Greg Delgado State Senate District 27 Day after day, we here at the Source Weekly hear from readers who are deeply concerned about affordable housing and earning a living wage. The acute situation has left many Central Oregonians living in less-than-ideal situations, including living in cars, doubling up or permanently camping. Coupled with a need […]
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Endorsement: Knute Buehler
State Representative, District 54
The race for State Representative in House District 54—which encompasses most of the city of Bend—is an interesting battle between incumbent Republican Knute Buehler and Democrat challenger Gena Goodman-Campbell. Democrats outnumber Republicans in the district by about 7 percent, but up to one-fourth of registered voters in the district belong to no party and about […]
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Endorsements: City of Bend Measure 9-110 & U.S. Congress Oregon District 2
City of Bend Measure 9-110 Recreational Marijuana Sales Tax In case you’re not up to speed on the amount of tax revenue that retail recreational cannabis sales are bringing into the state of Oregon, check out the feature story in this week. (“Ganja Grows Up”) The short version: An estimated $43 million will be collected […]
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Endorsements: Sheriff & City Council Position 2
Sheriff: Shane Nelson The Deschutes County Sheriff’s race between appointed incumbent Shane Nelson and Eric Kozowski is one of the most heated and interesting local races. Nelson has 22 years experience with the department, having progressed through the ranks before being appointed sheriff 15 months ago, while Kozowski joined the department in 2010. Both men […]
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Bend City Council Endorsements
City Council Position 1: Justin Livingston Justin Livingston and Ron Boozell make for an interesting contrast for voters. One is a soft-spoken conservative with a limited political background. The other is a forceful libertarian activist whose passion can barely be controlled when extrapolating on policy discussions. Livingston is running on a fiscally conservative platform that […]
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Grad-Level Education Desert No More
Not only is it back to school week at public schools in Central Oregon, it’s also just a few mere days from the opening of the first four-year university in the region. It’s a significant occasion, and one with great economic and cultural impacts for the city of Bend and the surrounding area. But like […]
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Climate Change Resolution
Do something instead of doing nothing
As a reporter at my college newspaper I witnessed a scene that reminded me of the current wrangling over Bend’s climate change resolution. A young undergraduate was taking advantage of the open-forum hour in the school’s student center. Her topic: reducing our consumption of fossil fuels by going vegan. Surrounding her below the podium was […]
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Tourism is Here to Stay
But how to make it pay its way?
Last Thursday, Aug. 18, the City Club of Central Oregon held a forum titled “Tourism or Tourisn’t: Is the Juice of a Tourist Economy Worth the Squeeze?” Some of the area’s most influential citizens gathered to discuss the “branding, promotion, and impact of tourism” on the local economy. Panelists included a regional economist from the […]
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It’s Time to Retire the Wild West Governance Model in Bend
Back in August 1876, Seth Bullock arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, a mere one day before Wild Bill Hickok was killed while playing cards in a saloon. That quintessential Wild-West shooting prompted the local community to appoint Bullock the first Sheriff of Deadwood, right on the spot. No election, no community input. That was just […]
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What Does Central Oregon Do Best?
It’s hard to open a travel, lifestyle, or outdoor magazine lately without seeing Bend on a “Best” list. This year alone, the accolades for Bend include USA Today’s list of the nation’s top 10 ski towns, Men’s Health’s suggestions for “6 Unforgettable Adventure Vacations to Take in 2016,” Travel + Leisure’s roundup of “Best Winter […]