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It’s hard to list the number of important subjects that have gone virtually unnoticed in this city, which is all but defined by its political apathy.

War in Iraq: Sorry I’m late for Happy Hour!

Massive oil spill in the gulf: Thanks, but I just topped of my tank!

Foreclosures at a new record high and homelessness is rampant: Yawn.

The parks district wants to thin the marauding goose herd in downtown: Wooah! Not so fast.

Quick, start speed dialing every elected official in Central Oregon. Organize a letter writing campaign! Hold a vigil for the “murdered” geese. Cover yourself in goose poop and chain yourself to city hall.

People, get a grip. WTF.

This article appears in Jul 8-14, 2010.

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Goose Hysteria

by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon
July 7, 2010

<h1>Goose Hysteria</h1> <p class="byline">by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />July 7, 2010</p> <p>It&apos;s hard to list the number of important subjects that have gone virtually unnoticed in this city, which is all but defined by its political apathy.</p> <p>War in Iraq: Sorry I&apos;m late for Happy Hour!</p> <p>Massive oil spill in the gulf: Thanks, but I just topped of my tank!</p> <p>Foreclosures at a new record high and homelessness is rampant: Yawn.</p> <p>The parks district wants to thin the marauding goose herd in downtown: Wooah! Not so fast.</p> <p>Quick, start speed dialing every elected official in Central Oregon. Organize a letter writing campaign! Hold a vigil for the "murdered" geese. Cover yourself in goose poop and chain yourself to city hall.</p> <p>People, get a grip. WTF.</p> </p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/goose-hysteria-2135885/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=16177&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/goose-hysteria-2135885/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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