The Norman Transcript Opinion 2012-05-28T11:54:13-05:00 urn:uuid:67fe3469-4046-4103-b118-00e4936cc5b0 Outhouse enthusiast’s hobby more than a relief urn:uuid:3211800-1-52612-3061368 2012-05-27T01:10:59-05:00 <p>Editor’s note: This previously-published column has been a reader favorite and is one of the most requested columns....</p> Homosexuals must convince themselves, God urn:uuid:3211800-1-52112-3046005 2012-05-27T01:10:59-05:00 <p>Editor, The Transcript: I am not one of those in favor of same-sex anything. According to the Bible, homesexuality is a sin. Now maybe there is a new Bible out there — the homosexual Bible. I will check at Barnes &amp; Noble....</p> Occupy movement built on principle urn:uuid:3211800-1-52212-3048632 2012-05-27T01:10:59-05:00 <p>Editor, The Transcript: We the People Stand Tall! Bruce Kessler ends his letter to the editor “We the people must stand up — 8 May, 2012,” with a strong message: We the people — the very words that begin our Constitution — must work ...</p> Parents proud of two schools’ rankings urn:uuid:3211800-1-52212-3048837 2012-05-26T01:54:55-05:00 <p>Editor, The Transcript: Norman parents are justifiably proud that U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Norman High School as No. 6 in our state and No. 862 in the nation and Norman North as No. 9 in the state and 1,096 in the nation ...</p> Reducing state rates would be of minor help urn:uuid:3211800-1-52212-3049264 2012-05-26T01:54:55-05:00 <p>Editor, The Transcript: A Transcript editorial (May 22), in discussing the proposed reduction in income tax rates in HB 3061, states that the “trigger” mechanism is a good thing, citing the rate cut from 5.5 to 5.25 because of the 4 ...</p> Sykes trying to secure seat urn:uuid:3211800-1-52212-3049193 2012-05-25T01:54:55-05:00 <p>Editor, The Transcript: By the time this reaches you, the issues surrounding HB 2440 may have been laid to rest. Based on your article of this date, let me make these observations....</p> Fallin proposes a flawed tax-cut plan urn:uuid:3211800-1-52212-3048412 2012-05-25T01:54:55-05:00 <p>There was some relief in the tax-cut proposal negotiated with Gov. Mary Fallin and Republican legislative leaders, but it still calls for some difficult reductions to some necessary services....</p> Corporate deception rules urn:uuid:3211800-1-52312-3051978 2012-05-24T01:54:55-05:00 <p>Editor, The Transcript: Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase’s chief executive, said he does not know how the bank lost $3 billion (originally estimated at $2 billion) in a trading scheme. He called the trades “sloppy” and “stupid” but could not ...</p> What features create a cultural center? By John Dyer urn:uuid:3211800-1-42412-2954923 2012-05-24T01:54:55-05:00 <p>The question has been raised whether an aquatic center somehow constitutes a cultural center. Although the more thorough response would be to ask, in turn, what features create a cultural center, this short treatise will simply focus on ...</p> Keep the capitol gun-free urn:uuid:3211800-1-52312-3051054 2012-05-24T01:54:55-05:00 <p>Attorneys working for the state AG’s office are now able to carry handguns in their duties representing state agencies. They won’t need a concealed weapon permit. It’s the same as laws allowing U.S. attorneys, district attorneys and their ...</p>