Letters to the Editor

Guest Opinion: City Council candidates agree there’s a housing crisis; new tree code suggests otherwise By Kirk Schueler and Jesse Russell On Monday, Sept. 30, the candidates for Bend City Council gathered to share their views at a forum on affordable housing. Despite their differences, the candidates all agreed that Bend is facing a serious […]

RE: “On the Outskirts,” Feature 9/19 Just read the “On the Outskirts” article … nicely written and sadly showing that what we have dealing with this continually growing problem is a handful of politicians (or wannabes) with no valuable first-hand real-world leadership experience whose primary goal is re-election or getting elected. Doesn’t that read like […]

Guest Opinion: Good News for Groundwater and the Environment By Yancy Lind Since 1955 the Oregon Water Resources Department has had a legal requirement to approve new groundwater permits only where there are “reasonably stable” groundwater levels. Unfortunately, this was never defined and few steps were taken to measure or otherwise obtain data that would […]

Just another parking lot rage story On a nice smokey Sunday morning, after returning extra supplies at Lowe’s with the very helpful, friendly lady there, I contentedly sauntered back to my car having successfully finished my project. As I was about to get in my car, I heard some angry muttering but didn’t think anything […]

Trapped in a Never-Ending Cycle Slavery was abolished on paper, and then all the poor people became wage slaves. Even when slavery was legal, some were able to buy their freedom. And that’s what it comes down to, still, you can buy your freedom just as it was back then. Our leaders made choices: our […]

Weeds Humans need to stop meddling, let nature take its course and avoid weeding out less desirables. We treat species as if some were weeds. All sentient beings have a right to survival. We have no right to eliminate some that are not to our liking. Killing is wrong. Barred owls are being eliminated in […]

RE: Jen Sorensen cartoon, 8/22 I am responding to your comics of Donald Trump. I read the Source quite often and get a lot of information out of it. I am a Trump voter and read your comics and kinda laugh at all the things you come up with. I’ve listened to that stuff you […]

Paris Olympics A big shoutout and thank you to France for the spectacular job with the 2024 Olympics. Not only were the venues thoughtfully constructed and the athletic competitions beautiful to watch; the backdrop of Paris was a feast for the eyes and heart. Surely the city lives up to its sobriquet: The City of […]

Guest Opinion: Building Financial Resilience in Bend’s Changing Economy Over the past few decades, Bend has transformed from a hidden gem into a vibrant hub of culture, cuisine and concerts. With this growth, our community has also seen rising costs and real estate prices (3.6% in the last year alone) for those who call Bend […]

Bend Works! I grew tired of passing two beat up old chairs someone had dumped in my neighborhood. (Putting a “free” sign on junk doesn’t make it not-junk). I called the City and they sent me to their website to find a page called Bend Works. I submitted a request, with the location and a […]