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We missed the column that Scoop had in the paper. We come to Sunriver several times per year and have not seen his articles lately. Where is he?

Alan Strong

Editor’s Note: When the fog of cheap bourbon lifted after a successful stint at the Betty Ford Clinic, Scoop realized that his savings, combined with his Oregon Lottery Scratch Off wins, were enough to provide for a comfortable retirement. At last report he was sipping virgin Mai Tais somewhere in the Dominican Republic and looking for his misplaced bottle of Coppertone SPF 50

This article appears in Jul 24-30, 2008.

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Whither the Straight Poop?

by Intern, The Source - Bend, Oregon
July 23, 2008

<h1>Whither the Straight Poop?</h1> <p class="byline">by Intern, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />July 23, 2008</p> <p>We missed the column that Scoop had in the paper. We come to Sunriver several times per year and have not seen his articles lately. Where is he?</p> <p>Alan Strong</p> <p><em>Editor&#039;s Note: When the fog of cheap bourbon lifted after a successful stint at the Betty Ford Clinic, Scoop realized that his savings, combined with his Oregon Lottery Scratch Off wins, were enough to provide for a comfortable retirement. At last report he was sipping virgin Mai Tais somewhere in the Dominican Republic and looking for his misplaced bottle of Coppertone SPF 50 </em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/whither-the-straight-poop-2131475/&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=13495&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/whither-the-straight-poop-2131475/&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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