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Nicole Vulcan

Nicole Vulcan became Editor of the Source in 2016 and was promoted to Editor in Chief in 2024, managing the Editorial Board and the news team's many investigative projects. She's also at work on her debut book of journalistic non-fiction, titled "Self Medication," which traces Oregon's drug decriminalization efforts in the 21st Century, and tells a parallel tale of her own family’s losses from fentanyl addiction in the age of Measure 110. With all of that on her plate, send snacks. Catch up with the adventures at her book's Substack, called Self Medication.

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Big Times for Little Big Man

His human was killed in a car crash. Thanks to a bystander at the scene, an adopted dog is on the road to recovery—and in a new home
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On Dec. 6, Aaron Beaty was one of several bystanders to arrive on the scene of a two-car crash on Highway 97 near Sunriver. Approaching one of the vehicles, Beaty saw a small dog and a man, both badly hurt. “The dog was straddling the door, two legs on one side and two legs on […]

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Loiterers at the Source!

Nah, just Pokemon GO players…
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For the past few days or so, we’ve been noticing more and more people hanging out on the north side of our downtown office building, just off Bond St. These aren’t your average loiterers, however. Most of them wear office type gear, some ride quality bikes, and they carry nice phones. Some of them have […]

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Did you catch Star Wars last night?

These people did…
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It’s here, people… the long-awaited, most recent installment of the Star Wars franchise, “The Last Jedi.”  Susana Polo at Polygon said it “concludes with an overwhelming note of hope.” Anthony Ha from TechCrunch said it “mixes hope and despair nearly perfectly.” What will our own film critic, Jared Rasic, say? You gotta wait a couple more […]

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Tales of a Troubadour

Singer-songwriter John Craigie is a storyteller, in both musical and spoken form
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Some of you may remember John Craigie as the chatty troubadour who told stories between songs when he opened for Jack Johnson at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in July. The consummate storyteller, Craigie shares just as much via the spoken word as he does in song—and he has no shortage of stuff to tell. That’s […]

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House District 53 up for grabs

After 15 years, Rep. Gene Whisnant is not running for re-election
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For the past 15-plus years, Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, has represented District 53 in the Oregon House of Representatives. Today though, the longtime representative announced he’s not running for another term.  “I look forward to completing my term and being active in the interim and 2018 session,” Whisnant stated in a Nov. 4 press release. […]

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Business hurting after this summer’s fires? SBA announces help

Low-interest loans available for working capital
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If you spent anytime in Central Oregon in August and September, then you know the word that was on the tip of everyone’s tongues: Fire. Fires including the Milli Fire, the Nash Fire and many others caused hazardous air quality and shut down many events, including the Sisters Folk Festival. With people forced to stay […]

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The Dirt on the Bird

Years of collaboration went into the current plans to protect the Greater sage-grouse. Under the new administration, those plans could now face a roll-back.
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To those tuned into the happenings on the great sagebrush sea, certain words warrant no further explanation. For them, “the bird” isn’t referring to the Thanksgiving turkey; instead it’s referring to the Greater sage-grouse. Similarly, “a listing” isn’t referring to some vapid Top 10 meme; instead it’s a reference to the threat of the bird being […]

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Bend’s New High School Location Announced

New schools for North and SE Bend
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Following the passage of a $268.3 million bond measure this May, the Bend-La Pine School District is on track to build a new high school and a new elementary school in Bend—helping to address the continued growth and overcrowding at local schools. According to a Nov. 15 press release, the Bend-La Pine Schools Director of […]

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Crank Call

Eugene teen accused of sending bomb threat to Bend school
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The Bend Police Department says they’ve identified a suspect following a bomb threat allegedly sent to a Bend-La Pine Schools website. Police say the school district received a threat on Nov. 1, which said that a former student intended to “blow up a math class” at Mt. View High School Nov. 3. Police launched an […]

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