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A Funding Mandate: Voter-approved directives will need collaboration to succeed

We hope the newly minted, progressive council can work together with other community partners to truly get things done
by The Source Staff

As Oregonians reflect back this week on the outcome of last week’s elections, there’s a lot to be said about the presidential race. National pundits are filling the airwaves with their conjecture. If you’ve been one of the many to have added the term “doomscrolling” to your vocabulary in recent years, then you may, too, […]

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Vote YES on Measure 9-134, regarding Deschutes County New Pot Businesses

A “yes” vote on this means that new marijuana businesses can at least try to get new, legal, and law-abiding licenses approved
by The Source Staff

Editor’s note: The print edition of this issue had a “NO” in the title. Because this measure asks voters to decide whether new additional marijuana businesses should be allowed in the county, our vote is YES. Is there anyone else out there that yearns for the return of a pro-business Republican party? Where have the […]

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Vote 2020: All the Source Weekly’s Candidate Endorsements

Our selections for local, state and national races
The Source Editorial Board

We’ve spent months interviewing candidates to arrive at these endorsements. To see the interviews that helped us make our decisions, visit the Elections section. >>Versión en Español aqui.<< Local Races Vote Melanie Kebler for Bend City Council Pos. 1 Vote Anthony Broadman for Bend City Council Pos. 2 Vote Chris Piper for Bend City Council […]

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Vote Yes on Measure 108 – Vape Tax

Measure 108 would create a tax on nicotine vaping and heated tobacco products
by The Source Staff

Measure 108 would create a tax on nicotine vaping and heated tobacco products. Under the ballot measure, the monies would first go to the administration and enforcement of the tax. The remaining revenue would then be allocated to the Oregon Health Authority for medical and health care-assistance programs, including mental health services and other programs […]

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Vote Yes on Measure 109 – Clinical Use of Psilocybin

Oregon ranks dead last in the country for high rates of mental illness combined with low access to care. We have a crisis that calls out for innovative solutions.
by The Source Staff

Measure 109 legalizes the use of the plant medicine psilocybin in a clinical setting. It was spearheaded by two Portland therapists, Sheri and Thomas Eckert, who have been working to make psilocybin legal and accessible for years. Psilocybin may induce an altered state of consciousness with feelings of euphoria, visual and mental hallucinations, changes in […]

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Vote Yes on Measure 110 – Drug Decriminalization

This election, voters have the opportunity to extend folks some needed medical and mental health treatment.
by The Source Staff

We are all veterans of the War on Drugs. And at this point, we have little to show for it. Unfortunately, the history of this conflict is one where community members suffering from addiction have been thrown in jail and branded as criminals for life. But the tide is turning. This election, voters have the […]

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Vote Jeff Merkley for Oregon U.S. Senator

It’s reassuring to have a candidate who is so authentic and hardworking as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
by The Source Staff

A September poll from Civiqs had Jeff Merkley leading this race by 20 points. While this could be a sign of good governance on Merkley’s part, it doesn’t hurt that his Republican competitor, Jo Rae Perkins, is a QAnon conspiracist who falsely claimed Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler plotted to start Oregon’s wildfires. It turns out that […]

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Vote Joe Biden for U.S. President; Kamala Harris for Vice President

At most basic, Americans need a president who will deliver both honesty and decency and the feeling that he (or she) has their best interests at heart
by The Source Staff

When we look back upon this endorsement, we’d like to recall some of the reasons we saw promise in the eventual President Biden, rather than the near-endless reasons to cast a protest vote that sees #45 exit his self-made swamp. At most basic, Americans need a president who will deliver both honesty and decency and […]

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