Although Ammond Bundy claims that his armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Harney County has been in the works for decades, he doesn’t seem to be thinking too far ahead. There’s no way this ends well for the Bundy brothers and their militant movement to reclaim federal lands and return them to the […]
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The Boot 10/7-10/14
Manning Up
After news broke that an armed student shot and killed nine people on the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg, people across the state and the nation reacted first with shock, then sadness, and later, took to the internet to share their theories about how to stop the tragedies that have become so common, we’ve […]
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Talk Among Yourselves, They’ll Give You a Topic
In a democracy, every few years we have the option of throwing out those elected officials who refuse to listen to the people. But really, we’d prefer basic rules that allow us the opportunity to say our piece in the meantime, too. Bend city council sure isn’t making it easy. Consider its recent decision on […]