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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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Oregon’s Novel Coronavirus: Updated Numbers Here

From covering coughs to prevention, here’s what officials think you should know
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Updates: Monday, 3/2, 10:15 am: Oregon health officials announced Monday that a third person has been id’d as having a “presumed case” of COVID-19. The person lives in Umatilla County and is in the hospital in Walla Walla, Washington. OHA said the person attended a youth basketball game at Weston Middle School in Weston, Oregon […]

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C.O. Breweries Win Big at Oregon Beer Awards

Immersion takes Best Small Brewery; Boss Rambler earns Best New Brewery
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Central Oregon brewers took home a host of awards at last week’s Oregon Beer Awards. Best New Brewery went to Boss Rambler Beer Club of Bend, while Sunriver Brewing got a nod for its Excellence in Brewing Operations, representing Oregon’s Central region. Small Brewery of the Year went to Bend’s Immersion Brewing. And 23 Central […]

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What is CBG?

As the regulations around CBD remain in flux, another cannabinoid is getting more attention
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Legal cannabis has been heralded as the “next big thing” over the past decade or so—but inside this changing industry, the “next big thing” among “next big things” is CBG. It’s just one of over 100 molecules found in cannabis, but found in very small amounts in most cannabis strains. Like CBD, CBG is showing […]

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VertFest celebrates the trudging up as much as the gliding down

Before you dive full-force into the magic that is spring, take at least one last weekend to fully bask in the beauty of winter
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Before you dive full-force into the magic that is spring, take at least one last weekend to fully bask in the beauty of winter (or just toggle back and forth between winter and spring sports, like lots of Central Oregon outdoor enthusiasts do). Mt. Bachelor’s VertFest, which celebrates the love of backcountry snow sports, is […]

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Love Your Neighbor

A series of forums, aimed at creating an open door to get to know people of color in our community
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In Central Oregon, conversations around race often start with the phrase,”Bend is so white.” While Census figures show that the region is majority-white, thousands of people of color live, work and play here, too. In the first of several open forums sponsored by the Source Weekly and led by the Source’s 2019 Woman of the […]

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Zwickelmania 2020

Where to sample the brewtastic goods
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Judging by the number of people at area breweries nearly any night of the week, Central Oregonians don’t need a special event to entice them to celebrate Oregon’s craft beer scene. BUT, we’re also guessing that a special event isn’t a reason not to celebrate, either. Sat., Feb. 22 is Zwickelmania, a statewide event heralding […]

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The Impeachment Trial is Over

Here’s what Oregon’s delegation in Washington, D.C. had to say about it
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was the lone Republican to cast a “guilty” vote in the Senate proceedings, voting “guilty” on the first article, involving Abuse of Power. Romney voted “not guilty” on the article pertaining to Obstruction of Justice. […]

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Luminaria at Meissner Nordic

Participants will be treated to a dragon sighting when they reach the shelter.
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Nordic skiing on the night of the Luminaria just got even more magical. The event—in which people light hundreds of candles inside paper bags and line the trail to the Meissner Shelter—is an annual tradition and one of the Meissner Nordic Ski Club’s biggest fundraisers. But this year, participants will be treated to a dragon […]

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