Mar 27 - Apr 2, 2008

News

• Local News

  Barackstar Status: Neither spring break nor a basketball loss can stop Obama in Eugene

  Spring break has officially begun at the University of Oregon on this Friday afternoon, but there's no shortage of young faces remaining on the Eugene

  By The Source Staff

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Local News

  Bulletin Gives Iraq War Movie the Brush-Off

  Stop-Loss, the eagerly anticipated anti-Iraq war movie by writer-director Kimberly Pierce, opened today to generally positive reviews around the country, but a lukewarm reception in

  By H. Bruce Miller

  Mar 28, 2008

  
• Local News

  President Clinton to Campaign in Bend

  News flash: Former President Bill Clinton will be making a campaign stop in Bend on Monday, the Hillary Clinton campaign office just confirmed.

  By H. Bruce Miller

  Mar 28, 2008

  
• Local News

  Merkley Raps Novick for Being Funny

  Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley is doing a bit of push-polling to try to find out what lines of attack would be most effective against

  By H. Bruce Miller

  Mar 28, 2008

  
• Local News

  Dems Slam Walden on Missing Million

  The Democratic Party of Oregon has put out a brutal video slamming our own Congressman Greg Walden for letting a million dollars in Republican campaign

  By H. Bruce Miller

  Mar 27, 2008

  
• Local News

  Bend Man Is Expecting in July

  It sounds like something that might have been published by the late, lamented Weekly World News, but apparently it's for real: A Bend man is

  By H. Bruce Miller

  Mar 26, 2008

  

Opinion

• Editorial

  Four Thousand

  A macabre milestone was passed on Sunday: The 4,000th American soldier was killed in Iraq. The 4,000th death was recorded when four troops were killed

  By Joseph Oguiza

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Editorial

  The Boot: The Bottled Water Habit

  It's a hell of a racket: Take one of the most abundant natural substances on Earth -- something that literally falls from the sky for

  By Elise Jones

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Elk Don't Belong in Farms

  Do we really need to domesticate another wild species? Is keeping a herd of pet elk as cute and harmless as it seems? Consider this:

  By Mike Bookey

  Mar 27, 2008

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Walden's Locked-Door Policy

  In December 2007 I got an e-mail from the folks at MoveOn.org asking if I would be willing to deliver a petition (signed by over

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Why They Hate Hillary

  The reason Hillary Clinton has such negative image problems is that when she was the First Lady in Little Rock she helped pass legislation to

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Good News: We Don't Have to Pay Taxes

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  

Culture

• Culture Features

  Life in Murals: Dave Kinker puts his inspiration

  A window onto the wall. You know David Kinker's work, even if you do not know David Kinker. You may have noticed the murals and

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  

Food & Drink

• Chow

  Quit Your Wining: extended hours and wine diners on tap

  Wine dinners seem to be gaining momentum as we head into spring with CHOW, Bistro Corlise, Jen's Garden and Jackalope planning monthly regional or varietals

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Chow

  Chow Down : Chow Sheds Light on the Evening

  Chow Aims For the Perfect Pairing.Anybody who has talked to me in the last few months about new restaurants, knows how I feel about Chow.

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Chow

  Chow Down : Chow Sheds Light on the Evening

  Chow Aims For the Perfect Pairing.Anybody who has talked to me in the last few months about new restaurants, knows how I feel about Chow.

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Chow

  Quit Your Wining: extended hours and wine diners on tap

  Wine dinners seem to be gaining momentum as we head into spring with CHOW, Bistro Corlise, Jen's Garden and Jackalope planning monthly regional or varietals

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  

Screen

• Film

  Cross-country Music: A small tale of connection

  Personally, I think the uniforms are definitely working."Once, not long ago," says the text at the start of Eran Kolirin's The Band's Visit, "a small

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Film

  Fear the Reaper: Doomsday carries the banner

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Film Events

  Let's Brawl! : "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" finally makes its way to the Wii

  It's time to get smashed. Nintendo has heard the cries of gamers and released the highly anticipated "Super Smash Bros. Brawl." In collaboration with Japanese

  By Shawn Wallbaum

  Mar 26, 2008

  

Music

• Sound Stories & Interviews

  The Buckethead (Freak) Show

  Wearing his trademark KFC bucket (logo free) and white mask, Buckethead pushed the limits of the electric guitar to the brink Friday night at the

  By Eric Flowers

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Sound Stories & Interviews

  From Burning Man to You: The exclamation is necessary with Albino!

  Free to be you and me.There's no shortage o' Bendites who make the pilgrimage to Nevada's Burning Man Festival each summer. And those who head

  By Joseph Friedrichs

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Sound Stories & Interviews

  Staying Different and the Same: Talking folk music with Arlo

  A long way from alice's restaurant.Legendary folk hero and activist Arlo Guthrie is coming to town to play a benefit for KPOV (106.7 FM), and

  By Mike Bookey

  Mar 26, 2008

  

Outside

• Natural World

  Bachelor Butte: A fiery past lies under the blanket of snow

  No matter what the name, or how it is used or abused, Bachelor is still a fine old volcano.Most residents of Bend, Sunriver and Redmond

  By Jim Anderson

  Mar 26, 2008

  
• Outside Features

  Kiddie Bikes and Clown Feet: An spectator's perspective on EX-treme winter triathlons

  Off To the RacesI was totally baited. All I had to do was either keep commuting on my bike in the winter (which I did

  By Luke Smith

  Mar 26, 2008