Editorials

Editorial: Oregon’s air quality report card is disappointing

Clean air. If Oregon doesn’t get it right, we are all in trouble. And by the state’s own…

Editorials

Editorial: Should Bend limit gas piping for new construction?

The Bend City Council is going to get recommendations on electrification policy at its meeting next week. It’s…

Editorials

Editorial: Trails in Bend and elsewhere need some legal repairs

The Haul Road Trail is a gateway to connections on the west side of Bend. Much of the…

Editorials

Editorial: Think about shopping local this holiday season

Thanksgiving memories should be a fine blend of friends and family. It can’t be that way for everyone.…

Columnists

Guest column: Plan to shoot barred owls is myopic

In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced plan to orchestrate the largest raptor slaughter ever…

Columnists

Commentary: Congress has always been weird about bathrooms and other places

The people’s house has long struggled with welcoming all the people. “Capitol Traditions Will be Upset When Miss…

Editorials

Editorial: Should Oregon require automatic disclosure of many public records?

The Legislature created the Oregon Sunshine Committee in 2017 to look at exemptions to public records disclosure that…

Editorials

Editorial: The strength of Oregon’s land use laws

A total of 99.7% of the land zoned for exclusive farm use in Oregon in 1987 was still…

Columnists

Commentary: Putin’s nuclear threat is a magic trick, but a dangerous one

The key to all magic tricks is distraction, which is the best way to understand Russian President Vladimir…

Editorials

Editorial: Weaving social fabric with a snow shovel

Bend was different, not so long ago. In 2004, there were some 62,000 residents. Twenty years later, it…

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