Bulletin Gives Iraq War Movie the Brush-Off
Stop-Loss, the eagerly anticipated anti-Iraq war movie by writer-director Kimberly Pierce, opened today to generally positive reviews around the country, but a lukewarm reception in The Bulletin's "GO" magazine.
President Clinton to Campaign in Bend
News flash: Former President Bill Clinton will be making a campaign stop in Bend on Monday, the Hillary Clinton campaign office just confirmed.
Merkley Raps Novick for Being Funny
Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley is doing a bit of push-polling to try to find out what lines of attack would be most effective against his chief rival for the Democratic Senate nomination, Steve Novick, The Associated Press reports.
Dems Slam Walden on Missing Million
The Democratic Party of Oregon has put out a brutal video slamming our own Congressman Greg Walden for letting a million dollars in Republican campaign funds disappear on his watch.
Elk Don’t Belong in Farms
Do we really need to domesticate another wild species? Is keeping a herd of pet elk as cute and harmless as it seems? Consider this: Chronic wasting disease (mad cow disease for deer and elk) has been spread from elk farm to elk farm and sometimes from elk farm to wild elk in over a…
The Boot: The Bottled Water Habit
It’s a hell of a racket: Take one of the most abundant natural substances on Earth — something that literally falls from the sky for free — put it in bottles and sell it for $8 a gallon or more.
Barackstar Status: Neither spring break nor a basketball loss can stop Obama in Eugene
Spring break has officially begun at the University of Oregon on this Friday afternoon, but there’s no shortage of young faces remaining on the Eugene campus. A line, five people thick in some places, starts at the doors of McArthur Court, extending in both directions for more than a thousand feet, nearly enclosing the university’s…
Walden’s Locked-Door Policy
In December 2007 I got an e-mail from the folks at MoveOn.org asking if I would be willing to deliver a petition (signed by over 900 residents of our congressional district) to Congressman Greg Walden. I am not a joiner, and I don't agree with everything MoveOn says, but I resisted my own reluctance and…
Why They Hate Hillary
The reason Hillary Clinton has such negative image problems is that when she was the First Lady in Little Rock she helped pass legislation to improve the ailing state school system and extend education for 4-year-olds. This hit the big boys in Arkansas right where it hurt them most, in their pocket books. Their hatred…
Good News: We Don’t Have to Pay Taxes
Your sidebar on people who don't pay taxes exemplifies the incredible job of brainwashing our society has undergone. No one should be paying federal income taxes. The 16th Amendment was never properly ratified. The Supreme Court had previously ruled a central bank was unconstitutional prior to the creation of the current Federal Reserve Bank in…
Four Thousand
A macabre milestone was passed on Sunday: The 4,000th American soldier was killed in Iraq. The 4,000th death was recorded when four troops were killed by a roadside bomb that exploded near their vehicle in southern Baghdad. The American death toll since the invasion of Iraq five years ago this month has now exceeded by…
Life in Murals: Dave Kinker puts his inspiration
A window onto the wall. You know David Kinker's work, even if you do not know David Kinker. You may have noticed the murals and sign paintings by this 19-year Central Oregon resident enlivening the likes of the Deschutes Brewery, McMenamins OId St. Francis School, and St. Charles Hospital, among many others. Or you may…
Bachelor Butte: A fiery past lies under the blanket of snow
No matter what the name, or how it is used or abused, Bachelor is still a fine old volcano.Most residents of Bend, Sunriver and Redmond see the lovely, 9,000-plus-foot-high volcano every morning. It stands alone, like an old bachelor, among the crowded Cascade skyline. Millions of people have hiked and been hauled to the top,…
Bend Man Is Expecting in July
It sounds like something that might have been published by the late, lamented Weekly World News, but apparently it's for real: A Bend man is pregnant.
Kiddie Bikes and Clown Feet: An spectator’s perspective on EX-treme winter triathlons
Off To the RacesI was totally baited. All I had to do was either keep commuting on my bike in the winter (which I did for three and a half years) or train a bit in a spin class (somewhat less likely), or run a bit in the snow. (How hard could that be? I…
Let’s Brawl! : “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” finally makes its way to the Wii
It’s time to get smashed. Nintendo has heard the cries of gamers and released the highly anticipated "Super Smash Bros. Brawl." In collaboration with Japanese game makers Game Arts and Sora Ltd., Nintendo has come up with yet another reason to buy a Wii (if you can find one). This game features an updated roster,…
Cross-country Music: A small tale of connection
Personally, I think the uniforms are definitely working."Once, not long ago," says the text at the start of Eran Kolirin's The Band's Visit, "a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this. It was not that important." The dry introduction sets the tone for Kolirin's bittersweet, thoughtful film: Sure, it wasn't…
Fear the Reaper: Doomsday carries the banner
Chick power busting loose in DoomsdayDoomsday is overkill road-kill at its finest. A bastard offspring of classics and cult favorites like Road Warrior, Dawn of the Dead, The Warriors, 28 Days Later, Escape from New York, and Gladiator, Doomsday is the brainchild of Neil Marshall the director of Dog Soldiers and the Descent. From the…
The Buckethead (Freak) Show
Wearing his trademark KFC bucket (logo free) and white mask, Buckethead pushed the limits of the electric guitar to the brink Friday night at the Domino room, before the packed all-ages show. Three of four songs into the set he pretty much demolished all notions I had of the technical limits of the instrument and…
Quit Your Wining: extended hours and wine diners on tap
Wine dinners seem to be gaining momentum as we head into spring with CHOW, Bistro Corlise, Jen's Garden and Jackalope planning monthly regional or varietals themed meals with an expert on hand to describe the wines and pairings. Jackalope continues to offer cooking classes, which have been wildly popular over the last two months. Both…
Quit Your Wining: extended hours and wine diners on tap
Wine dinners seem to be gaining momentum as we head into spring with CHOW, Bistro Corlise, Jen’s Garden and Jackalope planning monthly regional or varietals themed meals with an expert on hand to describe the wines and pairings. Jackalope continues to offer cooking classes, which have been wildly popular over the last two months. Both…
Chow Down : Chow Sheds Light on the Evening
Chow Aims For the Perfect Pairing.Anybody who has talked to me in the last few months about new restaurants, knows how I feel about Chow. Breakfast and lunch at this relatively new eatery are fabulous. There are plenty of standards on the menu like biscuits and gravy and eggs benedicts, but the variety, quality and…
Chow Down : Chow Sheds Light on the Evening
Chow Aims For the Perfect Pairing.Anybody who has talked to me in the last few months about new restaurants, knows how I feel about Chow. Breakfast and lunch at this relatively new eatery are fabulous. There are plenty of standards on the menu like biscuits and gravy and eggs benedicts, but the variety, quality and…
From Burning Man to You: The exclamation is necessary with Albino!
Free to be you and me.There's no shortage o' Bendites who make the pilgrimage to Nevada's Burning Man Festival each summer. And those who head south for a few days of mind expansion and desert wandering during the festival likely have come across the tunes of Albino! (Note: We don't mean to scream that sentence…
Staying Different and the Same: Talking folk music with Arlo
A long way from alice’s restaurant.Legendary folk hero and activist Arlo Guthrie is coming to town to play a benefit for KPOV (106.7 FM), and we wanted just a bit of his time, say ten minutes or so to catch up with him - and he gave us almost half an hour, and probably would…
