Oregon residents may feel lucky not to have to pay a sales tax, but the reality is that someone has to make up that money. A new measure will be placed on the November 2016 ballot with the goal of taxing those who make the most—but according to some, it could cost the state big […]
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Buying & Selling a Home with Solar Panels
There is an abundance of reasons why buying a house with solar panels is a great idea, but there are also some negatives that can arise when a house is being sold. Solar panels have been cited as adding $15,000-$20,000 to the value of a home if purchased outright. This is because of the appeal […]
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The Great Outdoors
4 Peaks returns to Central Oregon
Central Oregon plays host to many events: tons of live music, all kinds of outdoor activities and a steady plethora of festivals, block parties and outdoor markets. If there were something missing from our High Desert oasis (other than, you know, affordable housing), it would be a massive, weekend-long music festival with camping, food and […]
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“The Tides”
Raman Ellis
“The Tides” is the first album put out by the Sisters-spawned group called Raman Ellis. The album is 11 tracks of Americana-folk style music that is both familiar and appealing to those living in Central Oregon. Produced in Sisters by Brent Alan Studios, this album was released in 2015. This month the band will be […]
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The Monarch Miracle, Part Two
Since the recent story I wrote on the plight of the monarch butterfly in which I encouraged the residents of Central Oregon to create monarch waystations, I’ve been reminded by more than one person that I left out a couple of salient facts about the life history of monarchs: time and metamorphosis. Thus, regarding the […]
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Two of Bend’s Most Gruesome Unsolved Crimes: Beware crazies in the wilderness
Bad things happened at a cabin near little lava lake one cold winter.
The brutal butchering of three trappers at a desolate cabin in the dead of winter, 1924 and a psychotic axe attack on two college students in 1977 make up two of many examples of brutal unsolved mysteries across Central Oregon.
