VACATION RENTALS IN BEND The comments from the Bend home purchaser who could ONLY make the purchase by becoming a part-time rental (vacation) landlord…how about deferred gratification? Wait until you can live here fulltime and then become a real community member—99 percent can barely afford one home, why should the quality of our neighborhoods be […]
Politics
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Letters 9/16-9/23
FREE ENTRY FOR POLITICS Regarding two items in your magazine(?).One is the “boot” article “Show Me the Money” (9/17). You take a focus on [Jodie] Barram as being one of the most active on the [City] Council. Who are you to take away from the other most active? There are six more, you know. Then you […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Casey Roats for City Council Pos. 6
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Casey Roats: 33, owner of Roats Water System, a water utility company that operates in the south end of Bend, registered Republican. SW: How long have you lived in Bend? CR: Born and raised SW: Why do you want to be a City Councilor? CR: […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Richard Robertson for City Council Pos. 6
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Richard Robertson: I am 39, I work at Abilitree. They outsource work for people with disabilites. I am a Democrat. SW: How long have you lived in Bend?RR: I have lived in Bend since 1983. SW: Why do you want to be a City Councilor? […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Ron Boozell for City Council Pos. 6
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Ron Boozell: 53 and getting younger, community activist and volunteer, non-affiliated voter and passionate non-partisan. The parties are the problem. SW: How long have you lived in Bend? RB: On election day, 24 years. Yes, there is a story. No, I won’t be telling it […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Lisa Seales for City Council Pos. 6
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Lisa Seales: I just turned 38. I’m an educator and researcher. I consider myself an independent, as I don’t tend to vote the party lines, but I’m a registered Democrat so I can vote in the primaries. SW: How long have you lived in Bend? […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Scott Ramsay for City Council Pos. 7
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Scott Ramsay: I am 48 years young. I am a partner/owner in our 20 year-old family business—Sun Mountain Fun Center. I am a Libertarian: fiscally conservative and socially moderate. SW: How long have you lived in Bend? SR: I have lived in Bend for 12 […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Barb Campbell for City Council Pos. 7
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Barb Campbell: I am 50 years old and I am the owner/creator of wabi sabi, the store downtown across from the Tower Theatre where we sell cool Japanese stuff and host events for kids of all ages. I have been a middle school science teacher, […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Nathan Boddie for City Council Pos. 5
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Nathan Boddie: I am a physician and hospitalist at St. Charles Health System, 42 years old. Bend City Council is a non-partisan position, and I have always voted and considered myself mostly as an independent. However, I am currently registered as a democrat. SW: How […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Mark Capell for City Council Pos. 5
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Mark Capell: I am 54 years old (55 on September 30). I own a computer service company (CMIT Solutions) with five employees. I am a Democrat. SW: How long have you lived in Bend? MC: I grew up in Bend and graduated from Bend High. […]
