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Apr 24-30, 2008

Vol. 12, No. 17

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Local News

Controversy in the Cascades: 4 Peaks Presents, LLC meet opposition

Four Peaks Music Festival has already announced its lineup and plans for a bigger and better get-together with overnight camping and two days filled with

By Mike Bookey
Apr 23, 2008
Local News

High Priorities, Low Budgets: A conversation with Bend-LaPine's new schools superintendent

(Editor's Note: Ron Wilkinson will be taking over from Doug Nelson as superintendent of Bend-LaPine School District in July. This is an edited transcript of

By The Source Staff
Apr 23, 2008
Local News

An Obama Blowout in Bend Fundraising

If political contributions are any barometer of how people will vote, Hillary Clinton won't be picking up many votes in Bend.

By H. Bruce Miller
Apr 26, 2008
Local News

The Barack and Hilary Show Coming to Town?

A presidential debate in little old Bend, Oregon? It could actually happen - although we have to say it's a long shot.

By H. Bruce Miller
Apr 25, 2008
Local News

Real Estate Forecast: Continued Chilly

Tomorrow, April 25, marks the day when the Bend real estate market is supposed to pull out of its slump - at least according to

By H. Bruce Miller
Apr 24, 2008

Editorial

Lose Ben Stein's Money: The Boss comes out, the Putin

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008
Editorial

SMART's Dumb Move

Oregon's SMART (for "Start Making a Reader Today") program got started in 1992 with a handful of volunteers and one simple idea: that having a

By H. Bruce Miller
Apr 23, 2008
Letters to the Editor

If You've Moved, Re-register

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008
Letters to the Editor

The Bozos of BAT

By Intern
Apr 23, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Bring Back Those Sunny Healy Days

By Intern
Apr 23, 2008
Letters to the Editor

King's Inspiration

Earlier this month we marked the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's death, or should I say his assassination, in Memphis, TN. Hours have been

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008
Letters to the Editor

War? What War?

"War in Iraq"??? It ended on an aircraft carrier with "Mission Accomplished"!

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Hard-Hitting Tax Day Coverage

Kudos to the local TV station for positioning a reporter outside the 4th Street post office on April 15. What a strategic place to pin

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008

Culture Features

Politics is a Joke: Creating caricatures on the Capitol Steps

Gonna get all wacky on ya. The earliest traces of satire can be found on ancient Egyptian papyrus, poking fun at various trades in society.

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008
Picks

Our Picks for the Week of 4/24-4/30

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008

Chow

Cinnamon Over Central Oregon: Breakfast rolls hold their own in Prineville

Not your grandma's cinnamon roll. In recent years, it seems malls and airports have become the most likely venues to find a cinnamon roll.

By Intern
Apr 23, 2008
Chow

Quick Bites: Mission Malbec: A transcendental tasting tour

Malbec: A nice little french grape gone badSome friends recently returned from Argentina with a once-in-a-lifetime bottle of Alta Vista Alto Malbec 1999, complete with

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008
Chow

Quick Bites: Mission Malbec: A transcendental tasting tour

Malbec: A nice little french grape gone badSome friends recently returned from Argentina with a once-in-a-lifetime bottle of Alta Vista Alto Malbec 1999, complete with

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008
Chow

Cinnamon Over Central Oregon: Breakfast rolls hold their own in Prineville

Not your grandma's cinnamon roll. In recent years, it seems malls and airports have become the most likely venues to find a cinnamon roll.

By Intern
Apr 23, 2008

Film

Train Kept A Rollin': Sarah Marshall worthy of the Apatow brand

Steven seagal smashes stereotypcasting in the new apatow comedy hit. The Judd Apatow comedy train has hit a few recent bumps. After last year's excellent

By Robert Grimm
Apr 23, 2008
Film

Taking Out the Trash: Not even Pacino can salvage 88 Minutes

die hard 8? Nah, Just pacino hanging out.Going under the assumption that 88 Minutes might be bad, I felt Pacino - no stranger to really

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008

Sound Stories & Interviews

On the Horizon

By Jeff Trainor
Apr 23, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Down and Dirty: The triumphant return of the Dirtball

Whose ready to get dirty?The word dirtball conjures images of scuzzy gutter dwellers, grease under the fingernails from their day job. Our Dirtball however, is

By Denise CaJacob
Apr 23, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Making Their Mark: Portland's Weinland hits the road

Weinland's magic bus. Adam Shearer, the lead singer and songwriter of Weinland wanted to be just that. A singer/ songwriter. But his songs had a

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008

Natural World

Consider Fleas, Please: Things that bite in the night II

Dog flea, Ctenocephalides canis, and cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis. They can cause more problems than the entire spider combined. Last week we had a discussion

By Jim Anderson
Apr 23, 2008
Outside Features

Sliding and Gliding : Still plenty of winter sports to be had

By Eric Flowers
Apr 23, 2008