Letter of the Week
Like John Lithgow's character in Footloose, this week's feature letter writer takes the hard line on public groovin'. Log on tsweekly.
NOW, WHO’S UP FOR A GAME OF JOHN DEERE CHICKEN RACE?
Posted inOpinion
His Cold Dead Hands
I recently read your article on your opposition to the Second Amendment and wanting to have all those who have concealed permits disclosed and published.
Several years ago one of my family members was assaulted while attending an event out in rural Deschutes County.
Posted inOpinion
Better Lights are the Answer
I want to divorce my car. Really! I'm getting so tired of the traffic in Bend! You know what I mean - horn honking, bumper riding, finger flicking – basically city people who have moved here from wherever and taught their rude ways to their children.
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UGB expansion must include plans for infrastructure
The most foolish move Bend could make, being $20 million in debt, would be to rush the addition of 20 years of build-able residential land to the urban growth boundary (UGB) with no planning for infrastructure.
Infrastructure was completely ignored when the last addition was made to the UGB in the 1990s.
Posted inNews
Exploring the Ted-Gordon Connection
Democrats are hoping to make some of the oily scandal swirling around Alaska's Ted Stevens stick to his fellow Republican Sen. Gordon Smith.
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Local Reed Thomas Lawrence Releases New Music Video
Local musician Reed Thomas Lawrence announced the release of the video for his new song "Music" today. The video, shot entirely in Bend, was filmed and produced by the crafty folks over at Rage Films.
Posted inNews
Smith to Pass Up GOP’s Big Party?
For a politician, going to a party's national convention is like a football fan going to the Super Bowl. So why (as politickeror.com reports) is Gordon Smith probably not going to attend the Republican National Convention in September?
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News Flash: Bend DOESN’T Make a List
What a difference the popping of a bubble makes. Two years ago, Bend made the Top 10 on Money magazine's list of the 100 Best Places to Live in America. This year we didn't make the Top 10.
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Where’s Gandalf When You Really Need Him?
A bank has begun foreclosure proceedings against the developers of The Shire, the Tolkien-inspired project off Parrell Road that became a sort of emblem of the excesses of the Bend real estate boom.