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Jun 18-24, 2009

Vol. 13, No. 25

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Local News

Dusty Rhodes and the River Band Video!

Yeah, so what, it's a little blurry, but given that most of the town missed this band's headlining show at Bite of Bend on Saturday,

By The Source Staff
Jun 23, 2009
Local News

Appetite For Deception Video! Welcome to the Jungle!

The Blender has a thing for tribute bands, which is why we were at Boondocks last night to check out Appetite for Deception, a Portland-based

By The Source Staff
Jun 19, 2009
Local News

News Flash: Metolius Bill Passes

In a dramatic reversal of fortune, the bill to protect the Metolius Basin from potentially destructive destination resort development passed the Oregon House today by

By The Source Staff
Jun 22, 2009
Local News

They're Not Laughing With Us, They're Laughing at Us

In The Eye's past trips to Hawaii, when other tourists asked us where we were from and we replied, "Bend, Oregon," the response would be

By The Source Staff
Jun 21, 2009
Local News

Steve Larsen: A Tragic Wakeup Call

When a 39-year-old man dies suddenly of a heart attack, it's shocking. When the man is a former professional bike racer and top-ranked endurance athlete,

By The Source Staff
Jun 19, 2009
Local News

Who's Got Your Back? Bend Surgeons Do

Got an aching back? If you live in Bend, you're more than twice as likely to have surgery for it as the average American is.

By The Source Staff
Jun 18, 2009
Local News

Back from Hawaii: Troubles in Paradise

The Eye wandered back to Bend from Hawaii yesterday and was surprised to find the vegetation looking more lush and tropical in our backyard than

By The Source Staff
Jun 17, 2009
Local News

The Wrong Direction: Another city subsidy, bringing back burning, and John Day grazing

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009
Local News

Sullying Sotomayor: An insider's perspective on Supreme Court confirmations

courting race on the court."All of these folks are capable or they wouldn't have been considered for confirmation," offers Mathew McCoy as we start our

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009

Editorial

Monday Morning Quarterbacks: Global health insurance, Blagojovich stand-up and more!

Welcomes your feedback.The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from Tehran, wondering

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009
Editorial

OLCC's Blind Eye

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has all the outward appearance of hip, contemporary culture. You can subscribe to the agency's Twitter feed (Here comes an

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009
Guest Commentary

Metolian Resorts' Impact Is More Than Minimal

bull trout habitat on lake creek.Jon Skidmore in his column titled "Metolian resort can be a good thing," in the Bend Bulletin (May 31, 2009),

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Where Are We Going?

I miss the days of hitchhiking - of being able to feel safe enough to pick up hitchhikers, as well as knowing that it was

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009
Letters to the Editor

A Helping Hand For Horses

We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who donated items to the silent auction at Brasada

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009
Letters to the Editor

A Culture Prepped for Hate Crimes

The recent killings of an abortion doctor in Kansas and a security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. are chilling reminders that some

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009

Picks

Our Picks for the Week of 6/19-6/25

By Mike Bookey
Jun 17, 2009
Theater

You Make Me Feel There Are Songs to be Sung: My Way - A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra

By Suzanne Burns
Jun 19, 2009

Chow

Going Mobile: Recession Pies takes brick-oven pizza on the road

a piece of the action.I have a heartfelt sympathy for young people starting out in these challenging times. I too was thrown into the work

By Alice Finer
Jun 17, 2009
Chow

Going Mobile: Recession Pies takes brick-oven pizza on the road

a piece of the action.I have a heartfelt sympathy for young people starting out in these challenging times. I too was thrown into the work

By Alice Finer
Jun 17, 2009
Beer & Drink

Pilsner Pundits

No one is as discerning as the yellow beer drinker. I work with a guy who can jam his nose deep in a Bordeaux glass

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009

Film

Destiny's Train Ride: First-time director nails a dark and disturbing drama

...without a paddle.Sin Nombre (which translates to "Without a Name") is one of those films that will stay with you for days. This brilliantly directed,

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009
Film

A Cycle-Centric Society: Veer digs deep into Portland's love of all things bike

Bike Chariot wars: Coming soon to Drake Park...please.Bicycling. It seems simple enough - two wheels, gears, cables, and of course someone to ride it. But

By Mike Bookey
Jun 17, 2009
Film Events

Just A Spark: inFamous gives a jolt to the genre

You ever see that movie called Powder?Power can make you blue. Consider Cole, the protagonist of inFamous. All he needs to do is walk up

By Eric Flowers
Jun 17, 2009

Sound Stories & Interviews

Rain, Rock and Rodeo

reed thomas lawrence stayin' dry.It was a bit of a wild week for Sound Check, given that we dodged thunderstorms, screaming cougars and bucking broncos

By Mike Bookey
Jun 17, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

So Misunderstood: Dusty Rhodes on how to not name your act but make an incredible record

country bands don't dress like that.Two things to know about Dusty Rhodes and the River Band: 1) There is no one named Dusty Rhodes in

By Mike Bookey
Jun 17, 2009

Natural World

A New Fungus Among Us?: A somewhat shocking discovery in Sisters

Habitat of (what could be) a new species of "mushroom" and close up of "fruiting bodies."With all this unseasonable rain we have been experiencing throughout

By Jim Anderson
Jun 17, 2009
Outside Features

Celebratory Destruction?

By Mike Bookey
Jun 17, 2009
Outside Features

Feet, Don't Fail Me Now: Whether it's running a race or running errands

Ted and Joan Winchel, who both won the 70-74 age group at the Dirty Half.Are you a runner or are you someone who runs? Does

By Pam Stevenson
Jun 17, 2009