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Education bill defection opens door for leadership
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
One defecting Democratic senator gave pension reform and education funding another chance Monday. Sen. Chris Edwards, D-Eugene, said he voted against the K-12 school budget because it leaves his district short, facing more teacher layoffs and fewer....MORE
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Why the rush on lodging tax?
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Some awfully good people disagree about what’s best for Bend tourism. A group of hotel owners, tourism officials and business owners supports increasing Bend’s lodging tax by 2 percentage points from 9 to 11 percent. There’s....MORE
In My View
eOff-leash trails a smart, necessary option for Bend
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Given the recent Bend Park & Recreation District board of directors election, it is timely to revisit the district’s ban on off-leash trail access. BPRD has devoted significant staff time and millions of taxpayer dollars to develop 65....MORE
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Abandon ‘me first’ mindset
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
David Brooks’ op-ed in the June 12 Bulletin is more than just a judgment about the values of Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency’s contractor who went public with NSA’s phone and internet surveillance programs. Brooks....MORE
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Tetherow SDC decision is misguided
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
In Saturday’s paper, there was an article titled “County cuts SDCs in half for subdivision." It is true that new development helps with the overall economy of the community. It also brings excessive wear and demands to the....MORE
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‘Candorville’ and other comics are losers
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
I chime in with Jim Stedman concerning “Candorville" and the several other so-called comic strips in the six-day comic section of the daily Bulletin. Candorville is a loser along with most of the other strips. The only ones that reflect daily ....MORE
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Check trainer’s credentials
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
I felt it necessary to respond to Bulletin writer Anne Aurand’s article titled “Build strength, run better" as a means to set the record straight. If you aspire to run a half or a full marathon, here are a few things you need to be....MORE
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Aiding the Syrian rebels need not lead to escalation
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
As President Obama contemplates his many bad options in Syria, he may want to consider the Aspin Doctrine, an argument for intervention abroad made by President Clinton’s first secretary of defense, Les Aspin. In 1993, the Clinton....MORE
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Gender stereotypes in politics
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
LOS ANGELES —In 2012, the number of women serving in the U. S. Senate reached a historic high: 20 out of 100. And so we continue to debate about the low representation of women in political office, and the debate continues to hinge on the....MORE
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Rule change would clarify need to hold the leash
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Like most cities and park districts, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department requires that dogs be leashed on most parks land. Unfortunately, the rule putting the requirement in place doesn’t specifically say that a person must be holding....MORE
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SDC deferral program should be extended
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
In 2008, the city of Bend gave builders a break by allowing them to delay payment of system development charges, better known as SDCs. The move was a response to the economic troubles that were devastating the construction industry, and the city is....MORE
A history lesson in surveillance
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
A little history and a little law are needed in the wake of the current uproar over the rediscovery that the National Security Agency has been vacuuming up telephone records of Americans and emails, phone messages and other Web data related to....MORE
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Let’s work together
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Thank you, Ruth Fee, for your passionate letter recently printed in The Bulletin. I am troubled by the violence in our culture as well. I believe that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. Obviously our points of view are different. However, I see ....MORE
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President knows nothing
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
We have a president that knows nothing about IRS abuses, Justice Department wiretaps, the killing of four Americans in Benghazi or the Fast and Furious gun running until he reads it in the newspapers. So what does he know? He knows how to campaign....MORE
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Classic insurgency at Benghazi
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Al-Qaida and other insurgency groups use civilian crowds as cover when planning many deadly strikes against the infidel, burrowing themselves into the midst of groups of civilians and striking out in planned attacks, then disappearing as quickly as....MORE
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Support egg production provisions
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
The Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 (HR 1731) is currently sitting in Congress and would replace the current conflicting state-by-state system. This amendment would provide a single national standard for the housing and production of....MORE
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Proposals help farmers as well as animals
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Ninety-five percent of Americans believe farm animals should be well cared for, according to an American Farm Bureau poll. It’s therefore not surprising that four of every five Americans support HR 1731, also known as the Egg Productions....MORE
