Local attorney Charlie Ringo has dropped his most recent lawsuit objecting to the way the City of Bend addressed the questions around Councilor Casey Roats’ qualifications to serve. It was his second suit challenging the election the candidate in the four-way race for Council Seat 6, whose campaign was marked by questions about his residency […]
Election 2014
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State Finds No Violation of Election Law by Casey Roats, Closes Investigation
The State Elections Division closed its investigation Thursday into whether new Councilor Casey Roats ran afoul of election law in his voter registration and candidacy filings after finding insufficient evidence of a violation. The investigation was sparked by a complaint filed by local activist Michael Funke alleging that Roats knowingly provided false address information on election-related […]
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Barb Campbell
The quirky aunt with a passion for public process
Like the rainbow-hued array of toys, games and costumes in her downtown shop, Wabi Sabi, Barb Campbell is colorful, playful and quirky. When I walk into her Japanese toy store a week before Christmas, she is enthusiastically helping a customer select the perfect gift. Back in her office, where the door reads “Planning Division,” Campbell […]
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Casey Roats
The next-generation working class conservative
As anyone who followed his campaign likely knows, Casey Roats has deep roots in the local community. As we sit in the McMenamins pub, he explains that he actually attended the Old St. Francis School for part of high school, and served as an altar boy at the nearby Catholic church. “This was the principal’s […]
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Nathan Boddie
The friendly neighborhood doctor and endurance junkie
Before he was a doctor, Nathan Boddie was a ski patroller, volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in Montana. It was his experience as an EMT and his passion for helping people that inspired him to pursue medicine, he explains in a slight Southern accent over coffee at Thump. With a bald head and thick-rimmed […]
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Top 5 Lessons from the Campaign Trail
1: Be likeable: Studies show what we all intuitively know—politicians stand a better chance of being elected if they are likeable (having good hair helps). While likeability may seem like a superfluous and irrelevant quality, good people skills play a vital role in political leadership. You can’t bring people to the table if no one […]
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: Casey Roats
We want to know how you feel about the hot-button issues of the day. That, and polls are a great way to kill time and make fun graphs! You may have noticed the results in this week’s issue of our recent poll on the Grand Jury decision not to indict the police officer who shot […]
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The Rocky Road to City Council
Casey Roats knocks down major election hurdle, but a lawsuit still looms
Casey Roats’ path to City Council reached another milestone Monday evening. After about three hours of often-tense deliberations on the letter and spirit of the City Charter’s residency requirements, councilors voted 5-2 to find Roats qualified to serve. TThe majority aligned in support of the notion that “intent” carries more weight than the common understanding […]
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Judge and Jury
City Council prepares to weigh Casey Roats’ qualifications
On December 1, City Council will hold a special session to deliberate and decide on the question whether councilor-elect Casey Roats is qualified to serve on Council. The meeting, scheduled for 3 pm at City Hall, will include testimony only from Roats. Neither the public, nor attorneys, will be permitted to comment. The meeting comes […]
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Perennial Council Candidate Ron Boozell Joins Lawsuit Against Casey Roats and City of Bend
A lawsuit spearheaded by local attorney Charlie Ringo, seeking to prevent the certification of councilor-elect Casey Roats, has gained a new plaintiff—one of Roats’ three opponents in the race for position 6, Ron “Rondo” Boozell. Ringo says the move was made in response to court concerns that the original plaintiff, Foster Fell, did not have […]