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As the Battles Over Public Funds Commence, We Need an Equitable Process

Local governments are already stepping up to fill gaps created by SNAP, health care cuts. The public should weigh in about where the dollars go.
by The Source Editorial Board

With the end of the federal government shutdown, the roughly 757,000 people in Oregon who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits could breathe a sigh of relief. Food would be on the table as winter sets in. There might even be enough to give thanks at Thanksgiving. But that relief is temporary. The federal government […]

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A Plea for PPE

St. Charles taps school lunch sites as drop spots for personal protective equipment
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

As a global pandemic rages on, its myriad effects—beyond more cases of COVID-19—are being felt right here at home. One of those effects: The global shortage of personal protective equipment used by health care workers, first responders and more. Here in Central Oregon, it has the local hospital system very concerned. Thursday evening, St. Charles […]

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In the first ballot measure of the year, hints of a sea change

Does this indicate a growing change in the way Oregonians feel about health care and economic disparity? We think so
The Source Staff

During the 2016 presidential election, a small majority of Deschutes County voted in favor of President Donald Trump. It was fairly close, at 46.36 percent for Trump versus 43.07 percent for Hillary Clinton, and in this part of Oregon, the spread highlighted a county that continues to be divided in its political leanings. For this […]

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Measure 101 passes

Healthcare funding bill receives broad support
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

The voters have spoken: Measure 101 will soon become law. The measure, the only item on the ballot for the Jan. 23 special election, was an attempt to overturn some of the provisions of a House bill that passed in 2017. With the passage of Measure 101, those provisions will stay in place. Statewide, 61 […]

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Health Care: The Push for a Better Way

The battle lines for 2018 are being drawn
David Stranahan

In my admittedly overactive imagination, I picture the residents of most of Europe and much of the rest of the world regarding the past year in American politics with bewilderment, amazement and outright concern, as the individual occupying our Oval Office speaks and acts repeatedly against the best interests of most of those inside and […]

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U.S. House passes American Health Care Act

Next up: A vote in the Senate
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Members of the U.S. House passed their version of a health care bill today, in an effort to roll back the efforts of the Obama administration and the Affordable Care Act.  If passed by the Senate (and signed by the president) the House bill, titled the American Health Care Act, would offer tax credits to […]

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