Editorials

Editorial: A case of the battery recycling blues

Batteries can give landfill operators the recycling blues. Toys, greeting cards, disposable earbuds, vape pens and the usual…

Columnists

Guest Column: Invest in student success with Bend school levy

As an elected member of the Bend-La Pine Schools Board serving as its chair, and as a strong…

Editorials

Editorial: 5,738 septic systems in La Pine area need upgrades

Nobody should drink water with their own poop in it or with their neighbor’s poop. That goes without…

Columnists

Book review: What the final trials of Nazis teach us about guilt and memory

How does one judge the people of the past? How best to judge them in one’s own mind?…

Editorials

Editorial: Growing parks and trails in Bend could get harder

The proposed budget for the Bend Park & Recreation District is a declaration of values wrapped in 105…

Columnists

Book review: Why we can’t manage to work for less than 40 hours a week

For much of the 19th century, ordinary workers labored for 60 hours a week, taking only a single…

Editorials

Editorial: Defendants, public safety, alleged victims all lose in Deschutes public defender crisis

The Deschutes County Courthouse had “a little miracle” on Tuesday. Attorneys showed up and took on the cases…

Editorials

Editorial: Primary election turnout is low, but it is still early

This early in the voting for a primary election it’s not unusual to see that a low percentage…

Letters To Editor

Letters: Bend school levy; Disenfranchised independents; Lives behind the numbers; Wait to vote; Mysterious ‘poll’

To honor Teacher Appreciation Week this year, please vote YES on the Bend-La-Pine Schools funding levy. Thank you…

Editorials

Editorial: Many Oregon parents don’t talk to their children about taking drugs without a prescription

It’s remarkable that there is not more awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and taking pills with no…

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