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Gone to the Dogs?: Ultimate players and dog owners clash on use of Sawyer Park
The sight of a dog chasing down a Frisbee is pretty standard, something you’d expect to see on a greeting card accompanied by the phrase: “Keep your eyes on the prize!” or something equally corny. But currently in Ben ...
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Music
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Deja Blues: Keb' Mo' is Coming Back...and We Didn't Even Have to Send Him a Gift Basket
There are few artists who just keep coming back to Central Oregon, eventually emerging as local favorites, even if the musician already has all the national and international fame and respect of which he or she could dre ...
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Culture
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Potty Talk: CTC delivers Urinetown in style
Dystopia, the opposite of utopia, is not an uncommon a sight in American drama. Think of plays such as Waiting for Godot and films such as Bladerunner. Think of the spectacle of the current Bush administration. Briefly. ...
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The Wandering Eye
FLASH: Obama Coming to Bend Saturday

Barack Obama will visit Bend for a “town hall meeting” at Summit High School on Saturday, his campaign headquarters announced less than an hour ago.

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The Wandering Eye
Going Over the Top in Oregon?

Oregon supporters of Barack Obama are hoping Hillary Clinton will drop out of the race – but not until after May 20.

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Letters to the Editor
Technology Marches Backward
Letter of the Week   I am disappointed with the new Bend Broadband billing method that penalizes customers for their Internet use. One reason I moved to Bend was because they had high speed Internet service. I use ...read more>>
Upfront
Rock Stars vs. Porn Stars: Sex tapes, classroom wizards and city scale acupuncture
Text Me a Dime Bag Back in the dark days before Blackberry’s and smart phones, college kids had to score their illicit drugs the old fashioned way – with Ma Bell and the doorbell. Not anymore, at least at San Diego Sta ...read more>>
The Boot
BAT and Dial-a-Ride Cutbacks
Although it hit a couple of potholes along the road – the worst being the purchase of some second-hand buses that turned out to be lemons – Bend Area Transit has become an important part of the city’s transport ...read more>>
Local News
Home of the Mega Church? City to weigh application for Westside Church expansion
Bend’s Westside is known for its mature ponderosa pines, quaint mill-era cottages, dirt alleys and boutique shops, and, depending on how a Bend hearings officer rules on a pending application, possibly mega churches. The ...read more>>
Music
Life on Greenwood: Why the edge of downtown might be the center of the nightlife
Nightlife in Bend is peppered throughout the downtown area (and a few, but not many non-downtown locales) but for whatever reason, it’s on the fringe of downtown that live music is taking hold. On Saturday, Apr ...read more>>
Dining
Two out of Three Ain’t Bad: Phoenix Café foray into fine dining needs refining
When the Phoenix first opened, it was immediately recognized as a gastronomic oasis in the Old Mill office area. Weekdays bustle as the restaurant serves solid breakfasts and lunches to desk jockeys. Recently, ...read more>>
Quick Bites
Quick Bites: Let’s Make An Omelette: Jake’s Diner gets a makeover
Truck stops and interior design makeovers don’t exactly go hand in hand. But then again, Jake’s Diner isn’t trafficking in diesel anymore either. So when owners Lyle and Judy Hicks wanted to change the interi ...read more>>
Film
A Change Of Heart: Iron Man a surprising success in superhero genre
Nobody wants him He just stares at the world Planning his vengeance that he will soon unfurl — Iron Man, Black Sabbath Like the Tin Man, Tony Stark needs a heart – both figuratively and literally. The ...read more>>
Postcards from the Edge: Supersize Me director goes global
From the beginning scene of a high-tech animated version of director Morgan Spurlock battling Osama Bin Laden to the ending credits of smiling head-shots set to Elvis Costello’s “What’s So Funny About Peace Lov ...read more>>
Outside
It’s a Spring Thing: Straightening up at Smith Rock, PPP training and The Chainbreaker
The 16th annual Smith Rock Spring Thing was a huge success on Saturday. 177 volunteers came together to improve trails, build new stairs, replace old stairs, plant trees, replace bolts and anchors for climbers, ...read more>>
Natural World
The High Desert Museum’s helping hand: HDC gives the Spotted Owl a boost
The Bush administration has proposed cutting 1.5 million acres of Northwest forests considered critical to the survival of the Northern Spotted Owl. On the brighter side, however, the High Desert Museum is help ...read more>>
Letters to the Editor
Bachelor Deserves A Break
Enough already about Bachelor. They finally got it right this year. The East lifts are best in the morning for spring conditions. They get morning sun. The last few seasons they had Northwest instead of Sunrise open in t ...read more>>
Hire Bob Bates!
Perhaps the solution to your “space limitation” problem is more obvious to readers than your staff. I’d like to propose that you consider responding to reader requests. Merely substitute the required space gained by no ...read more>>
Sliding Down a Slippery Iceberg
I disagree with Peter M. Miller’s reasoning for not allowing smoking in parks. Granted, they could and should be considered “healthy” places. However, a far more accurate label would be “public” – as in all-inclusive, ...read more>>
Recessionary Musings
2008 recession! Why do companies lay people off and then hire them back two months later? Why would anyone give loyalty to a company when they know at any given moment that they can be cut loose? If a company wants loyal ...read more>>

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