The Truth About Marriage: Civil rights expert to take on marriage equality in Bend

This week's letter comes from Kim G. who reminds us that, even in a recession, customer service seems to be a lost art. Thanks for the letter Kim, you can pick up your winnings, a bag of Strictly Organic coffee, at our office, 704 NW Georgia.

I'm all about “making local habit,” but I have really been put off recently by the way some local businesses don't seem to care a lot about the customers walking through their doors.

In the politics of America, it can be easy to get mired down in questions of race, gender, and class. Indeed, it is rare that we can mark major steps forward in these areas.

To “No Deer Handouts”
You say don't feed the deer.

W. (Wilderness) T. (Therapy) F. (Friend)! In reference to last week's WTF? article, “Hoods In The Woods,” I would like to inform our community on a few things. I am a past “wannabee drill sergeant” having worked for 2-plus years at a Wilderness Therapy Program. I take offense to being called this slanderous term. No, we are not crazy drill sergeants. We are real people who just so happen to care about our youth. We hope to lead students on the journey of self-discovery. We work to build stronger family units in a time when many are falling apart. My “wannabee drill sergeant” friends and I find Central Oregon to be an amazing place to help teens discover all these things.