Leeann O'Neill, Author at The Source

Grow into a Community Where We’ve Bridged the Gap Between “Us” and “Them”

Making Central Oregon a better place to live; Bright ideas for a changing community

by Leeann O'Neill June 23, 2021August 16, 2023

Where are you from? But where are you really from? We are perpetual foreigners in our own community. Our skin, eyes, and hair are always just enough out of place that Central Oregon could never be our home no matter how long we have been here. Long story short, we came together because we couldn’t […]

Outside

Riding the Wilderness

I came for the spaces we call “the outdoors.”

Leeann O'NeillJune 3, 2020March 21, 2025

For this week’s Outside Guide, we asked local outdoors advocates to weigh in on the topic of sanctuary in the outdoors. Like most people who moved to Bend from somewhere else, I came for the spaces we call “the outdoors.” The miles of empty roads and trails for bike touring beckoned. Whether it is a […]

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