The U.S. Supreme Court has released decisions in three cases, including Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, in which it ruled that, while the Environmental Protection Agency was getting a little big for its britches it should still be able to tell 83 percent of greenhouse gas emitters to clean up their act. The Sudanese woman sentenced to […]
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City Appoints Bend Police Chief Jim Porter to Permanent Position
City Manager Eric King announced today that he appointed interim Police Chief Jim Porter to a permanent position as head of the Bend Police Department. Porter stepped into the interim role after the firing of former Chief Jeff Sale, who was removed from his position following the sex scandal involving then Public Information Officer Lt. Chris Carney. “Upon […]
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Deschutes County is #1. But perhaps not why you want, or think.
In a survey entitled “Where guns are easier to find than knowledge,” the Washington Post points out the Deschutes County has the highest and “most lopsided” gun store: museum ratio, at 7 to 1.
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City Water and Sewer Rates Will Increase in October
City Council voted 4-3 tonight to increase water and sewer rates by 5 and 9 percent effective October 1. The rates were anticipated to increase as of July 1, but Mayor Jim Clinton and Councilors Sally Russell, Doug Knight, and Jodie Barram expressed concerns about hitting ratepayers with the increase before the October 15 end of irrigation […]
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Deschutes County’s Top 10 Future News Stories
This morning, representatives from Deschutes County, the City of Bend, Bend La Pine School District and Bend Park and Recreation offered their perspectives on local issues at the Bend Chamber of Commerce State of the Community Address. While the event focused on victories won and challenges faced by the various government bodies (the Urban Growth […]
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Newspaper on the Radio 6/11
Editor Phil Busse chats with Mike from 92.9FM about the Source Weekly’s Summer Events Guide and the mermaid featured on our cover. The Who – “Summertime Blues” Phil talks up intern Lucy Ausman’s profile of rodeo star Bobby Mote as well as the profiles of local productions of Sweeney Todd and Communicating Doors and lets […]
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Guest Post: Preventing Mass Killings with Kindness
.sarahwynne. By Molly Boyle, Sisters High School Student Our country was devastated by the 2012 Sandy Hook Shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six adults were killed in a shooting spree. Schools all around the United States tightened security by installing metal detectors and bulletproof glass, and performing routine lockdown drills. However, regardless […]
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Update: Two Bulls Fire Now 5 Percent Contained
Matt Fox The Two Bulls Fire is now at a 5 percent containment, according to an update from the Central Oregon Joint Information Center. At the moment, the fire is not in the Bridge Creek Watershed and officials say the Outback facilities are not in the path of the fire. About 50 residents are still […]
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What in the World
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You Could Be 1/7 Boss of the City
This could be you. Three seats on City Council will be coming vacant at the end of this year—Jodie Barram, Mark Capell and Scott Ramsay are currently keeping them warm—and you could be just the guy/gal to fill them. Do you make bold, colorful fashion statements?Do you know you want to be the mayor?Do you […]