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Follow the Bend park board’s lead on the 6% pickup
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
The leaders at Bend Park & Recreation District have succeeded where legislators in Salem and many local governments have failed. They have abolished the so-called “6 percent pickup" for their employees in the state retirement system. The 6 ....MORE
In this day and age, potty-mouthed CEOs should know better
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Profane language can be a useful tool for ambitious executives, enabling them to express the power of their convictions and the seriousness of their cause. It can also backfire, as the chief executive officer of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Jim Hagedorn,....MORE
America’s extensive margin of error
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
The Obama administration is facing scandals everywhere: Using the IRS to punish political enemies, seizing the phone records of Associated Press and Fox News reporters, monitoring phone and email accounts of millions and making up stories about what ....MORE
Uber Cab app threatens death of taxi dinosaurs
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
People can run into two problems when they need to find a taxi. The first is that they don't know whether a taxi will be available. The second is that they don't know when a taxi will be available. Uber Technologies Inc., a San Francisco-based....MORE
Blowing a whistle
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
I’m glad I live in a country with people who are vigilant in defending civil liberties. But as I listen to the debate about the disclosure of two government programs designed to track suspected phone and email contacts of terrorists, I do....MORE
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Drug court earns its keep
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
If you want a criminal justice success story in Deschutes County, look no further than the Deschutes County Circuit Court’s Family Drug Court. It’s the kind of story that should make it easy for county commissioners to approve the....MORE
What happens to women who are denied abortions?
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
S. arrived alone at a Planned Parenthood in Richmond, Calif., four days before Christmas. As she filled out her paperwork, she looked at the women around her. Nearly all had someone with them; S. wondered if they also felt terrible about themselves or if having someone along made things easier. She began to cry quietly. She kept reminding herself that she felt secure in her decision. “I....MORE
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Invest in higher ed
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
The good news for higher education in Oregon is that the state budget now under consideration by the Legislature in Salem increases financial support for the public university system by 7 percent. That is good news, or least it's better news than the ....MORE
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Survey won’t take ‘no’ for an answer
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
I am just curious if anyone else has been “randomly" picked to be part of a voluntary survey called “Current Population Survey" by the U. S. Census Bureau, but separate from the census? In March, I received a letter prefaced by a call....MORE
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Support protections for hens
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
Americans are animal lovers. In fact, pets outnumber children four to one in the United States. More and more of us are becoming concerned about the treatment of animals in our food system as well, and for good reason. The overwhelming majority of....MORE
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Our demands drive government spending
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
It never ceases to amaze me how people are so upset about government spending and yet don’t seem to bat an eye about business spending that you pay for when you buy products or services. Corporate jets, lavish offices, company outings to....MORE
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Keats and Shelley on the road
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
My faith in young people is strong, but the story about Ryan Roemer and his plans to bicycle off to school — in North Carolina! — made it stronger. The spirit of adventure is exhilarating enough, but to make room, when every ounce must....MORE
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Loss of religion has a cost in the country’s view of success
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
About a century ago, Walter Judd was a 17-year-old boy hoping to go to college at the University of Nebraska. His father pulled him aside and told him that, although the family had happily paid for Judd’s two sisters to go to college, Judd....MORE
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Changes increase rigor of GED
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
Big changes are coming to the GED test that allows adults to gain a high school credential. The test is moving online and being revised to better align with the new Common Core standards being introduced in schools across the nation. The GED is a....MORE
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Don’t pass burden of passing taxes
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission this week served the Legislature a refreshing shot of push back. The OLCC board rejected a 25-cent-a-bottle increase on distilled spirits. It was a 3-2 vote. Some legislators were hoping the increase of $8 million....MORE
Losing Dad, so soon after Mom
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
My sister and I took our positions in the funeral home’s family room and greeted hundreds of mourners who had come to pay their respects. Everything seemed as it had four months earlier at our mother’s funeral. The ubiquitous tissue....MORE
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Mirror Pond decision depends on the dam
