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Jim Riswold

Stalin Is The Fairest Dictator Of Them All (At Wimbledon) by Jim Riswold. You can now view this one-man show in person through July 4 at At Liberty Arts Collaborative or online at atlibertyarts.com.

Jun 24 - Jul 1, 2020

Vol. 24, No. 19

Digital Edition

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Local News

Youthful Voices in the Black Lives Matter Movement

Young people—both locally and nationally—are at the heart of many of the ongoing protests against police brutality.

By Miina McCown
Jun 24, 2020
Local News

Dreaming On

A Central Oregon DACA recipient weighs in on the recent Supreme Court ruling

By Nicole Vulcan and Miina McCown
Jun 24, 2020
Local News

Closing the Book on Juniper Ridge

After months of stops and starts, the City of Bend removed all the people living at Juniper Ridge

By Laurel Brauns
Jun 24, 2020
Local News

A Push to Rename the Bend VA Clinic After Bob Maxwell

Oregon's Congressional delegation joins forces to honor WWII vet

By Kyle Switzer
Jun 25, 2020
Local News

Mental Health Crisis Intervention 🎧 [with podcast]

Holly Harris is the crisis services manager for Deschutes County. She talks about the new stabilization center, decriminalizing mental illness and police officers in schools

By Laurel Brauns and Aaron Switzer
Jun 25, 2020
Local News

Pay Your Bail or Rot in Jail ▶ [with video]

While Oregon has made some progress in reforming the cash bail system, there's still a long way to go, public defenders say

By Laurel Brauns
Jun 29, 2020
Local News

It's Time to Up Your Mask Fashion Game: Face Coverings Now Required Indoors in Oregon

Starting July 1, shopping unmasked is not an option.

By Nicole Vulcan
Jun 29, 2020
Local News

The Long Slog Back to Baseline 🎧 [with podcast]

In Redmond, an economic recovery that’s looking slightly stronger than Bend

By Laurel Brauns
Jun 30, 2020
Local News

Source Weekly Update Podcast 7/1/20 🎧

A look into Redmond's economy and Redmond's new innovative ways to keep the fourth festive.

Jul 1, 2020

Editorial

"Defunding" the Police for the New Crisis Stabilization Center

Less money into police budgets, and more into support services such as mental health and crisis support teams.

Jun 24, 2020
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor 6/25/20

GUEST OPINIONS: An Open Letter to the Black Community from the Asian Community & Proud to Fight for Bodily Autonomy

Jun 24, 2020

Culture Features

The Rock Box

An obscure piece of Bend culture, explained (kind of)

By Cayla Clark
Jun 24, 2020
Culture Features

The Stars Have Beckoned Us: Part Four of "Walking the High Desert"

Musings on the stars of the High Desert, from Ellen Waterston's new book

By Ellen Waterston
Jun 28, 2020
Take Me Home

Redlining: The U.S. Heritage of Inequality in Homeownership

The lasting effect of a decades-old housing policy

By Christin J Hunter, Broker
Jun 24, 2020
Advice & Fun

Flesh And Bleh & It's Not You. It's Meh

There's being close with your parents and then there's being close like one of those kids on a leash at the mall

By Amy Alkon
Jun 24, 2020
Advice & Fun

Free Will Astrology—Week of June 25

Just in time for your Season of Transformation

By Rob Brezsny
Jun 24, 2020
Advice & Fun

This Modern World—week of June 25

Let's go kick some protester ass!

By Tom Tomorrow
Jun 24, 2020
Advice & Fun

This Week In Authoritarian Newspeak

Cancel Culture

By Jen Sorensen
Jun 24, 2020

Chow

The Return of Juno

Podski's newest addition offers fresh and tasty sushi and other made-to-order Japanese cuisine

By Cayla Clark
Jun 24, 2020
Chow

Now Open: Crosscut Warming Hut No. 5

The new food cart pod and tap house offers 36 different taps.

By Miina McCown
Jun 24, 2020
Chow

Now Open: Cabin South

Bend's new south side bar and grill.

By Miina McCown
Jun 24, 2020
Beer & Drink

Summer Strains

Local budtenders weigh in on what they're recommending for summer stoke, and also dealing with a pandemic

By Nicole Vulcan
Jun 24, 2020

Film

The Quality and Quantity of A24

Can one production company save movies?

By Jared Rasic
Jun 24, 2020

Sound Stories & Interviews

From Canceled Shows to Online Debuts

Alicia Viani's debut album is ready to have its moment

By Isaac Biehl
Jun 24, 2020

Go Here

Outdoor enthusiast weighs in on adventuring in an electric car

For those looking to lower their footprints while exploring, this event may help out.

By Nicole Vulcan
Jun 24, 2020
Outside Features

There's Always Next Year

Local runners adjust their training for the postponed Olympic Trials in Eugene

By Isaac Biehl
Jun 24, 2020