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Last-Minute Letters: All the Political Letters We’ve Gotten Since the Last Time We Printed Some

A last-minute, online-only, political version of Letters to the Editor for Election Day
by The Source Staff

Some people are early birds and begin sending their thoughts about local races well in advance of the voters’ pamphlet and ballots arriving. Others like to leave things a little more last-minute. While some of these letters arrived a week or more ago, they didn’t arrive before others’, and thus didn’t make it in the […]

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Letters to the Editor, Week of Oct. 29, 2026

Elections! Elections! Elections! Letters supporting candidates in county, state races
by The Source Staff

Endorsement of Lauren Connally I am very disappointed that TSW endorsed Lauren Connally instead of Amy Sabbadini.Looking at who endorsed Ms. Connally, including Patty Adair, Tony DeBone, Chris Piper, Keith Rockow and Phil Henderson, I question the choice. With Republicans trying to gerrymander Deschutes County for this race, and a neo-Republican agenda I find troubling, […]

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Four Takeaways from the May Primary Election

How non-partisan participation affected local races
by The Source Editorial Board

The May primary election has come and gone, and in Deschutes County, much of the oxygen went toward the races for the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners. That body will see two additional members next year. In the wake of the election, these are some observations we’ve made about our region’s changing political landscape. […]

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In This Game of Us vs. Them, ‘Them’ is Now Married Women

Most already agree that only citizens should vote in federal elections. In the case of the SAVE Act, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.
by The Source Editorial Board

This past weekend, people gathered in Bend, Redmond and other cities around Central Oregon for yet another No Kings demonstration against the Trump administration. By the way we figure it, if the protests keep happening, the numbers only stand to grow. So much of the proposed legislation being proposed by the federal government is about […]

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Oregon Elections Chief Weighs in on Deschutes County Races, Campaign Finance and Voter Reform

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read visited Central Oregon this week
Avatar photo by Clayton Franke

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read — a state elected official responsible for running elections  — swung through Central Oregon this week to meet with high school students, local and state politicians, elections officials and local media. In an interview with the Source Tuesday morning, Read discussed campaign finance reform, election integrity, his pushback to federal legislation seeking to toughen […]

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Voter Turnout in Deschutes County is High—And Voter Numbers Have Gone Up, Too

A recap of what voters supported locally—and how county demographics are changing in the county
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

This story has been updated. Voters all across the United States came out in record numbers for the 2020 presidential election—but in Deschutes County, turnout was slightly lower than the last presidential election year. At the same time, the county added nearly 30,000 voters to its rolls this time around. Turnout in 2016 in Deschutes County […]

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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.
The Source Staff

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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My View: Cheri Helt, Oregon House 54 Republican candidate ▶ [with video]

Local political candidates share their views on the issues
The Source Staff

Cheri Helt, Republican candidate for Oregon House 54, joins Source Editor Nicole Vulcan on “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. Helt chose Pine Nursery Park in Bend. Stay tuned for […]

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Election Filings Begin for 2020 Races

With a big election year ahead, Oregon Secretary of State urges people to run
Hilary Corrigan

Those looking to hold public office can now join the race for positions up for election in the May 19, 2020 primary. Offices include U.S. President, U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative, plus Oregon Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General. A news release from the Oregon Secretary of State notes that 16 of Oregon’s […]

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Legal Progress in Marijuana?

As the presidential election looms, legislators show their hands on where they stand
Avatar photo Josh Jardine

Regular readers of this column (hi, Mom) will attest I am a strong proponent of cannabis legalization at the national level. Not simply rescheduling cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 or lower, but full out descheduling, and making it a legal commodity. Which is the dream, but that won’t happen until the great white […]

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