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The War Wages On

Oregon will have 11 dedicated opioid treatment centers by 2019. Where—as a city, state and as a nation—are we in this raging opioid epidemic?
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The United States is being crippled by a growing—yes, growing—opioid crisis. There was a staggering 21 percent surge in drug overdoses in 2016, the last time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released official figures on record, with 64,070 deaths attributed to drug overdoses in the U.S. Of those, 75 percent were from opioids. […]

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The Eviction Mill

Lessons learned from a day spent in Deschutes County eviction court
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At first, the falling snow brought joy. Stephanie Williams’ kids gleefully scampered outside, throwing snowballs in front of their southeast Bend duplex. “It was so great to see them so happy,” says Williams, “But then I thought, if they cancel school how will I pay for daycare? I knew I couldn’t afford for them to […]

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Tobacco 21

Minimum age for tobacco increases, to only slight fanfare
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Remember the ol’ adage, “Old enough to fight and vote, old enough to drink and smoke?” Nah, not really. As of this year, those under 21 can still make life and death choices or vote for presidents, but they can’t buy smokes. Recent statistics by the Oregon Health Authority and the National Youth Tobacco Survey show […]

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Don’t Get Those Lululemons In a Twist

How beer yoga can aid in your pursuit of hoppiness. (See what we did there?)
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I n a past life I was a yoga teacher. If a past life was measured in years, and those years were three. You know, one of the snobby, Lululemon pant wearing, “I can’t believe she didn’t give me 10 minutes of full savasana” complainers. Or the huffy, “I just can’t find a Hatha class […]

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Go Outdoors, #LikeAGirl

Have lady parts? We do too—so we tried these “outdoor” related products to see what works in the woods
Nicole Vulcan, Magdalena Bokowa and Anne Pick

Ladies, have you ever been stuck in layers upon layers of snowboard gear and really had to go? Or spent the day on the trail during a particular turn of the moon? Or maybe your hands are so busy busting it up in the boardroom, killing it in the kitchen AND being the emotional sounding […]

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Unsolicited Accolades

As Bend tops another list, we ask, does it really matter if everyone knows about us?
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The groans could be heard for miles. Native Bendites, filled with nostalgia for a not-so-forgotten time when a commute down Greenwood Avenue was swift and parking was a breeze, grumble each time such lists emerge and attract out-of-towners to our recreational city. “Voted number one? Again?” said Brad Culeston, who works at a westside bike […]

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Putting Back the River

100+ year-old canals are a target in an effort to restore water flows in the Upper Deschutes
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A little Central Oregon irrigation humor. Reporter: “How do you measure how much water you’re getting?” Farmer: “Go to the tree, grab that stick, stick it in and if it hits the notch then that’s the right amount.” That’s no joke. Such measuring tools are still in use while irrigation water flows are still calculated […]

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Out of Reach

Affordable housing isn’t a niche market anymore
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Out of touch: Federal market rental rates Have you seen a one-bedroom apartment in Bend going for $733? What about a two-bedroom apartment for $857? “Show me where you can find me one of those,” says Jeanine Soelek, “because they don’t exist.” Soelek has been searching for a permanent place to live for over a […]

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