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The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday.

To the Editor:

I agree with the comments on how nice it is to have the flags present. However, I may be wrong, but I believe flag etiquette requires the flag to be lighted if left up after sundown.

I have a flag pole at my home in Portland and a visiting retired Air Force friend pointed out it must be lighted if left out at night so I have an upward beaming light on a sensor so it goes off at daybreak.

The rule may have changed, but you might want to research this and give us all an update on flag care and use in a special article.

Sincerely,

Lucia Warren Powers

Editor's note:

The flags on Cascade Avenue streetlights are correctly lighted at night by the streetlights themselves.

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To the Editor:

Tollgate Property Management's philosophy -- DUE IT OR ELSE.

In last week's Nugget, my fellow neighbor Chet Davis complained about our "due-gooder" members looking for infractions and threatening letters being sent giving the owners 60 days or you will be fined.

I have lived in Tollgate for the last 12 years under the threat "do it or else" policy and feel now is the time to change! Instead of a threat, why not ask how we can help? Obviously, Mr. Davis' health demands it.

As a Freemason and a Shriner, I was raised with the Masonic vow (one of many) how to help my neighbor when I could.

Whenever a fellow Mason came upon hard times, he wasn't given a demand to pay or quit. We found a way to help.

Mel Collom

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To the Editor:

On August 6, approximately 15 Sisters residents and two friends from Salem met at Paulina Springs Book Company to discuss the Howard Dean for President Campaign.

Dr. Dean's campaign has created "meet ups" in hundreds of cities and towns across American and approximately 70,000 people attended the August 6 meet ups.

The purpose of the meeting was to introduce people to Dr. Dean and to his positions on key issues, including homeland security, health care, the economy and the environment.

Those attending the initial meeting plan to continue to meet monthly, and others are invited to join them.

The next Sisters area meet up for Dean will be at 7 p.m. on September 3, at a place to be determined.

For more information, contact Dick Sandvik (rsandvik@aol.com) or Elayne Clarke (elayne@outlawnet.com).

Dick Sandvik and Elayne Clarke

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To the Editor:

I understand that the occupation of Iraq is now costing the U.S. about $1 billion per week. To put this in some perspective here is a copy of a letter that I wrote to President Bush a couple of months ago:

Dear President Bush:

I think I finally understand why you were so pumped about "Fuzzy Math" during the campaign. I figure for each $1 billion that the U.S. government spends, it would require about $ 3.50 from each citizen.

Since I am one of those citizens I want to do my part. I understand we spend about $35 billion each year for our intelligence operations. I don't know the exact figure because it's a secret. I guess it probably costs me about $122.50 per year for intelligence.

The fact that our intelligence community didn't have a clue about 9-11 seems to make no difference; everyone still gets paid and no one is held accountable. Somehow I must be getting my money's worth, but it's a secret, right?

I understand we spend about $350 billion each year for our military, so it is costing me about $1,225.00 per year for my defense, even though not one defense asset was prepared to protect us on 9-11.

Maybe we should rename the Department of Defense the Department of Offense since that is what they seem to be so good at. Then there is the rest of the government, about $1,615 trillion which should cost me about $5,652 per year so my share of the U.S. budget is about $7,000 per year and so is everyone else's, every man, woman and child.

I make more than that so I should be able to afford this, but here is where the beauty of "Fuzzy Math" comes in. You say that "... it's your money, you should keep more of it ...," so you keep cutting my taxes (well not mine so much as the very wealthy).

Yet in your State of the Union speech you said: "This country has many challenges. We will not deny, we will not ignore, we will not pass along our problems to other Congresses, other presidents, and other generations," while the deficit is soaring.

So, with the "Fuzzy Math" you can cut my taxes each year and spend more and not pass on the deficits to other generations...right?

As you might expect, I didn't receive a reply.

Dean Billing

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To the Editor:

Members and friends of the Church of the Transfiguration extend hearty thanks and appreciation to the hundreds of local residents and visitors who made the Eighth Annual Country Fair a rousing success.

The perfect day and a range of venues drew guests who wouldn't miss the event year after year and newcomers alike.

The live music performed by local musicians drew guests to the lawns in front of the church where they were able to eat their goodies and socialize with friends old and new.

The Fair was co-chaired by Meredith McKittrick and Mimi Miller and it was staffed with dozens and dozens of other energetic volunteers.

The biggest and best Art Show to date, held in the church's new Community Hall, was chaired by Margery and Frank Guthrie.

The Country Fair brings together many people within the congregation who would not otherwise have opportunities to work together, or with the other generous people in the Sisters area who volunteer even when they are not associated with the church.

Funds raised are dedicated for community outreach including such organizations as Habitat for Humanity, Healing Reins, Head Start, FAN, COBRA, Together for Children, SOAR, Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, Hospice of Redmond/Sisters, and Hospice of Bend/LaPine (Camp Sunrise,) and other programs of the church.

To each and everyone in Sisters who was a part of this huge success, thank you!

Eloise Barry

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