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The Current Deschutes County Sheriff Has Created a Culture of Retaliation That’s Cost Taxpayers Plenty

Voters Should Support the Candidate with the Most Probability for Change.
by The Source Editorial Board

If there’s a prevailing sentiment that’s overcome us as we’ve gone through the details of the election for Deschutes County Sheriff, it’s this: Sheriffs, inside and outside Deschutes County, possess an enormous amount of unchecked power, and there’s very little that can presently be done about it. When the November election is over, outgoing Sheriff […]

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County Commission Set to Continue Deliberations on Juniper Ridge Sanctioned Camp After Deschutes County and the City of Bend agreed to establish a semi-managed camp in Juniper Ridge, County Commissioners voted last week against a resolution authorizing the area as a “Temporary Safe Stay Area,” potentially stalling progress on the plan. At a Oct. 16 […]

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Deschutes County to Appoint New La Pine Park and Recreation District Board Members On Oct 9, all five members of the La Pine Parks and Recreation District Board resigned. The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners outlines the process it will use to fill vacancies on the board following the resignation. According to a press release, […]

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Vote Megan Norris for Bend City Council Pos. 1 ▶ [With Video]

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by The Source Editorial Board

This race is an interesting contrast. On the one hand you have a sitting councilor, Megan Norris, who’s been embedded in politics in California and now works for local housing developer, Hayden Homes. On the other hand you have Jonathan Curtis, who was raised in Bend and experienced homelessness before working as a wildland firefighter […]

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Vote Steve Platt for Bend City Council Pos. 4 ▶ [With Video]

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by The Source Editorial Board

This was a tough one for our editorial board. All three candidates have strong backgrounds and a solid grasp of the issues. All came with fairly detailed plans for addressing issues such as permit times, which developers say are stymying Bend’s growth. These are the type of prepared candidates one hopes will come forward in […]

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Mail-In Voting in Deschutes County Deschutes County will mail the 2024 General Election ballots to voters on Oct. 16. According to a press release, more than 160,000 General Election ballots are scheduled to be mailed to Deschutes County voters. Residents with a valid Oregon divers license, permit or ID card can still register to vote […]

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Vote Anthony Broadman for Oregon Senate 27 ▶ [With Video]

Listen to candidates Michael Summers (R) and Anthony Broadman (D) and it might be hard to distinguish between them. The differences are in the details.
by The Source Editorial Board

Listen to candidates Michael Summers (R) and Anthony Broadman (D), who are running for Oregon’s Senate 27 seat, and at broad brush, it might be hard to distinguish between them. Both see housing and housing affordability as the top issues for this campaign. Both talk about the need to adequately fund schools. Both want to […]

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Promoting Voting Without an Address The National Coalition for the Homeless created a campaign to help people experiencing homelessness become registered, active voters. The campaign, “You Don’t Need a Home to Vote,” offers a toolkit on promoting voting access for low-income individuals or people without a home address, to help overcome obstacles that traditionally prevent […]

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