Taxpayers, through their states, are preparing to accept full long-term responsibility for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects establish… Read more
In 2017, my wife gave birth to twins. Watching them grow has been the greatest joy of my lif… Read more
A silver lining to the inconvenience of a mild COVID-19 infection is that for most people it… Read more
Deschutes County is not the only mountain destination community in the western U.S. that str… Read more
May 14 is World Migratory Bird Day. As an avid birder, I am thinking about the millions of b… Read more
Question of the week
Is the homeless issue improving in Central Oregon?
As more become aware of the growing homeless issue in Central Oregon and plans are announced to render aid, is the plight of the homeless improving in your opinion?
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What if Russia used a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine? There has been plenty of speculati… Read more
Rep. Kurt Schrader takes pride in protecting the American pharmaceutical industry. He is rig… Read more
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We attended the Houseless Strategies & Shelter Codes town hall meeting in Bend on Monday… Read more
Rapid growth, combined with decades of insufficient long-term investment in Central Oregon, … Read more
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There have been three or four letters to the editor to The Bulletin on the topic of short-te… Read more
It’s primary season where candidates must “primary hard left, or right, veer to center for g… Read more
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One important thing Congress should do before the likely return of divided government next y… Read more
The masks are coming off. Restaurants are filling up. International travel is resuming. But … Read more
For years, we have been told that natural gas is a clean energy source. Now, as we face the … Read more
It’s a matter of trust. Read more
As I gaze out my Central Oregon window, robins return, buds burst, and critters emerge from … Read more
We are a group of pretty normal Bendites: moms, dads, grandmas, small-business owners, Democ… Read more
Like others in Central Oregon, I participate in various DEI groups. DEI stands for diversity… Read more
At the March 16 meeting of Bend’s City Council, the majority of council members delayed the … Read more
Thank you to the editors of The Bulletin for your continued coverage of the war in Ukraine. … Read more
As arid conditions persist for the third consecutive year, Central Oregon is now firmly in t… Read more
Central Oregon has long suffered from an acute shortage of child care services. The situatio… Read more
My husband and I lived and worked in Clackamas County for 18 years, he as the president of C… Read more
Imagine living in a neighborhood where you’re a 15-minute walk or bike ride from all your da… Read more
Worrell Wayside should be preserved as a park. Read more
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It should come as no surprise when Russian troops, during their retreat from Bucha, Ukraine,… Read more
On a recent visit to my son’s home outside Washington, D.C., I experienced a piece of art th… Read more
On March 31, probably about 200 local folks attended a lecture by Dr. Michael Mann on climat… Read more
MORE THAN “JUST HOPE” FOR THE FARMERIn February, The Bulletin printed a column titled “Hope … Read more
For more than a quarter century, the U.S. government has been sending an unmistakable messag… Read more
I learned a very important lesson in humility recently and am still shaken by the experience… Read more
Recently, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill (HB 4035) that will provide a so-called “brid… Read more
What are we to make of the disarray created by Bend City Council’s refusal to allow the Desc… Read more
As a Bend resident and local business owner, I was disturbed to learn that the Deschutes Nat… Read more
Oregon has been mismanaging water for decades. Our lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and streams as… Read more
I would like to respond to Frank Barnes’ glowing letter on President Biden on Sunday, March … Read more
Cliff Bentz is not a friend of veterans. In the last nine months, he voted three times again… Read more
Bend is still lagging on cleaning up homeless camps. Read more
We are frittering away our democracy while Ukrainians die for theirs. Read more
It was another beautiful Central Oregon Saturday afternoon, the kind of day that makes me th… Read more
Isn’t it nice to see adults in charge again? Read more
Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Bro… Read more
In a state founded on the premise of a white utopia, it is little wonder overt and covert ra… Read more
The on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine over the past three weeks has been stunning. It’s a… Read more
This week, Americans returned to what has become an annual tradition: setting our clocks for… Read more
There are so many things going on in our world, it seems the last thing we citizens need to … Read more
In 2021, a pre-application was submitted by KJD Architecture on behalf of Colvin Oil/GP Ener… Read more
In 2010, Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) remanded Bend’s fir… Read more
After the December of 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, multiple independent countries were … Read more
Last week Oregon Wild chose to formally withdraw from the Ochoco Forest Restoration Collabor… Read more
Last week, I tuned in to President Biden’s State of the Union speech roughly 90 miles outsid… Read more
Among the many ripple effects of the pandemic, in the last two years health care workers hav… Read more
When a news anchor confronted Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about high gasoline prices … Read more
It's time, as they say on Twitter, to #locktheclock. We need to put an end to the century of… Read more
Two years ago, the Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show was one of the first major events in the … Read more
Dear Governor Brown: Read more
As a CASA volunteer, I have spent the last year getting to know kids in a family here in Cen… Read more
Oregon’s most important natural resource is water. Continued access to cool, clean water is … Read more