EDMOND —
To the Editor:
Steve Roy has spent the past 16 years as an active and involved parent in the Edmond Public School District. He continually “stepped up to the plate” as a leader and volunteer in making schools a safe, enjoyable and efficient place for all students to learn. Be it a request by a teacher, administrator or parent, he always tackled any task no matter how big or small in helping make each school site the best it could be.
Through active elementary, middle and high school involvement, Roy has developed strong relationships with teachers, parents and students. As an EPSD employee, I have personally watched Roy positively impact the lives of hundreds of students.
As Roy became an active member of the Edmond community in making public school a better place for his own children, something quite unexpected occurred. He discovered a calling to help all students, not just his own.
What you see in Roy the public figure and businessman, is the same person of character you see in his own private life. He and his wife Kathy have created together a wonderful and loving home environment. The Roy family home has been just this type of place for many of their own children’s friends as well. And how fortunate for my own son, to have been one of those lives positively influenced by Roy.
What initially started for me as an appreciation for Roy the PTA board member at Sunset Elementary many years ago, developed into a friendship between us. As an EPSD employee, and on a personal level, I know Roy to be a person of high integrity, he exhibits morality above reproach, and has an openness and honesty that makes him truly stand out as a community leader.
How fortunate for our students, families and all residents of Edmond, to have such a compassionate, ethical and tireless leader in this new role. Please join me in demonstrating support for Steve Roy, and vote for him as our newest school board member.
Ken Elliott
Edmond
KEN ELLIOTT is an Edmond school counselor at Sunset Elementary and Oklahoma’s 2011-12 Elementary School Counselor of The Year.
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: School counselor says Roy ready to help all students
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Senators give criminals a pass
Oklahoma’s U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe were among 45 senators who recently helped block a sensible measure to reduce gun violence. Specifically, they voted down a measure to expand background checks for gun buyers — a step favored by 86 percent of Americans, according to recent polls. Our senators were not even asked to vote for tougher measures like bans on military-type assault weapons or high-capacity magazines, also favored by 56 percent of Americans, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
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LETTER: Senators give criminals a pass
To the Editor:
Oklahoma’s U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe were among 45 senators who recently helped block a sensible measure to reduce gun violence. Specifically, they voted down a measure to expand background checks for gun buyers — a step favored by 86 percent of Americans, according to recent polls. Our senators were not even asked to vote for tougher measures like bans on military-type assault weapons or high-capacity magazines, also favored by 56 percent of Americans, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
By opposing background checks for gun buyers, Sens. Coburn and Inhofe voted in favor of allowing the mentally ill and criminals to buy guns! They call it “Second Amendment” rights. I call it cash for their campaigns from the gun lobby. -
LETTER: Postal carriers seek to ‘Stamp out Hunger’
To the Editor:
On Saturday, help your letter carrier “Stamp Out Hunger” by leaving canned food donations by your mailbox. In Edmond, donations benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s partner agencies HOPE Center of Edmond, Route 66 Project and Edmond Grace Fellowship. This effort is part of the 21st annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive, which is the largest one-day food drive in America. -
LETTER: Unanswered prayer leads to lower taxes, honorable policy makers
To the Editor:
In a recent column, Oklahoma Rep. Jason Murphy (“How a no vote solved gas tax problem,” The Edmond Sun, April 30, 2013) commended the wise and educated voters of Oklahoma for seeing through the 2005 fuel tax increase and demanding more action of our state policy makers. With the recent work of our elected officials, along with the Department of Transportation, our roads and bridges have seen much improvement during the past couple of years. -
LETTER: Senate bills will help veterans living in centers
To the Editor:
I just viewed a short video done by Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie who recounts the rescue of downed Vietnam pilot RogerLocher in April 1972. Ritchie said that Loche’s rescue was the farthest behind enemy lines and superceded all air operations that day. -
LETTER: President: OneNet saves UCO money
To the Editor:
Discussion continues in The Edmond Sun publications regarding upgrading and consolidating information technology resources in state government. While I respect the viewpoint that has been expressed so far, certain facts should be taken into consideration that directly affect the University of Central Oklahoma and the 17,000 students we serve. -
Bond debt not an unpardonable sin
Is Oklahoma bond indebtedness for Oklahoma infrastructure an unpardonable sin? No! Rep. Jason Murphey wrote a good op ed dealing with what he bemoans as oppressive state bond debt. He calculates each Oklahoman owes $649 in state debt. He and the rest of the ultra-fiscal conservatives can’t bring themselves to support bonds to pay for the state Capitol repairs, building a medical examiner’s office or other legitimate capital expenditures. So using his logic I decided to apply that thinking to my personal and business life.
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Senate bill potentially denies women’s rights
Once again, our state Legislature is moving toward passage of another bill that will not stand up to a court challenge because it is contrary to federal law. It also follows the pattern of many of these failed laws in that it attempts to limit the choices women have in our state.
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Edmond’s state senators and representatives can do their part to help the economy
To the Editor:
Enclosed below is a list of things that I as a citizen believe to be important for the upcoming session. -
Remembering good friends
To the Editor,
I would like to tell the wonderful people of Edmond that we have lost someone very special to us. - More Letters to the Editor Headlines
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Senators give criminals a pass
