This letter is in reference to the editorial concerning State School Superintendent Ryan Walters which was published in the Lincoln County News on November
A driver on the Turner Turnpike arrested following the seizure of 85 pounds of marijuana and facing a felony drug charge is set to make a blind plea.
Formal charges of trafficking in illegal drugs were filed March 7, 2024 in Lincoln County District Court against Zeng Ling Wang, 49, of Frederick, Md. He appeared before Special Judge Emily Mueller and she set his bond at $75,000.
He waived his preliminary hearing.
Appearing for his arraignment before District Judge Sarah Bridge, Wang waived the reading of the information and the judge set the cause for a blind plea and sentencing on Dec. 17.
State Trooper Matthew Ludwig, in a probable cause affidavit, stated he made a traffic stop on Wang after first observing him traveling in the left lane of travel with no vehicles in the right lane. The trooper said he paced the vehicle driven by Wang going 53 miles per hour in a minimum 60 miles per hour zone.
Ludwig reported Wang’s vehicle immediately went to the left lane and then back to the right lane before stopping on the shoulder after he had activated his emergency equipment to conduct the traffic stop.
The trooper said as he made a passenger side approach, he could detect a strong odor of raw marijuana emitting from the truck bed under a tonneau bed cover.
During a probable cause search of the vehicle, the trooper stated he located three black trash bags with vacuum sealed bags of marijuana in the truck bed. He later weighed the marijuana which was approximately 85 pounds.
21, 2024. Simply put, it hit the nail on the head! I couldn’t agree more with what was said and applaud the Meeker Board of Education for their stance against Walters mandates.
When Walters was campaigning for State Superintendent he talked like someone who was against our public education system, and I didn’t vote for him for that reason. It sounded like his agenda was to use public taxpayer money to support not only private schools, but also religious schools in particular. Now, he would probably call me a heathen or an atheist for what I just said, but I am a Christian person, and that’s by God’s definition. However, I just don’t believe that we should start injecting religion into our public school systems. I believe our forefathers got it right when they stated that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. This was to keep any form of religion separate from government affairs. Even our state constitution is in agreement on this matter.
When I attended public school we recited the pledge of allegiance and were taught the basic school subjects for a sound education, but religion was not a part of the curriculum. As odd as this might seem to Ryan Walters there was an institution at the time called “Church” where we learned all about God and Christianity. Today this still seems like the proper place to study the teachings in the Bible and to leam about God. If we followed Ryan Walters views, then what would be the need for a Church?
In summary, Mr. Walters should stick to his official duties as chief administrator of the State Department of Education and quit trying to become a modem day religious crusader trying to impose his will upon all of Oklahoma’s teachers and local school districts. He not only in most cases tends to overstep his boundaries, but also has become a thorn in the side of legislative leaders as well as an embarrassment to our state.
Alvin Ward Meeker, OK