He's got ads on the radio, he's got yard signs, he's turned up at the county commission work sessions. About the only place you won't find a trace of Ed Barbeau and his campaign is with the Secretary of State's Office where Barbeau lists only a single expenditure, $450 for a booth at the Karl Rove event. Candidates have seven days after incurring an expenditure to file a report with the SOS's office.
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Unite for ADA
Letter to the editor.
City Councilor Jodie Barram is right about how noteworthy it is when an entire community unites for a cause. I applaud those who worked for positive change at the OLCC. I agree: let's look for other ways to partner together for the betterment of Bend.
Imagine how noteworthy it would be if the city council and city staff worked to unite the community in bipartisan support of civil rights for people with disabilities. That would be a powerful example of people working together for a better community.
Posted inOpinion
Size-More Qualified Than Other GOP Candidates
Letter to the editor.
Oregon finds itself in quite a mess as we conclude the primary campaign and move to the general [election]. We are one of the leading states for unemployment and have been for a very long time. We have an education system that in most categories rates in the bottom 10 states, occasionally into the bottom third. We have had companies quietly move out of state with more exits expected. Our tax rates are among the highest in the country. Our infrastructure is in disrepair.
Posted inOpinion
Consider Dallas Brown for Commissioner
Letter to the editor.
I'm writing to voice my support for Dallas Brown for Deschutes County commissioner. Deschutes County is an amazing place to live, but it needs fresh perspectives and direction. I truly feel Dallas has the energy, ideas and drive to get us there.
I know that for some his age is an issue, he's only 25, in fact – but why is that assumed to be a weakness? A little youth and vigor might just be what our system needs.
As Albert Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Posted inOpinion
Jail is Just Fine
Letter to the Editor.
First things first. There is no space crisis at the jail. There is no imminent risk of matrixing. The supposed Deschutes County safety problem is just a sales pitch for a jail-tax increase.
Evidence #1: The county crime rate is down.
Evidence #2: Juvenile Justice is having lay-offs due to low usage.
Evidence #3: The work center is only half-full.
These are just a few of the many basic reasons the super-sized jail-tax push is a bad idea and an obsolete one. It doesn't add up on even the most basic level, and the numbers seem to come directly from the mythopoetic “local building lobby.”
Posted inCulture
Imagine Me Nude
Imagine me nude. Go ahead, I don't mind. But don't dink around! Really imagine it! Picture every contour, every vein, every floppy appendage of my stark-naked body. Got a good picture in your mind? Good. Now, in your imagination, is my nudeness wildly attractive? Do my taut, finely hewn muscles glisten and throb? Is my body so sexy, so incredibly attractive that it would make the pope snub a choirboy? WHAT DO YOU MEAN “NO”?!??!?? Are you trying to tell me I'm FAT?? That when you picture me naked, the copious amounts of blubber around my midsection either scrape the floor (when I'm stationary) or smack me in the chin (when I'm galloping toward the refrigerator)? HOW… DARE… YOU!! I'm never gonna let you picture me nude again!!
Posted inCulture
Cause a Commotion: Sometimes non-stop action is enough
My job is to mess things up. From the moment I parachuted onto the seething little South East Asian island nation of Panau, I've been causing trouble.
My job is to mess things up. From the moment I parachuted onto the seething little South East Asian island nation of Panau, I've been causing trouble. I joined up with rebels as they seized a nuclear power plant. I jumped atop the white limousine of a politician as it sped down a snowy mountain. I grappled with a helicopter in flight and I sent a soldier's corpse cartwheeling with artillery fire. And whenever I needed another dozen grenades or a spare sawed-off shotgun, I just radioed my black market supplier and he airlifted them to my location like my own personal version of Wile E. Coyote's Acme catalog of chaos.
Posted inFood & Drink
Them’s the Rules
I was recently out at a bar, which is a rare occasion, as I don't often go to what I consider the “flip side.” There is a reason for that, and it's typically because I feel like I am working without getting paid.
I was recently out at a bar, which is a rare occasion, as I don't often go to what I consider the “flip side.” There is a reason for that, and it's typically because I feel like I am working without getting paid. Most recently, I was enjoying an evening out with a close friend, which was a great pleasure as I hadn't been out at a bar in many months. As I perused the back bar to decide what I was in the mood for and chatted with a close bartender friend I rarely see, a young punk leaned into me and said, “You kicked me out of the bar once and I wasn't even doing nothing,” which reminded me exactly why we do kick people out of the bar.
Posted inMusic
Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me
Every song is an opus, each opus a symphony. Every single track on Have One on Me, Joanna Newsom's third full-length record, is a drama, a tragedy – Newsom being the trilling one-woman Greek chorus behind it.
JOANNA NEWSOM
Have One on Me
Every song is an opus, each opus a symphony. Every single track on Have One on Me, Joanna Newsom's third full-length record, is a drama, a tragedy – Newsom being the trilling one-woman Greek chorus behind it.
Posted inCulture
Our Picks for 5/5 – 5/13: Last Band Standing, Central Oregon Hot Shots, First Friday, Casey Naill & The Norway Rats
What to do in Central Oregon the week of May 5, 2010.
Last Band Standing
thursday 6
The local battle of the bands rages on this week with a rock-dominated lineup including Jones Road, Shades of Society, Tuck and Roll, Kousefly and Elliot. Come out and support one of these bands if you're a fan – or just come for the $2 Ninkasi beers. $5/door. 8pm. Boondock's Bar and Grill, 70 NW Newport Ave.
Underscore Orkestra
thursday 6
Weird? Absolutely. Sloppy? Kind of. Interesting as hell? Nailed it. That's probably the best way to describe this Portland acoustic outfit that plays in a style that's essentially from back in time with a mix of Klezmer, Balkan, gypsy jazz and swing tunes. $5. 8pm. Silver Moon Brewing Co., 24 NW Greenwood Ave.
