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Apr 9-15, 2009

Vol. 13, No. 15

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Local News

The Latest Socialist Threat: Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Looks like conservatives in Oregon have found something else to get outraged about - government-mandated carbon monoxide detectors.

By The Source Staff
Apr 14, 2009
Local News

Seattle Times Joins the Kick-Bend-Around Crowd

Kick us when we're down, why don'tcha? As if the situation (economy-wise and weather-wise) wasn't dismal enough in Bend already, the Seattle Times takes a

By The Source Staff
Apr 12, 2009
Local News

Public Employees and the Politics of Resentment

Oregonian blogger Jeff Mapes predicts, no doubt correctly, that public employee salaries and benefits are likely to come under attack again in these tough times.

By The Source Staff
Apr 12, 2009
Local News

Tea Partiers Brewing a "Revolution" -- They Hope

Right-wingers all over America - including little old Bend, Oregon - are gearing up for their big "Tax Day Tea Party" next week, and the

By The Source Staff
Apr 10, 2009
Local News

Will Hard Times Kill the Platypus?

Oregon State University's Cascades Campus in Bend might be near its last gasp, if our local state representatives are reading the signals in Salem right.

By The Source Staff
Apr 10, 2009
Local News

We're Broke and We're Miserable

The American economy is in a miserable state, and Oregon is the most miserable state in the entire country - at least if you go

By The Source Staff
Apr 8, 2009
Local News

Waiting for the Sounds of Summer: Bend's summer music landscape fights to maintain its reputation

The weather in Bend last Memorial Day wasn't ideal for being outdoors in any capacity. Actually, that's an understatement. Save a freak snowstorm, there wasn't

By The Source Staff
Apr 8, 2009

Editorial

Ron Jeremy vs. Star Wars: The Dear Leader launches one, the Rockefeller cheeseburger, and more

Editor's note: The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from somewhere between

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Editorial

Bringing Back Sobriety Checkpoints

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Guest Commentary

Spring Cleaning: Making last tracks in the Badlands Wilderness

The Friends of the Badlands Wilderness Study Area were racing against time. Monday, March 30 had dawned, bright and crisp. The day had already promised

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Letters to the Editor

PD: Perfectly Dutiful

This week's letter comes from Dean Warner who reminds us of an old adage about people in glass houses. Regardless of what you think about

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Resort Impacts Aren't Covered

As reported in The Source, Thornburgh Destination Resort west of Redmond may enjoy a $46 million dollar subsidy by Deschutes County taxpayers by the time

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Madagascar Quip In Poor Taste

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Redmond Board Blew It

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Cats Need Leashes, Too

Jim Anderson's latest article addresses an extremely important issue that more people need to be aware of, and overall I agree with him (despite my

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Letters to the Editor

ODOT's Iffy Official Story

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...a beautiful day for a neighbor...Hi neighbors, can we all say boondoggle? That's the word of the day!

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Planet of the Apes

In response to the article in I Love Television, "Escape From Eden of the Chimps," whomever wrote this article really needs to get a few

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009

Picks

OUr Picks for the Week of 4/8-4/16

By The Source Staff
Apr 8, 2009

Chow

On The Upswing

By The Source Staff
Apr 9, 2009
Chow

Eat, Drink and Learn: Get a culinary education at Allyson's Kitchen

Chop to it.Ever wonder why your cooking doesn't come out as good as a restaurant chef's dishes? Cooking classes can help shed light on tricks

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Chow

The Efficiency

It would be extremely efficient if the bar was like a coffee shop and there was one line where people ordered and one place where

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Chow

The Efficiency

It would be extremely efficient if the bar was like a coffee shop and there was one line where people ordered and one place where

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Chow

Eat, Drink and Learn: Get a culinary education at Allyson's Kitchen

Chop to it.Ever wonder why your cooking doesn't come out as good as a restaurant chef's dishes? Cooking classes can help shed light on tricks

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009

Film

Fast Forward: Fast & Furious uses old model and broken parts to predictable results

Apparently the way to make the fourth sequel is to take out "The" from the title and cast all the main actors from the 2001

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Film

Dirty Jobs: Sunshine Cleaning scrubs away memories of lesser movies

Oh my god, and he left the toilet seat up, too!The unemployment picture may need to get a little worse before most of us would

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Film Events

Speak No Evil: Latest Resident Evil incarnation moves into co-op play

By Mike Bookey
Apr 8, 2009

Sound Stories & Interviews

From Soul to Metal in 24 Hours

OK, so Bend's music scene might not be the most diverse in the Northwest, but don't tell that to Team Sound Check, which went from

By Eric Flowers
Apr 8, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

And the Youth Shall Lead: We Are Brontosaurus' sack lunch indie rock adventure

By The Source Staff
Apr 8, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

On Stage: Easter Fro-Day

By The Source Staff
Apr 8, 2009

Natural World

Back in the Sky: More Oregon condors going free

California Condor, Topa Topa, great, great grandaddy of all the condors flying free today. The Oregon Zoo can fly a feather in their cap on

By Jim Anderson
Apr 8, 2009
Outside Features

Swap and Tax: On being a gearhead in the New Economy

By Pam Stevenson
Apr 8, 2009

Suttle Lodge's Fireside Concert Series: Spencer Marlyn Fireside Show

@ SKIP Bar at The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse

Thu., April 25, 6-8 p.m.

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