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May 15-21, 2008

Vol. 12, No. 20

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Local News

The Home Stretch: On the verge of victory, Obama parachutes into Central Oregon

It's 9am and the local press is anxious. It's been 40 years since the last presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy, visited Central Oregon and Barack

By Elise Jones
May 14, 2008
Local News

How a Real Estate High-Flyer Crashed and Burned

There's a bombshell of a story in this morning's Oregonian describing the spectacular crash-and-burn of one of the Central Oregon real estate boom's high rollers

By H. Bruce Miller
May 18, 2008
Local News

Numbers May Mean Bad News for Burley

The prolonged contest for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination has brought hundreds of thousands of new voters into the party's ranks. That could be bad

By H. Bruce Miller
May 17, 2008
Local News

Pioneer Place or Red Square?

Steve Novick is seeing red over a remark by a Jeff Merkley aide comparing Novick's Portland supporters to old-line Soviet Communists.

By H. Bruce Miller
May 14, 2008

Editorial

tSW Primary Primer: For President... Barack Obama

It will take an extraordinary president to heal the wounds inflicted upon America and the world by the disastrous George W. Bush regime. Both Democratic

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Editorial

It's Gettin' Hot In Here: Return of the Flat Earth Society, Barbie's revenge and more

Maybe it was the hangover from an unusually cold or snowy winter, but the number of people who believe that the temperature of our planet

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Editorial

The Sawyer Dog Park

Dogs - you can love 'em, you can hate 'em or you can be indifferent to 'em, but whatever your feelings about Canis lupus familiaris,

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Guest Commentary

Lay Off the Park

As a longtime resident and active member of this community, I take offense at The Bulletin's attack on the Bend Metro Park and Recreation District.

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Leash 'Em Up

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Turn In Your Badge

Another police-caused death in Bend, Oregon. Our law enforcement officers can make mistakes. We all know that and we understand that. But the current process

By The Source Staff
May 14, 2008

Culture Features

Broken Promises: Barsamian to discuss how the Left lost the battle for the airwaves

David Barsamian loves public radio, but he hates what it has become - a mouthpiece for mainstream politicians and a timid political presence, unwilling and

By Eric Flowers
May 14, 2008
Picks

Our Picks for the Week of 5/15-5/22

By Mike Bookey
May 14, 2008

Chow

A Geared Up "Sangwhich": Getting nuked at the Speedshop Deli

A glimpse of the New Look Blacksmith.When The Speedshop opened its doors, I was a bit confused. Was it a clothing shop? Moto paraphernalia? And

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Chow

Quick Bites: Every Night is Wine Night

Wine dinners and restaurant-hosted tastings have been popping up like tulips all over town lately. Whether you are a certified cork dork or just simply

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Chow

Quick Bites: Every Night is Wine Night

Wine dinners and restaurant-hosted tastings have been popping up like tulips all over town lately. Whether you are a certified cork dork or just simply

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Chow

A Geared Up "Sangwhich": Getting nuked at the Speedshop Deli

A glimpse of the New Look Blacksmith.When The Speedshop opened its doors, I was a bit confused. Was it a clothing shop? Moto paraphernalia? And

By Intern
May 14, 2008

Film

Let the Old Guys Rock: Scorcese takes a sip from the Stones' lovin' cup with Shine a Light

Band of brothers. Martin Scorsese knows his rock-n-roll. He knows how to film it, document it and enunciate all the sounds, focusing on everything cool.

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Film

There's Something About Vegas: Hollywood's latest Sin City flick flops

the joke, unfortunately, is on us. Even though I expected little to no meat in this entree, I did hope for a sizeable helping of

By Intern
May 14, 2008

Sound Stories & Interviews

Greg Brown

Greg Brown's got love in Central Oregon. Why? Well, to start, there's the sweet irony of the fact that he shares his name with one

By Intern
May 14, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Summer in Iowa

This summer, it's The Adventures of You Me & Iowa, from Los Angeles power pop outfit You Me & Iowa.

By Mike Bookey
May 14, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Rhymes With "Very": One-time Bendite Mare Wakefield gives us a lesson in pronunciation and American

Mare's got peeps in Bend. We'd like to spend a little time here discussing singer/songwriter Mare Wakefield and why you insist on mispronouncing her

By Mike Bookey
May 14, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Four decades after Woodstock, Richie Havens talks about songwriting and Rage Against the Machine

Talkin' bout freedom!When Richie Havens called my cell phone earlier this month, I was expecting to hear a great, booming voice reminiscent of the musician's

By Intern
May 14, 2008

Natural World

They're not for sale!: The thing about skinks...

About three days before my son, Caleb, turned (who is now grown with a son of his own) 16, we were zipping along Highway 26

By Jim Anderson
May 14, 2008
Outside Features

Breaking Trail and Grinding Gears: Local ultra runners, crust skiing and Chainbreaker results

By Intern
May 14, 2008