The Sawyer Dog Park

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The Sawyer Dog Park

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Dogs - you can love 'em, you can hate 'em or you can be indifferent to 'em, but whatever your feelings about Canis lupus familiaris, you have to admit that sometimes dogs and human activities don't mix.
 
The Bend Metro Park and Recreation District, hoping to make Bend a more "dog-friendly" place, wants to create two more dog parks - fenced areas where dog owners can let their animal companions run around off the leash - by this summer. (Currently there's only one Park & Rec-sanctioned off-leash area, at Big Sky Park on the eastside.)

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It’s Gettin’ Hot In Here: Return of the Flat Earth Society, Barbie’s revenge and more

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Maybe it was the hangover from an unusually cold or snowy winter, but the number of people who believe that the temperature of our planet is rising has dipped in the past year, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
Roughly 71 percent of Americans believe in the theory of global warming, compared to 77 percent at the beginning of 2007, the study found. Not surprisingly the biggest dip came amongst Republicans. Those in the GOP who believe that global warming is real are now officially in the minority in the Flat Earth Party, down to 49 percent from 62 percent in 2007. Democrats also saw a small slip in their numbers dropping from 86 percent to 84 percent. Roughly 75 percent of Independents say they believe the Earth is growing hotter - down slightly from 78 percent.

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Leash ‘Em Up

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Letter of the Week 
It was sad to see in The Source last week that a group of Ultimate Frisbee enthusiasts might lose their traditional playing field in Sawyer Park to dogs.
At one time, the issue of off-leash dog parks did not exist.

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