RE: Glowing Up the Power Grid News, 1/19 It is a shame that only 3.47 % comes from nuclear. Definitely the highest return on investment and it is not as scary as what your grandmother would tell you. Here’s the real solution on nuclear waste, call Elon Musk and ask him to off world whatever […]
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For the GOP and Oregon’s Two Most-Junior Congresspeople, Pistol Packin’ IRS Agents Are Top Priority
The Internal Revenue Service has hired more than 5,000 new agents to improve its aging technology
This next week, Americans will begin that annual task of filing their taxes. This year, unlike the past several, that task will be met with a little more help on the other end. Due to funding secured last year through the Inflation Reduction Act, the Internal Revenue Service has already hired more than 5,000 new […]
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Letters to the Editor 01/19/2023
Good for the city? If you drive on the south side of Bend, you may have noticed the destruction of one of the last pieces of old growth forest in city limits on the corner of Murphy Rd and Hwy.97. One may think that perhaps homes are going in there-something our city claims to desperately […]
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What We Lose When We Lose Local News
Publishing remains a challenging endeavor – but it remains meaningful work, as the community of Medford is about to find out.
Here in Central Oregon, we are fortunate not to live in a “news desert” where local coverage is hard to find. Between our weekly coverage, and the daily coverage at two local TV news stations, a daily newspaper, several other community papers, a public radio outlet with a reporter in Bend and the coverage of […]
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Letters to the Editor 01/12/2023
Market of Choice: My market of choice Kudos to Bend’s Market of Choice for a memorable holiday gift and incomparable customer service. Arriving the Friday before Christmas after a grueling, 15-hour-long plane trip from the East Coast to visit family, I braved the grocery crowds to pick up my preordered brisket dinner for 20. Had […]
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Non-Affiliated Voters Outnumber Democrats in Oregon. Let Them Participate in Primaries.
Between our state’s automatic voter registration and an electorate that’s tired of political extremes, this trend of seeing non-affiliated voters exceed party supporters is only going to grow.
Paying attention to the extreme partisanship in Washington, D.C., might lead one to pull their hair out. This past week – amid the effort, involving some 15 rounds of voting – to name a Speaker of the House, also happened to be the anniversary of the Capitol breach of Jan. 6, 2020. One might imagine […]
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Letters to the Editors 01/05/2023
Guest Opinion: An Open Letter to the Bend City Council Dear Mayor Kebler and Bend City Council: Congratulations on your election. Your tasks are going to be challenging. The members of the Neighborhood Association Round Table suggest one way to facilitate decision making is to use the already agreed-upon plans developed by residents and city […]
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Formally Abolish Oregon’s Death Penalty… Again
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During Gov. John Kitzhaber’s first term as governor in the late 1990s, he faced a difficult decision: Abide by Oregon’s Constitution or follow his own conscience. Understanding the rule of law and the will of the majority, he did the former and did not stand in the way of seeing two people executed under Oregon […]
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Another Year, Another Question About Mirror Pond
In a time when dams are being removed on the Klamath River for habitat restoration, we don’t think it’s too cynical to say that an even bigger vision for Newport Dam should be possible.
The passing of another year is always a time for reflection; a look back at what could have gone better, a look ahead at what we hope we can improve in the coming year. And with this annual reflection comes a reminder of one of the most intractable issues in Bend: O yes, it’s that […]
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Letters to the Editor 12/29/2022
Winter Driving Merry Christmas to all. After driving in New Hampshire for over 50 years I have learned a few things about winter driving. First and foremost is slow down, leave a little early so you can get there on time even though you are going slower. Second, please clean off your car of any […]
