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Sep 4-10, 2008

Vol. 12, No. 36

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Local News

PP Heads and PBRs: Person People at Parrilla 9.5.08

How many PBR tall boys does it take to satiate a few hundred Person People fans? We're afraid that his question falls straight into the

By The Source Staff
Sep 9, 2008
Local News

John Butler: The WHOLE interview

Shelby Harwood chatted it up with Australian roots rocker John Butler and here's the full transcript of that interview which is MUCH longer than the

By Mike Bookey
Sep 5, 2008
Local News

Bucks & Beer: Hops are more expensive, thus so is beer, but you're still drinking

So much fuss over a little leaf. Times are getting tight, at least that's what we keep hearing, especially in this part of the country.

By Mike Bookey
Sep 3, 2008
Local News

Interviewing "Dr. Evil" in St. Paul

Oregonian blogger Jeff Mapes had an interesting encounter at the Republican National Convention last week with Rick Berman, the Washington lobbyist behind those TV ads

By The Source Staff
Sep 9, 2008
Local News

Convention Puzzle: Where's Gordo?

Gordon Smith skipped the Republican National Convention in St. Paul this week, saying he needed to hit the campaign trail in Oregon. But he seems

By The Source Staff
Sep 5, 2008
Local News

Real Estate Market Keeps NODding Off

The Central Oregon real estate market passed a milestone in August, but it's not one to brag about: Notices of default (NODs) surpassed home sales

By The Source Staff
Sep 3, 2008
Local News

Allen Alley Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot

Republican state treasurer candidate Allen Alley has found another "scandal" to attack his opponent Ben Westlund with, but this one looks even less credible than

By The Source Staff
Sep 3, 2008

Editorial

Going off the Rails: Damage control for the GOP and rescue me

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Editorial

The Merkley / Smith Furniture War

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Stumbling and Bumbling

I was currently enjoying your "Thirsty" issue, when I stumbled upon a mistake in the "Simple Economics" part of the story. Henry Weinhard's beer is

By Eric Flowers
Sep 4, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Reviewer Should Get A Clue

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Mouse For President

After the events of this past week it seems safe to assume that those who support John McCain would also vote for Mickey Mouse as

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

The city of Bend now plans to support its airport expansion by taking funds from 911, COCC and the schools. This can be found on

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Close Encounters

I saw a huge UFO over the Cascade Range last week that had numerous lights and a beam of red light searching the ground for

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Let 'Em Drown

Thank you Paul for finally speaking the truth. That spillway is a DEATH SENTENCE! I'm glad that in your entire five summers here (winters

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Take It From Me

Please allow me to comment on Sarah Palin, John McCain's choice for VP. Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. I worked in Wasilla on

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008

Culture Features

Movie Night Without A Loan Application: Prineville's Pine Theater makes movie-going fun again

The back to the future at the pine. Last December, Christmas came early in Prineville. A handful of days before St. Nick was scheduled to

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Picks

Our Picks for the week of 9/5-9/11

By Mike Bookey
Sep 3, 2008

Chow

Bang for Your Buck: Pastini Pastaria brings a winning Portland formula to Bend

Taking a bite out of high priced dining at pastini.Pastini Pastaria, another addition to the burgeoning Old Mill eatery scene, has been anxiously anticipated by

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Chow

Bang for Your Buck: Pastini Pastaria brings a winning Portland formula to Bend

Taking a bite out of high priced dining at pastini.Pastini Pastaria, another addition to the burgeoning Old Mill eatery scene, has been anxiously anticipated by

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008

Film

Shadow World: Traitor trades on Bourne action with ideas

Separate ways, worlds apart. Traitor works well on two very important levels: one, as just good old fashioned thriller with a wide variety of settings

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Film

To Laugh, or Not to Laugh: Hamlet 2 squanders its weight in gold

To laugh or not to laugh. Hamlet 2 is a mixed bag of treats, missed opportunities, inspired comic genius, dull plodding and failed timing. In

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008

Sound Stories & Interviews

Liner Notes: Violin, India Style

Two brothers, two violins.Former child violin prodigies Mysore M. Nagaraj and Dr. Mysore M. Manjunath, more popularly known as the Mysore Brothers, have grown up

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Grand (Inter)National: John Butler talks with us about Australia, politics and going dread-less

Get a good look at those dreads, 'cause you ain't gonna see 'em again.The Source caught up with Aussie sensation John Butler over the phone

By Intern
Sep 3, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Year Around Folk: In its 13th year, Sisters Folk Festival has roots in music and its hometown

Mr. Red on Blonde himself, Tim O'Brien finally makes his way to the Sisters Folk Fest this weekend.It's late in the afternoon on a late

By Mike Bookey
Sep 3, 2008

Outside Features

Embrace Your Inner Tourist: It's safe to go outside again!

By Pam Stevenson
Sep 3, 2008