Devotees of Mt. Bachelor in Bend, Oregon, are on a quest to raise about $200 million to rescue the ski area — and their way of life — from the corporate titans of a consolidating industry.
While the nation burns on both coasts and snow buries the south, I count my blessings on today’s neighborhood walk.
Happy Chinese New Year! One week early but in my small town they brought out the Lion Dance at the local Asian restaurant so I’m happy!
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
