Richard Coe

Editorial Page Editor at The Bulletin (Bend, OR)

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Guest column: Central Oregon faces a youth mental health crisis

3 days ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Guest column: Central Oregon faces a youth mental health crisisPublished 7:34 pm Tuesday, June 3, 2025As pediatricians in Central Oregon, we have seen firsthand the immense strain caused by the shortage of pediatric psychiatric and mental health treatment facilities in our region and across the state. While our community continues to grapple with the consequences of a growing youth mental health crisis, these services have not expanded or simply do not exist to keep up with the need.
Editorial: Allow a Deschutes Basin water bank

3 days ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Editorial: Allow a Deschutes Basin water bankPublished 7:30 pm Tuesday, June 3, 2025It looks like the Legislature may grant permission for a water bank to be set up in Deschutes Basin. But there has been some pushback. A water bank would help get water in the basin where it should go, providing a bit of flexibility within the rigidity of Oregon water law. Irrigators and water users could make a deposit of water in the bank. That would make it available for others to withdraw and use.
Editorial: The Legislature should go on a bill diet

3 days ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Editorial: The Legislature should go on a bill dietPublished 7:25 pm Tuesday, June 3, 2025We spent some time on Sunday with the 300 bills that Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, submitted to the Oregon Legislature this year. After 100 bills, we stopped counting. Others did count them up and say he has the distinction of submitting the most of any legislator this session. Among the bills, one would declare "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" as the official state film of Oregon.
Guest column: We need smarter tools to protect children online

6 days ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Guest column: We need smarter tools to protect children onlinePublished 7:03 am Sunday, June 1, 2025The views represented below are my personal opinion based on my own professional experiences. Every day, I witness firsthand what most parents hope they never have to confront: the dark underbelly of the internet where predators, exploiters, and criminals operate with disturbing sophistication.
Guest column: HB 2977 "1% for wildlife" is a lifeline

6 days ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Guest column: HB 2977 "1% for wildlife" is a lifelinePublished 7:00 am Sunday, June 1, 2025On May 25, over the Memorial Day weekend, a passerby found a severely injured river otter on the side of Highway 97 just north of Bend, near Tumalo Place and Deschutes Junction. The otter looked dead, but the driver noticed slight movement and contacted the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, who brought him to Think Wild for emergency care.
Editorial: Uncertainty thrives in Oregon air quality program

1 week ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Editorial: Uncertainty thrives in Oregon air quality programPublished 3:58 pm Friday, May 30, 2025Sometimes, Oregon government does not work right. The best of policy intentions brawls with reality and the problem doesn't get better. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality provided on Thursday a nearly perfect example for legislators. If you wanted to create uncertainty among Oregonians about air quality, you could have lots of expired air quality permits for what could be big polluters.
Editorial: How much local control should school districts have?

3 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Editorial: How much local control should school districts have? Published 8:44 am Tuesday, May 13, 2025In 2023, the Oregon Legislature prohibited the sale or distribution of most fluorescent lamps in Oregon because, in part, they can release mercury when they break. LED lights can also be more energy efficient and last longer. This session legislators may exempt schools from the fluorescent ban through 2030, giving them more time to make the transition.
Editorial: The city of Bend's big hole

3 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Editorial: The city of Bend's big holePublished 8:26 am Tuesday, May 13, 2025For Bend's next two years, there may be no more important document than the 630 pages of the city's proposed budget. And it comes with a big hole. There are about $591 million in operating revenues for the two years, though the total budget is bigger. The Bend City Council doesn't have unfettered freedom to spend dollars as it chooses. Councilors only have maximum discretion over about $162 million.
Editorial: Bend's specialness and its threats

4 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Editorial: Bend's specialness and its threatsPublished 7:31 am Saturday, May 10, 2025Twenty years ago, a young family told us they were moving out. Bend was getting too big. Bend's roiling growth was too much. Look at the city now. Its girth. Its height. Its intensity. More than 104,000 people call Bend home. An empty lot impels a double take. Ask how long a person has lived in Bend and it's like winning the lottery to find someone born here.
Guest Column: Redmond Republicans, we need your votes

4 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Richard Coe

Guest Column: Redmond Republicans, we need your votesPublished 7:31 am Friday, May 9, 2025Our primary election is May 20th and every vote will count. The statistics show that fewer people vote in a primary than a general election. Why citizens choose not to vote in every election, I do not understand. The only way you can make a difference is to vote. Our local elections are just as important as our general election. Whoever is elected will eventually affect your way of life.

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