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More to it than just a smart investment
The financial reasoning for homeownership is bountiful: increased equity and wealth building, great tax benefits and predictable monthly payments—especially evident in today's current rental situation with rents being raised frequently and excellent long-term investment potential. However, some of the lesser discussed advantages are more sentimental.
By Abbie and Rick Sams
Mar 25, 2020
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Advice & Fun
The moment you realize you've got the lukewarms for a guy is the moment you should break it off and move on
Meet Joe Beige I've been dating this guy for a month.
By Amy Alkon
Mar 25, 2020
Advice & Fun
Culture Features
Local options to help Central Oregonians stay creative and plug into the arts
It is not strange that in trying times we turn to the arts. That's what they were made for.
By Teafly Peterson
Mar 25, 2020
Culture Features
Advice & Fun
Life in the Coronaverse
By Tom Tomorrow
Mar 25, 2020
Advice & Fun
Advice & Fun
You should find a way to carry advice by Aries poet Octavio Paz with meditative grace and effervescent calm.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your oracle comes from Aries poet Octavio Paz: "The path the ancestors cleared is overgrown, unused. The other path, smooth and broad, is crowded with travelers.
By Rob Brezsny
Mar 25, 2020
Advice & Fun
Smoke Signals
A local grower weighs in
I have always been fascinated with the transition we've seen in cannabis, from a clandestine substance to a thriving legal adult-use product. In particular, this switch in legality has opened the door for conversations around proper cannabis consumption hygiene.
By Lindsey Pate
Mar 25, 2020
Smoke Signals
Advice & Fun
We must not delay on this "Stimulus!"
By Jen Sorensen
Mar 25, 2020
Advice & Fun
Advice & Fun
Gamers have been preparing for self-isolation for years—it's time to jump on the bandwagon with these titles
Holing up in your apartment and not going out with friends might sound like a nightmare for some. But for video gamers?
By Isaac Biehl
Mar 21, 2020
Advice & Fun
Advice & Fun
As you've probably guessed, all of us are being invited to re-evaluate everything we think we know about what it means to be human.
We interrupt your regularly scheduled horoscopes to offer insights about the virus-driven turning point that the whole world is now experiencing. As you've probably guessed, all of us are being invited to re-evaluate everything we think we know about what it means to be human.
By Rob Brezsny
Mar 18, 2020
Advice & Fun
Advice & Fun
Be prepared for her to "forget" and attack you again.
Callous In Wonderland At family gatherings, my sister-in-law makes critical remarks about my appearance, like my shirt's very low-cut or I might want to lose weight before wearing the dress I have on.
By Amy Alkon
Mar 18, 2020
Advice & Fun
Art Watch
Central Oregon Center for The Arts gets serious
Performers in Bend know the drill: Find a space that might work, then hope and pray it stays open, has good sound and can be easily accessible for your audience. The ongoing population growth in Bend has also meant a growth in performers and audiences.
By Teafly Peterson
Mar 18, 2020
Art Watch
Smoke Signals
Commissioners return a serve to LUBA in the case of a farm application started over two years ago
As I type this, all Oregon schools are closed, the federal government has declared a national emergency, and toilet paper is darn near a currency of its own. Still, legal wrangling over more marijuana farms in greater Deschutes County managed to sneak its way into the agenda for our County leadership.
By Jeremy Dickman
Mar 18, 2020
Smoke Signals
Take Me Home
Market updates, new real estate practices & what lies ahead
Our news cycles, social media feeds and conversations are predominantly focused on the everchanging impact that COVID-19 is having on the economy, health care, social interactions, government guidelines and business. As a real estate professional, my phone and email is lighting up with questions about the impact of COVID-19 on the real estate market and mortgage rates.
By Christin J Hunter, Broker
Mar 18, 2020
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Culture Features
"Let me entertain you, Let me make you smile"
Editor's note: As of press time, "Gypsy" is still scheduled to continue its live performances. But in response to concerns around the spread of COVID-19, the producers are also working to offer live-streaming of the performance.
By Elizabeth Warnimont
Mar 18, 2020
Culture Features
Advice & Fun
Pandemic advice from the invisible hand of the free market!
By Tom Tomorrow
Mar 18, 2020
Advice & Fun
Advice & Fun
Hey hey, my covid crew!
By Jen Sorensen
Mar 18, 2020
Advice & Fun
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