Mar 4-11, 2020

News

• Local News

  The Year of the Midwife

  Home births attended by midwives could save health systems money, as well as offer a more personalized experience for some mothers

  By Laurel Brauns

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Local News

  Coronavirus Comes to Oregon

  Central Oregon agencies mobilize in anticipation of the arrival of COVID-19 in the region—and in hopes of preventing its spread

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Local News

  BCD Online Open House Needs Your Input

  Comments close March 12

  By Laurel Brauns

  Mar 11, 2020

  
• Local News

  New Bend High School Named

  By Unanimous Decision, New High School Named Caldera

  By Cayla Clark

  Mar 11, 2020

  
• Local News

  Coronavirus in Deschutes County

  First case in the local area is hospitalized at a St. Charles facility

  By Nicole Vulcan and Laurel Brauns

  Mar 11, 2020

  
• Local News

  Coronevents: Are You Canceling?

  Get in touch with us to let us know to update your event

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Mar 11, 2020

  

Opinion

• Editorial

  Don't Go to Work When You're Sick. Oregon Law Says You Can Stay Home.

  Now is not the time to allow one's bootstrap exceptionalism and overblown sense of perseverance to get in the way of common sense.

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Letters to the Editor

  Mar 4, 2020

  

Culture

• Culture Features

  Shifting Gender Bias

  Women in STEAM helps women in the math and sciences overcome common hurdles

  By Laurel Brauns

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Culture Features

  Powered by Women

  It's Women's History Month! Here are some upcoming local events celebrating women, in March and beyond.

  By Cayla Clark

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Smoke Signals

  Women CEOs in Cannabis

  Shaking up the weed industry's "dudebro" image in Central Oregon

  By Jeremy Dickman

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Take Me Home

  Mortgage Rates, The Tumble of Bond Yields and the Coronavirus

  What does all of this mean for buyers and current homeowners?

  By Christin J Hunter, Broker

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Bored Walk Empire & Wane's World

  Chances are you're looking to win, not looking for love.

  By Amy Alkon

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  This Modern World—week of March 5

  Invisible-Hand-Of-The-Free-Market Hand

  By Tom Tomorrow

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Free Will Astrology—Week of March 5

  Pisces: updating the past; reshaping and reinterpreting your old stories; revising the ways you talk about and think about key memories.

  By Rob Brezsny

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Advice & Fun

  Astroturf Twins

  The right is now promoting an "Anti-Greta"—A German teen climate "Skeptic."

  By Jen Sorensen

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Art Watch

  New Adventures for Julie Winter

  Newly renamed print shop in La Pine will host Third Thursday art walk art

  By Teafly Peterson

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Book Talk

  Source Suggests These Books

  With the gift book buying season in our rearview mirror, here's a look at two of our favorites from last year just arriving in paperback.

  Mar 4, 2020

  

Food & Drink

• Chow

  Cutting Waste in Deschutes County

  Learn what we can do to reduce waste in our community.

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Chow

  Passion is Key Ingredient in Culinary Careers

  Local female chefs, loving what they do

  By Donna Britt

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Beer & Drink

  She Can Brew It

  10 Barrel's Brewmaster of Research and Development gives a look inside her relationship with beer

  By Isaac Biehl

  Mar 4, 2020

  

Screen

• Film

  Invisible Monsters

  A classic story of a powerful man making a woman feel invisible and insane

  By Jared Rasic

  Mar 4, 2020

  

Music

• Sound Stories & Interviews

  Two-Thirds Joseph

  Natalie and Allison Closner dish on their latest album, women in music and the dynamic of being sisters in a band

  By Isaac Biehl

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Sound Stories & Interviews

  These Ladies Rock

  Central Oregon's upcoming shows, highlight women in music

  By Isaac Biehl

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Upcoming Shows

  Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man!

  Bob Dylan added to Les Schwab's summer concert lineup

  By Miina McCown

  Mar 9, 2020

  

Outside

• Natural World

  Putting Porcupines on a Pedestal

  A surprise pup, found at the High Desert Museum

  By Jim Anderson

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Outside Features

  The Sporting Life

  Three local women working to close gender gaps in sporting communities

  By Cayla Clark

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• Outside Features

  She Moves Mountains

  Combatting gender exclusivity in the world of rock climbing

  By Cayla Clark

  Mar 4, 2020

  

Special Issues & Guides

• The Women's Issue

  Woman of the Year

  Jesse Durham of Sisters Coffee once ran a marathon to raise funds to help an all-women coffee co-op improve production

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• The Women's Issue

  Young Hero

  Angie Acevedo, now a student at COCC, made a name for herself at Bend High, where she advocated for immigrants and people experiencing poverty

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• The Women's Issue

  Advancing Women

  Karina Smith, a believer in the power of challenges to push people forward

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• The Women's Issue

  Community Hero

  Ruth Jones, supporting LatinX families through the JUNTOS program

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Mar 4, 2020

  
• The Women's Issue

  Lifetime Achievement

  Lawnae Hunter has had a remarkable career—but her passion lies in teaching and servant leadership

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Mar 4, 2020