Deschutes County joins a growing list of Oregon counties—now 15 deep—designated by Gov. Kate Brown as drought emergencies following today’s announcement. With today’s addition of eight counties, nearly half the state is experiencing an official drought emergency. In addition to Deschutes, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Morrow, Umatilla, and Wasco counties have been added. “The majority of our state […]
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What in the World: MH17, Obama’s Executive Order, the Death of a Governor, Escaped Inmate, Poetry, and Christopher Walken Dancing
MH17: The search continues for evidence in the case Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down over war-torn Ukraine. All eyes are currently on pro-Russian separatists, who are totally helping their cause by allegedly impeding the investigation. (CNN) JOBS: President Barack Obama signed this morning an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on gender identity […]
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What in the World: Trouble at Tinder, Dutchies at the Daycare, Getting Lucky in Kentucky
MISOGYNY: Tinder cofounder and former VP of Marketing Whitney Wolfe is suing the company, alleging “atrocious sexual harassment and sex discrimination.” Among her claims: that Chief Marketing Officer Justin Mateen (with whom she was once romantically involved) called her a “slut” and a “whore” in front of the CEO Sean Rad, that the two men tried to strip her […]
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Deschutes County’s Top 10 Future News Stories
This morning, representatives from Deschutes County, the City of Bend, Bend La Pine School District and Bend Park and Recreation offered their perspectives on local issues at the Bend Chamber of Commerce State of the Community Address. While the event focused on victories won and challenges faced by the various government bodies (the Urban Growth […]
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Election Results District Attorney: John Hummel
Fire Levies, Measure 9-97, and Measure 9-98: YES, and YES!
Although election officials said that there had been a big day at the ballot boxes, and that trucks were still bringing in voters’ responses from the outlaying districts, by 8 pm results were posted—and all of the races seemed to show clear cut winners; no hanging chads, no nail-biters. Jodie Barram cleaned up 98 percent […]
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More dope? Nope.
Well, Deschutes County Commissioners have already made their decision on pot shops in the county. Bend businesses are open, though. But other locales around the state are still weighing in, with about 100 cities and municipalities banning medical marijuana businesses. Some of the bans and moratoriums predate Senate Bill 1531 being enacted on March 19. […]
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Politics Before Patients?
Deschutes County places one-year ban on medical marijuana dispensaries
On Monday morning, area residents interested in the future of medical marijuana jammed inside a Deschutes County meeting room to listen and testify at a county commissioners business meeting. But pot wasn’t the only item on the agenda. “What a turnout for the road department today,” joked the day’s first presenter, who was speaking about […]
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Cities scramble over new medical marijuana dispensary laws
The Medford City Council could not even wait until the ink dried on Oregon Senate Bill 1531, which allows cities and towns to enforce restrictive regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. On Thursday evening, without even formally giving notice of its motion, the city council in Medford became the first to take such a motion when […]