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

Calling Out Vote by Mail is Another Distraction. Moving On.

The President wants you to believe that voting by mail is un-secure, and, worse, that the process favors Democrats. But that’s just not true.

by The Source Editorial Board August 27, 2025August 26, 2025

Attacks on immigrants. Recriminations of the press. Accusations of corrupt elections. While we are getting tired of all the same baseless, harmful tropes that the President of the United States keeps trotting out on social media, we recognize that it is important to reiterate the importance of good governance. The latest threat — to abolish […]

Letters to the Editor

by The Source Editorial Board August 20, 2025November 3, 2025

Re: New Leadership steps into the Tower’s Spotlight (Aug. 06) The Tower has long been a community asset that has forgotten it’s a community asset. Far too many people running the place kept it very stale. Almost exclusionary. With only plays and events the old guard approves of. It’s a travesty the theatre is not […]

Opinion

Dark Clouds, and a Few Sun Breaks, for Oregon Psilocybin Therapy

by The Source Editorial Board August 19, 2025August 19, 2025

Oregon’s psilocybin therapy program has a problem. When voters approved Measure 109 in 2020, ushering in a new era of legal mushrooms at legal centers, it was already obvious that at least a sector of the population was never going to take advantage of what those centers had to offer. Due to the costs of […]

Opinion

The Anti-Woke Agenda is Now Coming for Your Power Bill

Generating power at home saves Americans money. But for this administration, owning the libs seems more important.

by The Source Editorial Board August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Having a way to generate and store power right at home means more stable — or eventually even zero — electricity costs. It can also promise stability for those for whom electricity is a matter of life and death.

But if you hear the current administration discuss it, solar power, and supporting solar power for low-income households, is just part of a woke agenda.

Opinion

Shifting Priorities Around Exploitation for the Sake of Immigration Reform

Recent reporting and concern from an Oregon senator reveal a deeply troubling pattern

by The Source Editorial Board August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Recent reporting and concern from an Oregon senator reveal a deeply troubling pattern: A focus on a quota of 1 million deportations in the U.S. per year at the federal level is resulting in other investigations, including those aimed at stopping the exploitation of children, being put by the wayside. It is ironic at a […]

Opinion

Shifting Priorities Around Exploitation for the Sake of Immigration Reform

Recent reporting and concern from an Oregon senator reveal a deeply troubling pattern

by The Source Editorial Board August 6, 2025August 7, 2025

Opinion

Will “Criminalizing Homelessness” Come with Funds that the Big Beautiful Bill Just Took Away?

For years, Oregon’s leaders have sought to address the crisis of homelessness with a compassionate approach

by The Source Editorial Board July 30, 2025August 7, 2025

For years, Oregon’s leaders have sought to address the crisis of homelessness with a compassionate approach. At least since the pandemic, funds — largely contributed by the federal government — have helped cities, including Bend and Redmond, vastly build out shelter capacity and expand wraparound services and treatment, all in an effort to ultimately move […]

Opinion

Klamath River Run was Great TV, but the Lasting Effect is Hope

A flourish of interest in the Klamath River bubbled up this month in response to those indigenous paddlers’ first descent of the river

by The Source Editorial Board July 23, 2025August 7, 2025

If the national TV and newspaper crews were any indication, the “first run” of the Klamath River by a group of young indigenous paddlers this past month was a very big deal. Supporters and news crews galore descended on the mouth of the Klamath this month, as the group of paddlers, who’d spent years training […]

Opinion

Governor’s Cell Phone Ban is Worth Gamble to Improve Student Outcomes

For years, Oregon has struggled to do its best in the arena of K-12 education

by The Source Editorial Board July 16, 2025July 28, 2025

For years, Oregon has struggled to do its best in the arena of K-12 education. Graduation rates have crept up over the past several years in districts including Bend-La Pine Schools, but overall, the state continues to lag behind nearly every other state for on-time graduation rates. Many educators and parents can offer reasons for […]

Opinion

With Home Fire Prevention Efforts, Expect a Future of Patchwork Regulations

A repeal of the risk map will help some people feel a little better — at least for a little while

by The Source Editorial Board July 9, 2025July 19, 2025

A lot of people cheered when the Oregon State Legislative Assembly this session repealed the controversial wildfire risk map that some allege was a factor in rising insurance rates for their homes. Insurance companies we talked to for an earlier story assured us they have their own maps to assess risk — and anyway, a bill […]

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