EDITOR'S PICK
- During World War II, Japanese balloons menaced American skies
- New Portland Thorns season begins in Bend for second year in a row
- Coast Guard makes dramatic rescue as wave rolls yacht
- Head of Mt. Bachelor ski resort departs
- City Council delivers a major blow to SE Bend residents' opposition to gas station development
- Bonamici announces $4M for pedestrian safety, after being struck by car
- Fewer people visited Crater Lake in 2022
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- Commentary:The challenge of being a business in Oregon
- Bend-area non-alcoholic brews beating market expectations
- Venture capitalists back Bend drink-wear company
- Business people on the move
- Jury decides Musk didn't defraud investors with 2018 Tesla tweets
- Google, Apple, Amazon give investors reason to fret
- Making the cut: Researchers aim to replace human pruners with robots
- US payrolls surprise with surge as jobless rate hits 53-year low
- Treasury makes more electric SUVs eligible for tax credits
- "80 for Brady" is neither touchdown nor fumble
- The most intimate 'The Sound of Music' audiences have ever seen
- Smokus Pocus, world's first 420-themed magic show, wafts into Bend
- High-energy rock duo Moxi & Loon invade Central Oregon
- Oregon arts groups, performance venues seek $50 million in state aid
- Sunriver Resort Food & Wine Festival showcases local ingredients, chef's talent
- Grateful Dead Night returns to High Desert Music Hall
- Events Calendar Feb. 2-8
- Central Oregon outdoors, ski and trail conditions
- Explore calendar Feb. 3-9
- Oops. Mt. Bachelor skiers make faulty 911 calls due to Apple's new crash feature
- Skiing and snowboarding: Escape the crowds by venturing into the backcountry
- For taking in Central Oregon scenery, snowshoes set the right pace
- A glorious first day of the season at Mt. Bachelor
- Central Oregon outdoors, ski and trail conditions
- Explore calendar Jan. 27-Feb. 2
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- Editorial: Should Bend invest in public safety, or maybe let it slip a bit?
- Guest column: Build more resilient and efficient homes in Oregon
- Editorial: Two bills would shake up how Oregon invests its money
- Editorial: Climate friendly rules may not be budget friendly
- Historical editorials: Register to vote
- Editorial: A perk too far or a perk that Oregon gets right?
- Commentary: Free COVID care will soon be gone, should you worry?
Your Opinion
Would you support an incease in the Fire & Rescue levy?
The Bend City Council is expected to vote soon to put a levy on the May ballot for Bend Fire & Rescue. The current levy is 20 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. The levy renewal request would replace the existing rate at a new rate of 76 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. The increase in the levy amount is more than triple the current rate. The levy would be going up faster than the rate of population increase in Bend.
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