Source Weekly

Thank you for recognizing the wonderful strengths of Depot. Living in Sisters, it is one of the best restaurants in town and brings the locals together for great food and fun.

That is such a great article about a dedicated public health advocate. If riding across the country and talking to students and faculty doesn’t make a difference, nothing will.

A few months ago, when Occupy Wall Street came to Bend, I invited many of my conservative friends to participate along with my liberal friends. Very few conservatives accepted. Most gave their reasons for declining as political, even as I assured them that this was not a political movement. If anything, it was anti-politics. I said that Occupy Bend was about gaining economic sustainability and fairness for all.
I was wrong.
It saddens me that my observations and predictions about Occupy Bend have been confirmed. The Democratic Party organized the protest in front of Walden’s office Monday, and called it OCCUPY, and I have heard no voice within protesting this new ownership.

I would like to respond to your December 1 article about Jazz at Joe's written by Bob Woodward. I found part of the focus of his review to be of doubtful relevancy, and some of his comments not representing my experience with this valuable music source.
Yes, the series of concerts has changed venues twice. The article comments on the last change and on “the size and feel of the room.” Jazz is played and enjoyed at venues ranging from tiny coffee houses to huge outdoor stadiums. All of the venues for Jazz at Joes have been different. If your priority is a stereotypical jazz ambiance then, by all means, travel to one of the dwindling jazz clubs still in existence – many of which have their own issues. If your priority is the quality of the acoustics and the sound, then the current venue is the superior of the three Jazz at Joe's venues and 90 percent of all clubs I have been in. All of the musicians who have played at the church have raved about the acoustics. It may be a church building, but the fact is the acoustics are wonderful, the seats comfortable and the atmosphere friendly.

I am always amazed by the audacity of a self-proclaimed Christian speaking for God.
You started out on the right track, sir. One of God’s Ten Commandments is “Thou Shalt Not Kill.” Four words that are difficult to misinterpret. It was not:: “Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless as Punishment for a Capital Crime.”
Your statement: “Those committing capital crimes generally committed murder thus justifying relinquishing their own lives” is based on society’s laws, not God’s. Playing word games with the Bible is a dangerous business in the public square. In myriad ways the Bible informs us that God is the ultimate judge. It also warns against misrepresenting the Scripture to support one’s personal interpretations.

USPS is not a government agency, even though it cannot do anything without congressional approval. Did you know that the USPS puts millions back into the general fund in support of the US economy.