Rep. Walden to hold at least six town halls in Oregon this April.
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FEELING THE HEAT: Knopp & Whisnant Get Grilled at Town Hall in Bend
Accusations of stalling, supporting corporate interest and yielding to big tobacco ended today’s townhall hosted by Republicans, Sen. Tim Knopp and State Rep.Gene Whisnant.
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Wyden, Blumenauer announce “Path to Marijuana Reform” legislation
Three new bills are aimed at de-scheduling the cannabis industry, allowing businesses to claim tax credits and deductions, and adding a federal excise tax.
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Show Preview: Survivorman Live
The Survivorman comes to Bend for a nature-inspired concert.
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TGIF Cartoon: The Affordable Care Act
Bill Friday is a local cartoonist who has recently found great inspiration from this new administration. He has penned 62 cartoon in the last 60 days. Retired from the Forest Service, he spent over 40 years at the lookout towers in several national forests throughout Oregon. Look for his TGIF cartoons every week.
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Oregon’s unemployment rate drops to 4 percent
Oregon’s jobless rate the lowest it’s been since comparable records were kept
New figures from the Oregon Employment Department signal a different story than the one you may be hearing nationally: That people are out of work and that the economy is suffering. Here in Oregon, it appears to be the opposite. According to data released today, Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent for the month […]
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Scenes from Sen. Merkley’s Redmond town hall
Hundreds attend the Oregon senator’s public meeting
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Sign of Spring: Bend’s Whitewater Park opening again
Channel opens March 18
It’s a sure sign of warm weather in Bend: The sight of floaters, kayakers and other boaters passing through Bend Park and Recreation’s Whitewater Park. According to the Park district, the Whitewater Park is back open as of March 18, after a winter of work intended to improve performance in the channels. “The winter modifications […]
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Greg Walden Makes It Into Stephen Colbert’s Monologue… For the Wrong Reasons
Last night’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert featured Colbert reading a passage from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson or, should we say, Wayne Tracker’s “secret” journal. Before he dived in however, Colbert touched on the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the new Republican healthcare bill, unveiled by none other than Congressmen Greg Walden last week. “24 […]
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Anti-Walden, pro-Walden and pro-Trump rallies in Bend this week
Demonstrators on both sides of the political aisle show up to share their views on a number of issues facing Central Oregon and the U.S.