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Don’t Let Vocal Minorities Erode Alternative Transportation Options

Transportation and housing: two hot topics in Bend

The Source StaffJune 19, 2019May 27, 2024

Few topics bring up as much passion in Bendites as transportation and housing. On the first topic, the City of Bend is continually charged with balancing the needs of the greater whole—drivers, walkers, cyclists and disabled people alike—with the cries of the sometimes-outsized vocal minority. While it’s true that Bend needs more vehicle-transportation infrastructure to […]

Opinion

Cannabis: The Good, the Bad, the Uncertain

The Source StaffJune 12, 2019January 3, 2025

Since Oregon voters approved recreational marijuana and it became legal in 2015, the industry has seen a lot of changes. What started as a grassroots, largely local industry has begun its corporatization. Oversupply—due at least in part to the fact that Oregon businesses can’t export their product out of state, like other businesses can—prompted a […]

Opinion

A Growing County Needs More Services, Not Fewer

The Source StaffJune 5, 2019July 8, 2024

It’s no secret that Deschutes County is growing—moving from 157,733 people counted in the 2010 U.S. Census to a population estimate of 191,988 people as of July 2018. The Bend-Redmond metropolitan area landed at #9 on the U.S. Census Bureau’s list of Top 10 Metropolitan Areas in Percentage Growth for between 2017 and 2018, and […]

Opinion

Mirror Pond: Instead of another groundhog day, let the people vote

The Source StaffMay 29, 2019September 23, 2023

It’s political groundhog day, as the issue surrounding Mirror Pond resurfaces in the news. In this month’s version of the story, the Bend City Council has stated that they believe it is Bend Park and Recreation’s responsibility to manage Mirror Pond. One could argue that Mirror Pond—or, as we affectionately refer to it here – […]

Opinion

Wilderness areas protect wildness. If limiting their access achieves that, so be it.

The Source StaffMay 22, 2019June 24, 2024

This month, officials from the Deschutes and Willamette National Forests announced their Final Decision in the Cascade Wilderness Strategies Project, aimed at addressing overuse around some of the most well-used trails in the area. Under the new plan, people will be required to obtain day-use permits at 19 of the busiest trailheads in the Mount […]

Opinion

Ariel Méndez for Bend Metro Park & Recreation District Director, Pos. 1

The Source Editorial BoardMay 15, 2019August 1, 2024

Two Bend Park and Recreation board spots are open this election, with Brady Fuller vacating Position 1 and Ellen Grover vacating Position 2. In a city with so many changes and so many needs happening all at once, it’s unfortunate that the Position 2 race is unopposed. We’ve endorsed the candidate in that race, Deputy […]

Opinion

Don Hedrick for Sisters School District 6, Director, Position 4

The Source Editorial BoardMay 15, 2019April 7, 2023

Don Hedrick, running for another term on the Sisters School Board, has already served eight years on the board, including four as chair. After taking two years off, he says he missed serving and wants another chance. As a former high school teacher and principal who’s worked in both suburban environments in Illinois as well […]

Opinion

2019 Redmond Park Ballot Measures

The Source Editorial BoardMay 15, 2019October 1, 2023

Redmond Area Park & Recreation Measure No. 9-126: YES Bonds to construct new community recreational facility to expand programs The momentum in Redmond at the present moment is palpable. Valuable new businesses are investing in the city. The City of Redmond and the Redmond Chamber of Commerce are both hard at work making the city […]

Opinion

Shimiko Montgomery for Administrative School District No. 1 Director, Zone 3 (Bend-La Pine Schools)

The Source Editorial BoardMay 15, 2019September 18, 2024

It’s a high bar to unseat an incumbent in any race. In this one, however, Shimiko Montgomery simply has more knowledge and on-the-ground experience in schools, making her a candidate who can rise to the bar. We like Andy High. We really do. For the past six years, he’s been a solid presence on the […]

Opinion

Vote Jeff Smith for Sisters School District Director, Pos. 3

The Source Editorial BoardMay 8, 2019November 4, 2024

Voters have two solid choices in the Position 3 race for the Sisters school board. While both candidates have already served on the board, Jeff Smith is the incumbent. Stephen King told us he decided to run in this seat when it looked like no one else would—but then, Smith also added his name to […]

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