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Greg Walden and Peter DeFazio have been ripping into each other lately over timber payments, but they're united across party lines in their appreciation of a good beer.
The Eye was watching the local news on KTVZ one night last week when an ad for something called "Tuscany Pines" came on. We had to rub our eyes (and ears).
Gov. Ted Kulongoski rode a bicycle from the governor's mansion to the state capitol Monday to encourage people to seek alternatives to car commuting, but the feat didn't impress The Oregonian's editorial writers much.
Bend has earned a high spot on a national list again, although this time it's an honor that we probably would just as soon pass up.
Sen. Ron Wyden, one of Oregon's superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention, announced his support for Barack Obama today - a day after Obama had clinched the nomination.
She has a nice house in a great location. He has an attractive bank account. They care about the same things, and they court the same friends. So the Central Oregon Environmental Center and Resource, two local environmental groups, are merging. Their union should, over the long term, strengthen Bend's go-to spot for green living (Resource) and clarify the Environmental Center's somewhat nebulous mission, according to those behind the merger.
On July 1, the Environmental Center officially absorbs reSource. Mike Riley, who has been running Resource, will become chief of the expanded Environmental Center. Shauna Quistorff will relinquish that title to become its publicity and fund raising chief. They say that together the two organizations will more effectively and efficiently serve what had previously been overlapping missions: generally speaking, to create and sustain a healthy local environment and encourage conservation.
Speculation is growing that the 2nd Congressional District's own Greg Walden will go after the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, but at least one prominent Oregon Republican says a Walden candidacy would be "an almost certain disaster."
One of the knocks on Jeff Merkley during the Democratic senatorial primary campaign was that he was too bland and mild-mannered to run the kind of tough campaign needed to knock off an incumbent. Now Merkley seems determined to refute that charge.
Wayne Kinney, a Democratic convention superdelegate who lives in Bend, announced today that he's supporting Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination.
Some of the 200 or so people scattered throughout the stands at Mountain View High School’s gymnasium are gathering their belongings and tossing jackets over their shoulders as the clock on the scoreboard runs down, the digits in the hundredths of a second box fluttering by indiscernibly. The Central Oregon Hotshots are leading the West Coast High Flyers 136-128 and Arthur Lewis, Jr. – by far the shortest player on the court – is dribbling near half court and looks like he’ll run out the clock. Some High Flyers have already wandered to their bench, accepting the eight-point loss.
Lewis then bounds toward the basket (1) where two of his teammates are waiting. At first it appears as if they’re going to block their own teammate’s shot. But then Lewis flings his body at the two lumbering players who grab him around the ribs from each side and hoist him up to the basket. Lewis slams the ball, hangs on the rim for a delicate moment then descends to the floor and it’s hard to tell if the cheers or the laughs from the crowd are more audible.
With that, welcome to the International Basketball League.
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