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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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People not partisans
By Sheryl Rudolph
Correspondent
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To the Editor:
We have been blessed by a community that
honors and remembers America’s veterans.
And yesterday, we were doubly blessed by
one young man from the high school who took
it upon himself to show respect, honor and
love to veterans in the community. Yesterday,
I answered the door to find an impressive
young person who desired to do something,
all on his own, for veterans.
He stated that Coach (Steve) Hodges had
told him a veteran lived here and he came to
bring us a pie. He said he had every kind of pie
and we could choose.
I had the misunderstanding that this was
a team event, never dreaming that Daniel
Stroemple had taken this on, out of his own
heart of respect, as a personal “thank-you” to
veterans he had never met.
I can’t find enough words of gratefulness
to Daniel for the act of honor and kindness he
brought us.
And HOPE! As we have been watching
rioting and anger around the country, Daniel
was a ray of light for the future. I am so thank-
ful for you, Daniel. You embody the goodness
that America needs. God bless you!
Marilyn Kinsey
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To the Editor:
The morning after the election my 21-year-
old son posted this. Not all millennials are
devoid of what is happening. His permission
has been given to share this.
“I am not one to post statuses to … but
in the wake of last night’s election there are
a few things I am compelled to say. First of
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This election cycle has
deeply divided our country.
I find this truly disturbing
and completely counterpro-
ductive. There are serious
divisions not only between
the two major parties,
but within them as well.
Half the country is elated
with giving Washington
a candidate perceived as
a change agent. The other
half is in disbelief, shock
and pain. Many people of
color and religions outside
of white Anglo-Saxons
and Christianity are afraid;
our economy sputters; our
bridges and roads crumble;
our challenges — physi-
cally and emotionally —
mount exponentially.
As a caring citizen, I
don’t want to see our lead-
ers fight. I want to see them
FIX our deep divide and
socio-economic problems.
I am appalled when I see
our representatives refuse
to deal with an issue or
adjourn for months without
solving the main problems
of the day. As a former
small business owner, I
did not go home when the
going got tough. I had to
compromise, work through
differences and come up
with the best possible solu-
tion. In short, I had to do
my job. Government has
to have this same attitude.
Our elected officials must
be held accountable to work
together and find compro-
mise across the aisle to end
the government gridlock.
My desire to see prob-
lems solved is why I am
exploring ways to make my
voice heard in Washington.
This is why I am inter-
ested in www.nolabels.org.
This group is composed of
Republicans, Democrats,
Independents — affiliates
of all parties are welcome.
No Labels calls for fix-
ing over fighting and for
solving problems through
a process that starts with
shared goals. Agreeing to
a goal (job creation, Social
Security solvency, address-
ing climate change, health
coverage for all to name a
few); then negotiating the
details necessary to achieve
the goal is a smart pro-
cess that works. America’s
leaders need to adopt this
approach. They must not be
allowed to hold smart solu-
tions hostage for partisan
purposes any longer.
What is No Labels? I
quote from their website:
“In December of 2010
over 1,000 citizens from
each of the 50 states gath-
ered in New York to launch
a movement — No Labels
was founded that day as
a way of channeling the
nation’s frustration with
the Beltway’s idea of busi-
ness as usual into a produc-
tive effort to change D.C.’s
way of doing things, while
offering dozens of con-
structive solutions to the
nation’s problems along the
way. Since then, No Labels
has been working to bring
a new politics of goals-
focused problem solving
to our government. While
many outside political
groups are working to push
our leaders apart, No Labels
was the first organization to
call on our leaders to come
together to focus on fix-
ing America’s most press-
ing problems. No Labels
has never called for people
to entirely shed their party
affiliations.
“As long as they are
intellectually honest, we
respect conservatives, liber-
als, and anyone in between
who has a sincere desire to
address the nation’s prob-
lems. No Labels supports a
diversity of viewpoints; we
think it’s one of America’s
strengths.”
No
Labels
has
researched consensus goals
that are important to the
majority of Americans
and compiled them into a
National Strategic Agenda.
Now our leaders need to
acknowledge these areas of
agreement and commit to
the hard work of negotiating
the policy details needed for
action to reach these goals.
Leaders in Congress
from both parties must be
held accountable by we
the people who put them in
their jobs, to work together
and with our President
toward achieving our shared
goals for America.
I urge every American to
step forward and be part of
the solution for our country.
Demand our representa-
tives in government work
together and find compro-
mise and solutions to better
the lives of all Americans
and the world. Make your
voice heard be it through
No Labels or another ave-
nue. Make our government
do its job.
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