Wednesday, July 15, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
Continued from page 23
has been engaged in a process of com-
ing to grips with the racist legacy and real-
ity that Black Americans face. We know
that all lives should matter, but only when
Black lives matter will that be the case.
Their issues have been ignored, mini-
mized, or worse, aggravated, throughout our
U.S. history.
Therefore, Indivisible Sisters is commit-
ted to advocating peacefully for fundamen-
tal societal changes to address deep-seated,
systemic racism and to create a fair and just
world for all.
Our mission is to champion democracy
by building community through conversa-
tion and action. Contact Indivisible Sisters at
sistersindivisible@gmail.com.
Linda Weick
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To the Editor:
If we fail to recognize and more impor-
tantly uphold the principles on which we as
a nation are founded, we sabotage our own
framework and literally invite an inevitable
collapse. A people simply cannot at one
point endeavor to undertake with such great
discipline the spirit required to have built
this nation, expecting it to then stand ever-
more against the wind of time and upheaval
if they cast off that spirit and that conser-
vatism that built this country in the first
place.
Those who clamor for some nebulous
<transformation= of this wondrous haven of
freedom have neither any idea what they are
conjuring, much less what they are injuring.
They have been deluded, taught to believe
that America isn9t good enough for all. Yet,
if you have the backbone to lay the blame
where it belongs 4 at the feet of those who
have chosen not to carry their own weight 4
you will see that the problem lies more fully
in who is truly not good enough. The fairer
measure of worth lies in the caliber of one9s
own character. It is moral character, multi-
plied a thousand-fold, that either builds or
destroys nations.
John Baldwin
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To the Editor:
When one approaches the ripe old age
of 80 and the winds smell of revolution and
bridges burning, well, it is time to deal with
the end-of-life scenario. I am a social worker
with a financial background who uses the
arts in the healing process, and as such have
always advocated a bottoms-up approach to
economic development, and like the salmon,
I9ve been swimming upstream to spawn to no
avail.
Someone obviously must demonstrate
to our President Donald the purpose of The
Social Worker - The Artist - The Poet - The
Musician - etc. Thus, we at ClubMooniac.org
propose the creation of an old fashion town
hall meeting where legislation is created and
passed on to the appropriate governmental
body, i.e., Congress state and national, and
the local city council and county govern-
ment. The legislation that we are proposing
created reads as follows: <Unless at least 50
percent of registered voters vote in any elec-
tion (local-state-national), the election will be
declared null and void, and the election will
be required to be redone.=
Thus we are seeking the Democratic
National Committee endorsement and that of
all Democratic candidates currently running
for office. The ones already in office know
better. Other legislation with respect to the
emerging hemp industry will also be on the
agenda. Your cordial attention to the mat-
ter of democracy in America would be most
appreciated.
William T. Dawson
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To the Editor:
Never having served in the Confederate
Army, nor owned a slave or pressed my knee
upon the neck of a black man, I have no white
guilt.
Also, I feel no guilt at having the bless-
ing of being born in a great country that has
offered me and EVERY other American the
greatest freedom and opportunity of any
place on earth.
My self-hating white neighbors and the
raging leftists in the streets 4 of whatever
color 4 will never drive me to vote for
Burisma Joe and the destruction of America.
Larry Benson
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Portion of Suttle Lake
Trail closed for tree work
A section of the Suttle
Lake Loop Trail is closed
temporarily to provide
for public safety while
contractors conduct tree
removal work as part of
the Suttle Lake Vegetation
Management Project.
The Suttle Lake Loop
Trail is expected to be closed
till July 20 between Suttle
Lake Lodge and Blue Bay
Campground. Visitors will
continue to be able to hike
out and back along open
sections of trail during this
time. The closure started on
July 13. During this time the
Suttle Lake Tie Trail, con-
necting from Suttle Lake to
near the base of Black Butte,
may also briefly be closed
due to operations.
Visitors traveling in the
Suttle Lake area during
this time can also expect
to encounter temporary
10-minute road closures
on Forest Service Road
2070 which serves as the
main paved access route
to developed recreation
areas. Heavy equipment
will be present along the
roadway.
The Suttle Lake
Vegetation Management
Project is removing dead and
dying trees or trees show-
ing signs of future failure
within organizational camps,
campgrounds, and along
roads in the Suttle Lake area.
Contractors started work in
May 2020.
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