Editorial: State should not deduct and pay union dues
The Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is poised to undo an administrative rule created by the Obama … Read more
Bulletin Editorial Board
Editorial: Education beats bag ban
Before Bend city councilors get their knickers in a twist over the horrors of plastic … Read more
Editorial: Bend should allow more duplexes and triplexes
The Bend City Council is scheduled to discuss on Wednesday allowing more duplexes and triplexes … Read more
Letters: Tariffs threaten jobs; Bend should sponsor movie nights; Don’t hurt pain victims; Wyden and New York
Tariffs threaten jobs President Trump continues his trade wars with China. The latest tariff on … Read more
Commentary: What’s in a name? A political taste treat
As concerned citizens, I know you’re following the election action this summer. Tuesday is another … Read more
Editorial: Removing Shevlin Park bridge may be right, but it feels so wrong
Affection for covered bridge may be deeper than park district believes
The Bend Park & Recreation District can, and has, made a completely reasonable case to … Read more
Commentary: PRO: They are America’s aces in the hole in a competitive energy world
The key to ample supplies of energy resources rests with which are sustainable and which … Read more
Commentary: CON: Spending millions bailing out nuclear and wind producers will send consumer bills soaring
It may seem Americans don’t agree on much these days, but just about everyone agrees … Read more
Commentary: The Oscars have always been crass. Its new award for popular film merely embraces that.
On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced it will introduce a … Read more
Commentary: The US needs to get smart about college outcomes
Americans with bachelor’s degrees stand to make $1 million more in their careers than those … Read more
Commentary: Further Balkanizing the Balkans is a recipe for disaster
When it comes to the future of the Balkans, the discourse is slowly leaning toward … Read more
Commentary: The private musings and short fuse of Elon Musk
Short sellers have a way of rattling even the most confident business leaders. A classic … Read more
Commentary: Liberals: Stop worrying about Kavanaugh and start winning the political argument
Liberals are torn about the nomination of U.S. Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the … Read more
Commentary: Trump’s views on California water and wildfires are all wet
As if water and wildfire policies in the West weren't contentious enough, President Donald Trump … Read more
Commentary: Early-childhood intervention offers a brighter future to entire nations
The World Health Organization just announced an initiative that could improve millions of children’s lives … Read more
Editorial: State, feds must walk fine line
American health officials are, with good reason, working to get the nation’s opioid addiction problems … Read more
Editorial: Darkness not a win for all
The Bend City Council is poised to discuss the idea of making city skies darker … Read more
Commentary: Can I ruin your dinner party?
ROME — I’ve found lately that I can ruin any dinner party. It’s like magic. … Read more
Commentary: Democrats have zest, Republicans have grievances
Republicans seem to have held on, barely, to a U.S. House seat near Columbus, Ohio, … Read more
Commentary: Firefighting made prisoner whole
The people who fight raging wildfires in the West withstand unthinkable heat and smoke. To … Read more
Commentary: Oregon’s independent streak may be misplaced
We Oregonians take great pride in our independence, so much so that we occasionally tell … Read more
Editorial: Judge deals blow to enviro group in local dam lawsuit
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon recently dismissed the case filed by the Deschutes River … Read more
Editorial: Redmond council makes a sound decision on taxes
The Redmond School Board decided Wednesday to put a $69.7 million bond on the November … Read more
Editorial: Public kept in the dark
Deschutes County planning commissioners meet Thursday to work on proposed changes to the county’s rules … Read more
Editorial: Forest Service skipped public input when limiting parking pass
The U.S. Forest Service pulled a switcheroo on the Northwest Forest Pass without asking the … Read more
Commentary: Trump can be Iran’s fool, too
I recently wrote that Iran’s leaders are smarter than President Donald Trump. Now I’m starting … Read more
Commentary: Craziness on the loose in public affairs
Don’t just stand there, do something, the old saying goes, and, in this peculiar, modern … Read more
Editorial: County finally kicks off audit of radio system
Starting about 8 months ago, The Bulletin began reporting on the problems of Deschutes County’s … Read more
Editorial: No magic bullet for PERS
You’d think, with the state Public Employees Retirement System’s pension funds showing a whopping 15.4 … Read more
Commentary: Children are being euthanized in Belgium
Deliberately taking a small child’s life is unlawful everywhere in the world, even when the … Read more
Commentary: Trump’s Supreme Court may target federal rule-making, but the government will survive
Mere months ago, most practicing lawyers probably couldn’t define the “Chevron doctrine,” even if they … Read more
Editorial: Don’t make housing more costly in Sisters
It’s a pipe dream that the proposed Sisters affordable housing tax is going to accomplish … Read more
Editorial: Farmers need USDA help
It’s bad enough farmers in Wasco and Sherman counties have watched their wheat crops go … Read more
Letters: Boddie should resign; Yoga is not a spa treatment; Wyden residency and representation; Tax studded tires; Boddie, do the right thing
Boddie should resign When I first heard of the allegations against Nathan Boddie I was … Read more
Commentary: Snow days can be educational, too
It’s August, and I’m dreaming of snow. Not because I want summer to end — … Read more
