Most people who’ve spent any time hiking trails around Bend, or taking their kids to school, or just walking down the sidewalk have seen them: black plastic bags filled with dog excrement left lying about like a nightmarish version of an Easter egg hunt. Maybe the bags are left around because people forget them. You’re […]
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Our Own Airing of Grievances
Since the 1960s, Festivus has been held on Dec. 23, in homes where their denizens don’t ascribe to more traditional interpretations of the holidays. The secular, invented holidayโmade more public thanks to its inclusion in a “Seinfeld” episodeโincludes quirky elements such as a Festivus pole, feats of strength, observation of Festivus miracles andโour favoriteโthe airing […]
Letters 6/23-6/30
IN REPLY TO “OSU-CASCADES PLANS TO BREAK GROUND” (6/18) If it is the responsibility of elected officials and those who would influence public opinion to ensure judicious disbursement of public funds then how do we explain siting of the new OSU-Cascades on Bend’s west side when more and better land can be purchased for much […]

