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Vote Kent Vander Kamp for Deschutes County Sheriff ▶ [With Video]

In a tough race with two current employees of DCSO running against each other, our bet’s on the one who can offer the best shot at change

by The Source Editorial Board September 18, 2024May 18, 2025

Like it or not, the present election for the next Deschutes County Sheriff plays as a referendum on current Sheriff Shane Nelson. Under his leadership, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has been plagued with lawsuits and personnel complaints that have not only put a stain on the office, but cost county taxpayers plenty, to boot. […]

Opinion

Vote No on Measure 118

The Source opinion

by The Source Editorial Board September 18, 2024November 7, 2024

Vote No on Measure 118 The notion of turning corporate profits, from a new corporate sales tax, into checks paid out to needy Oregonians sounds good, but it’s a bit too socialist for our taste. It’s a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul; it puts a few-thousand-dollar check into the hands of a working […]

Opinion

Meet the Candidates: The Race for State Senate 27 ▶ [With Video]

Anthony Broadman and Michael Summers discuss top issues in the 27th District

by Julianna LaFollette September 17, 2024June 6, 2025

Democrat Anthony Broadman and Republican Michael Summers will face off in the race for the Senate seat in the 27th District, which represents Bend, Sisters, Tumalo and portions of Redmond. Tim Knopp, the current senator, is ineligible to run for re-election due to excessive absences during the last legislative session, when Republicans in the Oregon […]

Opinion

Race for Deschutes County Sheriff Heats Up ▶ [With Video]

With less than two months before votes are cast, the two candidates for Deschutes County Sheriff square off on the issues most important to residents

by Jennifer Baires September 11, 2024July 20, 2025

The contentious race for the next Deschutes County Sheriff is well underway, with two longtime officers squaring off in November amid a department, plagued by years of unrest, lawsuits and allegations of discrimination against top brass. Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp is running against Capt. William Bailey for the open seat. Both have a long history […]

Opinion

Vote Yes on Expanding County Commission from Three to Five Members

It’s that time again to prep for the upcoming election

by The Source Editorial Board September 11, 2024May 30, 2025

It’s that time again — time for voters to do their due diligence in prep for the upcoming election and for our editorial board to begin rolling out our endorsements in measures and races that affect people’s lives in Central Oregon. We’ll begin endorsing candidates in next week’s paper. This week, we take a look […]

Opinion

Local Election Recap

A list of candidates in the local races in the general election

by Julianna LaFollette September 4, 2024March 14, 2025

August 30 was the filing deadline for some candidates running in the November election. With that, here’s a recap of the races and candidates voters will have on their ballots in the local area. Oregon’s 5th Congressional District Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the current Republican House representative, is seeking reelection. After serving on the City Council in […]

Opinion

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 September 4, 2024December 8, 2024

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 […]

Opinion

2024 May Primary Election Results

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

by The Source Staff May 21, 2024March 20, 2025

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 […]

Opinion

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 May 3, 2023January 5, 2025

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 […]

Opinion

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 May 3, 2023May 5, 2025

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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