On a mild February afternoon, Jim Vistad watches television in a cafeteria. He sits underneath a white board with lists of chores, rules and checkout times. For the past 35 years, Vistad has called Bend home and was once a cook at the Pilot Butte Drive-In. He has watched the city grow and has witnessed […]
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Homeless in Central Oregon: “It Sucks”
We have it easy. This man does not. I met this guy last weekend while working on this week’s feature story. It’s about being homeless in Central Oregon and you can read it tomorrow (we’re going to press RIGHT NOW!). Anyway, his name is Patrick. He spent two years and nine months in the Navy […]
