Letters to the Editor

I recently read your article on your opposition to the Second Amendment and wanting to have all those who have concealed permits disclosed and published.

Several years ago one of my family members was assaulted while attending an event out in rural Deschutes County.

I want to divorce my car. Really! I'm getting so tired of the traffic in Bend! You know what I mean - horn honking, bumper riding, finger flicking – basically city people who have moved here from wherever and taught their rude ways to their children.

This letter is an outcry.

The most foolish move Bend could make, being $20 million in debt, would be to rush the addition of 20 years of build-able residential land to the urban growth boundary (UGB) with no planning for infrastructure.
Infrastructure was completely ignored when the last addition was made to the UGB in the 1990s.

I go through (Northwest Crossing) twice a day and also walk it at least twice a day since I work near the high school. To call it a "Cottage Neighborhood" goes way outside the imagination.

Letter of the Week

This week's letter of the week comes in a response to our recent story about the proliferation of concealed handgun permits and the sheriff's refusal to release the identity of permit holders. Thanks for the letter, R.

We missed the column that Scoop had in the paper. We come to Sunriver several times per year and have not seen his articles lately.

I'm writing in response to the recent 'Boot' we received for the 'welfare for builders' proposal, as you describe it. You raise some legitimate concerns, which I will attempt to address below.

Kudos to those responsible for the great music line up in Central Oregon this year. For those of us who love to dance it's been hot, but confusing.

Letter of the Week 
This week's feature letter is short and sweet. Thanks for the editorial haiku, Mickey.