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We Are All One

After writing inspirational messages for 25 years, I’m starting a slightly new chapter involving some version of poetry or lyrics

WE are all one. We ARE all one. We are ALL one. We are all ONE. Say each line to yourself and put emphasis on each capitalized word.         Slowly repeat.                                               […]

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Free Will Astrology Week of Nov. 6

Scorpios understand how descent can lead to renewal

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Martin Luther King Jr. said that harnessing our pain and transforming it into wise love can change the world for the better. More than any other sign, Scorpio, you understand this mystery: how descent can lead to renewal, how darkness can awaken brilliance. It’s one of your birthrights to embody Kingโ€™s […]

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What Central Oregon Seniors Need to Know About The Upcoming Year With Medicare

Explaining options during Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period

For many Central Oregon residents, fall doesn’t just mean changing leaves and cooler temperatures. It also marks the arrival of Medicareโ€™s Annual Enrollment Period. Running from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, AEP is the one time of year when most people with Medicare can make changes to their coverage for the following year. Whether you’re […]

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From Andromeda With Love

Yorgos Lanthimos makes it weird with Bugonia

If youโ€™re a hopeless film fan like myself, then you more than likely feel some kind of way about the films of Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos. Whether youโ€™re a fan of his darker, edgier earlier work like โ€œDogtoothโ€ and โ€œAlps,โ€ or of his more whimsical and experimental later films like โ€œThe Lobsterโ€ and โ€œThe Favourite,โ€ […]

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Dank Drinks: Is Ganja You Glug Any Good?ย 

There is a growing number of hemp-derived, THC-infused beverages

For many people, smoking or vaping cannabis are their primary methods of getting high, followed by scarfing an edible. (Or, if you are me, both at the same time. #dontjudgeme) But there is a growing number turning to hemp-derived, THC-infused beverages. And recent moves within the industry mean you may start seeing these drinks in […]

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Free Will Astrology Week of Oct. 30

Scorpios are due for a surge of inspiration

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the late 18th century, Balloonomania came to Paris. Large crowds gathered to watch inventors and impresarios send hot air balloons into the sky. Spectators were astonished, fearful, and filled with wonder. Some wept, and some fainted. I suspect youโ€™re due for your own exhilarating lift-off, Scorpio โ€” a surge of […]

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Rich Man/Rich Man

โ€œGood Fortuneโ€ is in bad faith

I think Aziz Ansari meant well when he sat down to write โ€Good Fortuneโ€ and really thought he was trying to unpack the unfairness of the gig worker system in America, and how easy it is to make one or two small mistakes and end up homeless and destitute. While โ€œGood Fortuneโ€ has some solid […]

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Building Confidence, Character and Grace

โ€œThe Little Mermaidโ€ swims onto a high school stage in Redmond

A Disney classic, โ€œThe Little Mermaid,โ€ will be center stage in Redmond this November.ย  Ovation Performing Arts is putting on the production. The non-profit primarily serves homeschooled families and describes itself as a Christian-based organization. Jonathan Shepherd and his wife have run OPA for the past decade, developing young actors from around Central Oregon. For […]

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Savage in Bend (or Redmond)

The Redmond Hotel haunted?

Readers get a two for one, because this week is the Redmond issue AND Halloween! So why not answer a question about a haunting? Lynn J. asks, โ€œIs the SCP Redmond Hotel really haunted?โ€ This tale begins way back in 1906, when William and Fannie Wilson built the original Redmond Hotel, a wooden two-story structure […]

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