In an ideal world, we’d all sit down and have tea with the candidates. We’d discuss the issues and really find out which of these men and women best suited our personal vision for government.
Take a minute and think about riding off the summit of Mt. Bachelor on a heavy, steel bike equipped with weak brakes, over-inflated tires, a rigid fork and a single gear.
What is it about Barb Campbell that so alarms the local power structure?
During a recent three-day splurge, the political action arms of the Bend Chamber of Commerce and Realtors Association dropped $7,000 into the pockets of Victor Chudowsky, one of Barb’s opponents for Bend City Council, Position One.
Combined, this is the most money ever given to any single candidate by these two PACs. In a stroke, it has more than doubled Mr. Chudowsky’s campaign war chest.
Though disappointed, I am not surprised that, once again The Bulletin would endorse the reelection of Rep. Greg Walden.
Particulary this year, when Congress’ favorability rating for Republications has been as low as 10 percent, we have heard more than ever the mantra “throw the bums out.” Why not our “bum?” That seems to be the problem. We want everyone else to throw out their Representative, but never want to get rid of our own.
“Whiskey’s for drinkin’ and water’s for fightin’,” goes the old Wild West proverb. There’s no better example of that than the political and legal battle raging over Bend’s Surface Water Irrigation Project, aka SWIP, aka the Bridge Creek Project.
It all goes back to the EPA’s determination that Bend’s water supply¬ drawn from Bridge Creek just below Tumalo Falls isn’t clean enough, and that if it keeps getting water from the creek the city will have to install an expensive filtration system by October 2014.
(altweeklies wire/Pittsburgh City Paper)
Joseph Lewis was looking mighty happy for a guy who was about to spend the next three or four hours walking around in the rain.
The Penn Hills neighborhood team leader for the Obama for America campaign was in East Liberty on Oct. 6 canvassing neighborhoods, talking to potential voters and making sure they were registered to vote.
Black Pussy with The Autonomics
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Allegedly, the Rolling Stones wanted to call “Brown Sugar,” their smash hit from ’71, “Black Pussy,” but were shot down. In a tribute of sorts, the Portland boys who make up the stoner-rock band Black Pussy decided to call their band after the abandoned song name. Keith O’Dell, the former keyboardist from Empty Space Orchestra, provides the local tie and is now part of the seven-man crew. They’re joining up with fellow Bend-turned-Portland rock band, The Autonomics. And those youngsters know how to put on a real rock show. Kinda like the Rolling Stones. See ‘em both for $5. 21+. 8 p.m. The Horned Hand, 507 NW Colorado Ave.
K2 Panoramic Splitboard, 158cm. $599 at Great Outdoors. The lightweight bombproof Bambooyah construction allows riders to take this spiltboard deep into the backcountry.
Ride Sash Boa Coiler, Women’s snowboard boots. $229 at Aspect Board Shop. The Stash boots boast a luxurious interior and a comfy and secure lacing system.
Never Summer Industries Proto CT, 157cm. $549 at Aspect Board Shop. This all-mountain board won a “Gear of the Year” award from Outside magazine, thanks in part to its rockered and cambered profile, wood core and graphite-impregnated base.
It doesn’t matter what you call us—chics, betties, women, girlies, bims, moms, daughters, sisters, or any of the other myriad terms for women, we all share a common feeling—a need for adventure.
But let’s face it, when it comes to backcountry skiing there are a thousand excuses why a “girl” shouldn’t go. We have all heard them said: “It’s dangerous. You could die in an avalanche; you could freeze to death; you could encounter wild animals or rapists; you should really carry a gun.”
Cheers, Ben. Here’s to your beard.
It seems absurd to those who still associate him with Daredevil, J-Lo and Gigli, but when our backs were all turned, Ben Affleck became a serious filmmaker.
That’s not the same as saying he just decided to make serious films; it’s easy enough to jump on board projects that seem pre-packaged with prestige. Instead, he launched his career as a director with low-key, character-based, tense, crime-fiction narratives that were also smart, efficient and restrained.
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