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The grief that does not speak

As Oregonians live longer, a mental health care shortage for seniors becomes a growing problem
Avatar photo Keely Damara

Imagine you’re 70 years old. Or 80. Maybe your spouse has just passed away from chronic illness, leaving you with mountains of medical debt on a remote property in the outskirts of Crook County. Many of your friends have passed away, and without any of your children nearby to help with daily chores or grocery […]

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Sen. Ron Wyden pledges to defend women’s reproductive rights at Planned Parenthood press conference in Bend

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On July 28, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) made a stop at Planned Parenthood in Bend for a brief press conference before heading to a town hall meeting at Sisters High School Auditorium. Voicing his support for women’s health care, Sen. Wyden pledged to defend “Roe vs. Wade” in the wake of President Trump’s nomination of […]

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Deschutes County Dems Pull Support for Boddie

Executive Committee met with potential candidates if Boddie pulls out of HD 54 race
Chris Miller

On July 22, during the Deschutes County Democrats Central Committee Meeting, the committee voted to affirm the Executive Committee’s decision to withdraw support for Nathan Boddie in the House District 54 race and called on Boddie to withdraw his candidacy. If Boddie decides to stay in the race, state and county bylaws prevent the Deschutes […]

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Animal Magnetism

PEMF therapy offers a non-invasive treatment aimed at relieving pain in pets
Anne Pick

Many people seek alternative means of health care. We do yoga, visit naturopaths, try acupuncture — anything that leans away from more pills and more masking of pain and suffering, rather than invoking the natural healing that occurs within our own bodies. And why shouldn’t we do the same for our pets? Pulsed electromagnetic field […]

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Bend to hold first mayoral debate

‘What’s Brewing’ event to field questions from candidates and audience
Hannah Williford

Update: Candidate Brian Douglass, advocate for Disabled Americans and Pacific Crest Trail Angel Program manager, will also take part in the debate. Douglass has been a disability rights advocate in Central Oregon since 1990, according to Bend Chamber. Bend will hold its first mayoral debate on Aug. 14, as candidates begin their campaigns for the November […]

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Fore! the Animals

Goat caddies at a new course in Eastern Oregon give advice—when they want to
Chris Miller

“It’s a great day to be a caddy,” I said to my best buddy and Caddy Master Bruce LeGoat as we walked up the gentle grade from the livery stable to the caddy shack at Silvies Valley Ranch to eat our breakfast of organic antelope brush and juniper, and sip on spring water, like the […]

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Prohibition Arguments Cannalyzed

Josh Jardine

You know something that truly bothers me? Yes, high treason by a flaccid, racist, sociopathic Nazi lover who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, of course. But I’m none too wild about the arguments used by prohibitionists in their opposition to a regulated cannabis program, either. Now that legalization has had a few years […]

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We Win!

The Source Weekly takes home three awards in statewide newspaper contest
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association has awarded us, the Source Weekly, three awards in its annual newspaper contest. The Source won 1st place for Best Feature story, 1st place for Best Editorial/Column and 2nd place in the Target Audience Publication General Excellence category in the ONPA Associate Member Publications Contest. Editor Nicole Vulcan’s story, “Portrait […]

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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

The Central Oregon wildfire season is off to a quick start
Chris Miller

Summer in Bend often means putting up with smoke from wildfires that burn in Oregon—and this year is no different. On July 22 at about noon, fire spotters reported a fire 8 miles south of Bend. The Bessie Butte fire quickly exploded to 50 acres before crews halted its movement with a dozer line around […]

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