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Listen: Protecting Bend From Megafires with County Forester Ed Keith 🎧

In the aftermath of last week’s mass destruction, we take a deep dive into the history of wildfire and forest management in Central Oregon, with local forestry expert Ed Keith.
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For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with Ed Keith, who has worked as the county forester for Deschutes County since 2012. Keith traces the history of forest management in Central Oregon, including the impact of grazing and timber harvest, and describes how decades of fire suppression in Oregon’s forests disrupted the natural […]

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Source Weekly Update Sep 16

This week on The Source Update we are discussing the prevailing Oregon wildfires
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On this week’s Source Update, we are discussing the raging Oregon wildfires. How were they originated? How can we prevent them? What will happen to the locals? Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update Podcast Aug 26

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Listen: Criminal Justice Reform with John Hummel 🎧

The Deschutes County District Attorney discusses innovative ways his office lowered the rate of recidivism for drug offenses
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with John Hummel, who has been serving as the Deschutes County District Attorney since he was first elected in 2014. Before that, he served on the Bend City Council for six years, and then resigned in 2007 to earn his Masters in Public Policy from Johns […]

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Listen: One Superintendent’s Fight to Get Kids Back in the Classroom 🎧

Stefanie Garber is the superintendent of Culver School District: Twice she’s asked the state for an exception to its restrictions on in-person classes, citing high poverty rates in her district
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with Stefanie Garber, the superintendent and elementary school principal for the Culver School District. Garber recently wrote a letter to Gov. Kate Brown arguing that local communities and school boards should decide when to open schools in their own districts. She asked that the state eliminate […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast Sep 2

Learning pods become new popular education method, the Boys and Girls Club and Bend parks and rec offer education programs to struggling families. All in this week’s update.
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In this week’s Source Weekly update we’re discussing what this semester’s online learning will look like. Learning pods rise as a refined method of focused Education. Bend Parks and Recreation district as well as the Boys and Girls Club offer programs for families struggling with online schooling. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly […]

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Listen: Inside Look at Public Transit with Tammy Baney 🎧

The executive director of the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Tammy Baney, explains the barriers to more public transit in Central Oregon
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s Bend Don’t Break podcast we speak with Tammy Baney, the executive director of the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. COIC is a group of representatives from each city and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs who work together on economic development, housing and job training. Most notably, COIC oversees Cascades East Transit, the […]

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Source Weekly Update 8/12/20 🎧

A new OSU-Cascades diversity lab, three protestors arrested in Prineville, and a drive for supplies for the tribes at Warm Springs
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In this week’s Source Weekly update: A new OSU-Cascades diversity lab, three protestors arrested in Prineville, and a drive for supplies for the tribes at Warm Springs. All in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 8/12/20

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Saying Goodbye to Bend Police Chief Jim Porter 🎧 [with podcast]

Porter brought yoga, mindfulness, mental health and family supports to Bend’s police officers and transformed the morale of the department in just six years
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with to Former Bend Police Chief Jim Porter. After 20 years with the BPD and six years as the head of the agency, Porter retired a few weeks ago. We cover a lot of ground in this episode: Beginning with Porter’s program to improve officer wellness, […]

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Source Weekly Update 8/5/20 🎧

A Local Death, Harassment Charges, and more COVID cases this week. All In This Week’s Source Weekly Update.
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In this week’s Source Weekly update: A man dies at Bend’s new high school, a local Fred Meyer employee charged with harassment after allegedly shoving a Trump supporter, and two Bend first responders test positive for COVID. All in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 8/5/20

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