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  • It’s all about control

    When I see a children’s hospital or St. Jude commercial on the TV, it brings tears to my eyes along with this thought: “But for the grace of God there go I.” There are so many of these needed charitable organizations, and each one seems to bring a tear to one’s eye, from seeing disabled soldiers to listening to a mother of four describe her life struggles after losing her husband in the Twin Towers tragedy. Unfortunately, those commercials only bring tears to our eyes, but seldom a penny from our pockets.
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  • Your kids are looking to you for leadership

    Observations from a counselor:
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  • Veterans Day, responsibility and sacrifice

    On this Veterans Day I might be expected to focus on the many sacrifices military members have delivered while performing services to our nation. We expect, sometimes as a matter of fact, sacrifice to be part and parcel of their mission. We expect them to step forward in our stead to be delivered up into harm’s way.
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  • The homeless: call them by name

    This was their day. Christmas Eve. A day to put the homeless in a spot of light, in their darkened world. All hopes are dashed by their broken lives, cars, and dreams.
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  • Pandemic preparedness — past, present, future

    “Getting back to more normal life” — a common sentiment these days. I’d like to offer a perspective on how we can do that. In 2005, the Bush administration developed a Pandemic Preparedness Plan (PPP) to address the Avian Flu. They transferred the PPP template on to the Obama administration, which modified and improved it in order to handle the Ebola crisis.
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  • Keep Sisters small?

    During the 2018 Sisters Country Vision, “Keep Sisters Small” was an overwhelming sentiment from the rapidly growing community. Yet there is a conflict about what small means and the desire for more affordable housing and economic opportunities. At a time when the City is updating its Comprehensive Plan that will influence future growth, it’s nice to think about simpler times. 
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  • Libraries are community

    Scottish-born businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in steel, but used his wealth to build libraries. Beginning in 1880, he gave away $60 million to build 1,689 libraries across the United States. Many still exist as libraries, and others as community centers, museums, art galleries or other uses. In 1889, he said, “In bestowing charity, the main consideration should be to help those who help themselves.”
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  • Protecting your marriage in stressful times

    By now, most of us realize that the pandemic is not going away anytime soon and that we aren’t past working and schooling kids from home. Within our own lives there is much to be stressed about and when we turn on the news, it’s all doom and gloom. All this uncertainty is a recipe for relationship disaster. If you feel like you’ve been walking on eggshells around your partner, you’re not alone. 
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  • Sisters Vision Team seek new members

    The Sisters Country Vision Implementation Team (VIT) is a collaborative group of community members, representing a variety of local organizations, who are working together to bring the 2018 Sisters Country Vision to life.
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  • Discovering a hidden gem

    Discovering a hidden gem

    My friend Gary and I have been exploring the wilderness of our Three Sisters Cascade range for years. The other day we started at a trailhead in an area we are generally familiar with. After a short time following the trail, we spontaneously veered off into the underbrush in a direction that we never explored, letting curiosity be our compass.
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  • It’s time to change the paradigm

    Problem: Reactionary demonstrations in Portland are negatively impacting Democratic Presidential campaign to elect Biden/Harris in swing states as Trump touts law and order while consciously ignoring critical, underlying issues expressed in Portland and several cities across the U.S.
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  • Trekking with ‘Tall Socks Tanya’

    Trekking with ‘Tall Socks Tanya’

    Dirt. 

    There’s something about it.
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  • Early years in Sisters

    Seeing the recent Nugget article about the new Sisters Historical Museum reminded me of our history with Sisters. Though we cannot trace our heritage back to homesteaders, my husband and I moved to Sisters in September 1976 and things did look much different than today.
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  • How I found stillness in a pandemic

    I’m 30 years old. I’m single. And I’m Canadian. Well, I’m half Canadian, half American. But I can say hands down I am one hundred percent the only person in Sisters that can fit that description. Probably even just two of the three. My dad moved to Sisters after living in Cincinnati for 35 years to be closer to his brother and wife — my aunt and uncle.
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  • Excessive tenure of elected officials must end

    I have been an advocate of term limits for as long as I can remember.
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  • Life in the new normal

    The slow strangulation of American life as we knew it continues, as the government imposes lockdowns/restrictions on businesses they deem “non-essential.” 
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  • Police reform takes leadership and time

    “There is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.” -

    — H. L. Mencken, 1917
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  • The late great city of Sisters

    It is breathtaking to watch the Sisters City Council try to obliterate Sisters as fast as it can.
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  • Inspiring community members to get involved

    In 2018, hundreds of Sisters Country residents weighed in on a shared vision for our future. Through surveys, community meetings, and town hall forums, community members suggested dozens of strategies to support a more Prosperous, Livable, Resilient, and Connected Sisters Country.
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  • What Sisters High School has given me

    We all know the last three months have not been ideal — they have changed plans, and shifted learning methods. We went from one week without a care in the world, dreading school, to the next, sitting in our bedrooms wishing the people on our screen were with us in person.
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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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