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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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Endorsements: Redmond Measures

Our endorsements in the measures on Redmond voters’ ballots
by The Source Staff

Measure 9-150: Bonds to Construct New Community Recreational Facility to Expand Programs For this editorial board, the question of whether to support a new recreational facility in Redmond is an issue of equity. North of Redmond, the city of Madras has a stellar swim center. In Bend, two large public facilities now exist to help […]

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Election 2022 Endorsements

Election Day is November 8. Here’s a recap of our endorsements, plus a few new ones
by The Source Staff

Need a cheat sheet of our endorsements in the 2022 election? Find the most updated list here. Bend City Council Pos. 4: Barb Campbell Pos. 5: Ariel Méndez Pos. 6: Mike Riley Bend Mayor (pos. 7) Melanie Kebler Redmond City Council Kathryn Osborne, Bill Trumble, Cat Zwicker Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch Deschutes County Board of […]

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▶ WATCH: Bend City Council Pos 6 – Mike Riley, Julia Brown and Rick Johns

The Source editorial board interviews the candidates vying for Bend City Council pos 6
by The Source Editorial Board

In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board Mike Riley, Julia Brown and Rick Johns as they run for the Bend City Council pos 6 in the November 2022 election. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:

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▶ WATCH: Redmond City Councilor – Bill Trumble, Cat Zwicker, Kathryn Osborne and John Nielsen

The Source editorial board interviews the candidates vying for Redmond City Councilor
by The Source Editorial Board

In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board Bill Trumble, Cat Zwicker, Kathryn Osborne and John Nielsen as they run for the Redmond City Councilor in the November 2022 election. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:

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Barb Campbell for Bend City Council Pos. 4

With the rest of the council members possessing less than a full term of experience, re-electing Barb Campbell just makes sense.
by The Source Editorial Board

With four candidates running in the race for Bend City Council position 4, there’s no shortage of knowledge, expertise and community spirit to choose from in the race. Among them, candidate Bill Olsen opted not to participate in our interview, so we won’t comment further on his candidacy. Among the three women in the race—Barb […]

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