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Nov 13-19, 2008

Vol. 12, No. 46

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Local News

Keller Williams Video

Our review of the Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and Sipe show from last week won't be in the paper for another few days, but

By The Source Staff
Nov 17, 2008
Local News

Weekend Warrior! This Weekend in Music

By The Source Staff
Nov 14, 2008
Local News

Grove, Village...Vegas?

By The Source Staff
Nov 12, 2008
Local News

Outside the Spotlight: Doug Sokol is gone, but his spirit endures

Sokol behind the board at the barnDriving the road into Pine Meadow Ranch is as close to a fuzzy postcard scene as you're ever going

By Mike Bookey
Nov 12, 2008
Local News

Merkley "Hurt" by Lieberman's Disloyalty

We may never know whether Oregon's new senator-elect voted for or against letting renegade Sen. Joe Lieberman keep his key committee chairmanship. But Merkley's office

By The Source Staff
Nov 18, 2008
Local News

Grape (of Wrath) Expectations Downtown

Wandering around downtown Bend the other day, The Eye dropped in at a local business we have been patronizing for the past five years or

By The Source Staff
Nov 18, 2008
Local News

Kicking Bend Around on the Web

The tanking commercial real estate market in Bend has caught the attention of Calculated Risk, one of the world's most prominent finance and economics blogs.

By The Source Staff
Nov 16, 2008
Local News

Mike Daly: "Why I Lost"

In his wanderings around town Thursday The Eye ran into (soon to be former) Deschutes County Commissioner Mike Daly, who offered some thoughts on why

By The Source Staff
Nov 14, 2008
Local News

Obama Looking at Kitzhaber for Cabinet?

Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber says he'd be interested in a Cabinet post in the Obama administration, but so far the Obama transition team hasn't

By The Source Staff
Nov 14, 2008
Local News

Republicans Over the Edge

The Eye has long suspected that some members of the Republican "base" weren't too tightly wrapped, but the election results seem to have completely unwrapped

By The Source Staff
Nov 13, 2008

Editorial

Farewell Mr. Friedman: City council loses a veteran voice, the future of transit, more

While most eyes were on the presidential race, Upfront watched as the Bend City Council quietly shifted in favor of the builders and developers lobby

By The Source Staff
Nov 12, 2008
Editorial

The Monster UGB Expansion

Bend's Manifest DestinyThe Bend real estate market is in the crapper. What would you do about it? Well, how about putting 9,000 more acres of

By Eric Flowers
Nov 12, 2008
Guest Commentary

City Should cut its losses at Juniper Ridge

The financial situation at Juniper has continued to deteriorate since the June 16th City Council meeting on that project. Taxpayers should be extremely concerned

By Eric Flowers
Nov 13, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Where's The Music?

I was very disappointed in the Veteran's Day Parade this past Saturday in Bend. It may be one of the biggest in Oregon, but it

By Eric Flowers
Nov 12, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Save Boys and Girls Club

This is a shout out to all the businesses and business owners in Bend. As many of you are now aware, the Bend Boys and

By Eric Flowers
Nov 12, 2008
Letters to the Editor

BMC Should Come Clean

(A recent) edition of The Bulletin noted a comment from CEO Marvin Lein, "BMC goes to great care to ensure that access to care is

By Eric Flowers
Nov 12, 2008

Culture Features

Stars, Stripes and Laughs: Political comic Will Durst on how to make fun of Obama

By The Source Staff
Nov 14, 2008
Picks

Our Picks for the week of 11/12-11/19

By Mike Bookey
Nov 12, 2008

Chow

In Search of Bend's Best Burritos

Packing a bowl at La ParrillaWith winter fast approaching, our bodies increasingly yearn to stock up on calories, while our pockets-depleted from the cost of

By Alice Finer
Nov 12, 2008
Chow

Quick Bites: Riverside Market Dinners

Soup and samboe at RiversideA town like Bend that has nearly quadrupled in size in the past two decades is home to a multitude of

By Alice Finer
Nov 12, 2008
Chow

Quick Bites: Riverside Market Dinners

Soup and samboe at RiversideA town like Bend that has nearly quadrupled in size in the past two decades is home to a multitude of

By Alice Finer
Nov 12, 2008
Chow

In Search of Bend's Best Burritos

Packing a bowl at La ParrillaWith winter fast approaching, our bodies increasingly yearn to stock up on calories, while our pockets-depleted from the cost of

By Alice Finer
Nov 12, 2008

Film

Testing the Laugh Formula: Even children using profanity can't save Role Models

By Mike Bookey
Nov 12, 2008
Film

Weekend At Bernie's: Soul Men swan song has its moments

A temporary resurrection. Soul Men is Bernie Mac's last movie; that alone lends his portrayal of an over-the-hill backup soul singer an eerie undertone. Coupled

By Mike Bookey
Nov 12, 2008
Film Events

Dead Space: Electronic Arts makes a strong showing in its first jump

By Shawn Wallbaum
Nov 12, 2008

Sound Stories & Interviews

Liner Notes - By Way of the Bay: The Mighty Underdogs

Hip-hop fans in Bend know they don't have it as tough as one might think. Of course, there are a few quality local acts to

By The Source Staff
Nov 12, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Indie Meets...Elton?: The Dirty Words glow by going clean on International Machine

By The Source Staff
Nov 12, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Jaw Dropping Good: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones drink some eggnog and remind you of their talent

Christmas music can drive you crazy. Actually it will almost certainly attack your sanity if ingested in large portions. Like eggnog, these tunes are reserved

By The Source Staff
Nov 12, 2008

Natural World

Cluckers On the Prowl: Chickens yearn back to their dinosaur roots

By Jim Anderson
Nov 12, 2008
Outside Features

First Tracks!: It's time... for Studs, Muffins and Stud Muffins

By Pam Stevenson
Nov 12, 2008