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Food and Music are Fun, but Endorsements are Still the Most Important Things We Do

For this editorial board, endorsements will remain one of the most important things we do for our community
by The Source Editorial Board

This week, the first slate of candidates running in the November election will join us in our conference room for a longstanding tradition: We ask questions, they answer, and sometimes rebut what their opponents say. We record the whole thing for you to watch at your leisure. Not long after, we share our view on […]

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2024 May Primary Election Results

Bynum ahead of McLeod-Skinner; Chang set to take County Commissioner seat in early returns
by The Source Staff

Results in the May 2024 primary election began to come in Tuesday night. In early returns, Janelle Bynum bested Jamie McLeod Skinner for the Democratic nomination for Congressional District 5, and in Congressional District 2, Cliff Bentz won over Republican challenger Jason Beebe. For the seat on the Deschutes County Commission, Phil Chang was re-elected […]

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Vote Barnes Dholakia, Chadwick, Tatom for Bend-La Pine School board ▶ [With Video]

May 2023 Election Endorsements for BLPS school board Zones 5, 6, 7
by The Source Editorial Board

Over the past two months we’ve reached out to candidates, invited them in for interviews, listened to their ideas and then produced videos of our interviews, all in the name of helping the voters of Central Oregon make informed decisions in the May 16 election. In the case of the three open seats on the […]

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Vote Harmon, Berry for Redmond Park & Recreation ▶ [With Video]

May 2023 Election Endorsements: Redmond Area Park & Recreation Pos. 4 & 5
by The Source Editorial Board

With the passage of the bond measure that will usher in a new recreation center for Redmond, residents in the Hub City have a lot to look forward to. That said, the fact that the same set of voters didn’t support the levy that would have covered operating costs of said rec center mean the […]

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Vote Cameron Fischer for Bend-La Pine School Board Zone 3 ▶ [With Video]

May 2023 Election Endorsements
by The Source Editorial Board

School boards have faced more scrutiny in recent years, both locally and nationally. Some parents want more access — and sometimes even input — about curriculum. Some are still concerned about how the pandemic closures affected student learning. Others want books stripped from school libraries. Some of these concerns have found their way to the […]

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Redmond School Board Endorsements ▶ [With Video]

Four seats are up for grabs on the Redmond School Board. Three are contested. Here’s our take.
by The Source Editorial Board

Vote Liz Goodrich for Redmond School Board #5 John Campbell and Liz Goodrich, the incumbent, are running for the Redmond school board in position 5. In this race, we see no reason to unseat the person already at work, Goodrich. Both Campbell and Goodrich have experience in the classroom; Campbell as a former science teacher, […]

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Preserve the Will of the Majority. Vote Claridge, Hossick for Deschutes Library Board. ▶ [With Video]

Surprisingly, this library board election really matters. Read our take on two key races that will decide whether voters’ support for a Central Library is upheld.
by The Source Editorial Board

Video interviews with the candidates appear below. Library board elections have not been a high priority for us in the past — but this time around, there’s a good reason for all of us to be paying closer attention. Our Editorial board remains disappointed in the process surrounding the demise of the Robal Road location […]

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Vote Yes on Measures 9-158 and 9-159: Five-Year Local Option Levies for fire-emergency medical services

An investment worth paying for
by The Source Editorial Board

In 2014, voters in Bend and Deschutes County approved levies for the fire services in Bend and the rural county, which helped to reduce the time it took firefighters and emergency services to get to places where their help was needed. Taxpayers in Bend and rural Deschutes County have seen a levy of 20 cents […]

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Midterm Election: Candidate Results

The latest results from Bend, Redmond, Deschutes County and Oregon races
by The Source Staff

The polls closed at 8pm on Tuesday, November 8—marking the end of a busy midterm election season that stands to change the power dynamic in Congress, and more locally, put a new person in power in the Oregon governor’s office. These are the most up-to-date election results reported by the Deschutes County Clerk’s office and […]

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Midterm Election: Measure Results

Results from measures in Deschutes County, Redmond and the state of Oregon
by The Source Staff

In addition to voting on who will be Oregon’s next governor and who voters want for Bend and Redmond leadership positions, a number of measures were on the ballot this year, both locally and in Oregon state. These are the most up-to-date election results from the measures on your ballot in 2022: Updated as of […]

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