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Feb 14-20, 2008

Vol. 12, No. 7

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Local News

Video & photos: Rawkity rawk and public service with Hell's Belles

By all accounts we've heard (and written), Hell's Belles turned out a helluva performance at last Saturday night's Bend Winterfestivities. Here are a few spare

By The Source Staff
Feb 13, 2008
Local News

What Remains: A whirlwind tour of Central Oregon's nearly forgotten history

Towns die for innumerable reasons. Whether changes in transit, the advent of the automobile, railroads or highways rerouted, or natural disasters, floods and fires.

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008
Local News

Kroger Campaign Greens Up

John Kroger seems to be shaping up as the environmentalists' choice to be Oregon's next attorney general.

By H. Bruce Miller
Feb 17, 2008
Local News

Sportsmen Stung by Smith Snub

Hunters and anglers from Oregon and across the country who went to Washington last week to lobby for legislation on global climate change got a

By H. Bruce Miller
Feb 17, 2008
Local News

Could Oregon Pick the Next President?

With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama neck-and-neck going into the home stretch, it looks like Oregon could make history this year: Its presidential primary might

By H. Bruce Miller
Feb 15, 2008

Editorial

Juniper Ridge After the Divorce

"City, Juniper developers reconcile," said the headline at the top of the front page of Bend's daily newspaper last Thursday. The headline was off the

By H. Bruce Miller
Feb 13, 2008
Editorial

A Valentine for Your Local Recruiter

Life can get kind of lonely for a military recruiter sitting around in an office in a shopping center all day. So the good ladies

By Joseph Oguiza
Feb 13, 2008
Editorial

TaserMania

The Taser is the ideal law enforcement tool - a weapon that can bring an unruly, maybe dangerous suspect down at a safe distance without

By H. Bruce Miller
Feb 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor

1984 Arrived a Little Late

Each week The Source highlights a letter that stands out from the rest of the mailbag. We're rewarding those who put a little more effort,

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor

We Are SO Ashamed

I've lost track of who authors "The BOOT" column, but it matters not. The column titled "Civil Union Victory" on Page 7 of the Feb.

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Git Along, Little Bushie

The occupier of the White House gave his final State of the Union address and is now tantalizingly close to retirement, where he can ride

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Keepin' It Pretty

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Balance the Recruiters' Pitch

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor

The Brilliance of Kristol

As The Bulletin searches high and low to find political columnists who mirror the local newspaper's incredibly conservative viewpoints, it probably needs to be pointed

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008

Culture Features

Caveman vs. Cavewoman: Defending the Caveman gives a one-man look at relationships

By The Source Staff
Feb 13, 2008
Book Talk

This is Still Cowboy Country

Rick Steber is a local literary hero, the author of more than 30 books, many of them set in Central Oregon. But it still took

By Mike Bookey
Feb 13, 2008

Chow

Dig Deep: Bend's newest sushi joint is worth

Sushi with miso soup at DeepSince Deep opened I have heard everything from rave reviews to bitter complaints about the downtown restaurant. Rarely were the

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008
Chow

Gourmet Ski Food

A Clif Bar and a Camelbak might be all you need to survive a Nordic ski trip to a local shelter, but why stop there?

By Renee Davidson
Feb 13, 2008
Chow

Gourmet Ski Food

A Clif Bar and a Camelbak might be all you need to survive a Nordic ski trip to a local shelter, but why stop there?

By Renee Davidson
Feb 13, 2008
Chow

Dig Deep: Bend's newest sushi joint is worth

Sushi with miso soup at DeepSince Deep opened I have heard everything from rave reviews to bitter complaints about the downtown restaurant. Rarely were the

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008

Film

Two-Wheeled Movies: WebCyclery Movie Night keeps their cycling series rolling with Pedal

By The Source Staff
Feb 13, 2008
Film

A Waterlogged Plot: Scenery can't rescue Fool's Gold

I told you we'd be able to find something worthless on the bottom of the ocean.All that glitters may not be gold, but if you're

By Mike Bookey
Feb 13, 2008
Film Events

Running with the Devil: Devil May Cry 4

By Shawn Wallbaum
Feb 13, 2008

Sound Stories & Interviews

Slushy Deeds: Hell's Belles at WinterFest

By Jeff Trainor
Feb 13, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Learn the Brazilian Beat: Jovino Santos Neto comes back to teach and jam some Brazilian jazz

Jovino Santos Neto serves up some spicy latin rhythms at the Old Stone Church.It's been a while since we had a helping of Brazilian jazz

By Mike Bookey
Feb 13, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Book 'em, Bret: A talk with Bend's concert genie

promoter extraordinaire Bret Grier on a break from the usual midtown mayhem. There's really no logical reason why Bend gets as much live music as

By Mike Bookey
Feb 13, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

EOTO: Thursday 14 - The Annex

Great, strange things come from great, strange things. Case in point: EOTO, the electronic music duo comprised of former String Cheese Incident drummers Michael Travis

By Jeff Trainor
Feb 13, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Got Power?

Cat Power weaves an austere sound that draws you in. Like Peggy Lee, Nico, Patti Smith and others before her, Marshall uses silence in song as much as shimmering notes to evoke a specific emotion.

By Mike Bookey
Feb 13, 2008

Natural World

Great Backyard Bird Count: No experience needed for massive bird count

Spotted Towhee willing to be tallied while pigging out on free food. If you're stuck indoors and wish you could get out to do some

By Jim Anderson
Feb 13, 2008
Outside Features

Welcome Back to the Pac

By Mike Ficher
Feb 13, 2008
Outside Features

Wild and Wacky WinterFest: Rail jams, sprints and a torturous tri

By Eric Flowers
Feb 13, 2008