By Erin Rook, Source Weekly Part of a larger feature about Bend’s “Old Timers” In the 1950s, Bend, like so many American towns, was enjoying a lull… Read more “OLD TIMERS: The 1950s”
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Safety in their Sights
Schools respond to shootings with more cops, guns By Erin Rook, Source Weekly In the wake of the most recent mass shooting—this time in Isla Vista, Calif.,… Read more “Safety in their Sights”
Council Proposes Water and Sewer Rate Increases
By Erin Rook, Source Weekly Long showers, green lawns, freshly laundered clothes—these are the luxuries that come with affordable water and sewer rates. But what if those… Read more “Council Proposes Water and Sewer Rate Increases”
OLD TIMERS: The Changing Face of Bend
By Erin Rook, Source Weekly As the largest city in the state’s fastest growing county—Deschutes County’s population jumped more than 36 percent between 2000 and 2010—Bend and… Read more “OLD TIMERS: The Changing Face of Bend”