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Follow the Money

Local PACs, businesses, and individuals show candidate support with cash
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As the saying goes, “Money talks.” But what do the campaign contributions from local political action committees (PACs) to Bend City Council candidates have to say? We tracked down the biggest contributors to the local races and asked them how they decide which candidates to support, and how that reflects their members’ political priorities. Locally, […]

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Pee Wee Politics

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“I know you are, but what am I?” That refrain has been used to great effect by countless first-graders and adopted as a tagline by Pee Wee Herman, a mocking, juvenile response to an accusation meant to deflect and frustrate the accuser. It is also the unfortunate tone taken last week in response to accusations […]

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Letters 10/21-10/28

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IN REPLY TO “BEND RANKS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR PEOPLE OF A CERTAIN POLITICAL BENT” (10/20) I think anyone who lives here long sees the truth. We’re not centrist, we’re actually just so polarized that when a second-tier lifestyle website does some second-tier stats analysis on us, we APPEAR to be right in the […]

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Future Fears

When Halloween and elections collide, frightening predictions arise
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Masks of elected officials are a Halloween staple. Why? Because politicians can be scary. But like super powered-mutants, they have the ability to either wreak havoc on, or help to save, the future. We talked to city staff and councilors to find out what keeps them awake at night, why they’re worried, and what they’ll […]

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Secretary of State Receives Complaint Alleging Casey Roats Committed Voter Registration Fraud

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A Bend resident filed a complaint with the Secretary of State today alleging City Council candidate Casey Roats committed voter registration fraud when he registered both his business address and that of his then-under construction home on Brookswood Boulevard as his residence while living outside the city with his parents. The complaint, submitted by local […]

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Voting Local

Council candidate Casey Roats faces questions over residency
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Casey Roats is a fourth-generation Bend native with deep roots in the community. He graduated from Mountain View High and attended Central Oregon Community College (although it is unclear if he earned a degree) before taking over operation of the family business, Roats Water System. Yet, he may not have the most simple qualification to […]

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