Levy: Legislature's affordable housing and houseless response package is a big step toward stability
When I read that Craig Coyner III, former mayor of Bend, had recently died homeless, my heart broke. We are at a crisis point and must move qu… Read moreLevy: Legislature's affordable housing and houseless response package is a big step toward stability
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I have read the column written by Mayor Ed Fitch that is in the Redmond Spokesman this week … Read moreLetter: Majority of voters against dispensaries
The 19th century was a kind of golden age of body snatching. Read moreOffbeat Oregon: Body-snatchers planned to hold ex-mayor's corpse for ransom
Time to break out the walking shoes! As spring approaches, the Deschutes Public Library is p… Read moreBookshelf: Library partners with local walking group
In the Feb. 21 edition of the Redmond Spokesman there were submissions that expressed opposi… Read moreFitch: Worth discussing marijuana dispensaries in Redmond
Mastering good communication skills can be intimidating for even the savviest of business ex… Read moreKelman: How to overcome public speaking jitters
We will recognize March 26 as the anniversary of peace between Egypt and Israel for which An… Read moreLetter: Sadat true hero of Camp David Accords
Since the passage of Measure 110, the state of Oregon has seen a substantial increase in dru… Read moreLetter: Marijuana would bring minimal revenue, increase costs
I begin with confession. You may not know who I am. We may have never met. It doesn’t matter… Read moreColumn: Addicted to being angry
According to ChatGPT when I was 20 years old there were 13 billionaires and 1,100,000 millio… Read moreColumn: Economy has been failing for decades
In the past five decades, Redmond has changed dramatically, but it still maintains a persona… Read moreVertrees: Times have always been a-changing
I have a friend named Trevor Johnson who is running for Redmond city council next year. I'm … Read moreLetter: Support first Redmond pride parade
With the latest lawsuit pending by the Center for Biological Diversity against irrigation wa… Read moreLetter: Reduce number of people in spotted frog habitat
Celebrating and learning more about Black History Month, a nearly century-old celebration of… Read moreEvelyn: Important to celebrate Black History Month
City leaders are to bring, maintain and cultivate the best of living standards to their comm… Read moreLetter: No need to allow marijuana in Redmond
I am making these comments so that these topics can reach the citizens of Redmond. This is n… Read morePatrick: Don't allow dispensaries in Redmond
Why and how did our homeless problem happen? Read moreColumn: Lack of mental health care contributes to homelessness
The new Redmond city council’s first meeting was Jan. 5. Prior to that meeting, the council … Read moreColumn: Keep Redmond free of marijuana dispensaries
Suppose a farm hosted a wedding and no one noticed. Read moreEditorial: Let counties decide wedding venue rules for farms
Many of Oregon’s rivers are drained every summer to support the agricultural industry, but f… Read moreCommentary: It’s time to reevaluate notion that Oregon’s rivers are a faucet for agriculture
You’ve defined your primary target audience, have a budget and business strategy in place, a… Read moreKelman: How to get your business noticed
The second week of February — February 6-10 — is National School Counseling Week and is the … Read moreLetter: A week to appreciate school counselors
Congress came remarkably close to setting a federal privacy standard in 2022 but fell just s… Read moreColumn: Congress must get privacy standard across finish line
Could anyone have been surprised when the Center for Biological Diversity announced its inte… Read moreEditorial: Another collaborative deal, another lawsuit
I encourage the citizens of Redmond to go on the city of Redmond website and take the city c… Read moreLetter: Tell city how you feel about marijuana in Redmond
Redmond Library is undergoing some exciting changes that require closing our main building f… Read moreBookshelf: Picture books available as ebooks
My oldest son experiences a disability. He started school and very quickly was spending almo… Read moreLetter: Virtual school is important to my family
The recent “Monday Night Football” game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals… Read moreColumn: Lifesaving cardiac screening should be routine for young athletes
I recently heard about some research on how Americans see one another. Read moreColumn: People across political divides have plenty in common
