Participation: the double-edged sword. We are encouraged to take an active role in the political process; yet when we do, we are subjected to the garbage that goes along with it, both from our peers and our constituents. My sister has been on the Planning Commission for her small town of Phoenix, OR since the dreadful fires in 2020. My d…
Participation: the double-edged sword. We are encouraged to take an active role in the political process; yet when we do, we are subjected to the garbage that goes along with it, both from our peers and our constituents. My sister has been on the Planning Commission for her small town of Phoenix, OR since the dreadful fires in 2020. My dyslexic, high school grad (just barely), community focused sister has been subjected to some really awful internal and external fighting and is just done.
Ally,It is certainly a double edged sword. Here in Salem we have a fairly liberal city council. Now the current mayor, Hoyt, is running against a wing nut Hoyt, no relation. Once agains some interest at our hair dressers. Wing nut Hoyt and her husband catered their wedding, then they saw her in pictures with some other local wing nuts. They are gay and they know very well which people stand with them and it is not R wing nuts. We are not in the city, but we recently got a robocall from wing nut Hoyt. I couldn't put an end to it fast enough. Kudos to your sister for being involved and I am sure that in any city in southern Oregon, it is even more difficult than it is here.
The Almeda fire was, indeed. Even today, driving Hwy 99 from Phoenix to Ashland, you can see how the creek funnelled the flames. My sister's church at the corner of Second and Church was spared; the Jackson County Fuel Committee's building just to the north across Second burned to the ground.
I never remember the name of the fire (despite its memorable devastation) but our neighbor’s son lost his home in Talent. His girlfriend only had time to grab the dog and flee in the car after the authorities came and pounded on the front door😢.
Participation: the double-edged sword. We are encouraged to take an active role in the political process; yet when we do, we are subjected to the garbage that goes along with it, both from our peers and our constituents. My sister has been on the Planning Commission for her small town of Phoenix, OR since the dreadful fires in 2020. My dyslexic, high school grad (just barely), community focused sister has been subjected to some really awful internal and external fighting and is just done.
Ally,It is certainly a double edged sword. Here in Salem we have a fairly liberal city council. Now the current mayor, Hoyt, is running against a wing nut Hoyt, no relation. Once agains some interest at our hair dressers. Wing nut Hoyt and her husband catered their wedding, then they saw her in pictures with some other local wing nuts. They are gay and they know very well which people stand with them and it is not R wing nuts. We are not in the city, but we recently got a robocall from wing nut Hoyt. I couldn't put an end to it fast enough. Kudos to your sister for being involved and I am sure that in any city in southern Oregon, it is even more difficult than it is here.
you are probably just too close to Idaho.....it rubs off.
Luckily Salem is not close to Idaho, but we have plenty of wing nuts right here in River City.
😥. The Phoenix and Talent fire was terrifying.
The Almeda fire was, indeed. Even today, driving Hwy 99 from Phoenix to Ashland, you can see how the creek funnelled the flames. My sister's church at the corner of Second and Church was spared; the Jackson County Fuel Committee's building just to the north across Second burned to the ground.
I never remember the name of the fire (despite its memorable devastation) but our neighbor’s son lost his home in Talent. His girlfriend only had time to grab the dog and flee in the car after the authorities came and pounded on the front door😢.
It was devastating to that area.