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All the Straight Poop on Bieber's Baby and Herman's Harasses

A gathering of news makers from the previous week.
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Monday,
Oct. 31
Raising a little Cain: Two women said to have accused Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of sexual harassment; first he denies it, then says charge was “baseless,” then admits paying off one woman … In more trouble for The Hermanator, a Wisconsin-based corporation might have illegally funneled $40,000 cash to campaign … Snow job: 300,000 in Connecticut still without electricity six days after snowstorm, and they're tired of excuses from Connecticut Light & Power … Everybody's a capitalist now: Occupy Wall Street movement applies for trademark on the name so it can sell T-shirts, coffee mugs and other tchotchkes … Close call: J.K. Rowling reveals she considered killing off Harry Potter's best friend, Ron Weasley, “out of sheer spite” because she “wasn't in a very happy place” in her life.

Tuesday, Nov. 1
A baby Biebs? Mariah Yeater, 20-year-old groupie from California, files paternity suit against Justin Bieber, claims they had sex backstage when she was 19 and he was 16. Bieber's lawyers say charge is false … Just slightly tasteless: Loudon County, VA Republican Committee sends out email showing President Obama as a zombie with bullet hole in his head; state GOP condemns “disgusting image” … Glad somebody's doing okay: Report by Roll Call shows total net worth of members of Congress topped $2 billion in 2010, up 25 percent since 2008 … B of A blinks: Faced with consumer outrage and loss of customers, Bank of America cancels planned $5-a-month debit card fee … Fool's gold: Goldline, a company touted by Glenn Beck and other right-wing icons, charged with running “bait-and-switch operation” in 19-count California criminal indictment.

Posted inOpinion

Facebook Finds Friends in Politics

Uncertainties for Oregon Facebook raises tax questions among politicians.
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Back in the 1970s, when Steve Jobs was taking acid trips in what would later become known as Silicon Valley and Mark Zuckerberg hadn't even been thought of, the State of Oregon came up with a special approach to taxing businesses like utilities, railroads and communications companies.
Unlike other businesses, which can be taxed only on tangible property like desks, computers and trucks, Oregon says companies in that special category can be taxed on their intangible assets – things like worldwide value, brand recognition and goodwill.
And that's opened up a really squirmy can of worms for Facebook.
The social networking company got a 15-year exemption from local property taxes for building its new data center in an enterprise zone in Prineville. But last month the state Department of Revenue informed Facebook it could be subject to state taxes of as much as $390,000 a year.
As it turned out, the state had to quickly back away from that number; the actual amount of state property tax Facebook would owe is more like $26,000 a year.

Posted inFood & Drink

Little Bites: Soup-er!: It's fall and time to start eating warm stuff

Cold weather brings out the soup.
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It's officially fall my friends.
We've balanced our eggs during the autumnal equinox. We've awkwardly celebrated Columbus Day – pretending not to be happy to have a day off (on account of all that smallpox and pillaging stuff) even though we secretly are. We've allowed children to collect insane amounts of candy – of which we will eat about 70 percent, late at night after they're in bed.
And, we all got to see something else very special take place… Ben Burkel was finally right. It is cooling off here in the high desert, Nina.
I'm even starting to work on my cold-weather coat (which, oddly, is made of 10 pounds of my own body fat), and I officially turned on the heater in my house for the first time last week. And that's when I thought of soup.

Posted inMusic

M83: Hurry Up We're Dreaming

New album owes lots to the ’80s.
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When I tell people I hate bands that have numbers in their names, I don't feel I need to explain my reasons (blink 182, Sum 41, Maroon 5). But I trip myself up because M83 formed in the early part of last decade, and I rather love the imagination of Anthony Gonzales (who essentially is M83). When he releases an album, it's grand-slam material, and Hurry Up, We're Dreaming may be his biggest “hit” yet.
With 22 tracks, this gorgeously packaged double album has more than 70 minutes of melancholy tinged fantasy, daydreams, frogs, neon lights, stars and heavy hearts. Hurry Up sounds like an M83 record, but Gonzales' vocals are commanding, the anthem's fanfares are bigger, pop moments and choral responses brighter and the somber, spaced-out ambience links it all together for a seamlessly cinematic album.

Posted inCulture

Our Picks for 11/2-11/9

The Source Weekly’s picks for the upcoming week.
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The Nature of Words
wednesday 2 – sunday 6
If you flip to the Culture section of the paper this week, you can read our interview with famed memoirist, Augusten Burroughs, who is appearing at The Nature of Words this week to teach a workshop (sorry, it's sold out) and also deliver the key note address on Saturday night (not sold out as of press time). Also appearing at the festival are Heidi Durrow, Keith Scribner, Buddy Wakefield, William Kittredge and a bevy of other impressive writers. See a complete schedule and buy tickets at thenatureofwords.org.
Gardens, Rural Demons
thursday 3
A few things about Gardens: 1) They sound nothing like their botanical band name, 2) They are from Detroit, 3) They play a perfectly garage-y blend of throwback punk and a surf guitar, oh and 4) This stuff gets pretty trippy on occasion. Add those four things together and you've got a good reason to be over at the Horned Hand on Thursday night for this show. And 5) Local Americana rebels Rural Demons open the show. $2-5 suggested donation. 8pm. The Horned Hand, 507 NW Colorado Ave.

