Insulting the president is nothing new in the U.S., and Southern Oregon University Professor Edwin Battistella has done the research to show it. The country has fostered a raucous environment in this arena “from the get-go,” Battistella said. People called George Washington too monarchical. Newspapers backing John Adams and Thomas Jeffersonโthe equivalent of today’s cable […]
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Hearts Unknown
On the southeastern tip of Bainbridge Island sits an exposed swath of bedrockโa sign of past seismic activity, one not often seen so close to the surface. It’s a geologic phenomenon, geologists say. Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, is also where Nicola Carpinelli was living when he began a descent into depression and substance abuse, he […]
Weed Oversupply?
The biggest story about Oregon cannabis this year has been just how much of it we haveโby most accounts, a six-year supply. Much like a six-year-old joint, this story caught fire quickly and burned hot. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission made that claim at the end of January. It was viewed with dubious skepticism amongst […]
To Quote Febreeze, “Have You Gone Noseblind?”
Humans have five basic senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. The sense of smell can have a direct effect on a person’s emotional response in any situationโeven when selling a home. The smells of a home can tell the buyer a story, and that story is either a good story or a not-so-pleasant story. […]
Source Weekly Update Podcast 8/29/19
The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Back to School! Tune in this week on what schools are doing to become more sustainable, the Expansion of Brown Owl in the Box Factory and an update on the Left Coast Burger Company opening soon โ in the August 29, 2019 edition of the podcast. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple […]
As School Starts in Portland, More Funding Is On Its Way
The first day of high school is a momentous occasion for a lot of studentsโbut for students at Portland’s Jefferson High School, today’s first day was even a little more exciting. Gov. Kate Brown visited the school today, on the first day of the 2019-2020 school year for Portland Public Schools, to ceremonially sign HB […]
Building, Upgrades Take Shape from Bond Money
Some of the big plans from a $268 million construction bond that voters passed in 2017 have started showing up in time for this school year at Bend-La Pine Schools. The biggest change is the new North Star Elementary School at O. B. Riley and Cooley roads in north central Bend. A public celebration will […]
A Fall Jumpstart
Last school year, the Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools gave out 41 grants to the Bend-La Pine school district with its Spring Grants program, totaling over $70,000 donated for programs and needs for the upcoming school year. With the 2019-2020 session upon us, the Education Foundation’s new Back-to-School Classroom Grants for Educators program offers […]
Opting Out, and Beyond
At the Barnes Sawyer Room, where the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners holds public meetings, anytime the issue of marijuana is on the agenda visitors will find anti-marijuana activists staring down speakers, nodding solemnly and doing their darnedest to guide the Board in stamping out the scourge of marijuana that creeps like a bad dream […]
The Land Trust Model for Bend
The increased cost of living has infiltrated every aspect of people’s livesโat the gas pump, the grocery store, heating or cooling houses… the list goes on. It’s gotten very expensive to provide just the basics. It’s no secret that affordable and attainable housing is a major obstacle for many Central Oregonians, too. In July, the […]

