agree that the ...
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Not time to experiment with state taxes
Editor, The Transcript Governor Fallin proposed more cuts to the state income tax in her State of the State speech Feb. 6. This comes on the heels of a House Tax Reform Task Force that also proposed phasing out the state income tax over a ...
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Local investment is better for Norman
Editor, The Transcript Americans from all walks of life and political ideologies are asserting their voice to tell Wall Street “Enough is enough!” Occupy Norman members spoke at the Dec. 13 Norman City Council meeting, urging the city to ...
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Decline in unions harmful to economy
Editor, The Transcript Remember sometimes you get what your ask for? Let’s see, what could that be? I know, destroy those evil unions which are compromised of the middle class....
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Independent group needed
Editor, The Transcript: I wanted to write a letter a long time ago, but Ms. Rogers’ letter claiming that “Chromium levels in the water shouldn’t cause alarm” pushed me over the edge. As an environmental professional in Oklahoma, I have ...
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Obamacare is socialist nightmare
Editor, The Transcript: And now for the rest of the story… “Obamacare, Another Entitlement Nightmare.” The recent St. Louis Post Dispatch editorial reprint illustrates the sophistry that characterizes the liberal mindset now grasping the ...
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Pipeline not really that great
Editor, The Transcript: This responds to the letter from Bruce Kessler, which was printed in The Norman Transcript on Monday, Jan. 30. The letter makes plain that Bruce Kessler opposes President Barack Obama’s decision to block the ...
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Not economic suicide for all
Editor, The Transcript: The commentary “Avoiding a catastrophic war with Iran” published in the Norman Transcript on Jan. 21 made a worrisome observation: “Another war would destroy America’s painful recovery from the indebtedness of two ...
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Support helps provide safety
Editor, The Transcript: On behalf of Food and Shelter, I want to thank our community and the city of Norman for continually supporting the homeless and less fortunate. Your support for homeless services helps provide a place of safety and ...
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Another Library Vote? Good grief!
