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Arguments in his recent guest column about the Bend-La Pine Schools bond are short sighted and narrowly focused. The proposed levy targets a number of funding gaps, and not just

Controversial gun control bill moves to floor of Oregon Senate Allows local jurisdictions to decide whether to allow guns in public buildings BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- An Oregon Senate bill sponsored by Democratic lawmakers would let local jurisdictions potentially ban handguns in public places, which critics say would take away some of the protected freedoms associated with a concealed carry permit. On Monday, a packed, yet virtual public hearing on Senate Bill 554 lasted nearly four hours. Oreg...