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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
Continued from page 2
eloquently shining a light on this civil-rights
issue in the August 17 Nugget.
Michael Cooper
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To the Editor:
What follows is hard-hitting and somewhat
unfair, but it’s offered with an un-jealous clear
conscience. It’s prompted by the praise prof-
fered to the private landowners involved in the
Whychus Creek rehab work. Deserved, yes,
but as one who is sensitive to pilfered land-
scape my muse prompted this letter.
I’m surely not one who could ever afford
the choice to “develop” on the rim of a gorge
or the cliff above untrammeled beach, or to dig
into a steep slope for a city view! But given
the choice, I wouldn’t want to!
My hike last summer in the Whychus
Canyon Preserve from head to toe, though
rewarding, was sullied without break by the
housing crowding the north rim. It’s probably
true that the “development” occurred prior to
the Trust’s interest in Whychus. My point is,
that those individuals who originally chose to
dominate a prominent landscape while stealing
it from the rest of us could have chosen oth-
erwise. The effect of this rim-hogging could
have been somewhat mitigated by simply con-
structing back from the rim to allow vegetat-
ing the foreground (not possible now!) While
a sacrifice by the landowner, it would’ve
retained for the commons a more preserved
natural view.
Many will scoff at my naivety. But thanks
to protected land on the South Oregon Coast,
for example, natural, undeveloped coast is
retained for the commons! Those areas not
protected, you guessed it, are wall-to-wall
housing, many are gated, but all are definitely
view-grabbing!
Leslie Haggard
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To the Editor:
With the new school year starting, parents’
to-do lists are now filled with shopping for
school clothes, school supplies, and school
food. That’s right — school food!
In past years, our nation’s schools were
used by the USDA as a dumping ground for
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surplus meat and dairy commodities. It is nei-
ther a surprise nor coincidence that one-third
of our children have become overweight or
obese. Such dietary mistakes at an early age
become lifelong addictions, raising their risk
of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
Then came President Obama’s Healthy,
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, requiring dou-
ble the servings of fruits and vegetables, more
whole grains, less sodium and fat, and no meat
for breakfast. The guidelines are supported by
86 percent of Americans.
Most U.S. school districts now offer
vegetarian options. More than 120 schools
— including the entire school districts
of Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Detroit,
Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Oakland,
Philadelphia and San Diego have implemented
Meatless Monday. Some schools have dropped
meat from their menu altogether.
As parents, we need to involve our own
children and school cafeteria managers in
promoting healthy, plant-based foods in our
own schools. Going online and searching for
“vegetarian options in schools” provides lots
of good resources.
Skyler Nash
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To the Editor:
In the August 24 Nugget, Jenson Newton
chastised Bonny Malone with many words
including: “Please show us one case where a
police officer murdered a minority individual
and went unpunished for it.”
Had Malone cited all the examples of
police killing unarmed black men and boys
The Nugget would have needed to publish a
supplement. All you need to do, Jenson, is
Google something like “police kill unarmed
black man and boys” and you will find many
examples, some from police video cams. It
is not a “vague claim unsubstantiated by evi-
dence” to watch a cop on a police video cam
gun down a black man holding his hands up.
You can find these examples on the web if you
choose to look.
These killings are very real to the victims
and their families — if not for Jenson living up
here in pristine Sisters Country where “Law ’n’
Order” are alive and well. Despite your hand-
wringing alarmism, law and order is not being
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Beef in the ground means something delicious is on its way...
SPRD preparing for
‘buried beef’ feast
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) has become
something of a specialist in
laying on feasts.
They’ve scheduled
another event in the “Sisters
Feasts Series” for 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. on September 24,
at the corner of Main Avenue
and Fir Street.
“Buried Beef & Brew”
includes “buried beef” (beef
cooked over coals under-
ground overnight), “beer
keg” beans (made from a
secret recipe) and other side
dishes, lemonade, etc. Three
Creeks Brewing Co. beer will
be available for purchase as
well.
Local favorite Dry Canyon
Stampede will perform.
Proceeds go to SPRD
programs. This event is
sponsored by Bank of the
Cascades and Three Creeks
Brewing Co. Additional
information is available at
http://sistersrecreation.com/
events. Tickets must be pur-
chased in advance; contact
SPRD at 541-549-2091 to
purchase. Meal tickets are
$12; under 18 is $5. Patrons
are asked to bring their own
chair.