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In the Long Run: Greg Willits of Sisters on his first-place finish at the Baja 1000

As rattlesnakes and scorpions slumbered, Greg Willitts and his Honda CRF-450X motorcycle hauled ass beneath the pale moonlight, racing across remote miles of Mexican desert during the brutal Baja 1000 off-road event.
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As rattlesnakes and scorpions slumbered, Greg Willitts and his Honda CRF-450X motorcycle hauled ass beneath the pale moonlight, racing across remote miles of Mexican desert during the brutal Baja 1000 off-road event.
“It’s a trip. I saw distant taillights winking red in the fog and dust. You worry about breaking down and letting your teammates down,” Willitts recalled, relaxing beside a roaring fire at FivePine Lodge, the rustic inn in Sisters owned by his family.

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Our Picks for 01/19-01/27: Fine Line Comedy Showcase, Cicada Omega, 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off and Rail Jam, and more!

Our Picks for 01/19-01/27: Fine Line Comedy Showcase, Cicada Omega, 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off and Rail Jam, and more!
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Mickey Avalon
friday 21
This glam rapper is super, super raunchy – and is actually quite hilarious, whether intentionally or unintentionally – and you can learn about the man behind the potty jokes in this week's Sound section. $20/adv at Bendticket.com, $25/door. All ages. 9pm. Domino Room, 51 NW Greenwood Ave.

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Whisnant Tries an End Run Around the DLCD

Laws can be a real pain in the ass. They often make you do things you don't want to do, or stop you from doing things you want to do.
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Laws can be a real pain in the ass. They often make you do things you don't want to do, or stop you from doing things you want to do.
But without laws, society would be in one hell of a mess. Which is why state Rep. Gene Whisnant's effort to eviscerate the Urban Growth Boundary approval process is a mistake.

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The Poop, the Straight Poop and Nothing But the Poop

We're Number Three: University of Oregon Ducks
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Monday, Jan. 10
We're Number Three: University of Oregon Ducks lose BCS National Championship to Auburn 22-19 on a last-second field goal, drop to third place in the polls behind Auburn and TCU. Just a little too much Cam Newton and Nick Fairley, not enough LaMichael James … Class act: John Kitzhaber sworn in to unprecedented third term as governor of Oregon, opens inaugural address with the line: “So I guess none of you could get tickets to the game either” … No-class act: Police called to break up a post-game brawl between Auburn and U of O fans outside downtown Bend sports bar … “The Hammer” drops: Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas, aka “The Hammer,” gets three years in the hoosegow for political fundraising shenanigans.

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A Sea Bass By Another Name

That’s the real name of that endangered Chilean sea bass you raved about
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Please pass this along to restaurant reviewer Liz Reich: Enjoy that pricey Patagonia Toothfish while you can. That’s the real name of that endangered “Chilean sea bass” you raved about, renamed exclusively for marketing purposes by upscale fishmonger Lee Lantz because he knew he could charge a lot more money for it that way.

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A Spelling Lesson

She advocated not giving dog people a spot in either Virginia Meissner or Swampy Lakes [sno-parks.]
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This letter is in response to “Ellen's” letter of a few weeks ago. She advocated not giving dog people a spot in either Virginia Meissner or Swampy Lakes [sno-parks.]

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Dog Concerns Are Valid At Swampy

Dog owners and DogPAC want to be seen as the victims in this debate.
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Dog owners and DogPAC want to be seen as the victims in this debate.
They dismiss the valid concerns of most skiers about conflicts and the real danger of mixing dogs, both on and off-leash, with skiers in already crowded areas. They repeatedly assert that few problems would occur because the vast majority of dog owners are conscientious, in full control of their pets, and willing to abide by rules and regulations set forth by the Forest Service.

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Not My Idol

What’s with all these American Idol flops?
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Let me begin this column with a little-bitty reminder: American Idol DID NOT discover Justin Bieber. However, it did discover Lee DeWyze. “Who's Lee DeWyze?” you ask. EXACTLY. (For those playing at home, Lee DeWyze was the season nine winner of American Idol. If you're also asking “Who's Justin Bieber?” then you need to go back to digging the Werther's out of your dentures, grampy, because Justin Bieber is only the TRUE idol of America, the world, and the GODDAMN UNIVERSE! And anyone who says differently is gonna be digging my size 10 Fluevog out of their testicles!)

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