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Sep 25 - Oct 1, 2008

Vol. 12, No. 39

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Local News

Paper Scissors Live at the Silver Moon - Saturday 9/27

We caught up with the men of Fairbanks, Alaska's Paper Scissors today as the band woke up in Portland as part of their current Northwest

By Mike Bookey
Sep 26, 2008
Local News

New Kid in Town Bend's Eric King is lauded as a steady hand in troubled times

Life at the 30,000 foot level Eric King, Bend's freshman city manager, leaves City Hall once a week in his quest to talk to every

By Eric Flowers
Sep 24, 2008
Local News

"Obsession": Springing a September Surprise?

The Eye found a surprise when we opened up our copy of The Bulletin on Sunday - an insert containing a DVD of a documentary

By The Source Staff
Sep 30, 2008
Local News

Round One Goes to McCain

The first big debate is over, the early reviews are in, and - predictably - both sides are saying they're happy with the way their

By The Source Staff
Sep 27, 2008
Local News

An Aroma of Desperation

Talk about beating a dead horse - this is like digging up and beating the decayed corpse of a horse that died 26 years ago.

By The Source Staff
Sep 24, 2008

Editorial

No Handouts, Just Bailouts

Upfront couldn't very well let the biggest financial meltdown since "I lost all my savings at a Vegas bachelor party" go by without comment. Well,

By Eric Flowers
Sep 24, 2008
Editorial

Cozy, Friendly, Greasy Crook County

We almost had to buy out the contents of a medium-sized shoe store this week to get enough BOOTs to hand out to Crook County

By The Source Staff
Sep 24, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Outta Control Burning

By Eric Flowers
Sep 25, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Wake Up, America

In the history of economics these are "interesting times", times when the great deceit that is "Free Market Reaganomics" was exposed for what it really

By Eric Flowers
Sep 24, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Beware Parking Ticket Racket

I am writing this to let everyone know about a parking ticket scam going on in the dirt lot behind the Midtown (and please know

By Eric Flowers
Sep 24, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Facts Are Lost in GOP Campaign

The political cartoon (?) in the Sept. 18 edition of the Oregonian was right on! McCain is pointing to a graph saying "The Fundamentals Are

By Eric Flowers
Sep 24, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Step Up To The Ranch

First, about golf: yes, it's spendy. It also sucks up all of our water. But if you want a less expensive golf course, try Crooked

By Eric Flowers
Sep 24, 2008

Culture Features

Great Expectations: Driving Miss Daisy succeeds at Tower Theatre

By Mike Bookey
Sep 24, 2008

Chow

Island Hopping: Bend's Hawaiian dining expands with Aloha

By Mike Bookey
Sep 24, 2008
Chow

Happy Hour: Astro Lounge

By Alice Finer
Sep 24, 2008
Chow

Happy Hour: Astro Lounge

By Alice Finer
Sep 24, 2008
Chow

Island Hopping: Bend's Hawaiian dining expands with Aloha

By Mike Bookey
Sep 24, 2008

Film

Cold Dark Ride: Transsiberian veers off the tracks

By Mike Bookey
Sep 24, 2008
Film

True Romance: Choke finds an unexpected vein of sweetness in the creator of Fight Club.

By Mike Bookey
Sep 24, 2008

Sound Stories & Interviews

Sequels Don't Always Suck: The Stage Names-Okkervil River

Austin-based Okkervil River's release The Stage Names, a beautifully crafted album discussing the obsession with celebrity and populated with "mid-level bands," washed-up porn stars, and

By Mike Bookey
Sep 24, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Talking with the Maestro: Taj Mahal arrives in town and drops a solid new record

By The Source Staff
Sep 24, 2008
Sound Stories & Interviews

Setting its Roots: Bend Roots Revival gets bigger but stays free in year three

It's big, it's three-days, it's local and hey, it's free...Bend Roots '08.I like to think of fall as "locals time" here in Bend. The tourist

By The Source Staff
Sep 24, 2008

Natural World

A Bad Rap: Follow a few rules in rattlesnake country

By Jim Anderson
Sep 24, 2008
Outside Features

On the Comeback Trail: Another bike/car crash, talking Lance and more

By Pam Stevenson
Sep 24, 2008