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Editorial: Process to appoint Deschutes sheriff must be transparent

Deschutes County Commissioners need to ensure the process of appointing a sheriff to replace Kent van der Kamp…

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Editorial: Bend needs to do a better job with stormwater

Bend’s past approach to stormwater was too shallow. Digging a deep hole and pouring water down it is…

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Letters: Thank you for help on Crooked River Ranch fire and more

Thank you firefighters and law enforcement We are so grateful to the firefighters and law enforcement who mobilized…

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Editorial: Central Oregon wins and loses in state budget

Central Oregon may have a triumph and a defeat in the Oregon Legislature’s budget for the next two…

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Guest column: Bikes are freedom and bikes set me free

I love freedom. It’s hard to imagine life without the freedoms we enjoy. It’s not just the freedoms…

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Editorial: When should land designated for farms be allowed to switch?

Get out of the cities in Central Oregon and forests take over. Or rugged desert takes over. Or…

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Editorial: Bend Whitewater Park needs a refit

The creation of the Bend Whitewater Park was a triple win. It established a habitat channel for wildlife,…

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Guest column: Universities and ideas aren’t the enemy

Universities are not fortresses of indoctrination or cabals of conspiracy. They are incubators of ideas, innovation, and independence.…

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Guest columns: The future looks good for Bend schools

  The Oregon School Employees Association (OSEA), which represents the bus drivers, education assistants, nurses, custodians, and other…

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Editorial: Did Bend oppose housing bill? 

The accuracy of a Bulletin editorial was brought up in the final minutes of the Bend City Council’s…

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