News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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It should be obvious to everyone that record heat and extremely dry conditions make for extreme fire danger in Sisters during the upcoming holiday weekend. Local officials and citizens alike hope that no one is foolish enough to indulge in shooting off fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July. “I would encourage people to go to the public displays if possible,” said Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Chief Roger Johnson. “Pilot Butte (in Bend) is still on, and we’re hearing that’s going to be a spectacular show.” Fireworks d... Full story
Critical Race Theory (CRT) is one of the most contentious issues in the nation. It is also known as Critical Race Training, or occasionally as Culturally Responsive Teaching. CRT is not, as is frequently suggested, a curriculum. Critical Race Theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core idea is that racism is a social construct, and that it is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and... Full story
SALEM — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state’s pine forests, many people thought he was nuts. “Harry the Torch,’’ “Burn-Em-Up Biswell,’’ and “Doctor Burnwell’’ were some of his nicknames from critics, who included federal and state foresters and timber groups. Six decades after Biswell preached an unpopular message to those who advocated full-on fire suppression, he is seen not as crazy but someone whose ideas could save the U.S.... Full story
