Wednesday, September 9, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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vote twice. In my mind, for the Commander-
in-Chief to disparage those who have given so
much to our country and to blatantly under-
mine our system of democracy is tantamount
to treason.
Bill Kemp
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To the Editor:
Thank you to The Nugget for providing
updates on your website regarding the Green
Ridge Fire. It is so comforting to not have to
wait for the TV broadcasts.
Good job, as always, when disaster strikes
Sisters Country.
Pat Riddle
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To the Editor:
Recently, many people have been protest-
ing and rioting over videos of Black folks
killed by the police. We9ve seen the corner
of our town littered with hypocrites claiming
BLM, rather than All Lives Matter. Where
was the outrage and protest over Mr. Mays
death? (Editor9s note: Edwin Mays died of an
apparent methamphetamine overdose in cus-
tody in December 2014. Video showed depu-
ties appearing to mock Mays9 behavior. The
sheriff9s office paid $1.025 million in a settle-
ment with Mays9 family and instituted changes
to jail procedures).
No Deschutes County deputy was fired
over this incident and the most severe disci-
pline imposed by Sheriff Nelson was a demo-
tion. Absolutely disgusting those deputies
were not terminated or charged.
The Washington Post death-by-cop
database asserts that in the five-year
period between 2015 and 2019 more
white people died by police action than all
brown and Black folks combined. Where
was the outrage and protest of all those
deaths?
While I believe the current outrage is jus-
tified; it9s misplaced. The outrage needs to
be directed at the lack of transparency and
accountability of the police, because All Lives
Matter.
Any complaint filed against a judge or
district attorney is a matter of public record
and the adjudication of that complaint is
a matter of public record; as it should be.
Until the police are held to the same stan-
dard, their excessive force and acts of bru-
tality will continue. Does the public real-
ize when a complaint is filed against a cop
the adjudication of that complaint is regu-
larly withheld from the public and the citi-
zen filing the complaint? No wonder the
cops feel empowered to assault or kill the
citizens.
We must demand the same transparency
for the police that is already in place for
the rest of the law enforcement community.
Otherwise, our streets will and should stay
ablaze.
Tyson Sakagawa
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To the Editor:
Amidst the deluge of recent events, I seek
to find what it is that Trump is trying to dis-
tract us away from this time.
Here9s one: Trump is again trying to fool
us by bankrupting the sacred obligations of
Social Security and Medicare 4 programs
that keep our country civilized instead of
Third World. He has tried and failed twice
before to eliminate payroll taxes, while say-
ing <I won9t cut Social Security and Medicare
programs.=
Sneaky. It is the payroll tax that funds
Social Security and Medicare! He9ll just
starve the programs. It is this payroll tax that
the corporate CEOs, who funded his cam-
paign, want cut! It was noteworthy to me
that this was the only policy he touted at his
convention last week. It should be noteworthy
to you that the personal impacts would be felt
by us and our communities by this time next
year.
Here9s another. He reiterates his vow to
protect those with preexisting conditions
while at the same time his administration
fights in court to eliminate Obamacare, which
would leave everyone just hanging without a
replacement plan, and without coverage for
preexisting conditions!
This is called <bait and switch= to
achieve <quid pro quo.= This is reality: if
we don9t end this administration and flip the
Senate, then you or people you care about
will be in desperate financial and medi-
cal trouble, and we will see a serious dete-
rioration of communities, other than those
elite one percenters who funded Trump9s
campaign.
He is a master at getting people to vote
against their self-interests. But now we know,
and friends don9t let friends be fooled. Please
tell your friends nationwide to vote on paper,
not electronically; vote as soon as possible,
versus on November 3; and if possible, take
their ballots to the election offices rather
than mailing them, because the stakes are
too high.
Monica Tomosy
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To the Editor:
In response to your column <Why is pre-
school so important?= in your August 26
paper.
You said research shows that children
started in preschool <pursued higher edu-
cation, and earned high salaries.= I don9t
believe it9s necessary to send them off to
preschool to achieve this. (Not that this
is the ultimate goal for our children9s
lives)
This debatable research puts a societal
pressure on families to send their children off
to school perhaps all too soon.
I9d like to know what kind of research
could be provided of children educated from
home.
I don9t say these things against the loving
educators in the preschools. Nor do I shame
the families that are in a situation where they
need the extra help of the preschool.
This is for the parents who question.
The parents whose hearts ache as they drop
their children off at preschool because soci-
ety tells them they know what is best for
their littles. This is for the parents who
might need an encouragement that they
CAN educate their children! They know
and love their child more than any teacher
could.
Slow down! Enjoy their childlike ways.
Let them wonder at the world. Take them
onto your lap, cuddle and read. Focus on your
needs as a family. Build a connection of love
and compassion with your child 4 it will be
a foundation as the years go on. Do what you
feel is best for your family, and do it with con-
fidence that you have what it takes!
Holly Richardson
Homeschooling Mom of four young
children
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To the Editor:
I do appreciate Veterans Park. The park
is rather small and the park could be bigger
when people realize that veterans need rec-
ognition. There is a large lot that could be
included without expanding the city boundary.
Veterans are important in the community.
There are many veterans that work in wild-
land and other work. Veterans aren9t a pag-
eant. Veterans are honorable. It would be
respectful to have more trees. The plants that
used to be in this area would require less work
to have long term.
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