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To the editor, Source Weekly, Oct. 15, 2012:

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012January 16, 2025

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.

Opinion

SAY “NO” TO WALDEN

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012January 4, 2023

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.

Opinion

Taking a Swipe at SWIP

Judge Aiken gets this week’s Glass Slipper.

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012June 13, 2024

“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.

News

Sowing the Seeds: Can Obama’s grassroots campaign deliver like it did in ’08?

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.

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012April 11, 2023

(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.

Culture

Our Picks For 10/19-10/25

Events happening in the area that we are sure you will enjoy.

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012April 11, 2025

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.

Special Issues & Guides

Gear Guide

Exceptional gear you should have for this snow season and where to get it.

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012March 9, 2023

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.

Special Issues & Guides

Chics In The Backcountry: Gather your girlfriends and go!

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012January 25, 2024

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.”

Culture

Ben Hurrah: Argo finds Ben Affleck once again showing his skills as a director of suspense

Ben Affleck and Bryan Cranston star in the newest film Argo.

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012August 24, 2024

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.

Outside

Renaissance Bendites: Two among us who do it all

These are the morning and evening session hillside junkies, putting in time around work schedules for one kind of turn or another.

Source WeeklyOctober 17, 2012February 18, 2025

Jane Quinn is all business in the back.
Sponsored snowboarders, bike riders, rock climbers, kayakers—we have those here in Central Oregon. But our outdoor culture is perhaps better personified by those with broader skillsets, based in a variety of fresh air activities. You know the type. These are the morning and evening session hillside junkies, putting in time around work schedules for one kind of turn or another.
Bend newcomer Jane Quinn has wasted no time in stomping around the high desert since she moved here six months ago. She’s an active member of the outdoor scene and industry, guiding the Dirt Divas mountain bike program out of Pine Mountain Sports and a Source-certified Renaissance (wo)man.

Opinion

Why Measure 9-86 Makes Economic Sense For Bend

Source WeeklyOctober 11, 2012March 19, 2025

Smart cities invest in their economic strengths.
Port towns invest in infrastructure for shipping and transportation. High tech cities invest in intellectual capital. Industrial cities build utilities and factories. Agricultural cities invest in irrigation and processing systems.
While we are fortunate in Bend to have a continually diversifying economy, the foundation of our economy is, and will likely continue to be, the extraordinary lifestyle offered here. From clean air, beautiful mountains, and sunny skies, to great parks, flowing rivers, and abundant trails, Bend’s extraordinary lifestyle is what separates our city from “Any Town U.S.A.” It’s also the leading catalyst for long-term investment into our community.

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