IN OPPOSITION TO THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP In response to the March 26 letter from Stan Baker asking readers to support the TPP “Free Trade” agreement, I urge readers to check out Elizabeth Warren’s speech on the Senate Floor, probably on YouTube, against this impending catastrophe. This secret Act effectively gives international corporate governance power to bypass our […]
Education
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Head of the Class
Incoming Superintendent Shay Mikalson looks to the future
After seven-year Superintendent of Bend-La Pine Schools Ron Wilkinson announced his plans to retire this summer, the district launched a national search for his replacement. In the end, though, they found someone close to home. Shay Mikalson, currently serving as the assistant superintendent, was selected as the district’s top pick last week. Though Mikalson worked […]
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World Muse and BendFilm Host ‘Girl Rising’ Screening
As a lead up to the third annual Muse Conference (March 6-8 in Bend), World Muse and BendFilm host a screening of Girl Rising, tonight at 5:30 pm at McMenamins. The film, from Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, tells the stories of nine girls in the developing world who must overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges, just […]
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We Do Need an Education
The high school class of 2013 in Oregon had the worst on-time graduation rate in the country. The rates for the class of 2014 climbed slightly higher, to a “historic high” of 72 percent, as reported in the Oregonian. But still, it’s a dismal rate and has Oregon public schools scraping at the bottom of […]
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What’s in a Name?
Transgender students start the year with more support
Starting a new school year brings more changes than just the transition from summer into fall. Whether it is the stress of a new teacher, or returning after an awkward summertime growth spurt, or with eyeglasses or braces, the first day can bring butterflies to the stomach of even the most well-adjusted child. But for […]
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Guest Post: Preventing Mass Killings with Kindness
.sarahwynne. By Molly Boyle, Sisters High School Student Our country was devastated by the 2012 Sandy Hook Shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six adults were killed in a shooting spree. Schools all around the United States tightened security by installing metal detectors and bulletproof glass, and performing routine lockdown drills. However, regardless […]