Reduce climate anxiety with action in local elections I appreciate the Source’s article last month highlighting Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray’s work and presentation on Climate Anxiety. As someone who has known about human-caused climate change since I was 18, and been involved in taking action ever since, I do have my fair share of climate […]
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Letters to the Editor 03/17/2022
Corrections: The 3/10 story, “Who’s Running,” listed Vikki Iverson as a Republican running in the House 55 race in the 2022 May primary, and stated that Tim Knopp was running in 2022; those details were both incorrect. The 3/10 story, “Tots! Moves into 9th Street Village,” incorrectly stated that the business’ new pizza cart would […]
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Letters to the Editor 03/10/2022
Guest Opinion: Lower Snake River Dams Need to Go I’m an aquatic ecologist and I’d like to speak to you about dams and fish. I was Research Coordinator at Olympic National Park during the time we removed the two hydropower dams on the Elwha River. Those dams produced little power and it would have cost […]
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Letters to the Editor 3/2/22
Bringing back public meetings, running red lights and more in this week’s Letters
Safety Just moved to Bend recently (after visiting the last 15 years) and noticed the same problem here as back at our old home; so I’ll offer the same suggestion to the local police department as I did back in NH. Here’s a chance to make some extra money for the city as well as […]
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Letters to the Editor 2/24/2022
TRUCKER TANTRUM 80% of Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19. Fortunately for them, Canadians aren’t culturally hobbled by a large minority of anti-science, religious fundamentalist flat earthers forcing their foolish faith into law, the way cancel culture conservatives have traditionally attacked American democracy with their nonsense and baseless bigotry. For the most part, Canadian truckers are […]
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Letters to the Editor 2/17/22
This week’s issue is packed with information you are not likely to see covered elsewhere. Jack Harvel’s feature story dives into the effect the current shortage of public defenders can have on those accused of crimes, and on the attorneys who are still doing the work. Damian Fagan takes you on a journey into the […]
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Letters to the Editor 2/3/22
Can it happen in Oregon, too?, RE: Climate Change Letters, 1/20, RE: New Sunriver Station and Trails Funded News, 1/20
Editor’s note: It’s the first week of February, and that means Black History Month. In the coming days I’ll give you some details about events we are sponsoring to mark the occasion—but for now, our Picks page and our events calendar offer more ways to engage and perhaps learn something new. This week we’re also […]
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Letters to the Editor 1/27/22
Guest Opinion: Votes Matter, Bend Park and Recreation, Mr. 47%
Editor’s note: We made it to the end of January—so congrats, all you Dry January participants: your month of temperance is nearly at an end. I tried, then stopped trying because Omicron. Now I’m trying again. Also, where did January go?! For those who, like me, have escaped Omicron’s clutches, I suspect the month flew […]
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Letters to the Editor 1/20/22
Guest Opinion: Butte Dispute Climate Change, RE: New Year, New Villages News
EEditor’s note: Every time an earthquake (or tsunami) happens off the Oregon coast, people begin to wonder once again, “Is the Big One coming?” It’s coming—but no one really knows when, or even if it’s going to be during our lifetimes. Still, Central Oregon is preparing, not necessarily as a place where we’ll experience damaging […]
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Letters to the Editor 1/13/22
RE: Skier Dies on Bachelor News, 1/6Gun Control Walkout A Pandemic Plan RE: So Far, 2022 is Testing Us Opinion, 1/6
It’s the second week of January—have you ditched your resolutions yet? Yeah, yeah—we know that resolutions can come and go, but for many people, the start of a new year is still a time when they’re trying to form new habits and get inspired—and that’s where our Health and Fitness issue comes in. This week, […]
