Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Scott Ramsay: I am 48 years young. I am a partner/owner in our 20 year-old family business—Sun Mountain Fun Center. I am a Libertarian: fiscally conservative and socially moderate. SW: How long have you lived in Bend? SR: I have lived in Bend for 12 […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Barb Campbell for City Council Pos. 7
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Barb Campbell: I am 50 years old and I am the owner/creator of wabi sabi, the store downtown across from the Tower Theatre where we sell cool Japanese stuff and host events for kids of all ages. I have been a middle school science teacher, […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Nathan Boddie for City Council Pos. 5
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Nathan Boddie: I am a physician and hospitalist at St. Charles Health System, 42 years old. Bend City Council is a non-partisan position, and I have always voted and considered myself mostly as an independent. However, I am currently registered as a democrat. SW: How […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Mark Capell for City Council Pos. 5
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Mark Capell: I am 54 years old (55 on September 30). I own a computer service company (CMIT Solutions) with five employees. I am a Democrat. SW: How long have you lived in Bend? MC: I grew up in Bend and graduated from Bend High. […]
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City Council Takes on Vacation Rentals and OSU Appeal, Hears Accessibility Concerns
Vacation rentals dominated last night’s Bend City Council meeting, with comments from community members and discussion from city councilors spanning hours over the course of the work session and meeting. During the work session, City staff presented three options to address growing concerns over the number of vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods, particularly in Bend’s […]
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Craig Wilhelm Loves Bend, Doesn’t Get Recycling
For love of Bend, the recycling was lost? Sitting down to dinner (popcorn) in front of the TV tonight (don’t judge me), I noticed Oregon House District 54 candidate Craig Wilhelm’s new campaign spot. Craig takes us on a walking tour of all the great Bend things he wants to protect. Ah, the mountains! Ah, […]
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Truth In Site Coalition to Appeal OSU-Cascades Site Plan Approval
Just three days after Deschutes County Hearings Officer Ken Helm ruled in favor of the site plan for the proposed Oregon State University-Cascades expansion in southwest Bend, the opposing Truth In Site Coalition has announced it will appeal the decision. According to a message posted to the coalition’s website, the group “understands the very narrow […]
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Mt. Bachelor Announces Season Pass Pricing and Pass-holder Perks
With temps in the 90s and the river still packed with tubers squeezing the last drops out of summer, it’s hard to think about ski and snowboard season. But we’ll be checking snow reports before we know it. And with Mt. Bachelor season passes going on sale in September (and getting more spendy come October), […]
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What in the World: Oregon’s Honest Politicians, White People’s Friends, and a Mideast Ceasefire
CORRUPTION: According to a report by the Washington Post, Oregon is the least politically corrupt state in the union. The author went so far as to call Oregon “home of the most honest government workers in the country.” Do you agree? (Washington Post) RACE: The average white person in America has a friend network that […]
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What in the World: Ferguson, Iraq, and Ebola
FERGUSON: St. Louis County Police named Officer Darren Wilson as the police officer who shot unarmed black teen Michael Brown. Police are also saying that Brown fits the description of a man who alleged manhandled a convenience store clerk and stole a box of cigars minutes before the shooting. Accounts of what led to the […]