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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
Continued from page 2
When I have encountered an aggressive
dog 4 the first thing I hear from the owner
is, <My dog can be off leash out here.= Total
ignorance of the owner9s responsibility to
maintain control of their dog. They do not
know that they have a responsibility to control
an off-leash dog.
My understanding, after talking to the
sheriff9s office a couple of years ago, is that I
have the right to do whatever I feel necessary
to protect myself from a dog who is <in my
space= unwanted, and/or aggressive, if I feel
threatened. I am not sure what the standard is
for feeling threatened. It was suggested to me
that I carry bear spray because it is hard to get
off of the dog and the owner may think twice
about letting their aggressive or inadequately
trained dog off leash again.
I never asked 4 but I wonder. With all the
people carrying guns today 4 is your dog at
risk of being lawfully shot if a person carrying
a gun feels threatened? That would be a ter-
rible situation, but frankly, I would blame the
owner for not being realistic about their dog9s
behavior and training level. Just not fair to the
dog.
I think that the mere statement that dogs are
allowed off-leash in the Deschutes National
Forest is not enough information. Please do a
follow up article and educate the public.
Thanks!
Nancy Kelm
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Critical Race Theory
To the Editor:
Many thanks to Rev. Anne Bartlett for
her clarifying explanation of <Critical Race
Theory= as a metaphor for living in an old
house in need of updating.
Somehow this way of truthfully framing
the actual history of our nation has become a
source of fear to those who do not fully under-
stand what is included, how it is taught, nor
why it is so important in understanding the cur-
rent culture in our country. When Jeff Mackey
repeatedly asserts that our schools and teach-
ers are forcing Marxist propaganda at every
grade level to make children hate America and
each other, that Critical Race Theory is racist
and part of the Marxist agenda, and teachers
are revising our actual history (Veteran9s Day,
Memorial Day, and Fourth of July articles), I
vehemently object!
Mackey may not know that in the two
blocks containing his house there are 21 teach-
ers and additional administrators from every
level of education, elementary through col-
lege, public and private, who have taught from
the west to east coast and in Europe in almost
every subject area. We are all curious about
his evidence, school experience, and cred-
ible authority in making such unsubstantiated
claims, and, indeed, indignant! I invite him to
sit down with any or all of us and share his
basis for such accusations and baseless claims.
Without actual evidence, Mackey merely
stokes the flames of ignorance, fear and divi-
siveness rather than his calling for <loving one
another= (July 7, 2021).
Wendie Vermillion
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To the Editor:
Whether we are a Democrat, Republican,
Independent, or Libertarian, we are all
Americans and most of us love America. We
are all made in the image of God. I have lived
through World War II, and all the wars that fol-
lowed. I have seen the radicals of the 1970s
become professors in colleges who have been
brainwashing the students, where no one is
allowed to speak if they disagree to what is
taught.
Now certain groups preach hate and fear
and call everyone in America racist that
doesn9t agree with them.
Our country was founded on life, liberty,
and justice for all. We are not perfect and in
our history we have had the good, bad, and the
ugly. But we have come a long way to fix that.
We all love our families, even if sometimes we
don9t agree with them. We do not want our his-
tory destroyed, nor do we want our precious
children and grandchildren taught to hate each
other because of their skin color. The CRT
[Critical Race Theory] agenda is evil. The
Bible tells us to love God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind,
and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Pat Farr
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To the Editor:
Once again, Mr. Mackey hits the mark and
arouses the wrath of our woke neighbors.
Not wishing to further inflame, I will refer
to the statist, collectivist politically correct
open border government party as the champi-
ons of Critical Race Theory; as they endeavor
to expunge themselves of their white guilt.
Please don9t shut me up and set me down
by calling me a racist, sexist, fascist, xeno-
phobic, deplorable. Just let me plead guilty to
being a patriotic old white boy.
Larry Benson
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P rotect
your pets from
extreme heat!
P lease
don’t leave us in
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stay home!
Agree to give thanks
To the Editor:
Fade in: The Nugget editorial section, latest
submissions 4 Wednesday.
The 2016 Presidential election was sto-
len, and President Trump was an illegitimate
president. The 2020 Presidential election was
stolen, and President Biden is an illegitimate
president. Russia! China!
The January 6 Capitol insurrection was
the worst attack on our democracy since the
Civil War. Antifa are domestic terrorists that
have been attacking our Federal buildings with
impunity for more than a year.
Trump thinks Hitler did some good things.
Biden is a racist who eulogizes ex-Klan lead-
ers. Trump is in bed with Putin. Biden is in
bed with Iran and Russia. Trump is a narcissist
who beds prostitutes. Biden is a career politi-
cian who is suffering from dementia. Trump
and his family are corrupt and criminals. Don
Jr.! Ivanka and Jared! Biden and his family are
corrupt and criminals. James! Hunter! 10 per-
cent for the Big Guy!
Black Lives Matter! All Lives Matter!
Racist! Racist! Mandatory vaccines. My body,
my choice. You are literally killing grandmas.
Outlaw abortions. My body, my choice. You
are literally killing grandbabies.
Critical Race Theory. School Choice. Ban
guns. Reform the police. Stop and frisk. Back
the blue.
You9re literally a Fascist! Your literally a
Communist! Its <you9re= not <your= you red-
neck idiot. You spelled <Its= wrong you elit-
ist grammar Nazi. You9re the Nazi, fascist!
You9re the Nazi, communist!
Narrator: Isn9t there one subject you all can
agree on besides both being racist Nazis?
I am so thankful for the fire fighters, police,
and other first responders. Thank God for the
fire fighters, police, and other first responders.
I don9t believe in God&
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S. Woodson
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very low humidity, and high radiant energy.
At 125º F, skin destruction can
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