RE: Jen Sorensen cartoon, 8/22 I am responding to your comics of Donald Trump. I read the Source quite often and get a lot of information out of it. I am a Trump voter and read your comics and kinda laugh at all the things you come up with. I’ve listened to that stuff you […]
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Is Local Control for Mt. Bachelor Even a Remote Possibility?
These are the big-dollar questions skiers and snowboarders in Central Oregon are pondering right now
The news that broke this week about the possible sale of Mt. Bachelor sent an avalanche of speculation barreling down on Bend. Could Mt. Bachelor once again be a locals’ mountain, owned by locals? The simultaneous news that one of the other resorts owned by POWDR, Killington Ski Resort in Vermont, was purchased by a […]
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Letters to the Editor 08/22/2024
Paris Olympics A big shoutout and thank you to France for the spectacular job with the 2024 Olympics. Not only were the venues thoughtfully constructed and the athletic competitions beautiful to watch; the backdrop of Paris was a feast for the eyes and heart. Surely the city lives up to its sobriquet: The City of […]
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Thought Tree Codes are Tough? Wait Till Home Hardening Codes Happen.
When and where that happens, it might just make simple tree codes look like a day in the shade
Take a quick glance at Bend’s new tree code and you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a bit confusing. You can cut this number of trees at this diameter – or cut a certain percentage at a certain breast height… or just pay to cut down what you want. The ifs, ands or buts that […]
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Letters to the Editor 08/15/2024
Guest Opinion: Building Financial Resilience in Bend’s Changing Economy Over the past few decades, Bend has transformed from a hidden gem into a vibrant hub of culture, cuisine and concerts. With this growth, our community has also seen rising costs and real estate prices (3.6% in the last year alone) for those who call Bend […]
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Town Halls Offer a Chance at Humanity, Common Ground
Making a go of a place as divergent as Oregon’s 5th Congressional District was never going to be easy
Here we go again: Another round of “empty chair town halls” that highlight our lack of representation by the person who represents us in Congress. Just like they did last year — and also reminiscent of the complaints of her predecessor Greg Walden — activists from the Indivisible network are calling for Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, […]
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Fire and Water are the Troubles of Our Time. Local Governments are Seeing the Clock Tick.
Local entities are beginning to see that there’s a role for them in righting the ship
Several years ago, the Source Weekly began an effort to uncover and publish the largest users of water in our communities. Our effort was focused on individual users, and ultimately, a local judge ruled that some users in the city did not have to disclose their usage to the public. We lost that fight, but […]
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Letters to the Editor 08/08/2024
Bend Works! I grew tired of passing two beat up old chairs someone had dumped in my neighborhood. (Putting a “free” sign on junk doesn’t make it not-junk). I called the City and they sent me to their website to find a page called Bend Works. I submitted a request, with the location and a […]
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Letters to the Editor 08/01/2024
Dysfunctional Democracy Kamala Harris has the credentials, the temperament and the vision to lead our country in the right direction if elected president, but regardless of her fitness for the presidency, the method of her ascent should cause concern for the integrity of our democracy. I do not fault Kamala Harris for following the rules […]
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A Land Swap 20 Years in the Making Could Result in Another Managed Camp. It’s a Good Plan — If It Can Be Done
It would be a shame to see the holdup here be a lack of someone to actually do the work on the ground
Right now, a land swap deal between the Oregon Department of State Lands and Deschutes County, underway for 20 years, is nearing completion. The deal will swap some 137 acres of county land near East Antler Avenue in Redmond for 140 acres of state lands south of the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, which […]
