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BRIGHT SIDE COLUMN: Memories of mom bubble up in May

Did all of you see the beautiful flowers bloom? I have. I want to write about my mother…

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Column: Timber crisis has implications for environment, economy and climate

The Western timber industry is in crisis. The region has lost over a half-dozen wood processing facilities so…

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Column: Community choir teaches harmony

Since its inception in fall 2019, the Redmond Community Choir has become a respected part of the musical…

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Column: Former mayor urges voters against Redmond charter amendments

This is former Mayor George Endicott. I was mayor from Jan 1, 2009 through Dec 31, 2022. I…

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Fitch: Charter changes would improve city operations

This May, voters in Redmond will have the opportunity to make three revisions to the Redmond city charter.…

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Column: Upping our epistemology game

“Since the Trump years, this habit of not consulting the evidence has become the underlying crisis in so…

Business

Ask SCORE: High demand for helping businesses start, grow and prosper

SCORE in Central Oregon is part of a nationwide volunteer organization under the Small Business Administration consisting of…

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Column: Are we loving Dry Canyon to death?

My wife and I are recent returnees to Central Oregon, having both grown up here. We are also…

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Vertrees: The evolution of staying in touch

Ginger and I have never had the same love affair with cell phones that many Americans have, especially…

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Morris: Redmond Senior Center works to keep people feeling young

In Redmond, there’s been quite the stir at the local Senior Center — a buzzworthy cocktail of Chuck…

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