Mt. Bachelor Offers Weekend Programming for Women Mt. Bachelor announced it will offer multi-day programming this weekend, March 15 and 16, specifically for women and girls, including individuals who identify as cisgender, transgender and nonbinary. The Women’s Progression Sessions offer a chance for women to connect, progress and have fun on the slopes, according to […]
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Bridge Crossings Could Ease Traffic Woes, But Wildfire Concerns Should Factor In, Too
Large percentage of the public supports BPRD’s efforts on bridge bond
About a decade ago, an effort got underway to essentially privilege a few wealthy landowners at the expense of the general public. Limited access to recreation on the west side of Bend has been one of the results. Bend Park and Recreation District, in 2012, proposed in its bond package to build a pedestrian bridge […]
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Spring Arts Issue
What’s blossoming in the Central Oregon arts scene? On stages and screens and gallery walls, the Source staff has gathered the season’s arts performances — from theater, dance and opera to classical and jazz concerts — as well as gatherings for authors, artists and cinema buffs. What’s blossoming in the Central Oregon arts scene? Two […]
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Spring Arts & Culture
What’s blossoming in the Central Oregon arts scene?
Performing Arts COCC Big Band Jazz Group’s Salute to Duke Ellington With 17 musicians currently enrolled in Central Oregon Community College’s performance class, this jazz winter concert will showcase their talents in tribute to Duke, plus the concert will also include the premiere performance of a new big band arrangement by local composer and band […]
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Deschutes County to Host Retail Theft Meetings The Bend Police Department, along with the Redmond Police Department and the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office, will host a series of Retailer Listening Sessions. The listening sessions are a result of an Organized Retail Theft (ORT) grant the County secured in the fall. “The goal of the […]
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While the Feds Take a ‘Burn It Down’ Approach, Local Public Lands Could Quite Literally Burn
Finding a way to work together to manage inevitable fires.
If you were worried about unauthorized camping and fires starting on public lands before, buckle up. With cuts to U.S. Forest Service personnel happening, it’s going to be very tough to see a lot of enforcement or an increase in fire-management activity on our public lands this summer. In the last several weeks, at least […]
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On Sunday, during a protest calling for aid to Ukraine, 27-year-old Trevor Dean Miller allegedly pointed a handgun at an individual in attendance. Bend Police responded to the incident after a person attending the protest reported that, following a verbal confrontation, a man driving a white Dodge Charger pointed a gun at him, then drove […]
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Turning Our Backs on American Infants and Mothers
American women continue to have the highest rate of death before, during and after childbirth
American women continue to have the highest rate of death before, during and after childbirth, compared to any other high-income country in the world. The worst part: about 80% of those deaths are likely to be preventable, according to a 2024 brief from The Commonwealth Fund. This has been a crisis since before the current […]
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Central Oregon Reacts to Trump’s Sweeping Changes
From canceling DEI initiatives to rolling back protections for immigrants and narrowing the official definition of gender, the president’s early actions are changing life for many in the region
Following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the administration has moved quickly to overturn, dismantle and freeze national programs and government agencies. While many of those executive orders and proclamations are being challenged in the courts and by political opposition, the force of the changes over the last few weeks is already being felt at the local […]
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The Women’s Issue
Conversations with local leaders on finding strength, hope and power to face the challenges ahead
In conversation with Nicole Vulcan There’s a quote by Audre Lorde I keep coming back to: The words and poetry of Lorde, a self-described “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” are some of the spiritual foods I consume in times that require strength and hope and power — like the times many of my fellow Americans, […]