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When Your House Rep Isn't From Here and China is More Important than the...
When hopeful politicians tour their prospective districts, stumping for votes, a common approach is to boast about just how well they know the ins and outs of the district When hopeful politicians...
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Letters to the Editor 02/08/2024
Guest Opinion: Why aren't we making our streets safer and more affordable?…
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The Legislative Walkout Brigade Has One More Chance to Do the Right Thing
If those senators didn't show up for their own benefit, knowing they'd risk being disqualified, what's to say they're going to play nice for the benefit of the rest of us? Cue the music, pop the...
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On Homelessness, Major Strides in Kotek's First Year
Oregonians got what they asked for when they hired Tina Kotek to make good on her campaign promises The pandemic years — and the ones just after — are a time we will remember for the rest of our...
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With Affordable Housing, Why Are Deschutes County and the City of Bend...
Over the past several years, state and local governments have spent a lot of time, energy and money trying to solve Oregon’s massive shortfall of housing Over the past several years, state and local...
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Power Rate Increase, Say What?!?
Oregon PUC Should Decide on Proposed Rate Hike Sooner Rather Than Later If you're feeling the pain from the hike in rates for Pacific Power customers that went into effect in January, you're not...
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Letters to the Editor 03/07/2024
Correction: Last week's story, "Over Bend's Dead Bodies" was incorrectly labeled as News…
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Oregon's Land Use Laws Needed a Little Loosening
There are no black-and-white solutions to issues as important as housing Among state policies, two things have made Oregon make national headlines in recent decades: One, of course, is Measure 110 and...
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The Pros and Cons of Recently Passed Bills in the Legislature
The Oregon state legislative session wrapped up last week, and compared to past years that were mired by walkouts, it’s fair to say that a lot got done The Oregon state legislative session wrapped up...
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If Public Officials are Confused About Shelter Designations, What About the...
Something beyond the topic of economic or geographic segregation caught our eyes Editor's note: On Wed., March 20, following a fiery public comment session, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners...
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A Turnabout for the County Adult Parole and Probation Facility Raises...
Whatever moral issues are at hand here, there's a lack of professionalism that is stunning and costly. Last week, we had questions about the way an Adult Parole and Probation home funded by Deschutes...
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Parole and Probation House Debacle, Part Three
What a debacle It was a debacle when Deschutes County approved the purchase of an adult parole and probation home within 1,000 feet of a park, with barely any public notice. It was a debacle when,...
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In Oregon, Reproductive Health Moves Forward, Not Back
Oregon begins to offer a birth control pill that does not require a prescription Look around the United States and the status of reproductive rights and reproductive health care can feel pretty...
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Bend La-Pine Schools Is Already Signaling Job Cuts. The May Levy Brings Them...
We value public education before the pandemic shed more light on its importance, and we value it still today During the pandemic, teachers and support staff were largely heralded. Not only did many of...
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Council, Mayor Should Be Paid Like Professionals
Bend deserves a professional council, and with professionalism comes commensurate pay We've said it before, and now that it's up for discussion once again, we'll repeat our long-held opinion: Bend...
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