Open school board spot: It’s nice to see so much engagement in a local race Say what you want about the last election cycle. Say it was a travesty. Say it was a triumph. But whatever you say about it all, you cannot say that it was yet another round of politics as usual. The […]
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Picks 2/15-2/23
Tony Smiley Winterfest Pre-Party Thursday 16 LOOP NINJA — If you’re raring to go for this year’s Winterfest, this will settle your Thursday night pre-party jitters. Smiley, also known as the Loop Ninja, loops his way through genres including rock, hip- hop, reggae, fusion, 80s and more. Come for the music; stay for the awesome […]
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Maybe a Superhero Will Save Us!
With Lego Batman, not quite everything is awesome
Lego Batman might not be the hero we need, but he’s the hero we deserve. In a city where super villains run rampant and the police and regular citizens are helpless to stop them, we need a masked vigilante to step up and protect us. I’m not talking about Bernie Sanders and Washington, D.C., I’m […]
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Buying Cannabis – Past, Present and Future
A couple weekends ago I hosted a tour of cannabis dispensaries. The attendees ranged in age from 22 to 70+. Among the tour takers, some had never been to a dispensary and some had been to over three dozen. The older tour takers chatted with me about the wonder and majesty of being able to […]
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Charter Review
What you should know about changing Bend’s City Charter
Ever wonder why we’re the largest Oregon city without an elected mayor, or speculated on why there are only two council members representing the east side compared to the five from the west side? Thought about running for council but economic factors barred you from considering it, since it’s essentially a volunteer position? All of […]
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One Ring to Fool Them All
Another horror franchise fails to care
Suspension of disbelief in the horror genre is a tricky thing. Horror movies are mostly about rules. Michael Myers is an unstoppable killing machine, but we don’t know why…he just keeps getting up. Freddy Krueger kills in dreams, but can’t do much damage in the real world. Jason Voorhees can take a lot of damage, […]
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The Fault in Our Mars
Love and Rockets
As a human male grown to maturity, I am not the target demographic for “The Space Between Us.” Judging from the trailers, I would have thought the demo would be teenagers, spinsters or possibly cats left at home with the television on. Instead, I now believe the film is for no one. It should be […]
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Zombie Kush Isn’t a Thing
Do you like zombies? Based on the ratings of all the shows that feature flesh-eating former humans having their rotting domes blasted off by sweaty survivors with 12-gauge shotguns, probably yes. Based on that info, would you be excited to hear that we have a drug on the market that is causing people to actually […]
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Oregon’s Teacher of the Year in 2016
Heather Anderson
“Teaching is hard work. We get pulled in a lot of different directions. I believe we should empower our teachers and help them to become highly accomplished.” —HEATHER ANDERSON An ordinary fall day in 2015 turned into an extraordinary day for Bend teacher Heather Anderson. She walked into Juniper Elementary School, where she teaches special […]
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The Key to Long-term Love
Couples Who Sweat Together
Before you met “the one” and coupled up, there’s a good chance you spent your days munching on greens and hitting the gym so you would look your best when you bumped into your true love. Now that your nights have gone from hitting the clubs to cuddling on the couch, maybe you’ve both noticed […]
