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Gobbling up turkey, stuffing and the other works of a typical Thanksgiving feast are highlights during the American holiday season. Posting up watching football or nibbling on finger foods while chatting with loved ones are common activities family and friends engage in while giving thanks to each other. For the 2021 holiday season, wake up […]
Last week, the Love Your Neighbor project held its second-ever forum. Love Your Neighbor shares the experiences of people of color in Central Oregon, launched in 2019 by the Source Weekly and Erika McCalpine, program lead in business administration at OSU-Cascades. WATCH: In this video, Love Your Neighbor project co-founder Erika McCalpine and panelist Marcus […]
Erika McCalpine, a business professor at Oregon State University-Cascades, was our 2019 Woman of the Year. This February, McCalpine and the Source launched the Love Your Neighbor project, highlighting the experiences and voices of people of color in Central Oregon. This week, I sat down with McCalpine to talk about this moment in history. Source […]
The death of George Floyd—who died after a now-former Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes—has been a tipping point in the U.S., causing many to rally, and some to lash out violently across the U.S. over the past several days. In Portland, people broke into the Portland Justice Center and […]
A large group of men, women and enthusiastic kids stands around in spandex near the base of the Red Chair at Mt. Bachelor. They wear ultralight, oftentimes carbon fiber boots. Their skis are skinny and made more for uphill travel than downhill turns. It looks like the start of a skate skiing race, but they’re on […]
Knute Buehler, R-Bend, announced yesterday that he will run for U.S. Congress to replace U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, the Republican from Hood River who has represented Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District since 1998. Walden announced he would not be running for re-election Oct. 28. Buehler is an orthopedic surgeon who represented Bend in the Oregon House […]
Editor’s note: Several months ago, Bendite Dan Mooney approached me with his extensive tale of making it to the pro ski racing circuit, back in the days when the circuit was just in its infancy. As a tale that starts and ends here in Bend, I knew it was ideal for our Winter Insider issue. […]
On Monday, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR2) announced that after serving as a member of Congress in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District for over 20 years, he will not be running for re-election in 2020, and will not run for any other office. It seems that for Oregonians on the eastern side of the state, the fury […]
If there’s anything more emotion-inducing than seeing your little one go off to kindergarten, it may be knowing that this may be the last year she’ll go to that school. Changing school boundaries can be a heated issue, no matter what grade level. School boundary changes can even become a political touchpoint, pointing out divisions […]
The race for Oregon House District 54 already has one Democratic candidate filed in the race—and now, one Republican is announcing her run for the Republican nomination. Cheri Helt, who currently sits on the school board for Bend-La Pine Schools, announced today that she’s seeking the Republican nomination for the seat currently held by Rep. […]
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