Like the race for the Zone 6 At Large position, the Zone 1 race for the Bend-La Pine School Board has three capable candidates who would all be strong advocates for schools, students, teachers and administrators in the district. Chet Liew is an IT professional working for TDS Communications, running on a platform of promoting […]
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Liz Goodrich for Redmond School District 2J Director, Pos. 5
Redmond’s school-age population isn’t growing as rapidly as Bend’s—but it is steadily climbing, and the city’s demographics are changing with it. Redmond’s school kids deserve a board that looks to the future, acknowledges the needs and desires of students, and also deeply understands education. While incumbent Johnny Corbin offers some of that, Liz Goodrich offers […]
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Richard Asadoorian for Administrative School District No. 1, Zone 6 At Large (Bend-La Pine School Board)
Whatever the outcome of this race, voters can rest assured that whoever wins, they’ll have a qualified, experienced educator taking the reins. Each of the three candidates is a former educator with extensive experience working in schools. Dr. Michael Way spent 33 years teaching math and computers at the secondary level, as well as teaching […]
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Humans caused—and then fixed—a climate threat under a Republican president. We can do it again
Each year, we dedicate the issue that falls on Earth Day to examining issues around sustainability and the environment. The notion of sustainability is often thought of as a realm only visited by progressives—environmentalists waving a partisan banner in favor of going green for going green’s sake. But discussions of sustainability and the human impact […]
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Active Transportation can and should be a Bend community value
The City of Bend’s Citywide Transportation Advisory Committee has been working for over a year to establish a set of guidelines around Bend’s future transportation plan. The committee—made up of a diverse group of volunteers that include a member of the Central Oregon Builders Association and the president of the Bend Chamber, as well as […]
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Has the National Media Been Obsessed with Russiagate? Maybe. Meanwhile, local news outlets press on
It’s true: The national media has been obsessed with Donald Trump and Russia. Here in the world of local news, however, we’ve been keeping our noses to the ground. In the wake of the Mueller report, it’s been a difficult time for national news outlets. Ahead of Attorney General William Barr’s eventual release of at […]
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Legislature: Bills we’re watching
The 2019 Oregon legislative session is humming along. Here’s our take on some of the bills. A 63 percent pay raise is too much Senate Bill 959 proposes a pay raise of about $20,000 for Oregon legislators. That represents a 63 percent pay raise from what they earn now—currently around $2,600 per month, plus per […]
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‘Tis the Season: Pothole, Bike and Pedestrian Woes
‘Tis the season, with snow largely melted from city streets, when drivers begin to bemoan one consequence of a big winter storm: Potholes. While it can be a jarring experience to hit one unawares, we advise those wanting to complain to walk just a few minutes in another’s shoes. Drivers may encounter that occasional annoying […]
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City leaders are cultural bellwethers, in addition to being public servants
Last month, the Bend City Council convened away from City Hall for its biannual goal-setting process. The goals-in-process differ slightly from the goals set two years prior—at least in how they’re categorized. The 2017-2019 goals fell under five headings, including growth, transportation, affordable housing, public safety and modernization. The current goal-setting process—not yet formally adopted—has […]
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If time is money, Deschutes County Commissioners may care less about yours than they say they do
Most people have heard the phrase, “time is money.” If that is true, it might follow that people who profess to be “fiscally responsible” would take the time—and the time of others—into consideration when attempting to be fiscally responsible. In the case of the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, it appears that the phrase only […]