Back in 2014, I finally had my first opportunity to participate in a Veterans Day parade. De… Read moreColumn: On Patrol Project looks for support, authentic military garb
There is no one in Redmond who doesn’t have thoughts about the problem of homelessness in ou… Read moreTrainor: Come hear about homelessness
Temptations lurk with every turned page of a 2023 seed catalog. Why is it impossible to not … Read moreGardening corner: Planting the seed; catalogs are too tempting
Last weekend, I was officially sworn in to serve Oregon’s 5th Congressional District in the … Read moreGuest column: Chavez-DeRemer ready to work for Oregon
It is easy to start hyperventilating over classified documents. It isn’t the classification … Read moreColumn: My adventures with classified documents
The Consumer Product Safety Commission chair has a message for America: No, we are not comin… Read moreColumn: Consumer safety agency isn't coming after your gas stove — yet
What was your New Year’s resolution? New job, save more money, or maybe a commitment to grow… Read moreContainer gardening in Central Oregon requires planning
A bewildered man walked into the liquor store and asked for a bottle of Old Moderate. The re… Read moreVertrees: Good time to spurn both political parties in favor of moderation
On the morning of Dec. 7, 1904, Stephen A.D. Puter had just arrived at the office of U.S. Ma… Read moreOffbeat Oregon: Frontier land-fraud swingers plunder Oregon
No business — old or new — can thrive and grow without a clear marketing strategy. In essenc… Read moreKelman: Make your business a success through effective marketing
My neighbor, Paul Rich, bought his first generator in the spring of 1993 for his dairy in Po… Read moreColumn: Modern farms depend on reliable power
In 2020, voters said they want to support the Deschutes County libraries. Construction start… Read moreEditorial: The future of the library system begins this month
It is not often that we find ourselves speechless, but when it comes to the fiction that for… Read moreOther views: Laying the anti-guestworker fantasies to rest
Redmond, we need to talk about homelessness. We need an open and honest conversation that re… Read moreColumn: Redmond needs to talk about homelessnes
There are no new years, just new dates. Read moreColumn: New Year faces old problems
The year 2022 marked another year of magnificent books. Read moreBookshelf: Stand out picture books of 2022
From the cast, crew, and hamsters at KJIV-FM (Jiveradio), a sincere end-of-year thanks are d… Read moreLetter: Thanks for coverage of summer concert series
Every country, culture, regional area has their special way of bringing good luck for the co… Read moreGardening corner: Celebrating Janus, the New Year
Under the guise of “protecting” mature and old growth forests, anti-forestry groups are pres… Read moreColumn: Misguided old-growth policy will lead to more wildfires, smoke
The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 when the country had 13 states all along the East … Read moreColumn: U.S. Constitution still relevant, essential
Calling it the No. 1 issue throughout Oregon, more than two dozen mayors recently wrote to t… Read moreGuest Column: Reform a wasteful housing behemoth
Thank you for your stories on the homeless population. It definitely gives a more realistic … Read moreLetter: Thanks for coverage of area homeless
She can belt out a lively “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” suitable for her audience singalon… Read moreVertrees: The songstress who tugs at heartstrings at Redmond Senior Center
Exciting things are happening with your library! Read moreBookshelf: A new library is coming to Redmond
Traveling with small children this holiday? Whether you’re taking off from Redmond Airport o… Read moreLutz: Advice for traveling with small children
Thank you for sharing the necessary information concerning the Redmond Public Library constr… Read moreOpinion: Redmond library needed bigger space to serve growing city
House and garden magazines are helpful with their gift suggestions. Most ideas aren’t really… Read moreGardening Corner: Gift list for the gardener with (almost) everything
Editor’s note: In the last Offbeat Oregon column, we explored the unlikely origins and caree… Read moreOffbeat Oregon: Opium smugglers were audacious but incompetant
I enjoy going to Redmond city hall to go to Redmond city council meetings to listen and part… Read moreOpinion: Redmond council meetings should not start with a prayer
