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Maureen Dowd
Cascading confessions of 2 famous women
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Two of the hot topics trending on Twitter Tuesday were Angelina Jolie and the IRS. Beauty and the Beast. Jolie stunned the world with a New York Times op-ed article explaining why she had decided to have a preventive double mastectomy once she learned ....MORE
The IRS scandal and Watergate
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to . . . cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be initiated or conducted in a....MORE
Thomas Friedman
A visit to Yemen’s zoo
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
SANAA, Yemen —Arriving in Yemen last week, I had an experience I’d never had before. I drove from the airport into Sanaa, the capital, on the main thoroughfare, through a raging torrent of water. I was staying in the old city, a United....MORE
Victor Davis Hanson
It’s 1973’s White House all over again
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
In Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, he ran to the left of Hillary Clinton as a moral reformer. Obama promised to transcend the old politics and bring a new era of hope-and-change transparency to Washington. Five years later, those....MORE
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Who will do the work?
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
News sources reported three weeks ago that Kevin and Tami Sawyer had been sentenced to federal prison for crimes related to their bogus real estate business. But my question is where were these news sources when the tough journalistic work was being....MORE
Commentary
In Syria’s war, the lines that matter
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
It is rarely a good idea to draw maps in a hurry. But this is what colonial cartographers did in the Arab world after the First World War, and the borders they painted were superimposed on old tribal and religious attachments that long predated the....MORE
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Fox in henhouse on PERS
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Based on who is covered by PERS, maybe the name should be changed to PE&ERS. Why? Well, as state legislators and judges can participate in the system, the name should reflect that elected persons are included, hence Public Employee and Elected....MORE
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Wasteful government spending
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
This is another case of wasteful government spending, with the benefits shared by a few and the costs paid by all. Those who want to fly to Los Angeles pitched in for American Airlines’ $400,000 requirement for pre-paid tickets. These —....MORE
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Help clean up our public lands
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
While out walking my dog the other day, I came across a sight that is all too common in Central Oregon, bags of trash and piles of tires dumped on our public lands. Seeing litter, graffiti and deer carcasses dumped as a result of poaching on our....MORE
The U.S. must fight harder against tuberculosis
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
In 2011, tuberculosis killed 1.4 million people worldwide, almost as many as died from HIV/AIDS. And death isn’t the only damage TB does. In many countries, women with the disease are stigmatized and abandoned. Families of poor victims find....MORE
The Bulletin’s endorsements
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Ballots must reach county election offices by 8 p. m. Tuesday. Drop box locations are available on the county elections and Oregon secretary of state’s websites. Be sure to sign your ballot. Below are The Bulletin’s recommendations. Our....MORE
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Bend should focus on needs not wants
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Suppose you are making choices about what Bend’s police need. Would a mobile command vehicle be on the list?One part of Bend’s proposed budget for the next biennium that deserves some council scrutiny is the plan to buy a mobile command....MORE
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Protect homeowners
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
Can you imagine what paying your taxes would be like without the mortgage interest deduction? It could amount to a significant income tax that would negatively impact Oregon’s housing market and the dream of homeownership. Well, that’s ....MORE
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Vote for McAfee
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
It is not often one has the opportunity to elect a candidate that will make a difference. The voters of Bend will do well if they elect Adele McAfee to the Central Oregon Community College board. It was my pleasure to serve on the La Pine City....MORE
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McAfee for COCC board
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
I am thrilled to see that Adele McAfee is running for the Central Oregon Community College board! What a great advocate she would be for the “real world needs" of both students and the local community. Her common-sense approach to fiscal....MORE
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Munkres for Redmond schools
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
Much is being made in the Redmond School Board race about the distinction between vocational education and “academics." The argument is that not enough attention is being paid to vocational education and too much emphasis is being placed on....MORE
In my view
eKlemp is right candidate for Redmond School Board
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
I am writing this letter for two reasons. Very soon we will be having a special election. I am 76 years old and I have never, since I was 21 years old and registered to vote, missed an election. It bothers me a lot when, after an election, I read....MORE
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Email gives context to senators’ letters
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
When Oregon’s U. S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and other Democratic senators wrote to the IRS last year criticizing the agency’s regulations, they didn’t mention conservative groups. But Merkley’s email to supporters makes it clear....MORE
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Legislature fails on long-term PERS reform
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
Better than any governor before him, Gov. John Kitzhaber framed the problem with the state employee retirement system called PERS. Cut PERS or cut schools.“The average cost per pupil in Oregon will go up about $1,000 per pupil this next....MORE
Open data should be the rule for government information
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
Long before steam engines and turbines carried us swiftly over the oceans, a disabled sailor who could no longer serve on a ship found something to do ashore: aggregate the data from shipping logs. When Matthew Fontaine Maury started analyzing those....MORE
Janet Stevens
eLove affair with local food is good for small farms
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
Farmers markets, Central Oregon-style, tend to be dominated by growers from the Willamette Valley. Perhaps that’s not surprising — with a much longer growing season than generally is the case in these parts, row-crop agriculture is a....MORE
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Internet freedom bill is a gesture worth making
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
