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As we get ready for our annual Best of Central Oregon issue—our biggest issue of the year—we have “Bests” on our minds. In that vein, we decided to kick off “Best Of” season a week early and present one of our “Staff Picks” for Bests right now. First it was a Bend bag ban. Then […]
As we reported in a web story last week, on Dec. 5, the Bend City Council had its first reading of an ordinance that would see Bend’s consumption of plastic bags cut down significantly. The new ordinance, up for a second reading later this month, would prohibit retailers from handing out plastic bags at the […]
I try to be kind to our environment. I don’t wash my car, sort my recycling like a good American and do my best to avoid using disposable grocery bags while shopping at the store. “Do my best” is the key phrase here. I’m only human, unfortunately, and a very forgetful human at that. While […]
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