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COCC’s Black History Month to Celebrate ‘Black Triumph’ and Black Women

Five main events will be offered at COCC campuses across Central Oregon during February
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In celebration of Black History Month, Central Oregon Community College will host several community offerings in February that highlight “Black triumph” and celebrate Black women and youth. Events include an empowerment retreat; two dinners with speakers and/or performers; a viewing of “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” and a community forum. All events are free, […]

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The Good, Bad and Average of 2026

A triple feature to start the year
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

The first few weeks of January for theatrical film releases are dichotomous, to say the least. We get a combination of the movies that studios have lost all faith in and want to dump quickly and cheaply released with Oscar nominees and some future winners. It’s the best and worst of what was created the […]

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Posthaste

The lost art of a handwritten note
Avatar photo by Ellen Waterston

What could be more fun than a book you can’t put down. Thanks to a friend’s recommendation, right now for me that book is “The Correspondent” by Virgina Evans. So not to spoil it, I will only say it is an epistolary novel. The plot thickens through the exchange of letters between the characters. The […]

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In Conversation with David Guterson

Guterson discusses his new book, “Evelyn in Transit”
by Cassie Clemans, Owner of Roundabout Books

“’Self’ appears to be a gathering of body, thoughts, perceptions, awareness, and sensations, yet we experience ourselves as something else.” David Guterson grew up near a Tibetan diaspora family in his Seattle neighborhood, befriending the boys in the family who were his age and spending time with them in their home. Even as a child, […]

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Regenerative Medicine for Musculoskeletal Injuries

Alternatives to repairing and strengthening tendons and connective tissue
by Joshua Phillips

A recent shoulder injury has your author in a position of experiencing firsthand what many patients have presented within our clinic over the years. An acute injury to the rotator cuff complex also illuminated (via diagnostic imaging) areas of chronic and degenerative damage to the complex of muscles, tendons and ligaments that support this joint. Living […]

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Free Will Astrology, Week of Jan. 15

Capricorns should embrace the ever-changing nature of things
by Rob Brezsny

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sandcastles are good reminders of how temporary everything is. We build them on the damp edge of the shore after the tide recedes, and then they crumble when the sea rolls back a few hours later. Let’s make the sandcastle your power symbol for the months ahead. In doing so, I […]

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Bend-La Pine Schools Implements Cell Phone Ban With Mixed Reactions

According to students, teachers and families, the new policy increases academic and social engagement, but raises logistical concerns
by Lauren Shein

High school campuses across Bend-La Pine Schools rang in the new year by implementing a complete cell phone ban, restricting access to personal technology during the school day in accordance with a state executive order. The policy, which directs students to keep their cell phones in their bags from “bell to bell,” has received both […]

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King Pong

“Marty Supreme” and the American Dream
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

I don’t know what you’re after when you watch movies and television. Some people use pop culture as a way to escape the narrow confines of their daily life and only want to be entertained. Others just want to unwind at the end of the day with their brain on low power mode. More and […]

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The “Frontiers in Science” Lecture Series Nurtures the Growing Sisters Science Community

Two upcoming lectures focus on dark skies and gene therapy
by Ezra Oncken

On the third Tuesday of every month, the Sisters Science Club packs The Belfry, an old church in Sisters turned performance venue, with curious minds eager to learn about the next “Frontier in Science.” What began in 2011 as the dream of Cal Allen, Bob Collins, and Dave Hiller, three passionate members of the Sisters […]

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Free Will Astrology, Week of Jan. 8

Capricorns should show boldness with a conscience
by Rob Brezsny

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The coming months are ripe for sacred audacity: boldness with a conscience and courage guided by kindness. Imagine you’re a Benevolent Initiator, whose superpower is to kindle beginnings without causing disruption and unease. Practice brilliant, incremental nudges and tweaks rather than grand interventions. If you’re hesitating to say what needs to […]

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