In response to “Democratic Primary Endorsement: Clinton” (4/29) I was appalled by the Source endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Your arguments for her are misinformed and naïve. Sure she is experienced, but what about her awful record as senator and Secretary of State? She accomplished little in eight years as senator and her time at the […]
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Letters 4/27-5/4
Commissioners Should Opt Out on Recreational Marijuana In 2014 the Oregon voting public approved Measure 91 legalizing recreational marijuana. Deschutes County voted 51.6 percent yes (rural County 54.1 percent No and City of Bend 57.4 percent Yes). The marijuana industry spent $5.4 million to convince the voters they were voting to decriminalize marijuana and allowing an individual […]
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Letters 4/20-4/27
Preserving our trees There has been interest lately in preserving vs. removing large, old trees in Bend. My neighbors recently had two very large Ponderosa pines removed, because they were “messy.” They might well have been 200-years-old or more. The New York Times review of the new book, “Lab Girl” by Hope Jahren, included the […]
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Letters 4/13-4/20
The Kindness of Strangers Is there some public way I can thank the person who makes the knitted hats for the ducks that sit with Art on the corner of Wall and Franklin? I just want them to know when I see the knitted hats, they just make my day!!! I’d love to donate some […]
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Letters 4/6-4/13
In response to “Wilderness – Mt. Bike Fight Brewing” (3/31) Studies conducted at Starkey Research station in Oregon show that mountain bikes and ATVs have higher disturbance effects on elk than do hiking and horseback riding, so it’s hard to make the case that “mountain bikes do less damage than horses.” Nor is it accurate […]
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Letters 3/30-4/6
In response to “Tiny Homes” (3/24) Thank you for featuring Tiny Homes on the cover of The Source and shining the light on the resistance of the City Planners and the City Council to think outside of the box to solve Bend’s affordable housing crisis. The City Councils’ choice not to create zoning for tiny […]
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Editorial: A Voice for Jefferson County
A lawsuit pertaining to the upper Deschutes River between Wickiup Reservoir and the City of Bend is ongoing. Last week, a federal judge denied the request of two major environmental groups to require immediate changes to water flow, which varies drastically with the irrigation season. The joint lawsuit, based on the federally-protected Oregon spotted frog, […]
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Editorial: Get the Kids Outside
“Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our state’s beauty, the opportunity she affords, and the independent spirit of her citizens,” said Gov. Tom McCall in 1973. McCall, who graduated from Redmond High School, held office from 1967-75, during the early years of outdoor school […]
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Letters 3/23-3/30
Growth Doesn’t Pay for Itself Several years ago, an editorial [in Bend] stated that growth was good because there would be more people to pay for needed services. This was in contrast to several studies that emphasized that growth does not pay for itself. It is subsidized by tax payers. Our roads are a classic […]
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Guest Commentary 3/16-3/23
Just Add Water
Few people alive remember what the Upper Deschutes River was like before Wickiup Dam was built in 1949. It was then regarded as one of the finest fisheries in the US. In 1914 Clyde McKay received the Field and Stream award for the second largest stream-caught rainbow on a fly in the US. The City […]