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If China Hat is the Forest, One Small Managed Camp is a Tree

Friction brews between various cities and Deschutes County
by The Source Editorial Board

This past week the public has had a window into the difficulties and details that go into approving a managed camp for unhoused individuals in Central Oregon. After initially indicating support for using county funds to launch a camp for “medically fragile” individuals in south Bend, Deschutes County Commissioners Patti Adair and Tony DeBone voted […]

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In 2023, the Culture War is a Gender War

Have women achieved the equality and parity in this 21st Century that was so sought after throughout the 20th?
by The Source Editorial Board

Every year, as we put out an annual Women’s Issue, we turn our attention toward perennial questions like, what is feminism today? Does it have a place anymore? Have women achieved the equality and parity in this 21st Century that was so sought after throughout the 20th? To be sure, some of the past issues […]

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Railway Safety is an Effort for All Cities

Fossil fuels and other dangerous materials travel by train
by The Source Editorial Board

We have to admit: When the Bend City Council adopted a resolution in 2021 that declared opposition to seeing rail cars carrying fossil fuels run through the city, we were dubious. What could a small city like Bend do to actually make things safer, in the face of petroleum companies and the other private enterprises […]

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Governor’s Budget: Prioritize Fewer Band-Aids, More Brick-and-Mortar

Gov. Kotek has followed through on her promises to prioritize some of the biggest pain points facing the state – even at the expense of some other local projects
by The Source Editorial Board

When gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek was on the campaign trail, she made it clear that housing and homelessness would be among her top priorities should she win the race in November. Now that she’s in the governor’s office, we’re seeing that promise play out. Kotek declared a Homelessness State of Emergency just after taking office. […]

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Oregonians Lack Basic Information About Water Issues. A Recent Secretary of State Report is a Start in Changing That.

Cities like ours should be empowered and funded to better monitor and manage their waters
by The Source Editorial Board

Plenty of people think of Oregon as a rainy, green oasis – but those of us who live in the 2/3 of the state that doesn’t look like that know differently. Here in Central Oregon, water is scarce enough to mean some farmers don’t get the water they need at crop-growing time. Others begin hobby […]

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For the GOP and Oregon’s Two Most-Junior Congresspeople, Pistol Packin’ IRS Agents Are Top Priority

The Internal Revenue Service has hired more than 5,000 new agents to improve its aging technology
by The Source Editorial Board

This next week, Americans will begin that annual task of filing their taxes. This year, unlike the past several, that task will be met with a little more help on the other end. Due to funding secured last year through the Inflation Reduction Act, the Internal Revenue Service has already hired more than 5,000 new […]

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What We Lose When We Lose Local News

Publishing remains a challenging endeavor – but it remains meaningful work, as the community of Medford is about to find out.
by The Source Editorial Board

Here in Central Oregon, we are fortunate not to live in a “news desert” where local coverage is hard to find. Between our weekly coverage, and the daily coverage at two local TV news stations, a daily newspaper, several other community papers, a public radio outlet with a reporter in Bend and the coverage of […]

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▶ WATCH: Bend City Council Pos 6 – Mike Riley, Julia Brown and Rick Johns

The Source editorial board interviews the candidates vying for Bend City Council pos 6
by The Source Editorial Board

In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board Mike Riley, Julia Brown and Rick Johns as they run for the Bend City Council pos 6 in the November 2022 election. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:

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▶ WATCH: Redmond City Councilor – Bill Trumble, Cat Zwicker, Kathryn Osborne and John Nielsen

The Source editorial board interviews the candidates vying for Redmond City Councilor
by The Source Editorial Board

In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board Bill Trumble, Cat Zwicker, Kathryn Osborne and John Nielsen as they run for the Redmond City Councilor in the November 2022 election. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:

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