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Chill Out, Oregon Voters. We Got This.

VOTE 2020—Don’t believe the national hype. It’s easy to vote in Oregon… and easy to fix common issues that might arise.
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By now, a great deal of fretting has been done over the state of voting amid a coronavirus pandemic. Many conspiracy theories have been thrown out about the potential for fraud in voting during a time when everyone is supposed to be social distancing. Even in Oregon—a bastion of mail-in voting and the first state to take […]

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It’s not about abortion Whether the government is trying to distract the public from what’s going on at the border, the billions of dollars going towards war efforts, gun control, etc. — the laws being passed regarding women’s reproductive rights are extremely alarming. This is not an intention for debate or arguments, exactly the opposite. […]

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Primary Election: May 15, 2018

Each election season, the Source endorses candidates in contested races. These are our choices in the upcoming May primary.
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Important dates: May 10 – Last day to mail absentee or replacement ballots May 15 – Drop off ballots by 8 pm. (Mail-in voting date has already passed) Endorsement Recaps See our endorsement interview videos and full endorsement write-ups on the Opinion page at bendsource.com Measure 9-115 City of Bend Five-year Fire and Emergency Services […]

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Jenni Neahring for Congress, Humble Beet and climate change
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Jenni Neahring for Congress I know there is support for Democratic candidates who can connect with rural voters, because I ran two strong races for state representative in North Central Oregon as a “fair frugal farmer” in 2002/6.  I am happy to see a Palliative Care physician, Dr. Jenni Neahring from Bend running in this […]

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Registered Republicans Should Support Incumbents for Deschutes County Commission

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Not every primary race sees a challenger entering the race against an incumbent—but in the case of the two open Deschutes County Commissioner seats in the 2018 primary election, each incumbent is facing an opponent. Still, with both those county commission Republican primaries, the challengers bear the burden of proving they can do better than […]

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War on Pickups and responses to…
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War on Pickups Bend’s war on pickup trucks downtown is still in full swing. Despite contrite assurances from economic development director Carolyn Eagan and city manager Eric King, the truce of last fall has been unilaterally rescinded. Last fall, warnings, then $50 citations began appearing on windshields throughout the downtown core, creating an uproar among […]

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In response to: cats; urban renewal; confronting the death cult
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In response to, “What to do about outdoor cats?,” 4/5 This is a tough one. I am a bird feeder and have had an occasional cat climb the fence in my yard and stalk birds. It’s not frequent enough to trap him. But he hasn’t made a habit of this yet. I did run him […]

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When it comes to pot in Deschutes County, the black market is the problem, not legal business

The county could allocate more funds toward compliance, using funds garnered from marijuana sales to do so.
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County cannabis policy should focus on supporting the businesses trying to do the right thing—and that shouldn’t include a zero-tolerance policy for minor infractions Right now, the Deschutes County Commission is weighing whether to change its rules on growing cannabis in the county. In order to operate a recreational marijuana grow in Deschutes County, licensed […]

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Trump Lies and 14th Street Reconstruction
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Trump Lies According to Aesop’s fable, a lad tending his sheep in the fields thought it humorous to run home and cry “wolf!” “wolf!” The villagers rushed to the field to save their sheep. But, there was no wolf. The boy laughed because he had tricked his neighbors. A week later he thought it would […]

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In the runup to the next election, don’t let “moderates” off the hook

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In Washington, D.C., there’s a distinct line between those who claim to support the president, and those “moderate” Republicans who, while perhaps don’t overtly blast the president, do distance themselves from the chicanery of the administration. It’s easy for many to fall on one side or the other of that situation; the president makes himself […]

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