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In response to the ever vigilant Nicole Perullo, I can only say that for our neighbors forced to live under survival conditions in surrounding public lands I have the highest respect and regard. As a volunteer in this year's Point In Time Count, I can honestly say I encountered nothing but generosity of spirit, graciousness, and full candor when approaching unhoused people with the questionaire. The preponderance of P.I.T. Count respondents are long term residents of Bend and Central Oregon--true neighbors. No one deserves to live in such precarious circumstances, so let us as a society find a solution.
Best yet, in my view, was the news this morning of a proposal by Bernie Sanders and AOC--the Green New Deal for Public Housing. This is legislation that would calm the legitimate environmental concerns of Ms. Perullo, while creating 280,00 union jobs and improving the quality of life for 1.7 million Americans, among them our most vulnerable neighbors.

80% cloud cover over Texas yesterday. Never mind.

Regarding Mr. Rich Cooper's letter, my reading of the Hamas-Israel conflict since 1987 reveals numerous truces and ceasefires riddled by violations by both sides in asymmetric warfare marked by multiple times more Palestinian deaths than Israeli.

But, somehow, it seems obscene in a time of mass casualties and famine to indulge in recreational games of Biblical tit for tat. Of prime consideration for anyone with even a modicum of conscience should be an immediate halt to the slaughter and the resumption of shipments of food, water, medical supplies, etc., etc., etc. into Gaza.

"Sadly' that is the reality, Mr. Cooper, that the world's nations nearly unanimously plead with Netanyahu and his war cabinet to address.

By my quick reckoning, the Hill Country of Texas, where the weather has been historically clear in mid-April and totality will last an astonishing 4 minutes, is closest to Bend,

Thank you, Michel Shehadeh, for your comments on the unfolding slaughter and engineered famine in Gaza. It's good to remember and honor Aaron Bushnell's last words: Free Palestine. Only then can a lasting peace take hold in the region and safety and security be guaranteed for all--for Israel and Palestine and their neighbors.

We need housing for all income categories; we now have a report showing retired, well-heeled Boomers now preferentially choosing Bend. When they move to developments like Jackstraw they free up housing that is more affordable for the rest of us. The City Council was faced with a Hobson's choice: Either reject the MUPTE and lose 300 much needed housing units--or grant it and create a political firestorm. I think that the financial predicament of Killian-Pacific is real; an independent auditor verified that to be the case. I don't see any evidence of corruption or political shenanigans at play here. My understanding is that the leadership of Killian Pacific has been reaching out to its small business tenants to resolve some of the complaints.

Democrats would have in any ordinary election year a wealth of fine candidates to choose from for the CD 5 primary. See Abby Kellner Rode's ringing letter of endorsement for Jamie McLeod-Skinner. See also the meritorious records of Jamie's opponents--Janelle Bynum and Lynn Peterson.

However, are we Democrats really blessed with these three? On the issue that now deeply and perhaps fatally divides Democrats, we have heard nothing from them. On the war that has closed down the celebration of Christmas in the Holy Land, not a word.

It is quite easy for a non-affiliated candidate to get on the ballot and run for U.S. representative in Oregon.

Please see: https://ballotpedia.org/How_to_run_for_off…

I would suggest that our people's candidate for Congress be chosen from among the amazing young people who participate in the weekly rallies in Bend for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.


me to comment encompasses Jamie and her primary competitors Janelle Bynum and Lynn Peterson. If this were an ordinary primary election we Democrats would consider ourselves blessed to have such an outstanding group of candidates to choose from. However, it's not. To read their campaign statements you would think Jamie, Janelle, and Lynn