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More St. Charles Staff Unionize

About 40 home care and hospice nurses are the latest group of St. Charles employees to form a union

Home health and hospice nurses at St. Charles Health System voted to form a union on Dec. 8, becoming the latest cohort of St. Charles employees to become unionized. About 40 nurses across Central Oregon will now be represented by the Oregon Nurses Association, who already represent over 1,100 nurses in the St. Charles Health […]

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Governor Commutes Death Row Inmates

Seventeen inmates with death sentences are no longer eligible for capital punishment, a policy the state hasn’t acted on in over 25 years

On Dec. 13 Gov. Kate Brown commuted the sentence of Oregon’s 17 inmates on death row and ordered the execution chamber to be dismantled. The 17 prisoners will now serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. Oregon rarely uses the death penalty, executing only two inmates in the last 50 years. Since the […]

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Christmas Lights: A Judgmental Guide

Rate the lights in your neighborhood with this helpful system

One of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas in the 1970s was riding around in the family station wagon, “Bessie,” to look at Christmas lights while I whined to my parents about needing a snack โ€“ again. There was something magical about a familiar evening landscape transformed to a radiant wonderland at the expense of […]

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At the Holidays, Make Redistribution of Wealth a Personal Task, Not Just a Governmental One

Workers and volunteers helping our houseless neighbors are tired. Those who benefit from the increase in housing values need to step up.

This time of year is typically a time for people to count their blessings and focus on a measure of gratitude. For homeowners, one needs only to look at the property tax statement that arrived in the mail not long ago to see a dose of that gratitude played out. While it’s true that some […]

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Cross-Country Skiing, in Town

Grooming of a Nordic track at Skyline Sports Complex allows skiers to enjoy the snow under lights til 9pm every day

A 1-kilometer loop groomed for skiing is now packed at Skyline Sports Complex in Bend, seated next to Cascade Middle School. The most recent grooming took place on Friday, Dec. 16. The park lights should be on until 9pm most evenings, allowing for night skiing. “It is a skate pad only as the snow isn’t quite […]

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Holiday Gift Guide, Part II

More helpful hints from local celebs to help with your holiday shopping!

Occupation: Artist, Musician, Founder of Hearts Unknown Education. Favorite local places to shop: Layor Art + Supply for art supplies, Lark Mountain Modern for inspiration, Old Boy Vintage for clothing. Whatโ€™s on his wish list: โ€œTo have a space for my nonprofit to operate five days a week for kids.โ€ What he’s wearing: Corduroy jacket […]

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People’s Rights Takes Over Deschutes GOP

A controversial organization led by Ammon Bundy won most of the leadership positions in the Deschutes County Republican Party

People’s Rights formed in April 2020 at a warehouse in Emmett, Idaho, belonging to Ammon Bundy, a right-wing activist who led the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in 2016 and a standoff at his father’s ranch in Nevada. The first meeting drew a crowd of about 70 people. Now, People’s Rights is active in […]

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Holiday Gift Guide 2022

Helpful hints for shopping this holiday from our local celebs!

Occupation: Choreographer, dancer Favorite local places to shop: Featherโ€™s Edge, Clementine, Atomic Vintage Bazaar, Natureโ€™s Bling, Cosmic Depot Whatโ€™s on her wish list: Turntable: (Where to get it locally: Smith Rock Records, Stereo Planet) What sheโ€™s wearing: Bracelet from Natureโ€™s Bling and Jumpsuit from Banana Republic. Where she goes for a white elephant/gag gift: Pretty […]

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How to Overcome Buyer’s Fatigue

When the market shifts, shift with it

If you’ve shopped for a home at any point during the last two years, you likely have felt some level of buyer’s fatigue. You may have moved from wanting to look at homes in person consistently, to then wanting to view no homes at all. Your attitude may have shifted from the possibility of finding […]

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