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Candidates – Elections 2016

The Source Weekly’s Endorsements for 2016 Candidates
The Source Staff

Governor Kate Brown The looming budgetary shortfalls in Salem are of epic proportion. The shortfalls in education, public infrastructure spending, the public employee retirement system (PERS) and health care obligations are a wake up call for good governance. It’s enough to make a voter want to hit the reset button—but that would be foolish. Gov. […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

Elections 2016

All the endorsements for (almost) all the races
The Source Staff

Endorsements Elections 2016 Candidates · Governor: Kate Brown · U.S. President: Hillary Clinton · Bend City Council Position 1: Justin Livingston · Bend City Council Position 2: Doug Knight · Bend City Council Position 3: Sally Russell · Deschutes County Sheriff: Shane Nelson · Oregon Senate District 27: Greg Delgado · Oregon House District 54: Knute Buehler · U.S. […]

Posted inOutside

Camping at the Airport

A traveler trades fir trees for flight towers
Russ Axon

If there’s one thing I’ve learned writing for this section over the last few months, it’s that there’s no shortage of places to see and things to do in Central Oregon. But I’ve also realized that there are some things the West Coast can’t offer me. I’m originally from Ohio, and despite popular belief, the […]

Posted inCulture

Picks 10/12-10/19

Source Weekly

Thursday 13 & Friday 14 Bend Venture Conference STARTUPS–Ready to launch your business? Need some capital to get going? You’d better not miss this one. Bend Venture is the place to be for early- and growth-stage companies who want to show off their hot ideas and connect with the angel investors who will fund them. […]

Posted inCulture

Born Into This

“The Birth of A Nation” divides
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

There is no real way to talk about Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” without first addressing some of the controversy surrounding it. Parker co-wrote, co-produced, starred and directed the film (about Nat Turner’s slave rebellion in 1831), appropriating the title from D.W. Griffith’s 1915 Ku Klux Klan propaganda film. The original film is […]

Posted inCulture

Midnight Train to Nowhere

“The Girl on the Train” is off the tracks
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

“The Girl on the Train” is one of those books that everyone calls a “beach read.” Your brain doesn’t have to be 100 percent invested in what’s happening and the mystery is just fascinating enough to keep you turning the pages long after it’s time for bed. “The Girl on the Train” tells the story […]

Posted inNews

Who Opposes Cannabis Legalization?

Just follow the money!
Steve Holmes

This November, more Americans will vote on the question of legalizing cannabis than ever before. Voters in five states will vote on so-called recreational use, and voters in another four states will vote on medical marijuana. Recreational use is currently legal in four states, and medical use is legal in 25 states. The District of […]

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