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Guest column: Deschutes County Commission salaries and Tony DeBone

Last year, the voters of Deschutes County overwhelming passed a ballot measure to expand the board of commissioners…

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Guest Column: Redmond Republicans, we need your votes

Our primary election is May 20th and every vote will count. The statistics show that fewer people vote…

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Guest column: Who benefits the most from Trump cuts to IRS?

Trump says that IRS audits unfairly target low- and middle-income households and therefore he plans to eliminate over…

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Guest column: Oregon’s community pharmacies need support

At St. Charles Health System and Mosaic Community Health, our mission is to improve the health of the…

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Guest column: Chadwick, LeGrand, Lynch, Olson and Tomlin for Bend schools

  Both of my parents suffered abuse from their own parents as children. My parents didn’t go to…

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Guest column: Service providers are addressing Central Oregon’s homelessness

  For those who have lived in Deschutes County since 2004, you are part of the 87.5% increase…

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Column: Learning to drive while sliding with Deschutes County SkidCar

I moved to Bend from southern California in January 2023, in a car without snow tires. I got…

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Guest column: Protect water, not another golf resort for the affluent

I’m responding to County Commissioner Tony DeBone’s comment in the April 18th story “Thorburgh resort appeal” by Clayton…

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Guest column: CAHOOTS termination adds thousands of calls to police  

  For more than 30 years, trained civilian responders with CAHOOTS have served the city of Eugene, taking…

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Guest column: Oregon’s civil commitment crisis and the path forward

Oregon faces a moral crisis in how we care for our most vulnerable citizens. Today, individuals experiencing serious…

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