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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 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 […]

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Letters to the Editor 05/16/2024

by The Source Staff May 15, 2024July 20, 2024

Congressional Endorsement I am saddened with your endorsement for CD-5. You have glowing remarks for McLeod Skinner, yet you endorse Bynum who is slinging mud and insinuations against a fellow Democrat. Jamie has the honesty and integrity for my support and vote. —James Scott I am an avid and appreciative reader of the Source. However, […]

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Endorsements Matter

We believe that endorsements work best when used through comparison and contrast, which is one of the reasons we feel so strongly about this issue

by The Source Editorial Board May 15, 2024November 6, 2024

This May’s primary election has been rather light on endorsements for our local area, with only a handful of primary races being contested. For us, that’s meant only a few occasions to endorse candidates and measures over the past several weeks. With the low number of contested primaries, it may have barely registered that one […]

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Letters to the Editor 05/09/2024

by The Source Staff May 8, 2024April 28, 2025

Guest Opinion: Student opportunities at heart of Bend-La Pine levy When voters have cast ballots on funding measures for Bend-La Pine Schools, the need has been all about our facilities: new schools to keep pace with a growing population, remodels to take care of what we have, upgrades in safety and technology. Bonds are for […]

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Vote Janelle Bynum for Congressional District 5, Democratic primary

Suffice it to say that this is one of the toughest endorsements we’ve had to make this year — or any year, really

by The Source Editorial Board May 8, 2024May 30, 2025

Suffice it to say that this is one of the toughest endorsements we’ve had to make this year — or any year, really. Here we have two strong Democrats running to be the Democratic nominee for our relatively new district, Congressional District 5. One, Jamie McLeod-Skinner, is one of the smartest people we’ve ever interviewed […]

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Letters to the Editor 05/02/2024

by The Source Staff May 1, 2024April 28, 2025

No to Bend-La Pine Schools Levy Bend-La Pine recently approved a tax exemption for the multimillion-dollar Jackstraw development, and are now asking for public funds? Teachers, in comparison to year-round full-time workers, are quite well compensated. The lowest teacher pay, for someone with only a Bachelor’s and no certifications, probably no one hired, is $45,328/annually. […]

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Vote Phil Chang for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, Pos. 2

Now that the seats on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners are nonpartisan, the primary shifts a bit

by The Source Editorial Board May 1, 2024October 27, 2024

Now that the seats on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners are nonpartisan, the primary shifts a bit. If one of the four candidates running for Position 2 gets more than 50% of the vote in the primary, they earn the seat and won’t have to continue their campaign through November. But if no one […]

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Vote Yes on Measure 9-167, 5-Year Local Option Levy to Improve, Support Student Learning in Bend-La Pine Schools

The levy on the May ballot will help to preserve some of the positions that are currently on the chopping block at BLPS, as well as expanding some of the programs at the high school

by The Source Editorial Board May 1, 2024August 21, 2024

Many will remember not very long ago, when the unions representing teachers and support staff in Bend-La Pine Schools bargained with the district for months to get more support for educators, and for a cost of living increase that would help educators in this costly part of Oregon keep up. With that, it should come […]

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Letters to the Editor

by The Source Staff April 24, 2024July 14, 2024

Jamie Campaigns Fairly In the Democratic contest for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District a negative attack campaign has been launched against Jamie McLeod-Skinner. During her working life of public service, Jamie developed a collaborative approach and collegial culture that has served her well. Her listening and problem-solving skills helped her win Democratic primaries in the past […]

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Council, Mayor Should Be Paid Like Professionals

Bend deserves a professional council, and with professionalism comes commensurate pay

by The Source Editorial Board April 24, 2024August 1, 2024

We’ve said it before, and now that it’s up for discussion once again, we’ll repeat our long-held opinion: Bend deserves a professional council, and with professionalism comes commensurate pay. This month, the City of Bend’s Compensation Committee delivered a report to the Bend City Council, outlining its recommendations for increasing councilor and mayor pay. Don’t […]

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