News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Researchers studied 529 bird species over the last half-century and produced the most comprehensive study ever done on North American birds, according to a recent article in the journal Science. Thanks to the decades of monitoring by researchers and bird enthusiasts across the continent — as well as weather radars — scientists had a huge amount of data to work with. Grassland birds such as meadowlarks and northern bobwhites have declined by 53 percent since 1970... Full story
It’s not every week a team gets to race against the No. 1-ranked team in the United States, but that is where Sisters Outlaws’s girls cross-country team found themselves, toeing the line along with 15 other teams with the Summit Storm at the Oxford Classic held Friday, October 4 at Drake Park in Bend. For Ella Thorsett, the speedy freshman for the Outlaws, it was a chance to rub elbows with some very talented girls. “Ella wanted to see how many of the Summit girls she could beat,” said Head Coach Josh Nordell. Thorset... Full story
Hobbs Margarét, 32, of Sisters Cattle Company, might be a radical. Maybe that’s a result of his deep West Texas ranching roots, his degree from the University of Oregon, or because he lived too long in the low-intensity warfare of Los Angeles. Whatever the source, it’s no accident that the word “radical” reaches back to the Latin “radix,” meaning “root,” because Sisters Cattle Company is aiming for a radical change in the way we treat our soils, and beef cattle, in... Full story
Where does the notion of “freedom of speech” come from? Our Constitution’s first amendment. But cultural anthropologists point back 2 million years ago to Homo erectus and the emergence of cooperative behaviors in hunting-gathering, shared campfires, and communal tool-making. From the start, there must have been a bias in proto-language toward truth-telling. Survival of a group depended upon accurate knowledge of where food could be found and predators hiding. Mutual trust holds a group together, provides an evolu... Full story
We enjoyed a visit from my cousin and his wife this summer. Their youngest son is twenty-five years old and autistic. One can’t listen to the challenges they faced without great admiration filling the heart. Anna talked about how badly all kids need unconditional love. She said that it is sometimes harder for autistic children to feel that from non-family members because so many people don’t understand some of the autistic behavior issues; this lead to a story about our oldest Scottie, A few years ago, when we were wor... Full story
Dear Property Guy: I’m trying to move to Sisters. I just need a little apartment for me and my dog. Can you help me find anything? I need to be under a thousand. — Ashland Dear Ashland: There’s a serious rental squeeze in Sisters, whether one is looking for a house or apartment. I am seeing exactly zero that meets your immediate needs. Perhaps checking a roommate situation is an option. Craigslist, rent.com, Sisters Swap, Zillow, as well as the fine newspaper you now hold in your hands are the best traditional res... Full story
Our marriages are perhaps the most important relationships in our lives — yet we often neglect them and suddenly find that we are in trouble. Norene Gonsiewski of Sisters has, in partnership with Tom Higdon, produced “Rock Solid Relationship: Seven Keys to Restore Your Connection & Make Your Love Last.” The book was devised as a handbook to help people seeking counseling through Gonsiewski and Higdon’s practice to get a jumpstart on the work. However, Gonsiewski notes... Full story
