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Jun 5-11, 2008

Vol. 12, No. 23

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Local News

Till Death Do Us Part: Two longtime Bend enviro groups hope a merger will bolster their work

She has a nice house in a great location. He has an attractive bank account. They care about the same things, and they court the

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Local News

Bipartisan Brew Buddies

Greg Walden and Peter DeFazio have been ripping into each other lately over timber payments, but they're united across party lines in their appreciation of

By H. Bruce Miller
Jun 10, 2008
Local News

Tuscan Syndrome Gets Out of Control

The Eye was watching the local news on KTVZ one night last week when an ad for something called "Tuscany Pines" came on. We had

By H. Bruce Miller
Jun 8, 2008
Local News

Lance Armstrong He Ain't

Gov. Ted Kulongoski rode a bicycle from the governor's mansion to the state capitol Monday to encourage people to seek alternatives to car commuting, but

By H. Bruce Miller
Jun 5, 2008
Local News

We're Number Two -- In Overpriced Houses

Bend has earned a high spot on a national list again, although this time it's an honor that we probably would just as soon pass

By H. Bruce Miller
Jun 4, 2008
Local News

Wyden Gets Off the Fence -- Finally

Sen. Ron Wyden, one of Oregon's superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention, announced his support for Barack Obama today - a day after Obama had

By H. Bruce Miller
Jun 4, 2008

Editorial

Keeping the Beat Going: You don't know Diddley, R Kelly's home cinema, and closet dwellers

By Joseph Oguiza
Jun 4, 2008
Editorial

Commissioner Mike Daly

Hitting is wrong, mike.An estimated 3 million American women are physically abused by their husbands or boyfriends every year. On average, between three and four

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Unintentionally Revealing?

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Killer Cat Is All About Context

I wish you would take the subject of Ellie Mae in the correct context. I am a birder and a lover of animals but the

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Don't Suffer Dog Abuse

This past weekend one of my employees witnessed a man beat his dog, not once, but three times, each time climbing further into his vehicle

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Don't Just Re-Live History, Learn From It

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Don't Block Bike Lanes

On Sunday morning May 24th 2008, I decided to go for a leisurely bike ride. With me were two young children who rode their bikes

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Under Your Noses

I would like to take a minute to talk about bands that go unrecognized here in Bend. I love the fact that you support music,

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Animal cruelty at Mt. B is no joke

As a resident of Bend and a loyal skier at your mountain (I was a season pass holder from 1999-2006 and I still ski primarily

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008

Culture Features

Sweet Claustrophobia: 2nd Street Theatre puts on a big show in Sweet Charity

That's what we call a dress rehearsal. It's the opening night of Sweet Charity at 2nd Street Theatre and it's a full house in the

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Picks

Our Picks for the Week of 6/6-6/11

By Mike Bookey
Jun 4, 2008

Chow

Baba Good: Redmond gets a new helping of Szechuan

Baba brings familiar favorites to redmond. The Long family has built themselves an Asian food empire in Central Oregon. With their flagship Szechuan restaurant on

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Chow

Quick Bites-The Scene Goes Round: May Restaurant Round Up

Although our unsteady spring weather may have kept most of us inside, it hasn't put a damper on the happenings in the ever-changing food industry.

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Chow

Quick Bites-The Scene Goes Round: May Restaurant Round Up

Although our unsteady spring weather may have kept most of us inside, it hasn't put a damper on the happenings in the ever-changing food industry.

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Chow

Baba Good: Redmond gets a new helping of Szechuan

Baba brings familiar favorites to redmond. The Long family has built themselves an Asian food empire in Central Oregon. With their flagship "Szechuan" restaurant on

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008

Film

Dam it All: River Ways tackles controversial Northwest dams

Tribal fisherman have suffered along with the salmon on the columbia river. Who says all fish-talk is boring? River Ways proves the opposite in

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Film

People are Strange: Stock scares and abrupt ending hurt The Strangers

refuses to clean up her room. The Strangers will piss off a lot of people, but probably not for the same reasons as me. It

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Film Events

Fii-tness Test: Is the Wii Fit for You?

step it up on the wii Fit. When the Nintendo Wii hit the market, the first thing people noticed was that it required users to

By Shawn Wallbaum
Jun 4, 2008

Sound Stories & Interviews

Liner Notes: Hip-Hop Cinema with Andre Nickatina

Around his Bay Area stomping ground, Nickatina is a hip-hop legend who's best known for his hardcore "life-on-the-streets" ethos and silky smooth delivery. Some might

By Mike Bookey
Jun 4, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Santogold

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Party in the Plaza: Downtown Sound rolls 14 acts into nine hours

There is typically something artistic going down at Mirror Pond Plaza (often referred to as "The Circle" among locals), the picturesque brick area bordering Drake

By Mike Bookey
Jun 4, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

In Homage of Emulation: Why we love tribute bands, with or without the wigs

Being all sly about it. There is probably a tribute band for every major American or European rock band you can think of and most

By Mike Bookey
Jun 4, 2008

Natural World

What? You've Never Seen a Skink!: an introduction to this sexy, sexy lizard

Not too many years back, I received a phone call from an old pal, Millard Tope. "Jim!" he exclaimed, "You've got to come over and

By Jim Anderson
Jun 4, 2008
Outside Features

Spring Fling Thing: COTA trail build ing, adopt-a-road (ride) and more

By Intern
Jun 4, 2008