The Source Editorial Board, Author at The Source - Bend, Oregon

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 February 8, 2023September 20, 2023

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 February 1, 2023September 29, 2023

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 January 25, 2023November 3, 2023

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 […]

Opinion

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 January 18, 2023September 23, 2023

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 October 19, 2022July 14, 2025

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 October 19, 2022July 30, 2025

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:

Opinion

Mike Riley for Bend City Council Pos. 6

Riley is a candidate who’s invested in the community and has done the work to hit the ground running on affordable housing and homelessness, growth and more.

by The Source Editorial Board October 19, 2022June 16, 2025

Voters have three candidates to choose from in this race, but one of them is clearly more prepared and more up to speed on the reality of the issues facing Bend: Mike Riley. As the head of The Environmental Center and a co-chair of the committee that helped to see the transportation GO bond pass […]

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Barb Campbell for Bend City Council Pos. 4

With the rest of the council members possessing less than a full term of experience, re-electing Barb Campbell just makes sense.

by The Source Editorial Board October 19, 2022April 6, 2025

With four candidates running in the race for Bend City Council position 4, there’s no shortage of knowledge, expertise and community spirit to choose from in the race. Among them, candidate Bill Olsen opted not to participate in our interview, so we won’t comment further on his candidacy. Among the three women in the race—Barb […]

Opinion

Zwicker, Trumble and Osborne Are Most Ready to Lead on the Redmond City Council

If you want a sign of how quickly Redmond is transforming, look no further than the candidates running for City Council.

by The Source Editorial Board October 19, 2022July 11, 2025

If you want a sign of how quickly Redmond is transforming, look no further than the candidates running for City Council. Three seats are up for grabs, and with five people running, a majority of the people on this slate will find themselves serving Redmond come January. When we interviewed four of the five candidates, […]

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Ron Wyden for U.S. Senate

As the chair of the Senate finance committee, he holds enormous sway in Congress. He’s pro-choice, and that’s a dealbreaker for anyone we send to Washington, D.C., right now.

by The Source Editorial Board October 19, 2022March 31, 2024

We have to hand it to Jo Rae Perkins; she’s nothing if not persistent. In spite of running in a number of races over the years, including for mayor and city councilor of Albany and subsequent bids for Senate and the U.S. House, winning nothing but primaries, she persists. This time around, she’s running against […]

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