Letters to the Editor

Weed killer problems STOP SPRAYING WEED KILLER. Everyone knows it is poison to us too. Kills the bugs and the bees. We can smell it blowing on the breeze. Which means whoever is spraying that much is exposing themselves and the whole neighborhood to a known carcinogen. That means it causes cancer and we know […]

Congressional Endorsement I am saddened with your endorsement for CD-5. You have glowing remarks for McLeod Skinner, yet you endorse Bynum who is slinging mud and insinuations against a fellow Democrat. Jamie has the honesty and integrity for my support and vote. —James Scott I am an avid and appreciative reader of the Source. However, […]

Guest Opinion: Student opportunities at heart of Bend-La Pine levy When voters have cast ballots on funding measures for Bend-La Pine Schools, the need has been all about our facilities: new schools to keep pace with a growing population, remodels to take care of what we have, upgrades in safety and technology. Bonds are for […]

No to Bend-La Pine Schools Levy Bend-La Pine recently approved a tax exemption for the multimillion-dollar Jackstraw development, and are now asking for public funds? Teachers, in comparison to year-round full-time workers, are quite well compensated. The lowest teacher pay, for someone with only a Bachelor’s and no certifications, probably no one hired, is $45,328/annually. […]

Jamie Campaigns Fairly In the Democratic contest for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District a negative attack campaign has been launched against Jamie McLeod-Skinner. During her working life of public service, Jamie developed a collaborative approach and collegial culture that has served her well. Her listening and problem-solving skills helped her win Democratic primaries in the past […]

Pedestrians The weather is getting nicer and more of us are outdoors, enjoying Bend’s plethora of trails, bike lanes and sidewalks. To drivers: please, please be aware of pedestrians. As someone who has been out regularly enjoying the Deschutes River Trail going through town, I have been increasingly frustrated waiting for cars to stop for […]

RE: Planned Trail Upgrades in West Bend. News, 4/4 Bend does not need any more trails. Wild animals are already struggling to survive in the Deschutes National Forest because they are currently being corralled by trails and roads. They are limited to tiny areas of undisturbed forest or forced to go into town. With these […]

Gas Pumps and Pot 1. I would like to start a movement that gas pumps are not parking spots. Please be kind and thoughtful of others and once you have filled your tank, move to a parking spot to get food, restroom etc., so the next person can fill and go. Just because no one […]

RE: Big Screen Kenergy. Screen, 3/14 Regarding Jared Rasic’s “Big Screen Kenergy” (3/14), he mentioned director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar acceptance speech as the “best speech.” Rasic called it a “gut punch.” It certainly was. It was a gut punch to the memory of six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust and to the Jews, […]

Comments from a recent Ukraine rally It has been two years since viewing my mother’s village being bombed on a hotel jumbo screen on my Hawaiian vacation. In the middle of paradise, hell broke loose in front of me. Russia was invading Ukraine everywhere. I was watching Lviv, right on the border with Poland as […]