News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Farmers Market lost more than money in 2017. Following a smoke-choked year, all three of its co-managers have announced their resignations. Carys Wilkins and Benji Nagel plan to focus on their farm and their newborn baby, while Angelena Bosco expands her cooking classes and entrepreneur day camps. The market is looking for an energetic new manager willing to work as a volunteer, with the possibility of a cash stipend. Vendors experienced an unusually strong early... Full story
In the October 11 edition of The Nugget, Jennifer Hills describes wanting to buy a gun because she no longer believes she can count on neighbors to look out for each other in an emergency. Why not? Because she has seen people putting up signs that say, "In our America...". The Nugget needs to print what the signs actually say, if these letters are going to make any sense. The signs are in the shape of the American flag, and they read: "In our America-all people are equal. Love wins. Black lives matter. Immigrants & refugees... Full story
Could we, the people of Sisters, help the schools bolster their enrollment to increase their funding? The Nugget's detailed articles about enrollment and funding help us realize what's at stake. To really get involved, it would be great to know how school funding operates in the state of Oregon, what we can expect from the new federal administration, and what regulations our school district is bound by (versus decisions that the local school board has made). I would welcome an article that explained in simple terms how these... Full story
