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Nov 20-26, 2008
Vol. 12, No. 47

News

Local News
At What Cost? Record-breaking contributions raise questions about the role of campaign cash

If money, as the Supreme Court tells us, is the equivalent of free speech in politics, then some of the local special interests were doing
by Eric Flowers

Opinion

Editorial
The City Council Shuffle: Parsing the Bulletin's endorsement, and a sad farewell

Don't you know, I am the man?Upfront was less than surprised to see that the local daily endorsed former planning commissioner Don Leonard to fill
by Eric Flowers
Tags: Editorial, Upfront

Editorial
Reopening a Can of Land Use Worms

Oregon voters unwittingly opened a squirmy can of worms in 2004 when they passed Measure 37. They thought they had at least partially closed the
by Eric Flowers

Letters to the Editor
Calling All Backcountry Skiers and Snowshoers

This week's letter of the week comes from Chris Moehl who reminds backcountry users that they need to get involved with the ongoing recreation planning
by Eric Flowers

Letters to the Editor
Everything Has Its Price

Well it looks like the public relations department of Bend's pro-growth, pro-sprawl, pro-development community is at it again. What's that? You didn't know Bend's good
by Eric Flowers

Letters to the Editor
Discrimination is Un-American

California, my birth state, was always out front, comprised of thinking, intelligent people. Homosexuality was seldom an issue. But ever since the extreme religious right
by Eric Flowers

Letters to the Editor
Don't Make Suicide A Secret

Each day in the U.S. more than 80 people will take their own life, leaving behind loved ones, survivors to struggle with the loss, grief
by Eric Flowers

Culture

Culture Features
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: Over the River and Through the Woods at 2nd Street Theater

I've fallen and I can't find my grandparents. Oh wait, there they are.In Italian, the expression "Tengo Famiglia" means more than just its literal translation of "I hold family." The expression, as writer Joe DiPietro (author of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) shows throughout the production, is more about putting your family first. Even though DiPietro's play focuses on an Italian-American family living in Hoboken, New Jersey, the overall theme of the play transcends cultural boundaries and appeals to the audience. The cast and crew at 2nd Street Theater give this heartwarming comedy about family, food and faith legs and the story itself does the rest.
by Mike Bookey

Picks
Our Picks for the Week of 11/19-11/27

The Sofa Kings friday 21 You've likely seen MC Mystic behind the turntables as well as the microphone, but most don't know the dude can also play the drums like nobody's business. He'll show off his beatkeeping prowess with this new band, the Sofa Kings, the female-fronted outfit that's debuting at the newly reopened Pyro Lounge at the Old Mill Martini Bar. That's a pretty clever name for a venue that was closed due to a fire not too long ago. 9pm. Pyro Lounge at The Old Mill Martini Bar, 360 SW Powerhouse Dr. Will Durst friday 21 If you didn't laugh enough during the past election, check out Durst's bipartisan take on political hilarity. Check out the Culture section for more info. 21 and over. 8pm. $25/advance, $28/door. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., 317-0700.
by The Source Staff

Food & Drink

Chow
Devore's To-Go: Health Food Even a Hater Can Love

Not your mother's health food co-op.Devore's Good Food, a neighborhood gem too often obscured by the mammoth shadow cast by Newport Market across the street,
by Alice Finer

Chow
Quick Bites: Tough Times: Restaurant industry continues its slide

It's been a brutal year for the restaurant industry. Nationwide, restaurants and bars shed more than 11,000 jobs in October as the country marched deeper
by Eric Flowers

Chow
Quick Bites: Tough Times: Restaurant industry continues its slide

It's been a brutal year for the restaurant industry. Nationwide, restaurants and bars shed more than 11,000 jobs in October as the country marched deeper
by Eric Flowers

Chow
Devore's To-Go: Health Food Even a Hater Can Love

Not your mother's health food co-op.Devore's Good Food, a neighborhood gem too often obscured by the mammoth shadow cast by Newport Market across the street,
by Alice Finer

Screen

Film
Evolution of an Icon: Craig Brings Depth (and eye candy) to Bond

Even Bond is feeling the recession.Daniel Craig has that mysterious quality, that je ne sais quoi, that truly defines the James Bond character. This is
by Rachel Purcell