Posted inOpinion

Our Promise: There Will Never Be a Straight Poop Deficit Here

A gathering of happenings from throughout the week.
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Monday,
Oct. 24
How the mighty have fallen: Libya's transitional government says body of dictator Muammar Qaddafi will be buried in secret grave in desert … Harvest of democracy: Islamist party wins elections in Tunisia, first “Arab Spring” country to hold them …
Tuned out: Netflix stock plunges after company announces it's lost 800,000 US subscribers since it adopted two-tier pricing system … Locked out: White House launches new program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure; critics say it's not enough … Frozen out: New Hampshire campaign staffers of one-time GOP presidential frontrunner Michelle Bachmann quit en masse, say they were treated rudely and not paid … Starved out: Wikileaks says it's out of money because banks will no longer process donations.
Tuesday,
Oct. 25
Cancer, schmancer: Controversial new campaign ad for Republican hopeful Herman Cain shows chief of staff Mark Block puffing cigarette … In spite of (or maybe because of) the ad, Cain tops GOP field in new poll, 4 points ahead of Mitt Romney … Meanwhile Rick Perry, struggling in third place, shakes up staff, hires George W. Bush's old campaign manager Joe Albaugh … Ounce of prevention: Centers for Disease Control recommends boys as well as girls receive human papilloma virus vaccine to prevent cancer … Digging for dirt: Dr. Phil will pay to exhume body of Rebecca Zahau, found dead under strange circumstances in San Diego mansion of billionaire boyfriend in July.

Posted inOpinion

County Commissioners Whychus Gaffe

Deschutes County Commissioners haven’t given ONDA an open and fair process.
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You've got to hand it to Deschutes County Commissioners, at least they're consistent. For years, the county's triumvirate stubbornly refused to throw its collective weight behind a grassroots effort to create a new wilderness area at the BLM's Badlands area east of Bend. They eventually settled on a no-formal opposition position, clearing the way for proponents to take the question to Congress where The Badlands Wilderness Act was ultimately signed into law in 2008, formally creating Deschutes County's first federal wilderness. Despite opponents' fears, the sky hasn't come crashing to the ground, no one has outlawed four wheeling, and the nearby ranching industry hasn't collapsed. To the contrary, the Badlands, by many accounts, is in better shape than ever. Motorized trespassing is down as is illegal dumping and poaching of the ancient juniper forest.
On any given day there are half dozen or more vehicles parked in the trailheads off Highway 20 as locals and tourists alike embark on hikes through the lava-sculpted area.

Posted inOpinion

Give Builders a Break

Resident encourages us all to chip in and get Bend’s economy back on track.
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I would like to comment on the SDC article of Oct. 6 as I was the one that went before the county board of commissioners and complained, as Tony DeBone explains to the reporter. First, it is anything but an “interest free loan” as stated by the reporter since it is paid by the homeowner after the certificate of occupancy. How can the homeowner's own money be considered a loan before payment is due?
This particular SDC came about in 2008 after the drop in new home construction created a shortfall in the road fund. The commissioner's knee jerk reaction was to fine new construction an additional $3000.
I had my new home built in 2010, in the depths of this depression. I hired and employed carpenters, an engineer, architect, electrical contractor, plumber, roofer, painters, heating contractors, (bought) trusses made locally, tons of concrete, truck drivers, windows made locally at Jeld-Wen, custom cut wood from a local saw mill, etc. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars, all of it spent right here in central Oregon at a time when I could have bought a bank-owned home at less than the cost of materials, and the dollars would have left town to help balance the books at a mega bank somewhere in New York City. After I spent all my money on my own Bend stimulas project at $1000 a day every day for over a year, THE LAST “thanks” I get is from the county for an additional $3000.

Posted inOutside

Pickin and Grinnin’: Chantrelle hunting in the Cascades

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It’s chanterelle season in the Pacific Northwest. You can find the apricot flavored mushrooms at every store in town. The prices range from $15.99 to $19.99 a pound. And, most of the mushrooms are from Canada. Which seems a little steep considering if you have a day and love nature you can get them local and free.
Last weekend I drove 50 miles to the Sahalie Falls area on the Santiam Pass. I spent the next few hours wandering through the forest enjoying the sounds of the McKenzie River and the smell of Douglas fir trees. When I left I had over ten pounds of the best mushroom I have ever eaten.

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