20 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon LETTERS Continued from page 2 Comparing skydiving to other routine airport uses, such as use by a local pilot or a pilot vis- iting for a weekend, is comparing apples to oranges. The noise problem created by skydiving is very real to many people in this community, regardless of whether they live adjacent to or miles from the airport, and is increasingly becoming an issue of concern for others con- sidering moving to Sisters. I believe the air- port is either misinformed or has more options available to address and resolve this problem than it is willing to acknowledge. David Adler s s s To the Editor: Last week’s coverage of the “Major Blaze” included a captioned photo of a water tender (“one of those that made relays…”) employed in the attempts to suppress the fire. I must conclude that a high desert, hard rock, domestic water well was incapable of producing sufficient volume to quell the flames of a 17,000-square-foot, wood-frame, single-family residence. What might be learned from this unfortu- nate event? John Grant s s s To the Editor: I would like to address some of Mr. Mackey’s comments and concerns brought up by his letter to the editor on March 15. In regards to his taking exception to those apply- ing the word “Nazi” to our present administra- tion, I would suggest he look up the website for The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. After perusing the list of “early warning signs of an encroach- ing fascist government’ displayed thereon, I would suggest Mr. Mackey see how many of those signs have already been checked off by President Trump’s comments and edicts. A prior response to Mr. Mackey’s claims about the number of people detained due to the travel ban has already been put forward, but I might add that why has it not been blar- ingly brought out that the majority of the ter- rorists who perpetrated 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia — a country which was not banned, and which undoubtedly has large financial dealings with the Trump empire. Finally, it is unconstitutional to discriminate based on race and religion. In regards to outrage about underfund- ing of veterans — I agree, and congress did attempt to pass a bill to increase financial aid to veterans; unfortunately, the bill did not pass due to the fact that the Republicans attached a provision to it that funds be cut to Planned Parenthood, an organization that gives mostly under-served women life-sav- ing tests. Clearly, it was more important to the Republicans to defund PP than to help the veterans who also needed life-saving procedures. Finally, Mr. Mackey, if women marching in protest of our present administration are wearing hats with representations of vaginas, perhaps one of the many points they are trying to bring home is the fact that they feel they are in danger of losing the right to make deci- sions concerning their own bodies, and their reproductive choices. And there is no worry that you will have to “envision a similarly orchestrated men’s march,” as men do not now, nor have they ever, had to worry about their reproductive rights being similarly in danger. Michelle Tormey s s s COMMANDER: First national commander from state of Oregon Continued from page 1 Legionnaires have been giving back to their country and fellow veterans since the organization was founded in 1919. Schmidt noted that it was a legionnaire who crafted the GI Bill, which enabled so many veterans to achieve home-ownership and college education. The American Legion is also a significant advocate for veterans’ health issues and supports the Veterans Administration in providing health services. Schmidt recently testi- fied before the U.S. Congress to promote the American Legion’s legislative priorities. Schmidt transferred his American Legion member- ship to Harney County Post 63 in Burns,when he moved to Oregon for a 15-year career at the Greater Oregon Federal Credit Union. He retired from the credit union as the execu- tive vice president. For Schmidt, his high degree of commitment and level of service boil down to the simple principles of the American Legion: Veterans service veterans and veterans continuing to serve America. I think there’s still that love of country, in addition to making sure your buddies are taken care of. — Charles E. Schmidt “I think there’s still that love of country, in addition to making sure your buddies are taken care of,” he said. 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