Oct 14-21, 2020

News

• Local News

  Will My Ballot Get Thrown Out? Is Voter Fraud a Thing?

  The County Clerk of Deschutes County offers voting advice for the 2020 elections, plus a rundown of Oregon's unique voting laws

  By Laurel Brauns

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Local News

  Inside Our Endorsement Interviews: Jason Kropf and Cheri Helt

  Excerpts from our video interviews with Jason Kropf and Cheri Helt, the two candidates running for Oregon House 54

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Local News

  ¿Descartarán mi boleta electoral? ¿Existe el fraude electoral?

  La secretaria del condado Deschutes ofrece asesoría sobre la votación para las elecciones del 2020, además de ofrecer un resumen sobre las leyes de votación únicas del estado de Oregon

  By Escrito por Laurel Brauns; Traducido por/translated by Jéssica Sánchez-Millar

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Local News

  The Source Weekly Update Oct 15

  In this week's update, the buzz word is 'vote' and we're answering all of your questions.

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Local News

  Listen: Rivers Need Water with Tod Heisler 🎧

  Central Oregon LandWatch's rivers conservation director talks about the organization's efforts to restore the Deschutes River to its historic flows

  By Laurel Brauns

  Oct 17, 2020

  

Opinion

• Editorial

  Chill Out, Oregon Voters. We Got This.

  VOTE 2020—Don’t believe the national hype. It’s easy to vote in Oregon… and easy to fix common issues that might arise.

  Oct 20, 2020

  
• Elections

  Vote YES on 9-139 – Bonds to Renovate, Upgrade, Construct and Equip Library Facilities

  Vote yes for the Deschutes Public Library bond.

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Elections

  Vote YES on 9-135 – City of Bend Bonds for Traffic Flow, East-West Connections, Neighborhood Safety Improvements

  A "no" vote on this measure and the potential for disaster that forestalling infrastructure improvements would cause should not be underestimated

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Elections

  My View: Emerson Levy, Oregon House District 53 Democratic candidate ▶ [with video]

  Local political candidates share their views on the issues

  Oct 19, 2020

  
• Elections

  My View: Jack Zika, Oregon House 53 Republican candidate ▶ [with video]

  Local political candidates share their views on the issues

  Oct 19, 2020

  
• Elections

  My View: Rita Schenkelberg, Bend City Council Pos. 4 candidate ▶ [with video]

  Local political candidates share their views on the issues

  Oct 21, 2020

  
• Elections

  My View: Michael Hughes, Bend City Council Pos. 4 candidate ▶ [with video]

  Local political candidates share their views on the issues

  Oct 21, 2020

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Letters to the Editor 10/15/20

  Guest Opinion: Owyhee Canyonlands Bill, S2828 is moving forward

  Oct 14, 2020

  

Culture

• Culture Features

  Feed Your Mind at Bend Design, Online

  Promoting design thinking continues amid the pandemic, with an online series of presentations, panels, films and more

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Take Me Home

  Central Oregon's Median Home Prices Jump Again in September

  Central Oregon's Market update, and factors driving the market

  By Christin J Hunter, Broker

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Coddle Herder

  Empathy is taken for granted as a beautiful thing, but it has a dark side

  By Amy Alkon

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Free Will Astrology—Week of October 15

  You're likely to be extra motivated and intuitively astute whenever you improve the way you nurture yourself

  By Rob Brezsny

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  This Modern World—week of October 15

  From the case files of... Donald J Trump Detective-in-Chief

  By Tom Tomorrow

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Anti-Democratic extreme hack pack-o-matic

  So... Why do democrats want to "pack the courts"?

  By Jen Sorensen

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Matt Wuerker—Week of October 15

  Covidville Firehouse

  By Matt Wuerker

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Pearl's Puzzle- Week of Oct. 19

  This week's Sudoku

  By Pearl Stark

  Oct 16, 2020

  

Food & Drink

• Chow

  Water Drive for Warm Springs

  Local activists are holding a collection drive to replenish that supply

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Chow

  Dill Point in a Turning World

  An easy take on so-called "Jewish Penicillin" chicken soup

  By Ari Levaux

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Chow

  Candy Crawl Planned in Prineville Oct. 31

  A Halloween event that gives kids a way to trick or treat during this pandemic year

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Oct 14, 2020

  

Screen

• Film

  May the Source Be With You

  October Edition

  By Jared Rasic

  Oct 14, 2020

  

Music

• Sound Stories & Interviews

  First, Drive-in Movies. Now, Drive-in Concerts

  Thump Coffee show includes performances from Redwood Son, Jeshua Marshall and Matt Puccio Jr.

  By Isaac Biehl

  Oct 14, 2020

  

Special Issues & Guides

• Central Oregon Pets

  Rescuing Animals Out of the Ashes

  Behind the scenes with Central Oregon's Pet Evacuation Team, which cared for dozens of pets from the recent fire zones

  By Laurel Brauns

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Central Oregon Pets

  Pets in a Pandemic

  With so much stress out there, pets' roles as emotional caretakers have become all the more apparent. Locals share how their pets are helping out

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Central Oregon Pets

  The Nose Knows: Working K-9s of Central Oregon

  Local canines work in drug detection, search and rescue, and wildlife crimes

  By Damian Fagan

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Central Oregon Pets

  Are Essential Oils Safe for Pets?

  Diluted essential oils can help with pets' emotional issues, as well as preventing some airborne illness, local holistic veterinarian says

  By Laurel Brauns

  Oct 14, 2020

  
• Central Oregon Pets

  Look Who's Talkin' Now

  Local pet psychic communicates with everything from cats and dogs to fish and frogs

  By Cayla Clark

  Oct 14, 2020