Ever since I moved to this city in 1999 I have been on the hunt for good barbecue. Each barbecue place usually has a few great dishes, but there’s never a sense of consistency. Sometimes the burnt ends are rock hard or the pulled pork is cold, but mostly the rubs and sauces are never […]
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Endorsements: State Representative District 53 & Oregon Secretary of State
So you thought we were done with elections coverage for the year? Nope. Here are our last two endorsements.
State Representative District 53 Gene Whisnant We would love to support a more independent or progressive candidate in this race, but our hands are tied. Democrat opponent Michael Graham, an educator and paralegal, has said his reason for jumping into this race was that no one was opposing Republican Gene Whisnant—but apparently “jumping in” didn’t […]
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Counting Her In
TEDxBend Women offers a forum to tackle issues facing Oregon women
According to a recent report from the Women’s Foundation of Oregon, an estimated one million Oregon women and girls have experienced some form of sexual or domestic violence. Meanwhile, working Oregonian women earn between 53 and 83 cents for every dollar men in Oregon earn, making for one of the largest wealth gaps in the […]
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Letters 10/26-11/2
In Response to, “Swarming Smith Rock,” (10/5) Kudos to the Source and writer Russ Axon for the excellent story on overcrowding at Smith Rock State Park in the Oct. 5 edition. The increased amount of visitation at Smith Rock over the years is startling, but I doubt that state park figures reflect the true seriousness […]
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It’s Pronounced ‘Fronk-en-steen’
2nd St. Theater rolls out its “Young Frankenstein” musical
I hate to add to the already-divisive atmosphere our country is facing this year, but I have to say it: “Young Frankenstein” is the funniest movie of all time. I know, I know—you’re going to say that “Anchorman” is funnier, or perhaps “Ghostbusters” or the latest Kevin Hart cash-in. Nope. They’re not. I’ve thought about […]
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The Streets Have Never Been Scarier
The Deschutes Historical Museum’s big annual fundraiser brings Bend’s haunted history to life
Turbulent. That’s how Vanessa Ivey, manager of the Deschutes Historical Museum, describes Bend’s early days as a mill town. But Bend was not much different from many other western towns that had their roots in the early 1900s. “North Bond Street was all about shoot-em ups, saloons and rough nights,” Ivey says, when women were […]
Posted inMusic
When Country and Metal Share a Creative Brain
Fans of Staind’s Aaron Lewis may be catching onto the musician’s new-old style
Aaron Lewis encountered his share of naysayers when he first dipped his toes into country music with his 2011 EP, “Town Line.” As the lead singer of Staind, Lewis was a star on the metal scene, and plenty of people dismissed his foray into country as a vanity project. With the arrival this month of […]
Posted inOutside
Killing Wildlife for Fun
A case against sport killing
When I was a kid growin’ up on the farm in Connecticut during the Great Depression, my grandfather and uncles had a Thanksgiving tradition of going waterfowl hunting early that morning. I usually went along. When we had our limit of black ducks—the East Coast equivalent of the mallard—we’d come home, clean our ducks and […]
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Frivolous Lawsuits Go Up in Smoke
The Kansas attorney general unintentionally proves that cannabis legalization is working
When Colorado legalized cannabis in 2012, government officials in the conservative neighboring states of Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma were not pleased. Police in those states claimed that they were overwhelmed with cannabis being trafficked from Colorado and went so far as to suggest that Colorado should pay for their increased law enforcement costs. Around the […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: Need a Great Beercation?
Maybe make it a staycation
I know what you’re going to say once you read paragraph #2 of this report: We already know we rule in the craft beer world. Still, it’s fun to remind ourselves how awesome we are. Last week, travel booking site Travelocity released its new “beer tourism” index, which ranks cities on the strength of their […]