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Central Oregon abounds in pristine river scenes, where water follows natural paths edged by marshy areas and riparian shrubbery. In downtown Bend, though, for decades we’ve had something else: an urban pond, a landscaped place, partly lined....MORE
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eNSA’s data gathering is just part of a larger problem
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
So — the Patriot Act is now haunting us with FISA courts approving classified communications monitoring. And NSA is almost certainly doing other things that ordinary citizens won’t like when they’re discovered. What did the right....MORE
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Stop publishing ‘Candorville’
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
The cartoon strip “Candorville" is tasteless, demeaning and serves no purpose. The characters are developed as insulting racial stereotypes, encountering insulting stereotypical situations, utilizing insulting slang and grammar. Is any of....MORE
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Obama engineers recovery
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Given the frequent bashing of President Obama by columnists and readers, it is noteworthy that our “socialist, Kenyan, Muslim President that hates America" has engineered a remarkable economic recovery. To wit: The stock market is flirting....MORE
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Car smoking bill doesn’t address enough
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
They did it again. Our children in Oregon’s Legislature have passed a bill into law, 43-15. Senate Bill 444 states that it is a crime for the adult driver of a car to smoke while there are kids under 18 in the car. Well now! A mom or dad is....MORE
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Islam comments deserve to be challenged
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
The comments under “Freedom and Islam don’t mix" (June 6) cannot be left unchallenged. This is just another piece of offensive, sloppy categorizing. Anyone who submits to the tenets of any religion surrenders some degree of freedom, so ....MORE
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Don’t hide school district’s wage and benefit deals
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
The board of Bend-La Pine Schools approved a contract this week with its teachers union, classified union and agreements with other staff. What’s in those contracts? What pay raises? What benefit changes?If a member of the public had gone to....MORE
In my view
eToxics-disclosure legislation will help keep kids healthy
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
As a former hospital CEO, I’ve spent much of my career trying to find innovative ways to improve the health of the people we serve. What I have observed over those years is that the most cutting-edge solution available to us all is prevention....MORE
Being an older father is great — despite that lingering fear
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
As we approach Father’s Day, here are my observations on being an older dad, 10 years into parenting twins:For starters, there is a freak-of-nature aspect to saying you’re a dad of elementary school kids when you’re on the verge of ....MORE
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Changes improve child-prostitution bill
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
Having sex with a child prostitute is despicable. Young men and women lured or coerced into prostitution at the age of 14 or 15 or even younger are often the victims of ongoing abuse at the hands of those who control their lives. Yet pimps continue....MORE
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School district is smart to scale back digital plan
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
Give Bend-La Pine Schools credit for listening. After receiving criticism for the size and speed of their digital conversion vision, administrators have made some meaningful revisions. When the district presented its vision to the school board on....MORE
Snowden’s betrayals are many
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
From what we know so far, Edward Snowden appears to be the ultimate unmediated man. Though obviously terrifically bright, he could not successfully work his way through the institution of high school. Then he failed to navigate his way through....MORE
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Oregon must maintain edge in mobile innovation economy
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
As the nation works to maintain our technological leadership globally, one bright spot has been the major mobile innovations underway in Oregon — and across the country — that are improving our lives and transforming great ideas into....MORE
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Oregon doesn’t need Rudy Crew’s empty promises
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
Rudy Crew, Oregon’s education czar, has found another way to fail Oregon students. He’s failed to show commitment to his job to transform Oregon’s public education. His arrogant excuses are pure gamesmanship. Crew made a promise to....MORE
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House should sign off on immunization bill
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
Oregon has a problem with immunizations that Senate Bill 132 could help solve. Passed by the Oregon Senate last week, the bill would force parents to confront the facts if they want their children exempted from school vaccination requirements for non-....MORE
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Voters OK taxes they won’t pay
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
In regard to the front page headline in the May 30 Bulletin, “Tax hikes may go before voters," this is a prime example of asking the 99 percent to vote in taxes against the 1 percent. Of course it is going to get voted in. Remember, a couple....MORE
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Public loses twice in courtroom remodel
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
I am not completely convinced in letting our government manage public funds. In the May 28 Local section of The Bulletin, it was reported that the county was $110,000 overbudget for the courtroom refurbishment. Shocked at the title, I read on. It....MORE
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Merkley’s way would have prevented IRS mess
