Together, we can prevent sexual and domestic violence. Join us this Friday, April 22 in downtown Bend as we Take Back the Night with an evening full of FREE awareness-raising activities to empower the community to take action against violence. We’ll start our family-friendly Take Back the Night events with a Healthy Relationships Fair from […]
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Senator Wyden: Investigate Hanford Leaks Immediately
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz asking him to convene an independent panel to investigate a “large amount of waste in an outer tank” that was discovered Sunday. The letter also asks the Energy Department to re-assess the safety risks associated with the remaining double shell tanks that […]
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Bend Climate Summit Coming October 2016
Submitted by 350Deschutes Mayoral Proclamation Urges Attendance at October 2016 Bend Climate Summit “It is time to move beyond spending enormous sums addressing the damage, and to make the investments that will repay themselves many times over”, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Mayoral Proclamation from Bend City Council is also urging residents to […]
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The Owls Are Not What They Seem
Filming has wrapped on the sequel series to “Twin Peaks” and all is right with the world. What is interesting about the news is that it might not just be a limited revival of the series after all. David Lynch and company shot 18 episodes over 140 days and they’re calling them “the first two […]
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Oregon and World Leaders Call for End to “Disastrous” Drug War, Ahead of UN Special Session
“Humankind cannot afford a 21st century drug policy as ineffective and counter-productive as the last century’s,” Letter Says Former Presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Switzerland & Poland; Former Prime Ministers of Greece, Hungary & The Netherlands Join With Distinguished Scholars, Celebrities, Clergy, Business Leaders, Elected Officials, and Others in Calling for […]
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Horizon Airlines Upgrades Fleet
Beginning in the spring of 2017, Portland-based Horizon Airlines will grow its fleet by purchasing 30 new Embraer E175 jets in a $2.8 billion dollar transaction. It is the largest order since Horizon was founded in 1981. The jets will supplement the carrier’s fleet of Bombardier Q400 turboprops which serve the Redmond Airport. Horizon will […]
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Lineup Announced for Free Summer Sundays Concert Series at LSA
BEND, OR—Central Oregon locals and visitors are invited to dance their Sundays away at the 2016 Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC) Free Summer Sunday Concert Series. These annual Sunday afternoon concerts at the Les Schwab Amphitheater, which start on June 5, have become a staple of summer in Bend. With musical styles ranging from hip hop […]
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2016 Oregon Book Award Winners
Congratulations to the Literary Arts 2016 Oregon Book Award Winners! ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Barbara Kerley of Portland “With a Friend by Your Side” (National Geographic Society) LESLIE BRADSHAW AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE Brian Doyle of Lake Oswego “Martin Marten” (St. Martin’s Press) FRANCES FULLER VICTOR AWARD FOR GENERAL NONFICTION David Biespiel […]
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Saltwater Sanctuary
Sensory Deprivation Tank: No sight. No Sound. Just you.
When the idea came around to do an article about sensory deprivation via float tank, nobody was really jumping up and down to volunteer spending ninety minutes with nothing but their mind. I couldn’t totally blame them. We are (for the most part) a pretty obscure bunch: Constantly thinking, creative, control freaks that are slightly […]