While an official U. S. policy favoring global Internet freedom may not improve things in China or even here at home, adopting one is a gesture worth making. And so the U. S. House of Representatives did this week, approving H. R. 1580 unanimously and....MORE
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Computers testing writing goes too far
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
Can a machine grade a writing test? Surprisingly, it’s a subject of some dispute, with dueling studies, impassioned statements and an online petition. A critical driver is money. As tests are being developed for the new Common Core K-12....MORE
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Ford for COCC board
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
As a current board member of Central Oregon Community College, I heartily endorse David Ford for a second term. From drawing upon his private sector experience, thorough preparation for meetings, active involvement on numerous committees and the....MORE
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Don’t need wolf comeback
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
The Hurd brothers — Scott, Ross and Doug — ranch near Wenatchee, Wash. Last year, they noticed wolf tracks on their property six miles southwest of downtown Wenatchee. Then last fall a neighbor used a remote camera to take a photograph ....MORE
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Fishkin for park board
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
In the upcoming election for Bend Park & Recreation District board position 1, please consider voting for Dan Fishkin. Fishkin has lent his sound management skills to the district’s budget committee for several years and is currently....MORE
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Fell for park board
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
If you believe the park board is elected to spend more than $12 million a year of our taxes (not to mention the $29 million bond), stop reading. If you believe the board should do everything possible to determine what the people want and be their....MORE
In my view
eBend park board candidate misrepresented the facts
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
It is unusual for the Bend Park & Recreation District board of directors to submit a response to an In My View to correct factual errors and misrepresentations from a member of the public. However, in this case, the board believes it is....MORE
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Government should update email policies
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
The government can’t routinely open a letter sent in the mail without a warrant. The same standard should apply to email, but it’s not clear if the IRS and the FBI bother much with warrants for email. The American Civil Liberties Union....MORE
Money measures and candidates await your vote
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
It’s time to cast your ballot. Voters in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties will decide numerous money measures and scores of board seats in Tuesday’s election. To be sure your vote counts:• Look at both sides of your ballot.....MORE
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Congress faces complex issues
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
Of World War II vintage, hopefully still learning, I am mystified by even the index of the April 20-27 Economist! Then I realize that our Congress is entrusted with making decisions on all this! World health awareness that today’s germs have....MORE
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Kirk, Elliott for Crooked River Ranch fire board
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
There is an upcoming election for members of the fire board at Crooked River Ranch. After having been involved in electing a new water board there, people should be more cautious in electing those who have responsibility for keeping us safe and....MORE
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We work hard on political activism
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
In her May 5 column, Lily Raff McCaulou’s lead sentence states that Central Oregon is known for physical activism, not political activism. Hearing this, from one of The Bulletin’s best reporters, is hard news. There are a great many of....MORE
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Health exchanges provide critical transparency
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
When consumers can see price comparisons, the marketplace responds. That’s been rare in health care, but last week brought a speedy demonstration. The state posted proposed medical insurance rates from different providers, and some companies....MORE
In my View
eVehicle trail system is bad for hunters and habitat
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
The proposed Ochoco Summit Trail System is opposed not only by the Oregon Hunters Association but many other organizations that are concerned with wildlife and habitat. The Ochoco National Forest Management plan states, “Off-road vehicle use....MORE
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Don’t do an Oregon statue switcheroo
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
Those who hope to honor the late Mark Hatfield by putting a statue of him in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D. C., have the right idea — memorialize a great person in Oregon history — but the wrong location. The statue of the....MORE
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Road too narrow for cars and bikes
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
I read where the paved bicycle pathway from Sunriver to Lava Butte lookout entrance will be opened this summer. I wondered if bicycles would be allowed to use the road up to the top, so I stopped in at the entrance hut to find out. According to the....MORE
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Maybe Wyden is seeing the light
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
I thought I was in a time warp when I first read your front page article in the May 2 Bulletin. A U. S. senator saying, “The reason we are on the floor talking about it, and talking about ... businesses being forced to do this against their....MORE
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Corbin supports vocational education
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
Oregon’s education “policymakers" and the general public have dramatically different priorities for improving public education, according to public opinion research conducted by a group based at Portland State University called....MORE
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Vote yes for schools, 911
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
Education and public safety — what’s more important for a community?As a fiscal conservative who seriously questions public expenditures, and usually opposes requests for more money, I almost surprise myself by endorsing two bond....MORE
In my view
eObama, America need to wake up to terrorist threat
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
In the rush to “nitpick" the Boston terror attack — not trivializing this horrific event in any way — the Obama administration and the country as a whole are missing the giant picture of the dangerous watershed of worldwide Islamic ....MORE
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Most read Opinion articles
- Open data should be the rule for government information | May 17, 2013
- Legislature fails on long-term PERS reform | May 18, 2013
- Email gives context to senators’ letters | May 18, 2013
- Munkres for Redmond schools | May 18, 2013
- Protect homeowners | May 18, 2013
- Vote for McAfee | May 18, 2013
- Klemp is right candidate for Redmond School Board | May 18, 2013
- McAfee for COCC board | May 18, 2013
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