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
In the May 31 issue, Jack Cook wrote a letter where he said there was “documented involvement" by Sen. Jeff Merkley in the IRS targeting of conservative political groups. That’s all wrong. Here’s what actually happened: Merkley....MORE
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Budget-balancing solution
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
The federal government has been trying to find ways to balance the budget. I have a solution that may help. It is my belief that federal government employees have gasoline credit cards as well as free vehicles paid for by “We The People" that ....MORE
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Local papers were ahead of their times in photography trends
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire 28-person photography staff, including Pulitzer Prize-winner John White, in late May. The newspaper said it plans to use freelance reporters and photographers. Yes, times are changing, and business and....MORE
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Degrees shouldn’t trump appropriate education
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
Newly released figures show Oregon college enrollment rates are not just far below Gov. John Kitzhaber’s goals, but also significantly below the national average. The National Student Clearinghouse reports that only 61 percent of students from ....MORE
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Wolf measure contains good compromises
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
After 18 months of talking, Oregon ranchers, conservationists and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife can agree on a plan to manage predatory wolves in this state. Key elements of that agreement are written into House Bill 3452, which cleared....MORE
Moved to adopt, evangelicals find kids (and pitfalls) abroad
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
BOZEMAN, Mont. —As a girl, Danna Hopkins dreamed of having 20 children. Today, she and her husband, Brian, the pastor of an ....MORE
Thomas Friedman
Israel can offer model
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
How would you like to be an Israeli strategist today? Now even Turkey is in turmoil as its people push back on their increasingly autocratic leader. I mean, there goes the neighborhood. The good news for Israel is that in the near term its near....MORE
They’re coming for your DNA
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — DNA analysis is the major crime-solving advance of our time. It’s the science behind many exonerations, and many more guilty pleas. It’s far more accurate than fingerprinting or eyewitness identification. So the more....MORE
Victor Davis Hanson
The stagnant Mediterranean
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
GIBRALTAR —From the heights of Gibraltar you can see Africa about nine miles away to the south — and gaze eastward on ....MORE
In my view
eGMO foods should be labeled so consumers can decide
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
In the May 26 Bulletin on page B3, “Around the State," the article on the GMO protests states “Genetically modified plants are grown from seeds engineered to resist insecticides and herbicides, add nutritional benefits ..." Only the....MORE
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eVeterans TriCare insurance considered ‘out of network’
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
I am a veteran and a healthy senior. As such, I rarely need to see specialists. So when the need finally arose, I was stunned to find that the specialist’s business practices required me to pay $150 in advance to have my first consult. Well,....MORE
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Bill would limit electronic tracking of students
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
In some schools in Texas and California, radio-frequency devices have been installed in student ID cards or clothing, allowing the schools to track students’ locations and take attendance automatically. No one has proposed doing this in Oregon, ....MORE
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There are no easy solutions for Josephine, Curry
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
It’s hard to see a happy end to the budget problems that have Josephine and Curry counties on the brink of financial disaster. Every solution offered has serious drawbacks. Both counties relied heavily on timber revenues from the federal....MORE
David Brooks
The way to produce a person
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
Dylan Matthews recently had a fascinating piece about a young man named Jason Trigg in The Washington Post. Trigg is a 25-year-old computer science graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has hit upon what he thinks is the way he....MORE
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House lobbying bill would clarify reporting rules
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
When a lobbyist lobbies a lobbyist, must he report the cost of their lunch? How about if each pays for his own food? And are the answers different if one “solicits" rather than just “lobbies" the other?Such are the issues under....MORE
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eLegislature should follow health-care rule: Do no harm
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
Oregon has received national attention for its approach to health care reform. In a matter of months, all types of health care providers (physical, mental and dental) have come together to form 15 coordinated care organizations, which will manage....MORE
Googling my ghastly backyard
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
I was lamenting the pathetic state of my backyard the other day, hyperbolically surmising that you could probably see the dead....MORE
‘Unwritten policy’ backfires
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be too creative. Just ask Charles Swindle, the Florida Highway Patrol trooper who lost his job over what might best be called creative generosity. Swindle was doing I-10 speed enforcement....MORE
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Don’t poison state’s health care reform
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
