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Bend Over and Pick Up Project

Local couple aims to clean up Bend, one bag of trash at a time

Keely DamaraMay 15, 2019June 16, 2024

It all started after Sydney Dickson’s car broke down on Highway 20, on the way back from work in Tumalo. While waiting for a tow truck, Dickson and her boyfriend Jamison Cook decided to fill their time by picking up trash on the side of the road. “We were hanging out on Highway 20, didn’t […]

Opinion

Bag Ban: A Litany of Laughable Arguments Against

The Source StaffDecember 12, 2018July 2, 2024

As we reported in a web story last week, on Dec. 5, the Bend City Council had its first reading of an ordinance that would see Bend’s consumption of plastic bags cut down significantly. The new ordinance, up for a second reading later this month, would prohibit retailers from handing out plastic bags at the […]

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