Dear Editor:

My name is Sharon Ward. I am secretary for Environmental Clean-Up. I am the one who is concerned about air quality in Freestone county. Please join me in an apology to Ms. Wood, as my name was misspelled in your Oct. 8 issue.

Sharon Ward Fairfield

* * * * * Dear Editor:

Well, now, you made me mad. Not so much about O'Reilly because he talks over his guests so badly, but Glenn Beck, now you did it. O'Reilly has done some good things with some bad judges, in my estimation. You call these folks mouths, "merely" entertainers. You say they add little of value and that they spread fear. Be afraid. I challenge anyone to listen daily for two weeks to Glenn and not admit that you have learned shocking ways in which our country is being transformed.

The reason some are voraciously attacking Fox News is that it is almost the lone news agency that is attempting to hold our government accountable. That is their job. That is your job, sir.

Those of us who have lived to see countries fall into communism and fail are shocked that we have elected a President who is surrounding himself with admitted communists. I did not know the steps were so small from liberalism to socialism to fascism, to communism, and where did we sleep while they tranformed before us. I do recall that we were told we would fall from within. I did not believe it. Now they are literally coming out of the woodwork, some of them are some of our college educated grandchildren. God love them.

You say that you are capable of forming your own opinions. You must have facts first. You will not get these facts from most news channels. Only Fox, occasionally CNN. The troublesome thing is that the White House is trying to marginalize Fox. Some claim Fox distributes innacurate news, but never cite examples, because they cannot. You, as a news person, should fight against this attempt at censorship. Are you pleased with the power the government is assuming? Have you vested total confidence in this administration to make our nation into We the Government instead of We the People? Are you content to wait and see what is done, or as a journalist, would it be prudent for you to apprise the people of what is going on so that we can make our own decisions and come to our own conslusions?

God bless Glenn Beck and may you find the peace you seek.

Dorothy Cox Oakwood