Film
Life Goes On: Keeping it positive with Mike Leigh

Hot for teacher?The title Happy Go Lucky is kind of misleading. It implies a cutesy-fresh-feeling, sunshine approach to life, but it's far from cute-it's about
by Eric Flowers

Film Events
Martini Man: 007 adapts nicely in Quantum

A bitter, badder Bond. Ever since GoldenEye 64 was released on the Nintendo 64 there have been many 007 games that try to emulate the classic. The latest is Quantum of Solace, a first-person shooter based on the new James Bond movie. The story follows super spy James Bond (Daniel Craig) and touches on the events that take place from the previous Bond movie, Casino Royale, and up through Quantum of Solace. Quantum is a first-person shooter that lets you switch to a third-person view. The game play doesn't pull any punches. And from the first level forward, this game is in overdrive with bullets flying all around you. The first part of the game feels like it would fit on one of the final levels, so there is no slowing down. At such a fast pace the levels seem to pass quickly.
by Shawn Wallbaum
Tags: Film Events, Game On

Music

Sound Stories & Interviews
Liner Notes: Mac Lethal's Midwest Attack

Last week in this very column we discussed the geographical idiosyncrasies of the hip-hop world, specifically the influx of dope-ass rhymes emanating from the Bay
by Mike Bookey
Tags: Sound Stories & Interviews, On Stage

Sound Stories & Interviews
Feelin' the Best Feeling

Keller telling us Why we need to wake up early. Sound Check wasn't quite sure what to expect from Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and
by Mike Bookey
Tags: Sound Stories & Interviews, On Stage

Sound Stories & Interviews
For Britt and Lia, From Bend: Local bands and community members throw benefit show.

If you need a reason to hit up this benefit, just look above.The news of the gruesome attack on Bendites Britt Leis and Lia Koehn
by Mike Bookey

Sound Stories & Interviews
You Stay Classy, Rockers: Tentareign brings rock to the Tower. In other news, hell freezes over.

You ready for These folks, Tower?It's just after 11am on a recent Saturday morning when Hannah Jacobs, Jason Costa and Andy Hoard of local prog-metal
by Eric Flowers

Outside

Natural World
Winter butterflies?: Warm days, more butterflies

"Mr. Anderson," my caller said last Wednesday afternoon. "I have a mystery. What in the world is going on with the butterflies? I smashed a beautiful orange and brown one on my windshield this afternoon - I didn't think I'd ever see a butterfly fluttering about in November! Is this the result of global warming, or what?" That same day, driving home from Sisters on Highway 20, I had the very same thing happen near the 8-mile post. It was unavoidable, but it still saddened me. Killing animals with my motor vehicle is something I try diligently to avoid, but traveling along at 55 mph on a collision course with a butterfly is not like avoiding a mule deer or elk. I saw and heard it hit the windshield and then in a horror of horrors, it caught under my windshield wiper right in front of my eyes and stuck there all the way home.
by Jim Anderson

Outside Features
The Real Campaign Starts Now

For new Oregon State head basketball coach Craig Robinson, helping his brother-in-law win the presidency of the United States is going to seem like a piece of cake compared to trying to win a Pac 10 conference basketball game this season - let alone a championship. Robinson - Michelle Obama's brother - inherited a team that went 0-18 in conference play last season and won only six of the 31 games it played. Unfortunately for the Beavers last year, they weren't able to give a concession speech mid-way through the season when they realized the race was over.
by Mike Bookey
Tags: Outside Features, Left Field

Outside Features
Adventure Racers Are My Weakness: Words and whitewater, grammar and granny gears

Ahhhh, a two-hour trail run along the Metolius, a campfire, a mug of hot chocolate, a good book and a great dog.I first came across
by Pam Stevenson

Blogs

The Blender
Weekend Warrior!

