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.
Cell phone provider Verizon has decided against placing a cell tower atop Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Bend. As reported by the Source in June, a group of parents at Amity Creek Magnet School, as well as neighbors adjacent to Trinity Episcopal, had opposed the placement of the tower, due to concerns about potential exposure […]
Central Oregon’s Latino Community Association has announced a funding opportunity for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, commonly known as DACA. The program allows children of undocumented migrants who entered the U.S. before age 16 to obtain a work permit and other legal status. People who already have DACA and a work […]
Bend City Councilor, Dr. Nathan Boddie, has announced his bid for the House District 54 seat in the Oregon State Legislature. The House seat representing Bend, currently held by another physician, Dr. Knute Buehler (R-Bend), will be vacant during the 2018 election, due to Buehler’s run for governor of Oregon. Boddie is a primary care […]
B end-based writer (and Mountain View High School grad) Kathleen Valenti spends her days writing advertising copy—but she’s just published her first novel, a mystery titled “Protocol.” I picked the book up recently, and like many mysteries that have held me in their grip until it’s late in the night and my family has abandoned […]
I t’s the vista from which settlers looked out over the domain that would one day be known as Beer Town, USA. It’s locals’ daily exercise challenge, countless dogs’ dusty stomping grounds, and a site of many a July 4th fire. It’s also the place where Carol Smith got her life back. Regular Source readers […]
On the heels of its last-minute festival cancellation, organizers at the Sisters Folk Festival are offering people who bought passes several refund options. Festival organizers canceled the entire festival on Sept. 6, following weeks of poor and hazardous air quality conditions in the region due to fire. The festival was set to take place Sept. […]
A s of Sept. 19, some local areas that have been closed due to fire are back open. The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District lifted the closures for the South Sister Climber, Moraine Lakes Trail East of the South Sister Climber Trail, Soda Creek and Green Lakes Trails, as the Nash Fire—while still active—shrinks. Areas south of the […]
I t’s been one year since the Bend City Council adopted its Climate Action Resolution, aimed at improving energy efficiency in the city. Some of the biggest sources of energy usage: electricity and natural gas. An update issued Sept. 19 reported that over the “past few years,” the City of Bend achieved a savings of […]
Dear fans of Pearl’s Puzzle: We’re sorry we had to leave out Pearl’s Puzzle in the 9/7 issue. And to make matters worse, we included the answers to the 8/31 issue as the clues the 9/14 issue. Confused yet? We’ll try not to let it happen again. Here’s a look at what we may have […]
Enter the Source Weekly Poetry Contest! In partnership with OSU-Cascades Master of Fine Arts program Win prizes! Read with famous poets! Get your very own one-on-one critique with McSweeney’s poet Emily Carr! And have your poetry published in the Source’s Poetry Issue Nov. 2! Rules for Entry: Choose between two categories for submission: The theme […]
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