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My View: Phil Chang, Deschutes County Commission Democratic candidate โ–ถ [with video]

Local political candidates share their views on the issues

Phil Chang, Democratic candidate for Deschutes County Commission, joins Editor Nicole Vulcan of the Source Weekly for “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Chang chose to meet at Bend’s Pilot […]

Posted inNews

Listen: Protecting Bend From Megafires with County Forester Ed Keith ๐ŸŽง

In the aftermath of last weekโ€™s mass destruction, we take a deep dive into the history of wildfire and forest management in Central Oregon, with local forestry expert Ed Keith.

For this weekโ€™s โ€œBend Donโ€™t Breakโ€ podcast we talk with Ed Keith, who has worked as the county forester for Deschutes County since 2012. Keith traces the history of forest management in Central Oregon, including the impact of grazing and timber harvest, and describes how decades of fire suppression in Oregonโ€™s forests disrupted the natural […]

Posted inBest Of Central Oregon

Best Grocery Store โ–ถ [with video]

Newport Avenue Market

Standing in the delightfully colorful produce section inside Bendโ€™s Newport Avenue Market, it occurs to me that we couldnโ€™t have chosen a better location for our Wizard of Oz-themed cover shoot with CEO Lauren G.R. Johnson. Above the dark green zucchinis and the broad-leafed parsley sits a monkey that looks plucked right from an Oz-themed […]

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My View: Shane Nelson, Deschutes County Sheriff Candidate โ–ถ [with video]

Local political candidates share their views on the issues

L. Shane Nelson, candidate for Deschutes County Sheriff, joins Editor Nicole Vulcan of the Source Weekly for “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Nelson chose Tumalo State Park . Stay tuned […]

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Listen: Criminal Justice Reform with John Hummel ๐ŸŽง

The Deschutes County District Attorney discusses innovative ways his office lowered the rate of recidivism for drug offenses

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with John Hummel, who has been serving as the Deschutes County District Attorney since he was first elected in 2014. Before that, he served on the Bend City Council for six years, and then resigned in 2007 to earn his Masters in Public Policy from Johns […]

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My View: Chris Piper, Bend City Council pos. 3 candidate โ–ถ [with video]

Local political candidates share their views on the issues

Chris Piper, candidate for Bend City Council position 3, joins Editor Nicole Vulcan of the Source Weekly for “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Piper chose to meet at Bend’s […]

Posted inOpinion

My View: Scott Schaier, candidate for Deschutes County Sheriff โ–ถ [with video]

Local political candidates share their views on the issues

Scott Schaier, candidate for Deschutes County Sheriff, joins Editor Nicole Vulcan of the Source Weekly for “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Schaier chose Pine Nursery Park in Bend. Stay […]

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My View: Megan Perkins, Bend City Council pos. 3 candidate โ–ถ [with video]

Central Oregon political candidates share their views on the issues

Megan Perkins, candidate for Bend City Council position 3, joins the Editor Nicole Vulcan of the Source Weekly for “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Perkins chose to meet at […]

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