Dec 22-29, 2021

News

• Local News

  New Normal is Normalized Censorship

  Prescription drug costs, wildcat strikes, Google’s union-busting and racism in forced sterilization: Project Censored’s Top 10 stories show old patterns alive and well

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Local News

  Oregon GOP's #1

  Bend Sen. Tim Knopp holds the future of the state Senate Republican Caucus

  By Daniel Pearson

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Local News

  Oregon's December Session: What got done

  The Oregon Legislature met on Dec. 13 in a special session, passing a series of bills that total $400 million in new spending for a variety of needs across the state. They include:

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Local News

  Right to Camp, Right of Ways

  The City of Bend drafts guidelines for removing unhoused camps

  By Jack Harvel

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Local News

  Daytime Warming Shelters Open in Bend, Redmond

  Frigid temperatures mean more indoor spaces for people to go

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Dec 28, 2021

  
• Noticias en Español (Spanish News)

  Noticias en Español

  La Ciudad de Bend prepara las indicaciones para quitar los campamentos de personas sin hogar

  By Por Jack Harvel Traducido por Jessica Sanchez-Millar

  Dec 22, 2021

  

Opinion

• Editorial

  Plowing Streets: Who Ya Gonna Blame?

  During winter events, Mother Nature is in charge—so go ahead and shake your fists at the skies if it helps.

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Letters to the Editor 12/23/21

  Mt. Bachelor Fast Tracks, RE: Short-Term Rentals: Let’s See the Data...Opinion, 12/16

  Dec 22, 2021

  

Culture

• Culture Features

  Survival is Insufficient

  PCA and Scalehouse continue to grow

  By Jared Rasic

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Culture Features

  The Third Act

  Just One Mistletoe Minute!

  By Ellen Waterston

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Smoke Signals

  A Doped-up Comedy Show

  Stoned comedians took to the stage to answer the age-old question: Can they perform well while stoned?

  By Trevor Bradford

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Take Me Home

  Remodel for Selling

  Projects to increase perceived value

  By Abbie and Rick Sams

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Advice & Fun

  Truth Ache, Barking Bad

  If you really, really need closure, date a door.

  By Amy Alkon

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Advice & Fun

  Free Will Astrology—Week of December 23

  Take good care of your key friendships and alliances

  By Rob Brezsny

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Advice & Fun

  Matt Wuerker—Week of December 23

  Ready to take our tower of Babble to the next level?

  By Matt Wuerker

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Advice & Fun

  Startling Video Emerges!

  Fox News ignores the story

  By Tom Tomorrow

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Advice & Fun

  Advice Conservatives Never Give Themselves

  When are we going to stop living in the past?

  By Jen Sorensen

  Dec 22, 2021

  

Food & Drink

• Chow

  A Christmas-Eve Outing

  The Culver-area winery is holding a Christmas Eve open

  By Nicole Vulcan

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Chow

  Holiday, Not Hams

  Vegan options for the holidays

  By Angela Moore

  Dec 22, 2021

  

Screen

• Film

  Time Keeps on Thwipping

  Spider-Man returns in spectacular fashion

  By Jared Rasic

  Dec 22, 2021

  

Music

• Sound Stories & Interviews

  End-of-the-Year Feels

  Two nights of "Winter Song" at the Tower Theatre will help find the warmth in the winter

  By Isaac Biehl

  Dec 22, 2021

  

Outside

• Natural World

  A Riot of Robins

  Why yes, there is a massive migration of robins—aka Turdus migratorius—going on right now

  By Debra Merskin

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Outside Features

  Christmas Day & Family Photo Ops

  Holiday outings that also make great backdrops

  By K.M. Collins

  Dec 22, 2021

  
• Outside Features

  New Year's Eve Snowtacular

  Ski in 2022 at Hoodoo

  By Trevor Bradford

  Dec 22, 2021