Who's to blame for Republican Party's election setbacks in Oregon? It was the durn liberal media, of course.
GOP Advice: “Freeze Out” Liberal Reporters
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Ex-Mayor Bill Friedman Dies
The Eye was saddened this morning to learn of the death Sunday of Bill Friedman, former Bend mayor and veteran city councilor, of complications following surgery at St. Charles Medical Center.
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Bachelor to Cancel Free Ski Day
Mount Bachelor management is canceling Free Ski Day, a popular annual charitable event that has been a tradition in Central Oregon for decades.
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FCC Probes Bend Broadband Pricing Policies
The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into the pricing policies of 11 cable TV services, including Central Oregon's own Bend Cable Communications.
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Got Them Low-Down, High-Deductible Health Care Blues
There was a touching story on the front page of the local section of Bend's Only Daily Newspaper this morning - touching, but also disgusting and infuriating.
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The Weekend Warrior
Starting today, The Blender is going to do our damndest to bring you a guide for the weekend to come every Friday. We're not saying that our readership is out of touch and needs a blog post to direct them toward non-sucky weekend events, but rather lending a helping hand in whittling down that long mental list of things to do you've compiled while slaving away in your cubicle.
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Obama’s Progesssive Mandate
It's just three days after Barack Obama swept the board in the presidential race, and already the mainstream media pundits are repeating their shopworn argument that "America is still a center-right country."
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Early Turns on Mt. B
Throughout much of the day yesterday the sky was spitting out snow, much of it mixed with rain, but up on Mt. Bachelor it was dumping.
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Of Foxes and Henhouses
This week's letter of the week comes from Mac Simon who takes aim at the recent city council shake-up. Thanks for the pointed letter, Mac. Stop by the Source headquarters to claim your winner's spoils, a $20 gift certificate to Parrilla Grill. Tasty!
While you were sleeping - or celebrating, a ground-breaking, earth-shaking, life-changing election - or dancing as fast as you can to avoid foreclosure, the Bend City Council was seized by special interests. The kind that are probably not compatible with your interests in Bend's livability. Steel yourself for the consequences.
Unbelievably, we lost two intelligent voices of reason - Peter Gramlich and Linda Johnson. Gramlich lost by a handful of votes to Tom Greene (really? pronounced green?), the frontman for the industry that intends to plunder and pillage what's left of our natural landscape.
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Good Dog, Bad Owner
This morning, my one desire was a simple thing; a quiet walk through a beautiful setting without the need to fend off an attack. So today I took my dog for a morning walk in the park. My dog was on leash and we delighted in the crisp air and newly fallen leaves. Suddenly two large dogs appear out of nowhere and rush towards us like freight trains. As the two unleashed dogs jump at and bare teeth at my dog I look around for an "owner" while trying to untangle a growing brawl. Off in the distance I hear, "Come on (dog's names)…". Her dogs do not readily respond. I ask her if she could put her dogs on a leash and she responds, "Oh, they're good dogs." She finally manages to disengage her (good) dogs and continues to allow them to rampage far from her side. Now although the ordinance is clearly posted, and widely known by all dog owners, (good or otherwise), I see this woman every day – I literally see her every day from my backyard – letting her dogs run as though she owns the entire park.