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Women’s Issue 2022

Our annual Women’s Issue takes a look at some of the issues facing women today, and looks ahead to new frontiers.
by The Source Staff

From reproductive rights to women in sport, lots has changed—and changed again—in the last 50 years. Our annual Women’s Issue takes a look at some of the issues facing women today, and looks ahead to new frontiers. Read the stories from this year’s Women’s Issue: Title IX, 50 Years Later:  The landmark civil rights bill […]

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Women of the Year 2021 ▶ [With Video]

Stories of women doing great things—and that includes our Woman of the Year, Community Hero, Young Hero and more. Meet these incredible change-makers in Central Oregon
by The Source Staff

A note from our editor: Last year, the Source Weekly—which has long had a Women’s Issue coinciding with International Women’s Day—joined forces with the Bend Chamber’s Women of the Year awards, for one giant event. Quite literally the night of the awards banquet, I arrived a little late due to the fact that I’d written […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source Staff

Priorities for Human Survival Abuses of every kind are in the news these days, but there is an abuse that effects our entire planet, and that is the population explosion that overwhelms all resources and aggravates environmental quality. We need to dramatically slow the birthrate over the entire world so as to better manage the […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source Staff

In Response to, “Happenings at Bend Parks” on 2/6 I read this article in the Source and I’m wondering about the funds for financial assistance being underutilized. I have applied three times for aid and the amount of the “cost charge” for me is still unaffordable. If there is a kind or surplus of funds […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source Staff

Local United Methodists: Queer People are Loved by God As ministers in the United Methodist Church, our hearts break this week at news that our parent denomination—by a narrow margin—has voted to double-down on its ban on same-sex marriages and the ordination of queer clergy. The Jesus about whom our sacred texts tell us goes […]

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Liz Lawrence

Bend Police Department’s finest
Sherron Lumley

On a recent ride along with Sgt. Liz Lawrence of the Bend Police Department, the integrity, honesty and caring nature of the officer comes across clear as day. Lawrence, who has been a part of Bend's police force for 25 years, makes herself available 24/7 to help people, leading BPD’s mental health unit, called the […]

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Molly Troupe

Lead distiller at Oregon Spirits Distillers
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Molly Troupe took a very interesting path to becoming the lead distiller at Oregon Spirit Distillers. After studying forensic science and chemistry at Southern Oregon University, she then headed to Scotland for a master’s degree in brewing and distilling. Troupe is now blazing a trail through a traditionally male-dominated profession, and her story is a […]

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Sally Russell

Bend City Councilor
Brian Jennings

Sally Russell says she is ready. Having served as Mayor pro tem, she tells the Source Weekly that she wants to be Bend’s mayor. Russell was first elected to the Bend City Council in 2012 and will soon announce her re-election bid. Unlike many other cities, those who are elected Bend City Councilors choose a […]

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