A 90-year-old legal opinion could jeopardize Gov. Tina Kotek’s desire to repeal House Bill 3991, the controversial Oregon Department of Transportation funding package she backed and lawmakers passed in a September special session. The opinion, dated Nov. 13, 1935, is about a bill lawmakers passed that year related to student fees at Oregon colleges. Before the […]
AG’s Opinion Raises Questions About Transportation Tax Repeal
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Gov. Kotek Announces Tim Knopp as Chief Prosperity Officer
Governor Tina Kotek announced that former Republican State Senator Tim Knopp will serve as the Governor’s new Chief Prosperity Officer, charged with spearheading the work in her office to increase the state’s gross domestic product, create family-wage jobs, and grow Oregon businesses consistent with the goals outlined in the Governor’s Prosperity Roadmap. “To be successful, this […]
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Regenerative Medicine for Musculoskeletal Injuries
A recent shoulder injury has your author in a position of experiencing firsthand what many patients have presented within our clinic over the years. An acute injury to the rotator cuff complex also illuminated (via diagnostic imaging) areas of chronic and degenerative damage to the complex of muscles, tendons and ligaments that support this joint. Living […]
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A Seven-Month Battle Against ICE
Christian Manzanares Torres received the news while getting ready to celebrate her mother’s birthday. Ariel Sandigo Manzanerez, her second cousin once removed, was picked up by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent after spending the day skiing with his wife and 13-year-old son at Mt. Bachelor Jan. 26, 2025. The ICE agent waited until […]
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Winter Waterfowl Watching
As winter settles in to Central Oregon, rivers and managed wetlands offer excellent areas to view waterfowl. “Central Oregon is a great place to see a wide variety of winter waterfowl, including ducks, geese, swans and grebes,” said Duke Tufty, East Cascades Bird Alliance Birders’ Night coordinator. “We are lucky to have the Deschutes River […]
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Bend’s Underground Luscious Supper Club is Going Brick and Mortar (in 2027)
If you go to eat at the Luscious Supper Club, it’s almost like you don’t go for the food, and you certainly don’t even go to a restaurant. That’s not to say you won’t leave full. But if you ask founding chef Rose Archer, née Fallen Snow because her parents were hippies, your heart will […]
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Thump + Backporch = No Downside
The coffee scene in Central Oregon has long been pretty remarkable. From the early days of Sunriver Coffee Company, Bellatazza and Strictly Organic, to insanely good newer roasters like Megaphone, Still Vibrato, Bohemian Roastery and Junction Roastery, to local stalwarts like Lone Pine Coffee Roasters, Watershed Roasters and Sisters Coffee Company, to amazing drive-thru’s like […]
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Bend-La Pine Schools Implements Cell Phone Ban With Mixed Reactions
High school campuses across Bend-La Pine Schools rang in the new year by implementing a complete cell phone ban, restricting access to personal technology during the school day in accordance with a state executive order. The policy, which directs students to keep their cell phones in their bags from “bell to bell,” has received both […]
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Free Will Astrology, Week of Jan. 15
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sandcastles are good reminders of how temporary everything is. We build them on the damp edge of the shore after the tide recedes, and then they crumble when the sea rolls back a few hours later. Let’s make the sandcastle your power symbol for the months ahead. In doing so, I […]
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Families Invited to Info Nights on New Choice High School
Bend-La Pine Schools invites the community to learn about its new choice option high school during two information nights on January 14 and 20 at the Bend Technical Academy campus. In the fall of 2026, the District will offer a new choice high school open to all students in the community. The soon-to-be-named high school […]