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Letters to the Editor Week of Sept. 11, 2025

Topics include politics, the Tower Theatre and saying goodbye to Boss Rambler

by The Source Staff September 8, 2025September 8, 2025

Do Not Become Complacent or Complicit Until recently, some actions by the current administration may have seemed defensible, but three recent measures clearly indicate a concerning authoritarian leaning. One, firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Dr. Erika McEntarfer after a disappointing jobs report. The nomination of E. J. Antoni from the Heritage Foundation, a […]

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by The Source Staff August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

Bend’s Midtown Crossings: Moving through the muddy middle This summer, the build-out of the voter-approved 2020 Transportation Bond projects (looking at you, Greenwood and Olney) has tested the patience of our community — but it is a test we can pass. The win on the horizon is a safer, more balanced transportation system with better […]

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Topics include the Tower Theatre, the new library and CASA volunteers

by The Source Staff August 26, 2025August 24, 2025

Re: New Leadership Steps Into the Tower’s Spotlight (Aug. 6) Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about the Tower Theatre. We value community input and want to clarify a few points while also extending an invitation to experience what’s happening on our stage. The Tower is proud to serve as a nonprofit […]

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by The Source Editorial Board August 20, 2025November 3, 2025

Re: New Leadership steps into the Tower’s Spotlight (Aug. 06) The Tower has long been a community asset that has forgotten it’s a community asset. Far too many people running the place kept it very stale. Almost exclusionary. With only plays and events the old guard approves of. It’s a travesty the theatre is not […]

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by Nic Moye August 13, 2025August 14, 2025

New Library on East SideWe live on the southeast end of Bend. Every day we pass the new library being built and I’m wondering if anyone else but us think it looks like a prison. Or a prison cruise ship. It has zero Central Oregon vibe to it and has us wondering if the Bend […]

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by Nic Moye August 7, 2025September 15, 2025

A Letter to Bend City Council and Deschutes County Commissioners I am again writing to demand the immediate removal of the Confederate flag currently displayed on the east side of Highway 97, between the access road to Dirt World (where the dumpsters are currently located) and the highway’s southbound-to-northbound turnaround point. This flag is especially […]

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Letters to the Editor 08/06/2025

by The Source Staff August 6, 2025November 3, 2025

Opinion

Letters to the Editor 07/31/2025

by The Source Staff July 30, 2025August 7, 2025

Prioritize Long-Term Recovery We continue to allocate funding toward temporary solutions that fail to address the root causes of homelessness. Rather than investing taxpayer dollars in managing individuals in low-barrier environments where long-term progress is often limited, we should redirect these resources toward high-barrier shelters that provide structured support and require participation in treatment programs. […]

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Letters to the Editor 07/23/2025

by The Source Staff July 23, 2025August 7, 2025

Build a Shelter The county should prioritize building a high-barrier shelter that provides comprehensive services, including access to medical care, mental health support, and pathways to stability. It’s deeply concerning that, in our community and society, we are allowing people to live in such unsafe and unsanitary conditions; referred to as dirt world. This situation […]

Opinion

Letters to the Editor 07/17/2025

by The Source Staff July 16, 2025July 30, 2025

Time for tort reform In response to Peter Maden’s article about Oregon ski resorts and how Oregon is close to becoming uninsurable (“Oregon Ski Resort Operations Hang in the Balance” 7/1), I have a suggestion that is way overdue: widespread and dramatic tort reform. I flatly reject trial lawyer Joe Piucci’s assertion that SB 1196 […]

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