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2 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon O P I N I O N Listening to the heart By Edie Jones Correspondent On a recent afternoon I spent a bit of time at Paulina Springs Book Store researching layouts for my up-and-coming book about my dog Walker, and I spotted the timeless, well- loved book of <Make Way for Ducklings= by Robert McCloskey. It made me smile as it brought back a vivid memory from just a few days ago. Approaching the round- about at the west end of town I noticed all of the cars trav- eling west and all the cars traveling east had come to a dead stop. My heart raced, fearing something dreadful had happened. Much to my surprise and delight I saw a The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer9s name, address and phone number. Let- female deer, following the ters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. exact lines of the round- The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be about, leading a single-file no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. procession of does and yearlings safely across the To the Editor: family services? Of course we do. We depend highway. They were in no I9m a newly registered voter in Sisters. I9ve on having a functioning government to sup- hurry, and neither were any been following politics for a long time, and port these programs. If our senators walk off of the cars that sat waiting. I I9m concerned about making sure our elected the job, as they did last summer, they abandon rejoiced at the patience and officials stand up for our interests. work on basic services that we need. kindness being displayed. The legislature will convene on February 3 We have a new senator, Lynn Findley. I That wasn9t my only and will stay in session for just over a month hope we can all depend on him to stay on the memory. Earlier in the day to take care of the people9s business. But I9m job in 2020. I stopped at McDonald9s to worried that increased political partisanship Mary Chaffin pick up a quick bite to eat. has worn down our trust in each other and in While standing in line a s s s state government. The threat of another state kindly gentleman greeted senate walkout in 2020 casts doubt on what To the Editor: me and asked if I was a can be accomplished in the legislative short The residents of Sisters Country have a local or passing through. I session. right to question the wisdom of opening a shared I9d been here almost We need to remember how much we rely Dollar Store in town. I do not recall any public 30 years, and we mused on each other 4 and on state government 4 discussion of this move. If not, this suggests a about the fact that we had and work together. Don9t we want emergency lack of due diligence on the part of municipal services when wildfires and natural disas- never met. His kind greeting officials. ters strike? Don9t we want support for public reminded me of the caliber safety? Don9t we want access to health and See LETTERS on page 29 of people who live here. As I came out of Paulina Springs a couple whom I did not know greeted me on the street and we visited Courtesy of the National Weather Service, Pendleton, Oregon about the day and the deer that were comfortably trim- Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday ming the grass. The yearling xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx even allowed me to move 00/00 00/00 00/00 00/00 00/00 00/00 close enough to record her presence on my phone. How nice it is to live where not only the people feel com- fortable and safe enough to be friendly, but so do the wildlife. As I turned on my car Website: www.nuggetnews.com Editor in Chief: Jim Cornelius radio the voice of one of the 442 E. Main Ave., P.O. Box 698, Sisters, Oregon 97759 Production Manager: Leith Easterling lawyers in the impeachment Tel: 541-549-9941 | Fax: 541-549-9940 | editor@nuggetnews.com Graphic Design: Jess Draper & Lisa May proceedings jolted me back Community Marketing Partners: to reality. My heart told me Postmaster: Send address changes to Vicki Curlett & Patti Jo Beal to turn it off as it was spoil- The Nugget Newspaper, Classifieds & Circulation: Kema Clark ing my mood. My head told P.O. Box 698, Sisters, OR 97759. Proofreader: Pete Rathbun me to stay engaged so I Third Class Postage Paid at Sisters, Oregon. Owner: J. Louis Mullen could be informed. There is much happen- The Nugget is mailed to residents within the Sisters School District; subscriptions are available outside delivery area. ing in the world at large Third-class postage: one year, $55; six months (or less), $30. First-class postage: one year, $95; six months, $65. Letters to the Editor… Sisters Weather Forecast and probably also here in Central Oregon and Sisters that is not what we want it to be. There is much we feel we have little control over. However, there is much we can impact and do have con- trol over. And, in these dis- ruptive times, there is much we can teach our young people about handling such situations. Even though we cannot always determine the out- comes of events, we can always determine how we react to those events. We always have it in our power to stand up for what we believe, speak up when it9s appropriate, and to do what is needed to help rectify the situation. In the end, it may still not end up as we would like, however, we will hope- fully feel confident that we did what we felt was impor- tant. The lesson that needs to accompany is that being respectful, collaborative and positive will usually be the best offense. Still looking at the day from my earlier mood, I reread a Christmas greet- ing I saved that I received many years ago. It said, <With every hand holding the hand of another, and every heart heeding the needs of a brother, let us encircle God9s world with love.= In this time of unrest and uncertainty I can9t help but believe this is the man- tra the world needs to adopt. With the emphasis on civil- ity and the work going on in our small area of the world, I feel it is happening in Sisters. I decided to listen to my heart, and turned off the radio. The Nugget Newspaper, LLC Published Weekly. ©2020 The Nugget Newspaper, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. 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