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Listen: Working Across the Aisle with Former Oregon House Rep. Judy Stiegler ๐ŸŽง

Stiegler offers wisdom about how to collaborate with the other side during an era of heightened polarization

For this weekโ€™s episode of โ€œBend Donโ€™t Breakโ€ we spoke with Judy Stiegler who served in the Oregon State Legislature for House District 54 from 2009-2011 and is now an instructor of political science at OSU – Cascades. (This district covers the City of Bend and was won by Deputy District Attorney Jason Kropf in […]

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Listen: The Source Weekly Update Nov 19 ๐ŸŽง

In this week’s update, we’re introducing a new warming shelter and discussing the guidelines for the two week shutdown

In this week’s update, we’re discussing the new, temporary warming shelter that has opened in response to the tragic death of a Bend citizen. Also, we are taking a look into the guidelines of the two week statewide shut down. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon ยท The Source Weekly Update Nov 19

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Listen: The Politics Behind the Local Real Estate Industry with Tyler Neese ๐ŸŽง

The government affairs director of the Central Oregon Association of Realtors (COARS) weighs in on local and state real estate policy

For this weekโ€™s episode of โ€œBend Donโ€™t Breakโ€ we spoke with Tyler Neese, the government affairs director for the Central Oregon Association of Realtors, also known as COAR. After the recent election we wanted to catch up with some local PACs that had an impact on the political process and COAR was one of the […]

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Listen: Bend’s Community Political Action Committee With Luann Abrams ๐ŸŽง

Central Oregon’s newest PAC saw a lot of success on Election Day. We chatted with one of its representatives about the process.

For this weekโ€™s episode of โ€œBend Donโ€™t Breakโ€ we talked to Luann Abrams, treasurer of the Strengthening Central Oregon Political Action Committee, a new community PAC designed to support underrepresented candidates who will bring diversity, fresh perspectives and nonpartisan solutions to the issues facing the region. The PAC had a lot to celebrate on election […]

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Listen: Drug Decriminalization and Measure 110 with Joel Wirtz ๐ŸŽง

The co-executive director of the Deschutes Defenders shares 17 years of experience working with drug offenders to offer insights about the state’s abominable lack of funding for addiction treatment

For this week’s episode of “Bend Don’t Break” we talked with Joel Wirtz who is the co-executive director of the Deschutes Defenders, the public defense firm for Deschutes County. We invited Wirtz on the podcast to talk about Measure 110, the proposal on the general election ballot which would decriminalize hard drugs and shift money from […]

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The Source Weekly Update Oct 29

In this week’s Update, we’re discussing racial tensions and housing opportunities.

In this week’s Source Weekly Update, a look back at clashes between Black Lives Matter and Trump supporters, and a change in city policy that allows for a new type of housing. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon ยท Source Weekly Update 10/29/20

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