MONDAY, MARCH 25 If you’re currently age 12 or under, prepare for the worst news ever: Rapidly aging pop star Justin Bieber is being investigated for alleged battery. According to TMZ, police were called to the 19-year-old’s California residence this morning following an “intense” verbal altercation with a neighbor regarding the singer’s new Ferrari—which Biebs […]
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One Day at a Time
MONDAY, MARCH 18 In news that may shock you senseless, Lindsay Lohan was in court again today (for reasons that should be obvious) where she was sentenced to 30 days of community service and 18 months of therapy (won’t help). One humorous incident of note: During the hearing, Lindsay’s new terrible attorney Mark Heller kept […]
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We Decide.
Last week, conservative Ohio Senator Rob Portman reversed his stance to favor gay marriage. The reason: His son is gay. On Monday, the New York Times profiled a cousin of Chief Justice John Roberts who is gay and planned to attend this week’s historic oral arguments at the Supreme Court about same-sex marriage. Of course, […]
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Alert taxpayer advocate rings alarm bell
A taxpayer advocate may have just saved Deschutes County taxpayers $2.5 million. Neither an elected official nor a court-appointed auditor, Larry Fulkerson wields the everyday power of engaged citizenship. This wakeful watchdog spotted a suspicious anomaly and barked until it got the attention it deserved. When 911 district Director Rob Poirier asked the county commission […]
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One Day at a Time
MONDAY, MARCH 11 Well, this explains a lot: “Kim Kardashian Gets a Vampire Facelift.” On yesterday’s episode of the absolutely abysmal Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, Kim showed the results of her so-called “Vampire facelift” beauty enhancing procedure—which looked like someone had rubbed a bloody, skinned squirrel all over her face. According to plastic surgeon […]
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Voters should ask 911 district: What’s your emergency?
Deschutes County wants voters to reauthorize the 911 district's temporary local option property tax of 23 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation. Its campaign message is simple: It's what you pay now, and if we don't get it, we'll have to reduce our services and require public safety agencies to take up the slack. That's not […]
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One Day at a Time
MONDAY, MARCH 4 Look. All of us want to save Lindsay Lohan—but who will actually step up and do it? Why, Charlie Sheen of course… who, as we know, is no stranger to walking through the fires of celebrity hell dressing in naught but “winning” and drinking naught but “tiger blood.” Here’s what he said […]
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One Day at a Time
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 You know you want it, so stop playing coy: Here’s more gossipy Oscar scoopage! ITEM! Cheating Twilight skank Kristen Stewart hobbled down the red carpet dressed in an ill-fitting Reem Acra gown and crutches under her arms. WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT? According to Us Magazine, and their behind-the-scenes bigmouth Anne Hathaway—who […]
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End Lawmakers’ Conflict of Interest on PERS
Oregon legislators considering changes to the Public Employee Retirement System face a moral dilemma. Economic events have made terms of the PERS package highly favorable to beneficiaries and increasingly burdensome to public employers, which must cut payrolls to meet PERS obligations. In deciding how to vote on reforms such as those proposed this session, lawmakers […]
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Community Thirsty for Responsible Decision-Making
The city of Bend has majorly bungled in its handling of the surface water improvement project, but it is not too late to engage the public and salvage credibility. We agree with the city that investing in infrastructure is important. We agree the surface water source is valuable and should be protected. But for years, […]
