If you’re a Central Oregon gardener, you appreciate the delicate dance that comes with springtime in the desert. Abundant sunlight, yet sparse rainfall. Praying you didn’t plant those seedlings too soon. Some years, even a single bloom seems a success. And without those pollinators, where would we be? As the bees start buzzing, this time […]
Alyce Pearce
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Duel Personalities
Fencing club mentors youth in the art of civil combat
Swords clash. Catlike feet squeak as they pounce back and forth, waiting for an opportunity to move in for the attack. After a quick surge forward and a dynamic lunge, the high-pitched beep from the scorekeeping system declares the victor. It’s the unbiased judge and jury of civil combat for the young fencers who come […]
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Bend’s War On Roads
Searching for remedies to Bend’s failed fuel tax measure
Much like drivers grip their steering wheels to brace themselves for Bend’s renowned, axle-eating potholes, controversy surrounding a proposed five-cent per gallon fuel tax gripped the local community this past March. Money from Measure 9-105 was to be used exclusively for road repairs and improvements in Bend. Estimated to generate about $2.5 million—it was a […]
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Sex, Lies & Snapchat
Locally-based novel focuses lens on sex trafficking in Central Oregon
La Pine junior Zoey James mustered her social energy and drove with her sister Camille through the snow to a party being thrown by a classmate. A stereotypical rural teen scene ensued: Cheap liquor. Hip-hop beats. Dizzying grinds on the dance floor. Only a few sips into a vodka drink, the room started to spin […]