Oregon’s sweeping changes to Medicaid don’t stand a chance of succeeding if the Legislature doesn’t stop bad bills such as House Bill 3309. Poison pill politics and health care reform do not mix. Gov. John Kitzhaber’s Medicaid ....MORE
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Scandals are blown out of proportion
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
The letters the Bulletin prints in My Nickel’s Worth provide a window into the thinking of my neighbors, often a different perspective from my own. Thank you for that. In your May 31 My Nickel’s Worth, you included three letters on....MORE
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Put welfare recipients to work on water pipelines
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
Day after day I read and hear news about thousands of our citizens that cannot find work and are on welfare and food stamps. On May 18, The Bulletin ran an article about our “Rising Seas." On May 20, The Bulletin ran a front page article....MORE
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Benign objects can be used to destroy
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
In response to “Misleading letters" from John Poe and “Gun argument is illogical" from David Kline: Even with all the licensing, instructing and laws surrounding the use of a motored vehicle, the laws are constantly being broken:....MORE
Janet Stevens
eVolunteers provide great value to charities’ efforts
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
Sometimes you have to be involved with a nonprofit group to really “get" what it’s all about. Involvement gives you the willingness to look beyond the surface, to ask questions and to decide if the answers are satisfactory. That’s....MORE
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Phone record collection is way beyond the limit
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
Don’t you believe that cellphone carrier Verizon is the only one being required to turn virtually all its call records over to the National Security Agency, the exception being calls made outside the U. S. to locations outside the U. S. In fact, ....MORE
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Don’t just stick measures on ballot
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
Bad ideas don’t belong on the ballot. Bend City councilors shouldn’t stick measures there just to let voters decide their merit. The discussion came up Wednesday night when the Bend City Council was discussing an increase in Bend’s....MORE
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Remove legislators from PERS
June 6, 2013 4:00 am
Cheri Helt’s In My View piece on May 25 was absolutely right. She said that any money raised by taxpayers for schools should go to schools, “not to prop up PERS." If people don’t already know this, the problem with expecting the....MORE
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An unfortunate conversation
June 6, 2013 4:00 am
Picture this. Eric Holder and Hillary Clinton having a conversation. Eric: “So I told a lie." Hillary: “What difference does it make?"Roberta GrahamBend....MORE
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Take police citizens’ course
June 6, 2013 4:00 am
I recently completed the Bend Police Department Citizen’s Academy spring class. It is my understanding that this class is offered twice a year. It is a means of providing information to the community about what our local law enforcement does....MORE
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Freedom and Islam don’t mix
June 6, 2013 4:00 am
Over the last 10 years, America has spent nearly a trillion dollars in a noble attempt to bring democracy to the Muslim world. Bush tried to bring it through a war of liberation. Obama tried to bring it through encouraging the “Arab Spring."....MORE
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eAmericans should be able to choose what they eat
June 6, 2013 4:00 am
In a May 23 article, the Bulletin addressed health effects of genetically modified foods. Here is some additional information for readers weighing whether to eat genetically modified organisms. The European Union prohibits the sale of GMOs. This....MORE
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Collect hotel taxes based on what the lodger pays
June 6, 2013 4:00 am
Tourists visiting Oregon generally pay a room tax for the privilege of staying here. The tax varies by community and includes 1 percent for the state. In theory, it is calculated on the cost the lodger pays for the room. Reality is a bit different,....MORE
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Fix health care reimbursements
June 6, 2013 4:00 am
If health care reform is going to work, there has got to be reasonable compensation for health care providers. Medicare and Medicaid are going the wrong way in Oregon. Reimbursement rates for home health providers in Oregon get a 6 percent cut in....MORE
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eAcceptance of abortion is part of our culture of violence
June 5, 2013 4:00 am
At a prayer service for the victims of the Newtown, Conn., massacre, President Obama said, “We can't accept events like this as routine ..." Once again, Americans were revolted, yet mesmerized by the horrific tragedy being played out. Violence....MORE
Tax on ‘Cadillac’ health care plans is victory for reform
June 5, 2013 4:00 am
Last seen predicting a “landslide" win for Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election, political “analyst" Dick Morris has resurfaced as a radio pitchman for the paperback “ObamaCare Survival Guide" (only $4.95 plus shipping and ....MORE
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Death of a family member warrants leave
June 5, 2013 4:00 am
Oregon is well on its way to giving many employees in the state the right to take up to two weeks off in the wake of the death of a family member. A bill expanding the Oregon Family Leave Act has been approved by both houses of the Legislature,....MORE
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Prescribed burns are needed to tame wildfire
June 5, 2013 4:00 am
Wildfires keep winning, more than 100 years after the U. S. Forest Service declared war on them. The tools to prevent wildfires are shackled by unpopularity, lack of money and policies that don’t make them easy to use. That’s why....MORE
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Too much for a remodel?
