Editorial

Members of the Oregon GOP are calling it a “dangerous precedent” — this notion of teachers, paid to do a job, walking out in protest

A host of ranchers, environmentalists and others worked on a compromise for the Owyhee. Now Bentz needs to get on board.

The notion of using public funds to help the sheriff craft a narrative about homelessness was bad enough. Then the situation got worse.

Things have been interesting since the last U.S. Census

In November 2020, a citizen initiative in Oregon got the whole country talking

Damned if you do tax and damned if you don’t

Redmond is getting it done; let’s hope Bend can, too

After the district’s decision to maintain the status quo for the time being, a sign promoting the company will once again go up on the scoreboard of the school’s stadium

While it’s encouraging to see that someone is sounding the alarm, it strikes us how late we are to the game

The City of Bend is pondering a solution to help pay for the costs of maintaining and fixing roads

For now, testing for Aspergillus is not required

When it comes to suicides and homicides, we can look to gun-safety initiatives in other states for statistics about harm reduction

A recent survey outlines how Oregonians are not opting for bicycle transportation any more than they have in recent years

For some Republicans (and one Independent) in the Oregon State Senate, the writing is on the wall: Voters wanted them at work

In the City of Bend, leaders recognize that in order to offer sound governance, you’re going to have to lay down some cash

Oregonians have embraced the notion of choice

This week’s issue delves into artificial intelligence in a way that so far, this newspaper has not yet explored

After the years of Black Lives Matter protests and a focus on police accountability that we’ve experienced recently, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has faced what we could characterize as less than its fair share of scrutiny.

Plenty of people outside of Oregon assume our fair state is as blue as the Pacific Ocean – but those who live here know better

We are now seeing what happens when the City and the County “go their own way” without the coordination of the other.

Slamming bills through the Senate is not our idea of success

Union membership can and does impact people's lives

Continuing to allow white supremacy a place in Central Oregon is a threat to the economic, cultural and spiritual growth of the entire region

The number of people who don't have a proper place to live is skyrocketing, and disorder at the Homeless Office isn't helping.