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Crying wolf To the Editor: Two guest columnist articles printed in the May 15, 2024 edition were out of touch with science and facts. Steve

Chavez-DeRemer's Reckless Voting Record Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted to install Mike Johnson as speaker of the house to replace Kevin McCarthy. So what did her...

Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment known as Ballot Measure 110 has failed to address the drug addiction crisis. We have all seen the statistics: addiction, crime, and homelessness at record-breaking levels,

Guest Opinion: The Cycle of Violence in Palestine In 1966–67 I lived in Lebanon with a family of Christian Palestinian refugees from Haifa. The head...

Whose land? Re: The letter “Whose Land?” (The Nugget, November 23): The writer of this letter is under certain misconceptions about the history

Development and affordability To the Editor: The Central Oregon Daily on September 6 reported that the 2020 Census data revealed that 33 percent of

Prescribed burns To the Editor: George Wuerthner’s critique of controlled burns was on the mark (“Rethink burning in Sisters’ forests,” The

Finger waving code To the Editor: Re: “Not so much moseying in Sisters these days,” The Nugget, February 15, page 2: I was in my 20s (I’m late

Sisters man curates exhibit of Islamic coins Tuesday, March 9, 2021 12:13 PM Gary Leiser’s collection of medieval Islamic coins now graces Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University in Salem. photo provided The Gold of the Caliphs exhibit is on display at Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University in Salem through 2021. photo provided • • Over a long career as a federal...

February 18 – August 14, 2021 Study Gallery Due to COVID-19 exhibition dates may change  Gold of the Caliphs: Medieval Islamic Coins from the Gary Leiser Collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art offers a fascinating glimpse into Islamic art, history, politics, economics, and religious beliefs as reflected in coins minted in locations from Spain to Central Asia. Organized by guest curator Gary Leiser, the exhibition features more than 75 coins of the more than 500 coins that Leiser dona...