Editorial

Last week, locals saw the first in what will most likely be a number of filings for the mayor’s race in Bend. Former City Councilor Chris Piper’s announcement that he’s running to be Bend’s next mayor brought on a flurry of commentary from the local Twitterverse. Blue-leaning politicians and local political pundits bagged on Piper […]

Whether you’re an employer who’s been tasked with filling all those vacant jobs recently or you’re a consumer who’s been inconvenienced by business closures and delays, most of us have been affected by the pandemic’s Great Resignation in one way or another. Labor advocates have been pretty clear about why it’s happening and how to […]

Today in Newberg, Oregon, political gamesmanship has been elevated to Shakespeare-level stagecraft. What was once a form of national political drama that we watched unfold from far-away Washington, D.C. now firmly resides even in the tiny corners of Oregon’s political field. As we write this, voters in Newberg are turning in their ballots in a […]

By now, the vast majority of us know the basic protocols: Stay home if you’re sick. Wash your hands a lot. Wear masks in public places. Yep, got it. But two years into this pandemic, there’s one part that we here in the U.S. have not gotten quite right, and it’s becoming more clear as […]

We had hoped, at the start of 2021, that the year would bring a return to some semblance of stability, if not what we sometimes call “normality.” But if we’ve learned anything over the course of this pandemic, it’s that “normal” as we knew it before is not coming back—nor is it entirely welcome. A […]

Over the past year or so, Central Oregon, like many places in the U.S., has seen its median home prices skyrocket. In November 2020, Bend’s median sale price for a single-family home sat at $538,500. In November 2021, it was $683,250. For anyone trying to buy a home or to find a new rental, “sticker […]