Letters to the Editor

Editor’s note: I don’t think I am alone in being astounded that it’s August already. It seems like all of 2021 has involved waiting for something—waiting for a change in leadership, for a vaccine to arrive, for a summer that looked more like ones we have known in the past… and then August arrives and […]

Editor’s note: In the moments before this issue went to press, the Oregon Health Authority recommended we all go back to indoor mask-wearing once again. Every day for the past week or more, the number of COVID-19 cases in the state has continued to go up, and as of this writing, St. Charles hospital had […]

Editor’s note: Every time I hang out in Redmond, I get the feeling that Bendites must have gotten in the late ’90s, when the population graphs started to show a massive spike upward. Now at over 32,000 people, the Hub City is growing every day and adding more culture, nightlife and activities—all reasons we’ve opted […]

Editor’s note: Summer is in full swing! The return of events like Munch and Music and Summer Fest this past week was a marker that things are more “normal” than they’ve been in the past year—but beyond that feeling of normalcy was just the plain joy that comes from hearing live music, from seeing the […]

Editor’s Note Whether you’re an employer or an employee (or you own your own business), chances are you’ve discussed the current worker shortage with someone at least once over the past several months. This week’s feature story aims to get a sense of why it’s happening, and the impacts on not just business owners, but […]

Editor’s note: It’s a week like no other. As I write this, the National Weather Service is clocking a temperature of 108 degrees Fahrenheit in Bend—brutal temperatures that appear to be related to the deaths of two men over the weekend. On Wednesday, restrictions that have been in place around the pandemic will be lifted […]

Editor’s note: Fires are already burning across the West. Record-setting temperatures are anticipated over the weekend. Festivals are starting to pop up around the region. Seems like a pretty average summer week in Central Oregon, right? As much as we’d rather not see “summer season” become ever known as “smoke season,” this year’s dry conditions […]

Editor’s note: Riding along the Cascade Lakes Highway recently, it was surprising not to see the typical line of cars precariously parked near the Green Lakes trail. With a permit system now in place for that and other popular trails in that area, this week we wanted to know how that permit system is going. […]

Editor’s note: This week’s themed issue takes on a topic that has many different “faucets”—Water. Determining how much water is placed into rivers (and reservoirs) versus how much is meted out for irrigation is a big topic in a drought year, so that’s definitely included in our coverage this week. Recreating on local waterways is […]

Editor’s note: It’s not officially summer just yet, but it sure does feel like it! This week’s issue is packed with events and happenings that seem to be roaring back to life in 2021. From a look at all the farmers and artisan markets found in our Chow section, to a list of some of […]