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Here’s Where Kids Can Get Meals Starting Monday

Grab-and-go locations offer free meals for kids; some offer adult meals for a low price
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Monday will be a quiet day at schools across Oregon—but one of schools’ most vital resources will continue to be available. On Thursday night, Gov. Kate Brown ordered all Oregon schools to close as of Monday, March 16, and to remain closed through March 31 due to concerns around COVID-19. That left many concerned about […]

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The Pencident

Bull Garlington

When I married my wife, I married her friends, too. In an instant, I became their mover, their lifter, and their Starbucks butler. Shortly after my son was born, my wife’s friend asked if WE would watch her children and her house while she and her husband jetted to the Caribbean to create another baby […]

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The Times They are a Changin’

Bend-La Pine Schools start times will flip starting next year
Chris Miller

Starting next school year, the start times for elementary and secondary schools in Bend-La Pine Schools will flip, meaning grade school kids will be in their seats at around 8am, while middle and high school students will start at about 8:45am. “Because our students’ physical health, emotional well-being and academic success are our priorities, the […]

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Family Separation Policy: Oregon Leaders React to Changes

The Source speaks with Sen. Merkley following his visit to a children’s detention center
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The White House has walked back on its policy that saw thousands of children separated from their parents at the U.S. border—a policy enacted by the same presidential administration this April. With that policy, Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have said children would be separated from their parents when they cross […]

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Bike Helmets for Kids

Sherron Lumley

Submitted by The Center Foundation Wearing a helmet should be an automatic habit for anyone, regardless of age. Each year, about 400,000 children under the age of 15 are treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for bicycle-related injuries, and bicyclists ages 5  to 14 have the highest injury rates of all riders. Helmets provide the […]

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Whatever, Mom

The No Smoking Signs
Taylor Thompson

About eight years ago, I made a really crappy decision. Scratch that. I made several crappy decisions. But somewhere at the top of that crappy-decision list is the one that I neglected to permanently correct (as I should have) after entering the parenthood club. Now as a parent—the one responsible for selflessly nurturing a young […]

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