Friday Night 11/21: Will Durst at the Tower Theatre Yeah, yeah, don't give me any more BS about how you're so "worn out" by this year's election to talk about or hear anything about politics. Get yourself to the Tower Theatre tonight and take in the political hilarity of self-described "raging moderate" Will Durst.
by The Source Staff

The Wandering Eye
Eying the Budget Crisis Through Partisan Filters

Oregon Democrats and Republicans are dividing along classic ideological lines in response to the state's calamitous predicted budget shortfall.
by The Source Staff

The Wandering Eye
A Belated Farewell to The O's Resident Righty

The Eye offers sincere apologies for being so late to pick up on this, but right-wing columnist David Reinhard has left The Oregonian.
by The Source Staff

The Wandering Eye
Mike Dugan: Pick Josh Marquis, Not Me

Mike Dugan has been mentioned as a likely choice for US Attorney for Oregon, but it seems the Deschutes County District Attorney isn't too interested
by The Source Staff

The Wandering Eye
A Flock of Applicants for Friedman's Job

The Eye will never be able to understand why anybody would want the job, but 15 people have applied for the late Bill Friedman's seat
by The Source Staff

The Wandering Eye
Obama Looking at Kitzhaber for Cabinet Post?

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 Eric Flowers

The Wandering Eye
Badlands Bill Must Wait for Next Year

Lovers of Bend's Badlands Wilderness who have been waiting for years to see it designated as a federally protected wilderness area will have to
by The Source Staff

The Wandering Eye
Badlands Bill Must Wait for Next Year

Lovers of Bend's Badlands Wilderness who have been waiting for years to see it designated as a federally protected wilderness area will have to
by The Source Staff

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News

If money, as the Supreme Court tells us, is the equivalent of free speech in politics, then some of the local special interests were doing

Opinion

Don't you know, I am the man?Upfront was less than surprised to see that the local daily endorsed former planning commissioner Don Leonard to fill

Oregon voters unwittingly opened a squirmy can of worms in 2004 when they passed Measure 37. They thought they had at least partially closed the

This week's letter of the week comes from Chris Moehl who reminds backcountry users that they need to get involved with the ongoing recreation planning

Well it looks like the public relations department of Bend's pro-growth, pro-sprawl, pro-development community is at it again. What's that? You didn't know Bend's good

California, my birth state, was always out front, comprised of thinking, intelligent people. Homosexuality was seldom an issue. But ever since the extreme religious right

Each day in the U.S. more than 80 people will take their own life, leaving behind loved ones, survivors to struggle with the loss, grief

Culture

Food & Drink

Not your mother's health food co-op.Devore's Good Food, a neighborhood gem too often obscured by the mammoth shadow cast by Newport Market across the street,

It's been a brutal year for the restaurant industry. Nationwide, restaurants and bars shed more than 11,000 jobs in October as the country marched deeper

It's been a brutal year for the restaurant industry. Nationwide, restaurants and bars shed more than 11,000 jobs in October as the country marched deeper

Not your mother's health food co-op.Devore's Good Food, a neighborhood gem too often obscured by the mammoth shadow cast by Newport Market across the street,

Screen

Even Bond is feeling the recession.Daniel Craig has that mysterious quality, that je ne sais quoi, that truly defines the James Bond character. This is

Hot for teacher?The title Happy Go Lucky is kind of misleading. It implies a cutesy-fresh-feeling, sunshine approach to life, but it's far from cute-it's about

Music

Last week in this very column we discussed the geographical idiosyncrasies of the hip-hop world, specifically the influx of dope-ass rhymes emanating from the Bay

Keller telling us Why we need to wake up early. Sound Check wasn't quite sure what to expect from Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and

If you need a reason to hit up this benefit, just look above.The news of the gruesome attack on Bendites Britt Leis and Lia Koehn

You ready for These folks, Tower?It's just after 11am on a recent Saturday morning when Hannah Jacobs, Jason Costa and Andy Hoard of local prog-metal

Outside

Ahhhh, a two-hour trail run along the Metolius, a campfire, a mug of hot chocolate, a good book and a great dog.I first came across

Blogs

Oregon Democrats and Republicans are dividing along classic ideological lines in response to the state's calamitous predicted budget shortfall.

The Eye offers sincere apologies for being so late to pick up on this, but right-wing columnist David Reinhard has left The Oregonian.

Mike Dugan has been mentioned as a likely choice for US Attorney for Oregon, but it seems the Deschutes County District Attorney isn't too interested

The Eye will never be able to understand why anybody would want the job, but 15 people have applied for the late Bill Friedman's seat

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

Lovers of Bend's Badlands Wilderness who have been waiting for years to see it designated as a federally protected wilderness area will have to

Lovers of Bend's Badlands Wilderness who have been waiting for years to see it designated as a federally protected wilderness area will have to

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