Campaigns Look Spendier Here

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Campaigns Look Spendier Here

The Source Staff

Want to run for the Oregon Legislature? You’d better be able to get your hands on at least a quarter of a million dollars.
A new report on 2008 campaign financing by the National Institute on Money in State Politics found that Oregon was one of the most expensive states in the country to run in.

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A Problem of Poop

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We have been wanting to write our opinion for a long time and as time goes on, we see that the problem is getting worse and worse the more we are out and about. In most parks and trails in Central Oregon, doggie doo-doo bags are provided. While most owners do use them, too many leave the used bags along the trails, on fences or in the middle of the trail.

Posted inOutside

From Deep in the Earth: Newberry National Monument is hot stuff and soon might be powerful stuff

Jim Anderson

If you had any question in your mind that Central Oregon has its faults, all you have to do is look outside your living room, bedroom or bathroom windows. Somewhere within the visible horizon there will be some kind of volcanic feature on the landscape, such as Newberry National Monument – where investors hope geothermal energy abounds.
It's all those volcanic formations that get the blood racing in geothermal energy people who want to: (a) make money, (b) create cheap electricity and (c) cut the use of fossil fuels to keep the lights burning in your home, favorite grocery store and other places around town. Nothing wrong with that, is there?

Posted inCulture

Rehash the Kraken! Clash of the Titans revamps old-school mythology with new-school technology

Morgan P Salvo

I was never a big fan of the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans. Believe it or not, a painfully tired Laurence Olivier as Zeus, and mini-skirt-wearing Harry Hamlin with flowers in his hair just didn't do it for me. But the Ray Harryhausen stop-motion special effects were cool. For decades, Harryhausen was the go-to guy for all things monsters — – Three Sinbad Voyage movies, Jason and the Argonauts and Mysterious Island to name a few. Faithfully, this Clash of the Titans includes all of Harryhausen's monsters from the original with pumped-up technology and CGI. Unfortunately, Clash tried to cash in on the Avatar-inspired 3D craze as an afterthought, adding it in later in production, and suffers for it.

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Island of Discontent: Tropico 3 keeps it cool in the equatorial sun

Source Weekly

My people are the best people in the world. They are the best people in the world because they love me, their el presidente. And it is only natural that they should love me. After all, it is I who first looked at this little undeveloped island and saw potential. Where bare plains sat, I saw lush farmland. Where empty beaches baked in the sun, I saw the spread of visiting sunbathers' blankets.
I organized builders to construct tenements. I urged farmers to plant crops. Corn and papaya began to fill bellies. Immigrants arrived and I set them planting tobacco and pineapple. I invested heavily in factories where my people could roll and can it all, and our shipping dock grew full of profitable cheaply processed goods.

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Get Ready to Squeal

Source Weekly

Okay, I hope you have some throat lozenges on hand, because I'm about to give you two very good reasons to squeal. Are you ready?
SQUEAL #1: Guys! Glee is returning this week! SQUEAAAAAAAALLLLL!!! That's correct, Glee – the show that's gayer than Gaylord McGayerson's rendition of “YMCA” at the annual Gay Town Gay Day Talent Show – is back in all its gloriously gay glory (Fox, Tues April 13, 9:28 pm). In fact, I'd wager this show has done more for gay acceptance in America than Will & Grace, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and Ellen combined! Why?

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And Then You Die: Nicholas Sparks rolls out his dance-cry-die formula once again with The Last Song

Holly Grigg-Spall

I went to see this movie with my mother-in-law. Her main complaint was that she had to watch her favorite actor, Greg Kinnear, die.
“If it wasn't Greg Kinnear who died, it wouldn't be so sad,” she explained.
I have to agree – there are many other less-talented actors who I wouldn't have minded watching succumb to cancer on a windswept Georgia beach in the specially formulated Nicholas Sparks copyrighted “death montage,” in which Kinnear leans heavily on his 16-year-old daughter as he climbs the stairs to his house, a dark-eye-circled Kinnear sitting in a deckchair with a plaid blanket over his knees… and so on.

Posted inFood & Drink

Same Name, New Game: Redmond's Clock Tower Pub gets a menu makeover

Source Weekly

Remember when your buddy bought that big-screen TV? All of a sudden, his (or her) house became the best place to catch a game, match, or race. The screen was impressive, your buddy chummy, and his couch comfy. Besides, knocking back a few brews guaranteed a good time. But your friend, it seems, has some competition. There's a new, better-equipped guy in town, and he's packing around 280 total (high definition) inches of television.
Redmond's Clock Tower Pub changed hands last month and the new owners aren't wasting any time. The Pearsons, Dan and his wife Dawn, and Dan's parents Steve and Carol Pearson, kicked off a list of improvements by installing an additional five televisions, raising the total to seven. Other immediate upgrades include extended hours and a new menu.

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