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Denial is not just a river in Egypt, as the old joke says. Apparently it runs through Salem too.
Life can get kind of lonely for a military recruiter sitting around in an office in a shopping center all day. So the good ladies of the anti-war group Code Pink are planning a nice Valentine's Day visit to the Army recruiting office in Bend.
Two local Code Pink members, Joy Newhart and Thiel Larson, passed out fliers during Bend Winterfest last weekend and plan to do it again from 4 to 5 pm outside the recruiting office next to ShopKo on Third Street. The fliers say "Make Out, Not War" on the front, and on the other side list what Code Pink says are eight ways the military misrepresents the facts to prospective recruits.
The fliers are "very informative, and everyone we gave them to (mostly young people) was very appreciative of the information," said Larson. "
This type of information is crucial for our young people. … They are being courted by the military at a very vulnerable age."
Thursday's demonstration will be part of a nationwide Valentine's Day event planned by Code Pink, according to Larson.
"No doubt we will start out in front of the recruiting office and then have to move to the street sidewalk if there are complaints," she said.
Each week The Source highlights a letter that stands out from the rest of the mailbag. We're rewarding those who put a little more effort, thought and passion into their missives with a $25 gift certificate from Dinner's Ready. This week's winner is Bob Jeremiah who points out what he sees as the disturbing similarities between George Orwell's dystopian vision and our all-too-real world. Thanks for the letter Bob. You can pick up your gift certificate at our office, 704 NW Bond, anytime this week. Bon Appetit.
It is hard to believe that the year 1984 happened 24 years ago.
George Orwell's story is a powerful and relevant metaphor for the informed (brainwashed?) world we now share.
1984 depicts a world where torture is condoned or ignored, war is peace, ignorance is strength and freedom is slavery. Officially controlled messages of terror from external threats and reports of imperialistic conquest pervade the news.
I've lost track of who authors "The BOOT" column, but it matters not. The column titled "Civil Union Victory" on Page 7 of the Feb. 7 issue states that Judge Mosman's ruling related to "an initiative to repeal Oregon's civil union law for the ballot." There are two things wrong with that: 1) It was a petition for a referendum to kill HB2007 before it became law, and 2) you cannot repeal an act (HB2007) before it becomes law!!
The occupier of the White House gave his final State of the Union address and is now tantalizingly close to retirement, where he can ride around the Crawford "ranch," crashing his bicycle instead of the economy, whacking weeds instead of people. This fake cowboy and his fraudulent administration have pistol-whipped the American public for so long that his final efforts to fleece us sound somewhat ordinary, like a song sung so often that the lyrics relate a lilting logic, no matter the words spoken.
Just wanted to drop a line and say I really enjoy reading the online version of the Source.
I am a Bend resident stationed overseas in the U.
Wow, Charles Sweckert's letter is a difficult one to reply to because it's so rhetorical – no facts, just questions.
Military recruiters have a place they can recruit; it's called a recruiting station. They have no business preying on our junior and high school students.
I think it is important that those of us who are supporting the troops by working for peace have organized peace vigils for five years in Bend, while the pro-war fanatics want to send our children off to two wars based on nothing but lies.
As The Bulletin searches high and low to find political columnists who mirror the local newspaper's incredibly conservative viewpoints, it probably needs to be pointed out what a fine job they have done with their addition of Bill Kristol. This is his most recent insight (Sunday, Feb.
"City, Juniper developers reconcile," said the headline at the top of the front page of Bend's daily newspaper last Thursday. The headline was off the mark. Instead of a reconciliation, the City of Bend and its Juniper Ridge master developer have agreed on a divorce settlement.
The Taser is the ideal law enforcement tool - a weapon that can bring an unruly, maybe dangerous suspect down at a safe distance without causing death or any lasting harm.
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