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A Dirge for a Big Part of the Local Journalism Ecosystem

It was only five short years ago that an Oregon media company rolled into town, trumpeting its efforts to “save local journalism” in Central Oregon
by The Source Editorial Board

It was only five short years ago that an Oregon media company rolled into town, trumpeting its efforts to “save local journalism” in Central Oregon by purchasing the then-daily newspaper, The Bulletin. The company was convincing enough that it got a group of local investors with the best intentions to aid in the acquisition. Unfortunately, […]

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The Current Deschutes County Sheriff Has Created a Culture of Retaliation That’s Cost Taxpayers Plenty

Voters Should Support the Candidate with the Most Probability for Change.
by The Source Editorial Board

If there’s a prevailing sentiment that’s overcome us as we’ve gone through the details of the election for Deschutes County Sheriff, it’s this: Sheriffs, inside and outside Deschutes County, possess an enormous amount of unchecked power, and there’s very little that can presently be done about it. When the November election is over, outgoing Sheriff […]

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Letters to the Editor

by The Source Staff

Jennifer Baires and the Vander Kamp story Yet another bullseye piece by Jen Baires on the whole Vander Kamp investigation documents story. A big hat tip, as well, to OPB’s Emily Cureton Cook on this will he?/won’t he?/what the hell is going on here? roller coaster of a tale. —Bruce Cummings Election Deniers Have No […]

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Vote Megan Norris for Bend City Council Pos. 1 ▶ [With Video]

Source Electoral Endorsements
by The Source Editorial Board

This race is an interesting contrast. On the one hand you have a sitting councilor, Megan Norris, who’s been embedded in politics in California and now works for local housing developer, Hayden Homes. On the other hand you have Jonathan Curtis, who was raised in Bend and experienced homelessness before working as a wildland firefighter […]

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Vote Steve Platt for Bend City Council Pos. 4 ▶ [With Video]

Source Electoral Endorsements
by The Source Editorial Board

This was a tough one for our editorial board. All three candidates have strong backgrounds and a solid grasp of the issues. All came with fairly detailed plans for addressing issues such as permit times, which developers say are stymying Bend’s growth. These are the type of prepared candidates one hopes will come forward in […]

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Letters to the Editor 10/10/2024

by The Source Staff

Guest Opinion: City Council candidates agree there’s a housing crisis; new tree code suggests otherwise By Kirk Schueler and Jesse Russell On Monday, Sept. 30, the candidates for Bend City Council gathered to share their views at a forum on affordable housing. Despite their differences, the candidates all agreed that Bend is facing a serious […]

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Letters to the Editor 10/03/2024

by The Source Staff

RE: “On the Outskirts,” Feature 9/19 Just read the “On the Outskirts” article … nicely written and sadly showing that what we have dealing with this continually growing problem is a handful of politicians (or wannabes) with no valuable first-hand real-world leadership experience whose primary goal is re-election or getting elected. Doesn’t that read like […]

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