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Lawmakers React to Trump-Putin Summit

Merkley, Wyden and Republican colleagues blast the president’s remarks in Finland
Chris Miller

After Monday’s meeting between leaders of two of the world’s superpowers, in which President Trump condemned the Justice Department and accepted the explanation of a hostile foreign leader over the findings of his own intelligence agencies, reactions from Oregon’s two senators were unflattering. “President Trump is repeatedly siding with a dictator over his own government […]

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Mt. Bachelor Bike Park

13 miles of downhill bliss
Chris Miller

Mt. Bachelor is probably best known for ripping powder on bluebird days, but in the summer, the bike park has some sick downhill as well. It’s been nearly 20 years since I rode downhill at Mt. Hood’s Ski Bowl, but after the first lap at Bachelor, and some excellent tips from my co-riders, I’m instantly […]

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Trump Pardons Hammonds

The two Oregon ranchers’ sentences were the catalyst for the armed Malheur takeover
Chris Miller

On July 10, the president signed Executive Grants of Clemency for Dwight Lincoln Hammond Jr. and son Steven Hammond, previously given five-year prison sentences for starting fires in eastern Oregon on Bureau of Land Management land in 2012. The Hammonds’ 2015 sentencing led to the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January […]

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Sanctuary?

An initiative that may head to the November ballot would reverse current immigration law
Chris Miller

On July 9, over 20 people holding signs that read “Oregonians united against profiling” gathered near the steps of the Deschutes County Courthouse to speak out against efforts to get rid of Oregon’s “sanctuary law.” Deschutes District Attorney John Hummel, Noah Goldberg-Jaffe of the Oregon AFL-CIO, Bend Lutheran minister Erika Spaet and Rural Organizing Project […]

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Starbucks is Ditching the Plastic Straw

The company says new recyclable lids will replace single use plastic straws by 2020
Chris Miller

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks announced on July 9 it will phase out plastic straws from its worldwide stores by 2020, a decision Starbucks says will eliminate over 1 billion single-use straws per year. Starbucks said the replacement is a recyclable lid designed by Emily Alexander, an engineer in Global Research and Development at the coffee […]

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Don’t Like Getting Stuck in Traffic?

Avoid these spots July 9-15
Chris Miller

Here’s a friendly list of spots to avoid if you’re driving around Bend the week of July 9-15. Summer Fest runs July 13-15 in Old Downtown Bend and will close the following streets: Friday, July 13. Minnesota Ave. between Bond and Lava Rd. Oregon Ave. between Wall St. and Bond St. Saturday, July 14 to […]

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Butte Burns

Cops say illegal fireworks set 10-acre blaze…before the real show
Chris Miller

The annual fireworks display at Pilot Butte often ends with a small brush fire resulting from the professional pyrotechnics—which usually gets put out quickly by the Bend Fire Department. This year, fire came early— allegedly started by an illegal mortar-style firework, spewing ash across neighborhoods and causing road closures and traffic delays. Cops believe two […]

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Six-Story Building Coming to the West Side

The old Ray’s Food Place location is set to become 203 living spaces over a ground-floor commercial space
Chris Miller

The site of the old Ray’s Food Place on Century Drive and Simpson Avenue—which sat vacant from 2013 until snow collapsed the roof in January 2017—is turning into a six-story mixed use building with 203 planned residential units over the ground floor of commercial Brian Harrington, a planner for the City of Bend, told the […]

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Book Talk

“Custer Abandoned”
Chris Miller

As interviewed by Chris Miller Frederick Gientke’s book is about the 1876 Great Sioux War in Montana, but unlike most books that place the focus on Gen. George Custer, this one focuses on Gen. George Crook and his retreat after the Rosebud battle that left Custer without the expected and needed support. Crook is the […]

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Fish On!

South Twin Lake, glamping in style
Chris Miller

There are two types of campers: First, the ones who enjoy pitching a tent, unrolling the musty-smelling Coleman sleeping bag, zipping themselves into their nylon shelter and sleeping in the elements. The others, well, they like a bed, modern appliances—and in my wife’s case, a shower. Find both at South Twin Lake, located just northwest […]

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