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
Oh ... so Deschutes County spent about a half a million dollars on re-modeling a court “room."Makes sense to me, how about you?Also, I understand they will be doing another one. Don’t blame them for that price, right?Bob RothRedmond....MORE
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Christian values are important for U.S.
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
This United States was founded on the Christian values. But the Bibles, prayer and flag pledge went out. No wonder we have gun shootings, bombings and such. We kicked God out of everything. The presidents we had were God-fearing. There were a few that ....MORE
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Why not cover the March Against Monsanto?
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
Where were you on Saturday May 25, 2013, Bulletin reporters? I was participating in the March Against Monsanto protest in our fair city along with about 200 others. We couldn’t be missed as we respectfully made our way from Pioneer Park,....MORE
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Bachmann and Medicare
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
I have a challenge for a young investigative reporter. I would love to see if soon-to-be-retired Congresswoman and tea party firebrand, 57-year-old Michele Bachmann,will be using a government health plan when she reaches Medicare age. Michael....MORE
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A gift for graduates: Help them register to vote
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
It’s that time of year again. Graduations are upon us and students are now preparing to embark on the next stage of their lives. Whether going on to school or entering the military or the workforce, this is a big moment in a young....MORE
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eState financial information should be accurate
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
An open letter to the Oregon Joint Committee on Ways and Means:Several weeks ago you asked for suggested priorities so that your committee can make recommendations to the Oregon Legislature. I attended the Bend hearing, and most people who spoke....MORE
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Foreclosed properties should get basic tidying up
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
Some neighborhoods in Oregon have been harder hit by foreclosures than others. A bill that cleared the state Legislature last week and is on its way to the governor could be a boon to those who remain behind. House Bill 2662 gives local governments....MORE
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Bus fee increase is reasonable
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
Bus riders are likely to soon be paying more in Central Oregon. The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council’s board is scheduled to look at fee increases at its meeting on Thursday. It’s something that must happen if the Cascades East....MORE
Agencies: the 4th branch of government
June 2, 2013 4:00 am
There were times this past week when it seemed like the 19th-century Know-Nothing Party had returned to Washington. President Barack Obama insisted he knew nothing about major decisions in the State Department, or the Justice Department, or the....MORE
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Congress needs to pass bill on Bowman Dam
June 2, 2013 4:00 am
Bowman Dam’s issues didn’t get fixed in the last Congress. They should get fixed in this one. The issues are simple enough. We don’t know who said this first, but there is nothing wild and scenic about a dam. When the Crooked....MORE
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ePublic investment helps private business
June 2, 2013 4:00 am
I have been in business as a residential contractor for seven years. I started my business with the specific focus on Home Performance. Three years ago we were growing, but the market seemed to have a ceiling. Homeowners wanted to upgrade their....MORE
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It should not be against the law to ask for information
June 2, 2013 4:00 am
President Obama made an attempt in his recent speech on terrorism to quash any suspicion that he is out to intimidate the press.“I’m troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the investigative journalism that holds ....MORE
How to get a job
June 2, 2013 4:00 am
Underneath the huge drop in demand that drove unemployment up to 9 percent during the recession, there's been an important shift in the education-to-work model in America. Anyone who's been looking for a job knows what I mean. It is best summed up....MORE
Old order is now obsolete
June 2, 2013 4:00 am
Ideas of the 1960s have now grown reactionary in our world that is vastly different from a half-century ago. Take well-meaning subsidies for those over age 62. Why are there still senior discounts, vast expansions in Social Security and Medicare, and ....MORE
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