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Articles written by Rob Corrigan


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  • Forest Service sale marks critical crossroads

    Rob Corrigan|Updated May 23, 2006

    Readers of The Nugget may be aware that the U.S. Forest Service is preparing to sell most of the land it currently owns and occupies on the west side of Sisters. If the city is looking for a place to exercise a “vision” for Sisters, this is it. Of the 80 acres that the Forest Serice currently owns, the latest plan involves selling 65 to 70 acres and retaining five to 10 acres as a home for a new Sisters Ranger District office. To get a sense of the area that 80 acres covers in the core of Sisters, imagine a rectangle bou... Full story

  • Community spirit is the true character of Sisters

    Rob Corrigan|Updated Aug 16, 2005

    It’s been hard to hold down breakfast while reading The Nugget lately. For some months, each week has brought another round of increasingly testy letters to the editor. Some are against fast food restaurants. Some are against newcomers to town. Some are against The Nugget itself for printing not enough or too many of these letters. Many are quite plainly personal attacks directed against the authors of the previous week’s letters. It’s as though the writers believe that by lobbing the last rhetorical grenade, they will deliv... Full story