No Way Out Thousands of residents in the Boyd Acres Neighborhood are in danger if an evacuation is needed. Those living in the area bounded by the railroad tracks on the west, Cooley Road on the North, NE 18th Street on the east and Empire Avenue on the south are in trouble. And the city […]
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Letters to the Editor 03/02/2023
Guest Opinion: Hormone Replacement Therapy: Should I or Should I Not? The topic of menopause and how/if we treat associated symptoms varies greatly among practitioners. Hormone replacement therapy has gone in and out of favor over the years but remains the most effective treatment for the majority of symptoms experienced. There was a recent article […]
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Letters to the Editor 02/23/2023
Guest Opinion: Estate Planning and How to Provide for Our Pets By Patricia Louise Nelson, Two Spruce Law “I’m okay with dying. I’m grateful for the warning so that I can say proper goodbyes to you and your sister,” my mom said. Her bone-thin arms cuddled her Lhasa Apso, Lucy. “My only worry is Lucy. […]
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Letters to the Editor 02/16/2023
RE: Leave, Stay, Fight Screen, 2/9 Miriam Toews is the author of Women Talking — she’s the genius behind the title. And, as ever, the book is better than the movie. Also worth mentioning that the story is true (the horrible events at the heart of the movie really happened to a Mennonite community). —LeeAnn […]
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Letters to the Editor 02/09/2023
Guest Opinion: Lawmakers can do right by Oregon’s children By Tyler Mac Innis Ending poverty is doable. That’s what our nation learned after Congress temporarily strengthened the Child Tax Credit. It’s a lesson Oregon lawmakers should heed right now, as they have before them an opportunity to establish a state child tax credit — the […]
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Letters to the Editor 02/02/2023
This Modern World Dear Tom, You knocked it out of the park with the volume 27 issue 04 January 26 Republican reflection. Thank you so much. Hang on for the shit-show of the decade. It’s gonna be a thriller… vomit vomit… We have never seen political vindictiveness of the likes that’s coming. Sincerely, Racer Dave […]
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Letters to the Editor 01/26/2023
RE: Glowing Up the Power Grid News, 1/19 It is a shame that only 3.47 % comes from nuclear. Definitely the highest return on investment and it is not as scary as what your grandmother would tell you. Here’s the real solution on nuclear waste, call Elon Musk and ask him to off world whatever […]
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Letters to the Editor 01/19/2023
Good for the city? If you drive on the south side of Bend, you may have noticed the destruction of one of the last pieces of old growth forest in city limits on the corner of Murphy Rd and Hwy.97. One may think that perhaps homes are going in there-something our city claims to desperately […]
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Letters to the Editor 01/12/2023
Market of Choice: My market of choice Kudos to Bend’s Market of Choice for a memorable holiday gift and incomparable customer service. Arriving the Friday before Christmas after a grueling, 15-hour-long plane trip from the East Coast to visit family, I braved the grocery crowds to pick up my preordered brisket dinner for 20. Had […]
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Letters to the Editors 01/05/2023
Guest Opinion: An Open Letter to the Bend City Council Dear Mayor Kebler and Bend City Council: Congratulations on your election. Your tasks are going to be challenging. The members of the Neighborhood Association Round Table suggest one way to facilitate decision making is to use the already agreed-upon plans developed by residents and city […]