Although the real estate boom is now only a nostalgic memory, Bend remains one of the most overvalued housing markets in the country.
The Wandering Eye
A Third Term for Kitzhaber?
It's looking increasingly unlikely that John Kitzhaber will get a job in Barack Obama's Cabinet, but now speculation is growing that he might take another shot at the governorship.
The Natural Foods Game Gets Ugly
One doesn't normally associate the natural foods industry with the kind of brutal business tactics one expects in, say, the software industry or the financial sector. But there's a real rough-and-tumble going on now between Whole Foods and its tiny competitor, New Seasons Markets.
Sizemore Fulfills His Destiny
File under "This Had to Happen Someday": Right-wing ballot measure crusader Bill Sizemore is in jail.
Highway 97 Deaths: We Need The Wall
How many more people are going to have to die before ODOT installs a Jersey wall on Highway 97 between Bend and Redmond?
Taking a Rosy View of Black Friday
Black Friday was a pretty good day for local retailers, at least if you believe the story on the front page of this morning's Bulletin.
Random Wanderings Through Jersey
The Eye wandered East to our New Jersey birthplace to spend Thanksgiving with relatives and came back with a few random observations:
Turncoat Joe Gave $5,000 to Gordo
It was no secret that Joe Lieberman supported John McCain. But it came as a surprise Wednesday when campaign finance reports revealed that he also gave money to Gordon Smith.
Another Present for Bend Developers
The Bend Urban Area Planning Commission is wrapping up a little early Christmas present for the local builder/developer lobby.
Blaring TVs Add Travail to Travel
The word "travel" comes from the same root as the word "travail," meaning "hard and painful labor." This is not a coincidence.

