I try to look at your publication on a weekly basis. I can't recall reading about an avowed Communist, Van Jones, from Oakland, Calif., whom President BO tabbed as his “green” czar. It's also known that Jones signed a document holding the United States government responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Fortunately, guys like Bill O'Reilly and Glen Beck exposed this person and he has since resigned his post.
Also, because of Beck and O'Reilly, ACORN has been exposed. This was a case of a 25-year-old male posing as a pimp for his 20-year-old prostitute. They videoed four ACORN offices in which they were seeking assistance in opening a brothel and were considering importing underage girls from El Salvador to work in them. And, lo and behold, the ACORN personnel were very sympathetic to their cause and gave the prospective young business people tips on how to beat the system and the federal government.
Let Beck Shine A Light
Person People Heads out on Rocky Mountain Tour
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There’s hasn’t been much noise out of the Person People camp, at least locally, for a bit now, but that doesn’t mean the hip-hop project hasn’t been hard at work.
Wyden Gets the Public Option Message
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Sen. Ron Wyden – whose support of the public option for health care reform had been considered somewhat iffy – finally came down in favor of it, voting yes today on two amendments in the Senate Finance Committee.
Green Goes Kinky
For one reason or another, my name and e-mail address are on about 250 public relations firm’s e-mail lists. So daily I get a batch of e-mails extolling some new book, travel opportunity, gear, and more recently more hype about “green” products and services.
Video Explosion: Bend Roots Revival
I’m still wrapping my head around exactly what happened up at the corner of 14th Street and Galveston Avenue this weekend. If anything, the 2009 edition of the Bend Roots Revival proved that whatever negative labels the dismal economy has placed on our town do not apply to our music scene.
Responses Answered
Easily the most enjoyable part of blogging (I’m new at this, or is that stating the obvious?) has been some of the responses I’ve received. There have been the truly creative and the not so creative, and, unfortunately, the way predictable.
Cruiser’s Paradise
Balloon tires, wide comfortable saddles, cool paint jobs-what’s not to like about contemporary cruiser bikes that have become popular get-around-Bend vehicles during the warm months. Given the fact that most of our fair city is relatively flat, it’s ideally suited for cruising.
Best of Central Oregon
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Bend Roots Revival: A Complete Schedule
The Bend Roots Revival, taking place between the Victorian Café and Parrilla Grill (14th St and Galveston Ave.) all weekend got under last night with a show by Grateful Dead tribute act Rising Tide and bluegrass from Back from the Dead.
Telfer Gets a Failing Grade From OLCV
Central Oregon’s first-term legislators emerged on the opposite end of the spectrum on environmental issues, according to the legislative scorecard released this week by the environmental policy watchdog group Oregon League of Conservation Voters (OLCV). The non-profit has been tracking the votes of individual legislators on environmental policy issues for more than three decades and compiling the information into post-session scorecards for voters.

