News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Traditional inflation meant prices rise then retreat. Now consumers see it as high prices stay high. Presidential candidates, be honest about what you can and will do to lower them. Begin by admitting some factors are out of your control. The Ogallala Aquifer supplies groundwater to Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. It supports 20 percent of America’s corn, cotton, cattle, and wheat production. It provides 30 percent of all U.S. irrigation water. Since significant g... Full story
It’s hard to think clearly when partisan pundits hyperventilate every hour out of every media device. About the Trump indictment: It’s a big emotional, historic, legal, political, divisive thing. It involves complex issues that deserve argument and judicial scrutiny. A trial will take time. And be mostly boring while each side goes through discovery and prepares pre-trail motions and responses. With everything else going on in life, who has time to follow details? It’s easier to pick a side and let commentators do the think... Full story
Now that the Supreme Court has, as expected, overturned Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion activists have a choice to take their movement in one of two directions: from pro-birth to forced birth, or to pro-life. Where exceptions for incest and rape are removed, pro-birth will transition to forced-birth. Enforcement could require extreme electronic and other monitoring of individuals, as happens in China. Prosecutions could target not only abortion providers, but also friends, family members, or anyone else who gave aid or comfort to... Full story
COVID-19 is going Delta and making a comeback. Here is how I’m responding and trying to help get it under control. Please consider your own response. I accept the virus mutates and creates variants. Bomb-throwing accusations that a doctor or researcher lied because they said one thing earlier, and something else later, don’t help. In my teens, doctors operated on my right leg, already amputated below the knee, to straighten the femur. After seven months in a modified body cast, I could not walk. It was too painful. The kne... Full story
