H. Bruce Miller

If political contributions are any barometer of how people will vote, Hillary Clinton won't be picking up many votes in Bend.

A presidential debate in little old Bend, Oregon? It could actually happen - although we have to say it's a long shot.

Tomorrow, April 25, marks the day when the Bend real estate market is supposed to pull out of its slump - at least according to the cheerful prediction that appraiser Dana Bratton made publicly two months ago. The EYE can't say we've seen any clear signs of a turnaround so far, but maybe it's too soon to tell.

The conventional wisdom advises that when a political candidate is trailing, what he should do is go negative against his opponent - and it looks like Jeff Merkley is following that advice.

BendBroadband's plan to offer faster connections but charge heavy users extra inspired the technology site Gizmodo to post an article headlined: "The Future of Broadband: We're Totally Screwed."

The top story in The Bulletin's business section this morning trumpeted the news that single-family home sales in March were up sharply over the previous month.

Jeff Merkley has racked up some impressive endorsements in his race for the Oregon Democratic Senate nomination - a governor and a former governor, a passel of mayors, state senators and state representatives, and a slew of labor organizations. But when it comes to the music scene, his rival Steve Novick leaves him in the dust.

What does a president's daughter from Texas do when she's in Bend and gets a yen for some liquid refreshment and a fellow Texan to talk with?

Remember that "tall tale" the Clintons were telling about Trina Bachtel, an expectant mother in Ohio who reportedly died because she didn't have $100 to pay for medical care? Turns out the tale wasn't as tall as it appeared.