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The Nature of Words Announces Authors

Last night, The Nature of Words - Bend’s annual literary celebration - announced the authors for the 2009 event. At the top of the list

Last night, The Nature of Words - Bend's annual literary celebration - announced the authors for the 2009 event. At the top of the list is a Source favorite in Sherman Alexie, the author of Smoke Signals as well as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a hilarious tale of a boy on a Northwest Indian reservation that made waves in Central Oregon when Crook County schools decided to ban the book from their curriculum.

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Fuzzy Conservative Numbers

Economist Randall J. Podenza from the conservative Cascade Policy Institute makes some interesting (although totally predictable) predictions about the effects of HB 3405, which raises

Economist Randall J. Podenza from the conservative Cascade Policy Institute makes some interesting (although totally predictable) predictions about the effects of HB 3405, which raises corporate tax rates in Oregon.

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News Flash: Metolius Bill Passes

In a dramatic reversal of fortune, the bill to protect the Metolius Basin from potentially destructive destination resort development passed the Oregon House today by

In a dramatic reversal of fortune, the bill to protect the Metolius Basin from potentially destructive destination resort development passed the Oregon House today by a vote of 31-28.

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Steve Larsen: A Tragic Wakeup Call

When a 39-year-old man dies suddenly of a heart attack, it’s shocking. When the man is a former professional bike racer and top-ranked endurance athlete,

When a 39-year-old man dies suddenly of a heart attack, it's shocking. When the man is a former professional bike racer and top-ranked endurance athlete, the shock is almost overwhelming. This kind of thing just shouldn’t happen, we think.

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