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Don't shoot the messenger!
When involved in a real estate transaction, not all news is good news. While the goal for every real estate broker is a smooth sales process and the end result to be one that everyone is happy with, it's important to remember there are certain things your realtor cannot control.
By Christin Hunter
Sep 18, 2019
Take Me Home National Association of Realtors ethics analysis property value sales process
Art Watch
Helms is one of many artists selling at October's 20-Dollar Art Show
Growing up in the Ozarks, Monica Helms found a world of magic just outside her door. Her days were spent watching animals and marveling in the wonder that is nature.
Sep 18, 2019
Art Watch Monica Helms art Bright Place Gallery
Advice & Fun
Brett Kavanaugh is super-pissed
By E.J. Pettinger
Sep 18, 2019
Advice & Fun
Advice & Fun
You, too, have lost track of a major Something that would seem hard to misplace
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1936, the city of Cleveland, Ohio staged the Great Lakes Exposition, a 135-acre fair with thrill rides, art galleries, gardens, and sideshows.
By Rob Brezsny
Sep 18, 2019
Advice & Fun
Source Spotlight
Inviting a range of perspectives; bridging a gap between people from different walks of life
Editor's note: Joshua Langlais is a local photographer and the creator of A Community Thread, a project for which he interviews folks on the subject of community, its importance, and how we function as individuals within it. This is an excerpt from his interview with Dorian Allstot, who describes himself as a seeker of life experiences and someone who aims to liberate himself and those he cares about from poverty and oppression.
By Joshua Langlais
Sep 18, 2019
Source Spotlight A Community Thread Dorian Allstot compassion Joshua Langlais
Advice & Fun
Life in the stupidverse we are trapped here forever
By Tom Tomorrow
Sep 18, 2019
Advice & Fun
Culture Features
Welcoming Week includes events aimed at fostering inclusion among immigrants, refugees and other community members
Over two years ago, the Bend City Council signed a unanimous resolution declaring Bend a Welcoming City—becoming one of about 150 communities in the U.S. to join the network aimed at fostering inclusion and understanding among immigrants and refugees and the wider community. Welcoming Week, which takes place this week, include events such as a kick-off party, trainings, a celebration of the passage of HB2015—which made driver's licenses available to all Oregonians, regardless of immigration status—and Latino Fest, a day-long celebration featuring food, music and dance, held in Madras Saturday.
By Nicole Vulcan
Sep 11, 2019
Culture Features Welcoming Week Madras Latino Fest Bend Oregon State University-Cascades
Advice & Fun
Taking the necessary actions to claim and own that special place
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Novelist Wallace Stegner wrote, "Some are born in their place, some find it, some realize after long searching that the place they left is the one they have been searching for."
By Rob Brezsny
Sep 11, 2019
Advice & Fun
Smoke Signals
Marijuana farm blamed for flagging grape sales
A case of allegedly tainted grapes in Yamhill County is a topic of conversation around the state. In April, Momtazi Family LLC, a vineyard located in McMinnville, filed a lawsuit under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against a nearby marijuana farm.
By Jeremy Dickman
Sep 11, 2019
Smoke Signals Tainted grapes Yamhill County Momtazi Family LLC wine marijuana
Take Me Home
Determining the right time to buy or sell
The most-asked question real estate professionals hear is always centered around timing and when is the right time to buy or sell. Buyers are always anticipating and hoping for the next recession or wishing for lower prices while sellers want to know the most advantageous time to put their home on the market in order to make a maximum profit on the sale.
By Abbie and Rick Sams
Sep 11, 2019
Take Me Home Beacon Report land value market shift Central Oregon
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