As a resident of Bend for a little less than a year, I've found that more than any other place I've lived - Oregonian's love their dogs.  They're everywhere.  Downtown.  At the shopping centers.  In the parks.  In homeowner's yards.  You can't drive down Highway 97 without passing a dozen or so vehicles with someone's pet happily staring out the window.  But unfortunately they are everywhere - unleashed.  I am a dog owner, also, and I ... [full story]

CNN talk show host latches onto immigration On the May 23rd edition of Lou Dobbs' nightly CNN program "Lou Dobbs Tonight," the generally affable talk-show host, who has become the network's go-to-guy on immigration issues, repeated a racist conspiracy theory and ran a graphic provided by the white nationalist Council of Conservative Citizens to illustrate his point. For quite some time, Dobbs has made immigration issues an integral -- some might say dominant -- part of ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball LeagueBend Elks at Aloha Knights - Play-by-PlayJun 15, 2006 at Gresham, OR (Oslund Field) Score by Innings                           R  H  E---------------------------------------------Bend Elks...........000 000 000 1 -  1  3  1Aloha Knights......000 000 000 0 -  0  4  3--------------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 9/cf Rife; 0/lf Dean; 34/1b Wentzell; 14/3b Yates; 4/ss   Cox; 12/rf Desme; 23/dh Wagner; 24/c Pittman; 2/2b Wong; 16/p Erickson;Aloha Knights starters: 4/2b Selden; 3/lf Krauser; 18/3b Hibbitts; 34/1b   Allan; 14/cf Borba; 8/ss Morel; 9/c ... [full story]

Cortisol is an important hormone in the body, secreted by the adrenal glands and involved in the following functions: proper glucose metabolism, regulation of blood pressure, insulin release for blood sugar maintenance, immune function, and inflammatory response. Normally, it’s present in the body at higher levels in the morning and at it’s lowest at night. Although stress isn’t the only reason that Cortisol is secreted into the bloodstream.  Cortisol has been termed “the stress hormone” because ... [full story]

Q: I'm wondering about something. Let's say a seller lists his home under market value and a buyer offers to pay more than the asking price. Can the parties agree to have the seller pay the difference between the listing price and the true market price to the buyer? If the buyer is an investor (who won't live in the property), must he inform his lender of this arrangement, since he's already prequalified? Since this ... [full story]

Ever since he began equipping gyms with the revolutionary Lifecycle, Augie Nieto has been one of those big wheels of business who keep the fitness world spinning. But as he clings to his life by the most fragile of threads, struggling to comprehend a fatal muscle-wasting disease, a more profound legacy is taking shape Nieto, 48, is at the forefront of a fundraising tsunami that's attacking ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) ... [full story]

Oregon’s Employment Situation: May 2006   Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was essentially unchanged at 5.6 percent, from 5.5 percent in April. The state’s unemployment rate has been stable this year, with the rate staying between 5.3 percent and 5.6 percent for the first five months of the year. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in May, about the same as the 4.7 percent reading in April, and at its lowest level since July 2001 ... [full story]

Festivities Take Place Amid Exciting Airfield Changes At this year’s Bend Airport Day there are more reasons to celebrate.  There has been a whirlwind of changes making the airfield experience better than ever. Saturday, June 17 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. the airport will be celebrating 64 years of service to Bend and a lot of big changes. “We are at a pretty significant level of expansion at the airport,” said Greg Phillips, the airport ... [full story]

With over 70,000 residents in Bend, it is no surprise that there has been an outcry from the community for public transportation.  It is an issue that has become more prevalent as gas prices rise and the city continues to grow. After facing heavy criticism in the past for not offering a transit system to keep up with the cities rapid growth; the city council met on June 5 giving the okay for work to ... [full story]

BEND CITY POLICE BLOTTER 5/31. A teenager reported the theft of handlebars, rims, and tires from his bicycle. The parts were found on another bicycle, but nobody in the surrounding area would claim the bike with the suspected stolen parts. Officers took the unclaimed bike for safekeeping. 6/1. Officers received permission to enter a residence from the roommate of a man found to be in violation of probation. Subject locked himself in the bathroom refusing to ... [full story]