Bending It Like The Bulletin
The Bend blogosphere is abuzz with the story of a Bulletin reporter who lost his job after complaining the paper was sugar-coating its coverage of the local real estate market.
In Washington, Golf Becomes a Handicap
Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Smith is one of Capitol Hill's most enthusiastic and skillful golfers - so much so that he made Golf Digest's 2005 list of Washington's Top 200 Golfers.
Brooks Washes Its Hands of Clothesline Controversy
Awbrey Butte residents might be in for a replay of the Great Clothesline War of 2007 if they vote to create a new homeowners' association.
FLASH: Sizemore Supports Tax Increase!
This just in from our sources in Klamath Falls: Perennial anti-tax crusader Bill Sizemore has come out in favor of a tax increase to offset the loss of federal timber payments.
Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home!: Taking advantage of natural pesticides
Transverse Lady Beetle doing its thing: pigging out on aphids.In late summer, my wife and I take a small group to Lava Beds National Monument and neighboring Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge to tag Monarch butterflies. While we're about it, we observe thousands of lady beetles gobbling up aphids on the Monarch's food plant, narrow-leaf…
Getting in Touch With My Inner Geek at Gallifrey: A weekend with my fellow Doctor Who fanatics
A deadly Dalek threatens to EX-TER-MI-NATE other convention-goers. Why aren’t they scared?Question: What's geekier than a Star Trek convention? Answer: The 19th annual Doctor Who convention, held a few weeks ago in Southern California. So what was I doing there with more than 1,000 sci-fi geeks at the LAX Marriott hotel? I was looking for…
Local Birkebeiners Go Big: Plus 51,000 vertical feet and trail running champs pick Bend
James Balog Wins Rowell Award The powder returns and luckily there are brave souls to ski it.The Rowell award is given out each year to celebrate the lives of Galen and Barbara Rowell, who died in a plane crash in 2002. The Rowells, with their athletic abilities and adventurous spirits, traveled and climbed all over…
Jurassic Turok: Getting knocked on your butt by dinosaurs is just part of the fun of “Turok”
It’s okay to shoot, they’re only endangered on their home planet. The "Turok" franchise has been quiet over the last few years. The last offering, "Turok Evolution" didn't quite live up to the original game. Still, developers Touchstone and Propaganda Games haven't given up hope that there is something left in the Turok series. While…
Youth Gets Old: Coppola’s Youth Without Youth doesn’t live up to his reputation
Is that the new i-Phone?I really wanted to like this movie. It just wouldn't let me. I spent almost the entire second half aching for it to be over. The opening montage was nice. The old-school credits in the beginning, reminiscent of '40s-style movies, were refreshing. The colors and photography were close to captivating. There's…
Short and Sweet: Mountainfilm fest brings a weekend of globetrotting films
A taste of the wonderment that is the Mountainfilm fest.This is your chance to vicariously scale the globe. Mountain bike through an old growth forest, ascend Colorado's Black Canyon, or go fly fishing in Baja, all from the comfort of your Tower Theater seat. Bend-based nonprofit reSource hosts the touring film festival, Mountainfilm on Tour,…
Quick Bites: Cross Creek shines on the Redmond scene
When I was a young lad growing up in Redmond I never paid much attention to food – partly because I didn’t care, and partly because I was too broke to walk in the door. Returning again as an adult and a professional cook, however, I was constantly reminded that I didn’t miss much. Redmond…
Quick Bites: Cross Creek shines on the Redmond scene
When I was a young lad growing up in Redmond I never paid much attention to food - partly because I didn't care, and partly because I was too broke to walk in the door. Returning again as an adult and a professional cook, however, I was constantly reminded that I didn't miss much. Redmond…
Hearing Voices: The Summit serves up the latest O’Kane building grub
The best bangers and mash in town at the Summit.Local legend has it that downtown Bend’s O’Kane Building is haunted by the voices of long departed souls. But it’s a different kind curse that has vexed many of the recent tenants who have struggled and ultimately failed to gain a foothold in what should be…
Hearing Voices: The Summit serves up the latest O’Kane building grub
The best bangers and mash in town at the Summit.Local legend has it that downtown Bend's O'Kane Building is haunted by the voices of long departed souls. But it's a different kind curse that has vexed many of the recent tenants who have struggled and ultimately failed to gain a foothold in what should be…
Fantastic Fiddles: Dropping our jaws with the Celtic Fiddle Festival
The more strings attached the better when you're talking about Celtic Fiddle Festival.Holy crap, it's March. That means that yet again, it's almost St. Patrick's Day. And that also means that it's quite apt to talk about Irish-influenced music. But before all you snot-nosed Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphy punks get your suspenders in a…
Essentially Honest And Sweaty
A setlist from any of The Essentials recent live performances explains what the band is all about: legendary music.
Covering the likes of Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and Prince, while also tossing in some originals, The Essentials should produce a horn-heavy, soulful show at The Annex on Saturday night. The Essentials are a 10-piece…
Huge in Japan: Lafa Taylor is looking to make waves in his homeland
Just a few of the many Lafa Taylor fans pack the legendary budokan Arena in tokyo. Watch out Cheap Trick…Lafa Taylor is big in Japan. He's seriously really big - the guy is 6 feet 5 inches tall, and when he had an afro, he was even bigger, making him tower over the average Japanese…
A Click Away: Online networking sites are proving to be gathering places for grievers
Kyle Sonnen and girlfriend Laura Deatherage before he was killed in a car crash last month.Just before 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 Laura Deatherage logged on to Facebook and posted a short message on the wall of her boyfriend, Kyle Sonnen. "i love you more than the world and wish i was in your arms…
Shelter From the Storm: A hit on Jagger and Barack the Mac
After an 18-year-old audience member was fatally stabbed in a clash with Hells Angels during their notorious 1969 concert at Altamont Speedway, the Rolling Stones decided to stop using the Angels to provide security. It was a decision that could have cost Mick Jagger his life, according to a new BBC documentary. The documentary, which…
Code Pink Is On Target
This week's letter of the week comes from Bill Bodden who takes issue with notion that people don't have the right to protest outside military recruiting offices. The First Amendment thanks you Bill and so does the Source. As a token of our gratitude were picking up the tab for dinner tonight. You can pick…
Not Your Average Joe
Today I read the official announcement of the opening of Trader Joe's on March 28. This exciting, quite longed for and overdue event is finally coming to Bend. I have been a fan of Trader Joe for so many years that it dates me. I know there are many other fans chomping at the bit,…
Blacked Out of the Debate
I recently sent this e-mail to NBC, parent company of MSNBC: I have a philosophical issue concerning your showing of the recent Democratic presidential debate. In my home town, Bend, Oregon, the only way to watch this debate was to subscribe to a premium cable package. This seems to be counter to the way democracy…
Expanding Meissner Is a Good Move
In the article "Whose Playground" (Feb. 21, 2008) author H. Bruce Miller and those interviewed failed to mention the benefits of the groomed ski trails at Meissner Sno-Park that hundreds of Central Oregonians enjoy every week. Dale Neubauer of Wild Wilderness complained, "If you go up there and you have a busload or 50 or…
Bend-LaPine School Board
Picking the top administrator for a big public agency can involve a delicate balancing act. The candidates you're screening have the right to a certain amount of privacy. But the community has a right to know something about the people being considered for a vital job and the process for considering them.
