Dec 11-17, 2008

News

• Local News

  SourceWaves Top 5 Lists

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 16, 2008

  
• Local News

  Weekend Warrior! 12/12-12/13

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 12, 2008

  
• Local News

  Jill Sobule: The Obama of Recording?

  Gimme some monaaaay.The Blender doesn't typically dive too deep into national music news, but this little tidbit hit my inbox this morning and I couldn't

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 11, 2008

  
• Local News

  Empty Houses: When it becomes your turn to feel the downturn

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Local News

  City Councilor Reports Bribe Attempt

  Bend may not be Illinois, but our politics isn't exactly as pure as the driven snow on Pilot Butte. KOHD-TV reported today that somebody apparently

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 15, 2008

  
• Local News

  What's So Weird About Bend, Ory-gun?

  Bend's Pregnant Man is in the world news again - he's expecting another child in June and was the subject of a TV documentary in

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 13, 2008

  
• Local News

  Sizemore's in the Running for a Golden Duke

  Oregon's most famous anti-tax crusader/racketeer Bill Sizemore has officially been nominated for one of this year's not-particularly-coveted Golden Duke Awards.

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 12, 2008

  
• Local News

  Mt. Bachelor to Open Sunday ... IF ...

  This just in: Mt. Bachelor will open its 2008-2009 skiing and snowboarding season this Sunday ... assuming the snow gods cooperate.

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 11, 2008

  
• Local News

  Oregon Almost Flunks on Emergency Care

  The American College of Emergency Physicians has issued its annual report card for all the states, and Oregon's grades are not the kind you'd be

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 10, 2008

  

Opinion

• Editorial

  Snow or No Snow: Bachelor ready to party, a UGB deadlock and more

  By Eric Flowers

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Editorial

  Kulongoski's Onerous, Odious Fee Increase

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Don't Give Criminals A Free Pass

  This week's letter of the week comes from local business owner Christy Nickey whose store was recently burglarized. She reminds us to all be vigilant

  By Eric Flowers

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Transit Reporting is Biased

  I am responding to the very large and long article in the Source with your name on top. (A One Way Trip, tSW Nov. 27)

  By Eric Flowers

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Letters to the Editor

  Get The Rest Of The Story

  I respectfully submit this letter to the public, hoping that each media outlet that I send this to will show me the same respect they

  By Eric Flowers

  Dec 10, 2008

  

Culture

• Culture Features

  A Ghost in the Paint: Alex Reisfar's late night creations

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 12, 2008

  
• Picks

  Our Picks for the Week of 12/10-12/18

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Book Talk

  Lessons in African Culture: The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda

  Author and narrator Thor Hanson details his Peace Corps experience from beginning to end in his new book, The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  

Food & Drink

• Chow

  South by Northwest: Zydeco remains a predictably unpredictable gem

  By Alice Finer

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Chow

  Quick Bites: A Perfect Pair: Finding the right wine for your holiday party

  So, you've been invited to a holiday feast. You ask if you can bring anything and your host replies, Oh, just bring a bottle or

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Chow

  Quick Bites: A Perfect Pair: Finding the right wine for your holiday party

  So, you've been invited to a holiday feast. You ask if you can bring anything and your host replies, "Oh, just bring a bottle or

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Chow

  South by Northwest: Zydeco remains a predictably unpredictable gem

  By Alice Finer

  Dec 10, 2008

  

Screen

• Film

  Nothing Noble: Techno music, camera quirks and contrived plot twists sink Nobel Son

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Film

  The Wrong Neighborhood: Tragic tale of innocence in a death camp

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Film Events

  Saving the Game, and Your Wallet: Holiday gaming gift ideas

  A glimpse of "Gears of War" - one of the reasons people keep buying games.Now comes the time of year when family and friends are

  By Shawn Wallbaum

  Dec 10, 2008

  

Music

• Sound Stories & Interviews

  CD Review - Woven Hand

  By Mike Bookey

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Sound Stories & Interviews

  The Youth Movement: Finding an above-ground basement show

  By The Source Staff

  Dec 10, 2008

  

Outside

• Natural World

  You think you know your owls? How about a quiz?

  Let's have a little fun with an owl quiz. There are 13 species of owls that call Oregon home, and they range in size from

  By Jim Anderson

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Outside Features

  B.S., err, BCS

  The dust has settled on one of the most tumultuous college football seasons with Oklahoma and Florida emerging from the morass of qualified one-loss teams

  By Mike Ficher

  Dec 10, 2008

  
• Outside Features

  Tour de Indoors: Sweatin' to the Oldies and the Hour of Power

  Testing the power threshold on Bend's spin scene. Isn't it ironic that the year you decided to fork out for a season pass there is

  By Pam Stevenson

  Dec 10, 2008