Free Will Astrology, Week of Jan. 1
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. He helped ensure its core technologies were released to the world without patents or royalties. Universal, open access mattered more to him than personal profit. That single decision was a profound gift to the world. Billions benefited. In his generous spirit, dearโฆ
Stitches of Hope
Laughter, peace and playfulness filled the room on NE Division Street in Bend that serves three very different purposes. Most of the time, itโs a chapel for daily devotions. Lately, itโs been a pre-Christmas workshop โ a lively craft space buzzing with sewing machines, colorful fabric, gingerbread, icing, candies and jovial conversation. By night, itโฆ
Project Censoredโs List of Buried Stories Hits Half-Century Mark
Half a century ago, Peter Jensen launched Project Censored, in part as a response to how the Watergate break-in was covered. Richard Nixon didnโt censor the initial reporting, but he didnโt have to. The press simply didnโt cover it with any serious scrutiny until well after Nixon was elected. The story didnโt reach the Americanโฆ
Letters to the Editor, Week of Jan. 1
Re: โImplausible, Inconsistent and Unsubstantiated by Evidenceโ (Dec. 16, 2025) This Source news article provides Andres Portela the opportunity he wasnโt given by consultant Amy Ahrendt in her $18,685 investigation. Source reporter Peter Madsen and editors provided the balance and gave Mr. Portela the ink to personally address some of the accusations lodged against himโฆ
Sunriver Brewing Turns Tragedy Into Philanthropy
In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Sydney, Australiaโs famed Bondi Beach that claimed 15 lives and injured 40 more during a Hanukkah celebration โ making it the second deadliest massacre in the countryโs history โ local Sunriver Brewing Company realized its popular Bondi Beach Party IPA could be associated with the slaughter becauseโฆ
Central Oregon Mayors Reflect on 2025
Bend Itโs been a busy year for the Bend City Council. An expanded meeting schedule and a focus on strategy have brought forth ambitious and community-driven goals, setting out how weโll continue to make progress for our local community. And in 2025, weโve been doing it all in the midst of chaos and confusion at theโฆ
What We Learned from Oregonโs New Audit of Measure 110
In 2020, Oregon voters put a lot of stock in Measure 110 โ the groundbreaking citizen initiative that made the state the first in the nation to decriminalize user amounts of drugs. The decriminalization portion of Measure 110 was rolled back by the legislature in 2024 โ but the part of Measure 110 that tookโฆ
Redmond Woman is a โResilient Warriorโ Hoping to Inspire Others
Mindy Dougherty has had a challenging life, going through numerous traumatic events dating back to her earliest memories at age 4 when she says she was sexually abused by one of her brothers. She spent her childhood split between Florida with her mother and California with her father whom she describes as a drug addictโฆ
The Last First Friday with Red Chair
The first Friday of 2026 will also be a goodbye party for a downtown staple. The Red Chair gallery is closing permanently around 8pm on Jan. 2 after the First Friday event. It opened in the historic OโKane Building on NW Oregon Avenue in 2010 to support local artists who needed a location to showโฆ
The McArthur Stakes Its Claim in Sisters
Opened in the summer of 2025 on the Five Pines campus, The McArthur Restaurant and Bar is located in the same building as the Sisters Athletic Club in the former home of Rio Mexican restaurant. This new spot aims squarely at elevated Pacific Northwest dining without forgetting that people also want to relax, linger andโฆ
A New Year for Housing: 2026
Every new year brings predictions about real estate, some hopeful, some dramatic, many recycled. As we look ahead to 2026, the housing market isnโt reacting to headlines or short-term sentiment. Itโs responding to structural forces that are unlikely to reverse anytime soon. Read on to understand where housing is headed. Weโll zoom out to observeโฆ
A Night of Stand-Up with Adam Carolla at the Midtown Ballroom
Adam Carolla is coming to Bend for an hour of stand-up. I spoke with the legendary comedian about burning houses, building houses, Californiaโs slide into the s*****r, and bidets. the Source: Have you been to Bend before? Adam Carolla: I did a show in Eugene and then I drove to Bend. I believe thereโs aโฆ
Have a Happy New Year?
Yes, that IS a question mark after the headline above. Not a typographical error. So, whatโs up with the question mark? Here we goโฆ I like and can live merrily with, Merry Christmas. Likewise, I like and can live joyfully with, Happy Hannukah. Although originally celebrated for 12 days, Christmas currently is often a oneโฆ
Spectacle Fatigue
I donโt think Iโm in love with the โAvatarโ films as much as I should be and that might be directly correlated to the number of movies that Iโve seen across the years of my life. Iโm fully aware that James Cameron and his team of technical geniuses have, with Pandora, built a world thatโฆ
