2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (623+ words) Someone once told me they thought comedians were the philosophers of our day. I’d argue they might not know too many comedians personally — many are wonderfully flawed people — but I do believe in the sentiment. Humor matters. In a world…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1237+ words) But recently the group had a stinging revelation: Chinese and Japanese people were once banned from the property — a ban that’s still on the books. The evidence is written on an old deed for the property from 1910, located in Volume…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (377+ words) Redmond Municipal Airport Director Zachary Bass quietly left his post last week amid accusations that he illegally favored a national airport concessions firm to take over food and beverage sales following the completion of a $180 million airport expansion in 2027. Bass…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (218+ words) 5K runners looking to increase their mileage and stamina often encounter a “messy middle” – the gap between being a beginner and a more experienced athlete. In many sports, there is no obvious second step… just a distant, difficult, lonely goal somewhere…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (764+ words) U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schulz has recently spoken about a planned Operations Service Center for Central Oregon. This is actually an amazing potential project for those in need of work to help assist for a noble cause. To aid with…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (199+ words) Local and state elected officials descend on Bend on Thursday, Sept. 3 on the first stop of Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read’s Oregon Votes Town Hall series. The 6pm town hall will be in the Edward J. Ray Hall, 1500 SW Chandler…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (101+ words) The struggles of Oregon families to make ends meet are, to a large extent, a problem of wages being too low. A new report by the Oregon Center for Public Policy shows that in 2024, Oregon’s typical (median) wage of $25.54 per…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) So far, our fall movie season has delivered a few genuine surprises in terms of quality, with even more promising releases looming on the horizon. Usually at this point in the year, theatrical releases are a hodgepodge of quality, as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (148+ words) The fastest-growing part of Bend — the southeast portion, home to many families and multigenerational households — contains a far larger raw number of people than other districts. But let’s back up a bit and cover the basics. The map is so…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (642+ words) The City of Redmond plans to make some water more expensive in hopes residents will use less of it. Under a new tiered rate structure set to kick in next year, water used in excess of a certain threshold will…...