AltWeeklies Wire
Nowhere to Turnnew
The leading LGBTQ organization in Bend, Ore., falls on tough times.
The Source Weekly |
James Williams |
02-12-2013 |
LGBT
At The Cannabis Crossroadsnew
Oregon voters will decide in November whether to bring marijuana sales to Main Street.
The Source Weekly |
Mike Bookey |
08-18-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Medical Marijuana, Measure 74
Troubled Waters: The Klamath River Messnew
The Klamath River of Oregon and California is an object lesson in what can go wrong when people start tinkering with natural ecosystems, and a paradigm of what's wrong with the way rivers have been managed in the West.
The Source Weekly |
H. Bruce Miller |
10-09-2007 |
Environment
We Luv Bassnectar: Let's All Thump Togethernew
Bassnectar is like, so popular. He dives headlong into hip hop culture on his new album, Underground Communication.
The Source Weekly |
Jeff Trainor |
03-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Catching Up With a Reggae Legendnew
Trenchtown dancehall legend is touring behind a new album and speaking a language all his own.
The Source Weekly |
Jeff Trainor |
02-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eek-A-Mouse
Green Alertnew
A string of recent prosecutions has raised questions about the use of anti-terrorism tactics including warrantless wiretapping in the prosecution of domestic eco-saboteurs.
The Source Weekly |
Chris Barker |
10-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Harper on Harper
A mid-tour interview catches a candid Ben Harper discussing his career path, drugs, hip-hop and politics.
The Source Weekly |
Jeff Trainor |
08-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Inside the Heathen Mind
Hank Williams talks about blending country, rock, metal and sticking it to Nashville.
The Source Weekly |
Jeff Trainor |
07-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hank Williams III
Confessions of a Breast Milk Donor
I never thought much one way or another about my breasts until I got pregnant and began to ruminate on breastfeeding -- I then began to evaluate my boobs with a new eye.
The Source Weekly |
Tanya Ignacio |
04-06-2006 |
The War on Women
A Reflection on Fatherhood
After growing up with an absent father and controlling stepfather, the author makes an attempt at redemption by taking in a foster child damaged by fetal alcohol syndrome -- and then turns to his dad to help raise the child.
The Source Weekly |
Tanya Ignacio |
09-22-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Craig Lesley, Burning Fence
The Age of Bullshitnew
The book On Bullshit has become a publishing phenomenon. And it's no wonder. It’s not just our own culture that’s marinated in bullshit; it’s the whole modern world.
The Source Weekly |
H. Bruce Miller |
06-23-2005 |
Commentary
Fundamental History: Why Religious Radicals Will Lose Againnew
The unholy alliance of fanatical religion and fanatical right-wing politics is far from a new phenomenon in this country. And although the tide of fanaticism seems to be rising, it is really ebbing.
The Source Weekly |
H. Bruce Miller |
01-06-2005 |
Commentary
Dissent From Within the Empire: Talking With Michael Parentinew
Michael Parenti's best books are meticulously detailed, philosophical meditations on the worst excesses of foreign policy. The historian and media critic, whose latest book is Superpatriotism, speaks about the imperialist nature of the conflict in Iraq and the role oil plays in it.
The Source Weekly |
Lacey Phillabaum |
10-12-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Parenti, Superpatriotism
Bush Cabinet Plays, Who Pays?new
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman and Secretary of Interior Gail Norton mixed official duties and campaigning in recent stops in Oregon.
The Source Weekly |
Lacey Phillabaum |
09-14-2004 |
Politics
Bringing Back the Salmon: Gail Norton Claims Credit for Bushnew
Interior Secretary Gail Norton jetted into Oregon to claim credit for returning salmon and steelhead to the Deschutes River "for the first time since 1968" on Tuesday. The Pelton Round Butte Dam complex has been the biggest stumbling block to healthy anadromous salmon fisheries in the high desert rivers for the last 50 years.
The Source Weekly |
Lacey Phillabaum |
07-14-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
