The Glide Rural Fire Protection District has a challenge ahead. It needs to convince district residents that the need for a new fire station is so dire that each household should part with some of its money. The May primary election showed how difficult this can be in Douglas County following years of tough economic times. A $40 million bond levy that would have cost voters just 29 cents per $1,000 of assessed value and put two state-of-the art buildings on the Umpqua Community College campus failed by nearly 3-to-1. The Glide fire district has some advantages over that levy: …