OSP reports increase in holiday DUII arrests
With the holiday's seasonal celebrations underway police are on the look out for any signs of intoxicated driving. They got off to a busy start this past weekend.
Tebow: When is this toolshed going to start losing?
Tim Tebow (and baby Jesus and the rest of the Denver team) outlasted the Chargers 16-13 in OT on Sunday. Goddammit. Unfortunately, next weekend the Broncos (6-5) are at Minnesota (2-9)—not really the team that’s going to stop Denver. Maybe if we Tebow really hard, the Vikes can pull it out…
Players Gets an Overhaul: New owners bring in Jerry Joseph with more big names to come
Players Bar and Grill has new owners and they’ve spruced up the place while keeping the general dive-bar appeal. Josh Maquet, owner of the Astro Lounge, is one of the new owners, so we have good reason to expect some righteous shit from the place.
Gov. John Kitzhaber's Moratorium
Gary Haugen probably deserves to die for his crimes. At 19 years old he beat the father of his girlfriend to death with a baseball bat and a hammer. But a life in prison didn't thwart Haugen's homicidal tendencies. He and a fellow prisoner murdered another inmate in 2003, stabbing the victim more than 80…
Our Own Scoop Lewis is on Facebook!
Readers of our paper know longtime contributor Scoop Lewis, who returned to the paper this year to take over the Upfront page. What you might not know about Scoop is that he’s presently living in our garage (actually, he splits time between the garage and the basement, which he refers to as his “vacation home)…
Funniest Woman in Three Counties: Chelsea Woodmansee wins Central Oregon's Last Comic Standing
When Chelsea Woodmansee's name was announced as the winner of Central Oregon's Last Comic Standing on Friday night, she may have been one of the most surprised people in the building. That didn't stop her, however, from bounding onto the Old Stone Church stage to join runner up Samantha Albert and third-place finisher Stan Whitton…
Our Picks for 11/24-12/1
I Like Pie, NeighborImpact Benefit Run thursday 24 Last week, we told you about one Thanksgiving Day race, the Turkey Trot (9 a.m., Old Mill District), but there's another pre-feast race you can complete before guiltlessly indulging in pie. This friendly, untimed race asks that you bring a pie for the masses, and you can…
It's Funk, Man: Orgone just wants to see you dance
The members of Orgone are in Las Vegas, which seems like it would be the perfect spot for an eight-piece, dancefloor-conquering funk and soul collective to play four consecutive nights of shows. Well, yeah, that hasn't exactly been the case. Sure, this Los Angeles-bred band likes to party, or at least provide the soundtrack for…
Real Estate: Days
The sophomore album from New Jersey lo-fi pop group Real Estate continues creating the iridescent analog landscapes of the band's self-titled debut release, but much of the haze that kept the first album feeling a little stuffy is replaced with a sunny, hot-air-balloon-ride sound. The beach-influenced guitars of members Martin Courtney and Matt Mondanile remain,…
No Turkey, No Problem: A vegetarian provides some meatless alternatives for your Thanksgiving feast
I love Thanksgiving. How odd, you may think, for a vegetarian to love a holiday that encourages the mass slaughtering of millions of innocent turkeys. Well, I'm sorry, but I hate turkeys. On the other hand, I'm also not evil, so I don't want them to die. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday primarily because I'm…
Post-Adolescent Vampire Obsession Syndrome: Or, how my Twilight obsession ended before The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I hit theaters
I would personally like to apologize for the reviews I wrote for both The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. I don't know what exactly came over me that I would rave on and on about how good both of these films were, but obviously I was under the influence of something.…
Rider on the Storm: Michael Shannon's newest decent into madness paints a tumultuous landscape in Take Shelter
There's a lot to be said about Michael Shannon. He is a great actor carving out a niche for himself playing highly troubled individuals. Take Shelter starts with Shannon standing out in motor-oil-thick rain as he blankly stares into space. Right away we know there's trouble brewing. Moving beyond Christopher Walken's “hey I get it,…
War is Fun!: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 looks fake, but still works
This looks fake. We are advancing down a road alongside a river. The air is chocolate-milky with dust from gunfire and from the bombing of bridges further downstream. The riverbanks and roads look prefabricated, as though they had been poured from plastic. The soundtrack layers gunfire on top of gunfire, some sounding slow and explosive,…
Where Goeth Thou, Gravy?
Let me tell you a little about the insides of my stomach. Recently I took a trip to the Southern United States – for the record, “Florida” is not in the south any more than “Cuba” is in the south – and I'm pretty sure they tried to poison me. WITH DELICIOUSNESS. “Poisoning via deliciousness”…
Let It Snow: Reveling in the early winter wonder at Wanoga
On the heels of an early season snowfall, I faced a common Central Oregon skier decision: Should I tour out of Dutchman Flats where neighboring Mt. Bachelor boasts 20-plus inches in the last two days, or risk a lower elevation ski at Wanoga Sno-Park. I hope to face this decision dozens of times this winter.…
Wide Wrong: In defense of the American-style football kicker
The kick was wide left. It was one of those kicks that was doomed from the second it left the ground and it also happened to be one of those kicks that ends a team's hopes for a national championship. But before Oregon kicker Alejandro Maldonado even took the field to try to send his…
Burning For You: Forget nuclear power, torching trees might just be the answer to our energy needs
It's been a tough year for renewable energy. In May, the Bonneville Power Administration curtailed wind power producers in Oregon and Washington to protect BPA's own power sales. Just a few months later, renewable giant Iberdrola announced that it was shelving plans for a $100 million biomass-to-electricity plant in rural Lakeview that had been held…
If Your Poop Doesn't Have This Label It's Not the Straight Poop
Monday, Nov. 14 Dazzling insight: Ex-Penn State football coach and accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky says he's innocent but admits “horsing around” in showers with little boys. In retrospect, he says, “I shouldn’t have showered with those kids” … Meanwhile Jack Raykovitz, president and CEO of “Second Mile,” charity Sandusky founded to help troubled kids,…
Tear Down the Magnet School Class Barrier
When magnet schools first came into favor in the 1960s and 1970s, the idea was that they'd promote desegregation by drawing students from predominantly white areas (like a magnet, get it?) to schools in mostly black areas that offered an enriched curriculum in things like science or the arts. While the success of magnet schools…
In reply to: Any Band > Nickelback: Detroit Lions fans (and the rest of the sensible world) would rather not have this band ruin Thanksgiving (Left Field, 11-9)
The only thing that pisses me off more than the capital gains tax rate is the fact that Nickelback can re record the same song every 4 years with different words and make millions off it!!! – Travis Ehrenstrom
In reply to: Riding to the Rescue of the Klamath (The Glass Slipper, 11-16)
So there's $536MM of federal funds and another $550MM in “non-federal funds.” Why do you hoist the canard that this only costs $536MM? What are the other non-federal funds? Where does this other money come from? Who pays that price tag? I can guess and I know I'll be right.
Oregon's Secrets: Hidden History of the Civil War Oregon brings our region into the books
Oregon isn't the first state that comes to mind when referencing the American Civil War. But in his new book, Hidden History of the Civil War Oregon, first-time author Randol B. Fletcher exposes a number of interesting ties that link the Beaver State to America's bloodiest war, and does so in a style that's accessible…
Sometimes Things Turn Out ALl right
When I arrived, someone told me to look for the man with the big ears, a mole on his face and danced funny. I said, “You mean watch out?” The girl just smiled and shook her head. That was my introduction to juvenile justice and sure enough, he showed up at 7 a.m. the next…
