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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
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says that the virus will just <magically disappear=
without us having to make any sacrifices.
We can do better than Bonham. This November,
we can give him a NO vote, too.
I9ll be voting for Arlene Burns for Oregon9s
59th House District. She has demonstrated her
leadership and ability to make wise decisions for
the good of her community as Mosier9s mayor. I
had the opportunity to meet Arlene during her
recent visit to Sisters. I found her to be conscien-
tious, caring, and a great listener. She9ll be joining
Indivisible Sisters for a meet-the-candidate event,
via Zoom of course, August 27 at 2:30 p.m. You
can email sistersindivisible@gmail.com for login
details. ArleneBurns.com.
Josh Berger
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To the Editor:
I have lived in Oregon my entire life. Been
politically involved, have supported children9s
causes and have always tried to help the underdog.
I also believe in the Constitutional amendments we
all enjoy 4 especially the first and second amend-
ment. I watch with curiosity as demonstrators
constantly meet on Cascade Avenue to wave their
BLM signs. I also appreciate that they are peaceful,
unlike the thugs in Portland.
My question for these demonstrators is whether
they have researched the true mission state-
ment and intent of the BLM movement. Do they
know the main leaders are intent on furthering a
Marxist agenda? Do they know two of the lead-
ers have criminal records? Do they know the
intent of the movement is to disrupt communities,
families and social norms in order to advance the
theory of secondary family affiliation within the
group in order to dissociate people from their real
families?
Do they realize the BLM movement is show-
ing the face of brotherhood and support all the
while hiding behind that facade the real intent of
anarchy? Not so you say, can9t be true you say,
just a right wing conspiracy you say. Well, don9t
take my word for it. Do you own research. But do
the full research, not just what they say on paper
but go behind the scenes and look at what is really
happening.
You demonstrators are being led down the
wrong path. And even if you want to deny the truth,
maybe you can tell me just how long we need to
hear the same rhetoric.
Owen Herzberg
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To the Editor:
Here9s the problem with Postmaster General
Dejoy9s statement that taking 575 sorters out of
commission (95 percent of all the sorters USPS
has) is not an impact to speed of mail delivery.
1. When they were dismantled and removed,
many were placed outside of a post office exposed
to the elements; extreme heat and rain. That means,
reassembling some may not be possible and also
means, USPS property was destroyed. That is a
Federal offense.
2. Each sorter processes about 35,000 pieces of
mail per hour. That speed of processing is critical
to citizens getting their unemployment or Social
Security checks on time. It also assures ballots
move swiftly out to voters and to county clerk
offices on time when mailed by voters.
3. PMG Dejoy said he removed the sorters to
save revenues and that they caused no delays. That
is quite impossible on both counts. It would take
30 full-time employees in each PO, that no longer
has a sorter, to do the work of the missing sorter. To
achieve the sorting speed of each sorter, he would
need to hire thousands (575 X 30 = 17,250) of new
employees to sort mail. That9s a lot of added costs.
We the public need to demand the sorters be
reassembled, reinstalled and assured they are func-
tional, ASAP. If damaged, Dejoy and the USPS
Board of Governors, need to be held person-
ally accountable to cover the costs of new equip-
ment, immediately. They could be purchased,
or on loan, from other countries, until new ones
are made here and/or until we get through the
election.
Email the USPS Board of Governors today:
Robert M. Duncan, Chairman, mduncan@
inezdepositbank.com; John M. Barger, Member,
barger.jm@gmail.com; Ron A. Bloom, Member,
ron.bloom@brookfield.com; Roman Martinez IV,
Member, roman@rmiv.com; Donald L. Moak,
Member, lee.moak@moakgroup.com; and William
D. Zollars, Member, directoraccessmailbox@
cigna.com
Susan G. Cobb
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To the Editor:
I really had no interest in the DNC convention;
but after hearing the amazing ratings of the first
night I couldn9t resist. After watching for a short
time the weirdest vision came to my mind: the
1956 movie <Invasion of the Body Snatchers.=
I thought, <Where did these Dems in power
come from?= and <what have they done with the
real Joe Biden?= Based on the movie I imagined
mastermind George Soros at the wheel of a deliv-
ery truck armed with a list of key Democrats deliv-
ering 8rebirth pods9 in the dark of night.
In the back were already-reborn workers Jerry
Nadler, Adam Schiff, and members from the Squad.
Maybe that9s how the party of JFK mysteriously
disappeared; it really is scary!
Obama/Biden9s eight years in power was an
abject failure by all measures and now they want us
to vote for completing the destruction of America
with their socialist/Marxist agenda. Meanwhile
cities they control are being burned, looters ram-
paging, and innocent people dying. Convention
silence! Democrats lost four years of opportunity
to contribute to Making America Great but chose
to partner with mainstream press to spew hate 24/7
in an effort overturn the election. Joe and Nancy
pledged to <restore the soul= of America by actions
that included blackmail of aid for COVID-19 vic-
tims to secure millions more for abortion. And they
have the nerve to call Trump <Hitler.=
During her one-minute speech Alexandria
Ocasio Cortez, in my opinion, offered her plan
to destroy America outdoing both China and
Russia9s best-laid efforts. If you listened closely
she referred to <all people in the United States,=
not just citizens, getting free 8bankrupt America9
benefits.
During Biden9s final speech I and probably
millions across America were holding their breath
waiting ... waiting ... it9s coming, whew! Squeaked
by; a definite sign of leadership needed for the
demanding and complex job as president?
Kamala Harris who was completely rejected
in the presidential primary by Democrat voters
became the VP pick based on Biden9s declara-
tion his pick being African-American descent and
a female. No racist agenda or misogyny there of
course; unless you were a Republican. Kamala has
a reputation of getting what she is after. Watch your
back, Joe.
Jeff Mackey
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