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Feb 26 - Mar 4, 2009

Vol. 13, No. 9

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Local News

Bluebird

Days like today don't come around often. The circumstances leading to bottomless days with nothing but blue sky only come along a few times a

By Intern
Feb 27, 2009
Local News

In case ya missed it: Person People CD release party video

If you didn't make it down to the Domino Room on Saturday night for Person People's CD release show you missed out on a hell

By The Source Staff
Mar 2, 2009
Local News

Gordo for Governor? One Democrat Is Worried

Gordon Smith's being talked up as a candidate for governor again - but the guy who's doing the talking is a Democrat.

By The Source Staff
Mar 3, 2009
Local News

California Dreamin' and Bend Reality

In a way, you have to admire the indestructible optimism of Bend realtors. If you could take an extract from their brains and turn it

By The Source Staff
Feb 28, 2009
Local News

Trimming the Tourist Industry's Juicy Cut

A move's afoot in the state Legislature to change the formula under which the tourist industry gets the lion's share of room tax revenue, and

By The Source Staff
Feb 27, 2009
Local News

Getting By on Looks and Charm

Forbes magazine columnist Joel Kotkin, whose comments about the economic ills of our state and city The Eye focused on recently, was on OPB's "Morning

By The Source Staff
Feb 26, 2009
Local News

Metolius Development Rights, and Wrongs

State officials have come up with a plan that would keep destination resorts away from the Metolius, and the pro-resort forces are, predictably, fuming and

By The Source Staff
Feb 25, 2009
Local News

An Artist's Touch: Holly Hutton is a mother, artist & advocate

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009

Editorial

Vote Yes to Protect Our Water

According to the law of gravity, what goes up must come down. According to the law of sewage, what goes down will keep going down

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Editorial

We're Not Gonna Take It!: Handouts, handups, and ham handedness

Not afraid of a handoutA small, stoic and stupid number of Republican Governors are saying they won't accept funds from the newly passed economic stimulus

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Letters to the Editor

A Solution to the Mortgage Crisis

By Mike Bookey
Feb 26, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Notes From a Backroom Deal (pt. 2)

Editor's note: Last week we ran Pt. 1 of this great Old Timey letter. We are proud to bring you the exciting conclusion of this

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Thank You

This week's letter comes from Tania Enoch who relays a well-earned thank you to a nameless stranger who may have saved her son's life. Thanks

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Know the Risks

It has been interesting following bio-identical hormone therapy in the news media lately. There have been at a minimum three Oprah shows, and an

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Thanks for Nothing

So President Obama has signed the Stimulus Bill to start us on the road to recovery. What I would like to know is, 'How this

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Letters to the Editor

The Cops are Alright

I feel compelled to respond, albeit indirectly, to last week's letter/tirade by Anonymous. I wish to describe my own, recent personal experience with the Bend

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009

Culture Features

We're Not That Smart: Our one-round appearance at the Trivia Bee

By The Source Staff
Feb 25, 2009
Picks

Our Picks for the Week of 2/25-3/5

By The Source Staff
Feb 25, 2009

Chow

The Raw Deal: Kanpai makes fish dreams come true

Fresh. fantastic.It isn't often that a restaurant succeeds in striking the perfect balance between deference to the traditions of its cuisine, the creativity of its

By Alice Finer
Feb 25, 2009
Chow

The Tramp Stamp: A shot for the lowest common denominator

Line em up, knock em downAs Obama sweeps the country with hope and transformation, might there also be change in what is perhaps the most

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Chow

The Tramp Stamp: A shot for the lowest common denominator

Line em up, knock em downAs Obama sweeps the country with hope and transformation, might there also be change in what is perhaps the most

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Chow

The Raw Deal: Kanpai makes fish dreams come true

Fresh. fantastic.It isn't often that a restaurant succeeds in striking the perfect balance between deference to the traditions of its cuisine, the creativity of its

By Alice Finer
Feb 25, 2009

Film

Notes from the Oscars: Parsing Hollywood's annual salute to itself

By Mike Bookey
Feb 25, 2009
Film Events

Strikeout: Front Office swings for the fences and comes up short

By Mike Bookey
Feb 25, 2009

Sound Stories & Interviews

CD Review - Andrew Bird: Noble Beast

By Mike Bookey
Feb 25, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

For the Person, by the People: Looking back and forward at Person People

By The Source Staff
Feb 25, 2009

Natural World

Cry Wolf: Wild wolf sighted in the Cascades?

Chris Mortimer, a naturalist from California, was driving over Santiam Pass in late January when he was suddenly shocked to see a very large, wolf-like

By Jim Anderson
Feb 25, 2009
Outside Features

The Salary Question

It takes a special kind of temperament to coach competitive sports at any level. In the amateur world it's usually a parent or some dedicated

By Eric Flowers
Feb 25, 2009
Outside Features

Keep the Karma Flowing: Share your passion - you never know what may come of it

When my Mom was growing up, girls were expected to wear dresses, look pretty and not cross over the center line on the basketball court.

By Pam Stevenson
Feb 25, 2009