That “Bloodsport” is Donald Trump’s favorite movie is, like so many things about Trump, thinly sourced, apocryphal yet pathetic, and regularly reported as fact. He once praised the 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle, a crude tapestry of gnarled battles and quiet-moment scenery-chewing about an American’s victory in a Hong Kong underground fighting tournament, in Mark […]
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Don’t Tie TCOs to a Random “Magic Number”
How many barbecues does the average Bend household host each year? Maybe three or four? And how about a birthday party, or another milestone, like an anniversary? One or two, perhaps? Seems reasonable that you might mark that many special events in a year’s time. Now imagine you want to hold those events in your […]
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Finally, someone calls the bridge ban effort what it is
According to media reports, it’s Gene Whisnant’s retirement gift
It might have been an offhand comment not meant for wide public consumption, but when you make a comment at a public hearing, expect people to listen. According to media reports, state Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, let fly that the current bill aiming to ban a pedestrian bridge over the Deschutes River south of Bend […]
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Prediction: In this short legislative session, all the shortcomings of a short session will be compounded by politics.
Governor Brown touts increasing graduation rates, avoids PERS
Opening day at the state legislature is akin to the first day of school. You hear a rousing speech, followed by sessions that briefly touch on what you’ll tackle throughout the year. There might even be treats—and there will certainly be some playground squabbling. And so it was at the opening day of the 2018 […]
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In the first ballot measure of the year, hints of a sea change
Does this indicate a growing change in the way Oregonians feel about health care and economic disparity? We think so
During the 2016 presidential election, a small majority of Deschutes County voted in favor of President Donald Trump. It was fairly close, at 46.36 percent for Trump versus 43.07 percent for Hillary Clinton, and in this part of Oregon, the spread highlighted a county that continues to be divided in its political leanings. For this […]
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Fire and Fire and Fury
Steve Bannon and what a bad week really looks like
I went to bed one recent night reading “Fire and the Fury,” Michael Wolff’s ribald and riveting account of the early days of the Trump regime. It quickly became clear in the book that no one involved in Trump’s campaign expected, or wanted, him to win. That was a horrible thought: Trump and his motley crew […]
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The gas tax wouldn’t have killed you.
That lack of sidewalk, though? It might.
If there’s one thing people like to complain/lament/rage about in Central Oregon (besides tourists and newcomers), it’s traffic and roads. It’s such a salient issue here, that we’ve devoted an entire issue of the Source to this important topic this week. If you want to know where the City of Bend and other entities are […]
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Vote Yes on Measure 101
This citizen-led referendum looks to fill the gap for Oregonians
When considering the decision of whether or not to support Measure 101 during this week’s special election, we’d like to point out a statement in a letter to the editor written by Michelle Ganow-Jones, who opposed The Oregonian’s “no” endorsement: “Another headline for this decision could have been, ‘Vote to make the perfect the enemy […]
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Pumping Your Own Gas: We Will Persevere.
Incendiary reactions abound
OPINION If you want an example of just how inane the Internet can be, look no further than the recent articles, posts and comments that erupted following the rollout of Oregon’s new law on pumping gas. In case you missed it, Oregon House Bill 2482 makes it possible for people in some of Oregon’s most […]
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Bans on hate speech don’t have to come from the government
OPINION This week, the new Network Enforcement Act law went into effect in Germany, requiring large Internet platforms to set up systems to report and even remove certain types of content, including threats of violence, slander, hate speech, fake news and other illegal materials. According to The Local.com, Facebook has already hired several hundred people […]