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Category Archives: Bend OR

August 2, 2015

A Library of Good Ideas

Bend OR, Civic Life, Local Institutions

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by Deborah Fallows
Formula for success in Central Oregon: know the users, spot the opportunities, act with vigor.  (Read it here.)

August 2, 2015

An Innovative Library in Oregon, and Other Reports from the Road

Bend OR, Civic Life, Life on the Road

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by James Fallows
Kicking off reports from the inland northwest, plus Happy Birthday to James Baldwin  (Read it here.)

June 26, 2015

The Good Ol’ Days of the Motor Hotel Are Back

Bend OR, Eat, Life on the Road

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by Deborah Fallows
The metamorphosis of a Bend, Oregon, motel—from its classic origins, to crack house, to upscale rustic elegance.  (Read it here.)

June 23, 2015

When High School Means a Build-It-Yourself Education

Bend OR, High Schools

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by Deborah Fallows
A charter school in Oregon encourages students to shape their own learning.  (Read it here.)

June 22, 2015

A Community College at the Center of an Oregon Recovery Story

Bend OR, Community Colleges and Career-Technical Schools, Education

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by James Fallows
When the lumber industry left, the region bet its future on technology—even though it lacked a research university. (Read it here.)

June 17, 2015

How to Tell Oregon Apart From New Jersey

Bend OR, Life on the Road

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by James Fallows
If Chris Christie had thought of this for his state’s gas stations, maybe he’d be doing better in the 2016 race now  (Read it here.)

June 6, 2015

Summer in the Pacific Northwest

Bend OR, Sports and Recreation

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by Deborah Fallows
The Bend, Oregon Elks open their baseball season  (Read it here.)

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