Opinion
Posted inOpinion

A Helping Hand For Horses

We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who donated items to the silent auction at Brasada
Eric Flowers

We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who donated items to the silent auction at Brasada for "Equestrians Helping Equestrians."
A special thank you and note of appreciation to Sharon Morris-Reade and Kathy Gentry for their labor of love.

Posted inOpinion

Where Are We Going?

I miss the days of hitchhiking – of being able to feel safe enough to pick up hitchhikers, as well as knowing that it was
Eric Flowers

I miss the days of hitchhiking – of being able to feel safe enough to pick up hitchhikers, as well as knowing that it was alright to stick out your thumb and get a ride. I miss what that all "represented.

Posted inOpinion

Metolian Resorts’ Impact Is More Than Minimal

bull trout habitat on lake creek.Jon Skidmore in his column titled “Metolian resort can be a good thing,” in the Bend Bulletin (May 31, 2009),
Eric Flowers

bull trout habitat on lake creek.Jon Skidmore in his column titled "Metolian resort can be a good thing," in the Bend Bulletin (May 31, 2009), demonstrates that he does not understand the impact of the Metolian resort's water use.

All of the water the Metolian resort would use presently recharges shallow aquifer supplies the Lake Creek system, particularly the North Fork of the creek. The stream that the Metolian would divert water from is a small, seasonal unnamed stream. This year the full flow of this seasonal stream has entirely percolated into the ground before reaching any other perennial stream. The majority of this water percolates into the ground within the watershed of Lake Creek less than one mile from the North Fork of Lake Creek.
The impact of the Metolian's water diversion between March 1st and June 30th will reduce the discharge of groundwater to Lake Creek–not during the spring when flows are high but much later, in summer and fall when stream flows are low. Adequate water in Lake Creek is critical for fish that spawn in the fall.

Posted inOpinion

OLCC’s Blind Eye

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has all the outward appearance of hip, contemporary culture. You can subscribe to the agency’s Twitter feed (Here comes an
Eric Flowers

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has all the outward appearance of hip, contemporary culture. You can subscribe to the agency's Twitter feed (Here comes an arbitrary fine, Tweet!) or its Blogspot blog where you can learn that 77 percent of Portland area businesses didn't sell to minors, or that 82 percent of Central Oregon merchants passed their client check. But don't let the web wrangling fool you, this is an agency firmly planted in the early 20th Century post-Prohibition era. Nowhere is the agency's Victorian era attitude about alcohol consumption and sales, and its even more troubling strong-arm approach to enforcing that idea, more prevalent than in Central Oregon where the agency has been handing out fines and sanctions like Tequila shots in Cabo.

Posted inOpinion

Monday Morning Quarterbacks: Global health insurance, Blagojovich stand-up and more!

Welcomes your feedback.The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from Tehran, wondering
Eric Flowers

Welcomes your feedback.The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from Tehran, wondering why everyone is so upset, on assignment for Or-Bust.com and The Source Weekly.

Bush v. Gore v. Ahmadinejad
Phones down, Internet cut, BBC's Persia TV jammed; five miles of silent protestors on Monday, followed by shots from supporters and at least seven dead; someone must have drawn a picture of Mohammed - Or stole an election. Tens of thousands had come out on Sunday to support the incumbent president of Iran, Hahmoud Ahmadinejad, who claimed 62% of the vote, even though the counting of some 40 million ballots was officially ended early. According to reports, Ahmadinejad was declared the victor after only five million ballots were officially tallied, ending reformist Mir Hossein Moussavi's bid to unseat Satan. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (the real President of Islamic Iran) has relented and ordered an investigation into whispers of fraud, which will result in subjugation of women, Moussavi's purely accidental death, and more calls for death to Israel.

Posted inOpinion

Liar, Liar, Bar Owner on Fire OLCC town hall turns into roast, Hollywood Hogan, Slim Jim shortage

The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from a city whose residents
Eric Flowers

The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from a city whose residents believe they have far too many rights, bikers and its mayor especially, astrippers and tattoos secondary - Not Vegas but Portland – on assignment for Or-Bust.com and The Source Weekly.

OLCC: No problems at all, except for this damn town hall meeting
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission may not have chosen the best format for its open gathering Monday afternoon with local liquor licensees, as what was billed as a "town hall" meeting quickly turned into a chance for community leaders, citizens and a sliver of Central Oregon's licensees to tee off on the OLCC and its regional manager.

Posted inOpinion

One At A Time

I certainly agree with K. Golding about drivers who don’t want to pass leaving no room for those that do, but she, and many others,
Eric Flowers

I certainly agree with K. Golding about drivers who don't want to pass leaving no room for those that do, but she, and many others, seem unaware of another point.

Posted inOpinion

OLCC Is Out Of Control

I feel bad for all those poor businesses forced to deal with an outdated and apparently over-zealous OLCC. I understand that the OLCC has laws
Eric Flowers

I feel bad for all those poor businesses forced to deal with an outdated and apparently over-zealous OLCC. I understand that the OLCC has laws to uphold, even if some of them are as archaic as prohibition itself.

Verify your email

We'll send a verification code to .

Sign up for newsletters

Get the best of The Source - Bend, Oregon directly in your email inbox.

Sending to:

Gift this article