Bend Votes

Bend’s only daily paper of record was at risk in early 2019. The Bulletin’s history goes back to the founding years of this community. The most recent owners inherited the paper from their father, a storied journalist who built a vibrant institution on the “empty” side of Oregon. When they announced that the company’s financial outlook was terminal, the community reeled. The newspaper group went for sale and garnered almost no bids. It wasn’t until after a predatory hedge fund