Two weeks ago, in a fit of irony overload, we gave Chris Telfer a mock glass slipper instead of the real one that we reserve for those folks in the community who continue to unravel the mess that former OLCC Regional Manager Jason Evers left in his wake. Initially disappointed by Telfer’s seeming lack of accomplishment this legislative period, we overlooked that her willingness to meet with licensees helped to form the collective basis and network of trust that aided in the DOJ investigation that removed Evers. Upon further review, she deserves some praise in this case. Evers’ unfair, costly and rather bizarre fascination with the Bledsoes’ club, The Loft, is a sorry chapter in that agency’s history and we regret that we wavered in our support for making whole all of those impacted by Evers’ crusade. With two slippers now, perhaps Telfer will be emboldened to walk to Salem and get Oregon out of regulating and selling our liquor.

Well I did it!  Took my friend Joe’s advice and got a set of studded tires.  I thought he should know being an ex-highway patrol how safe they would be.  Could hardly wait till the snow would fly.  Finally it snowed and out I went to try my new tires.  The snow was fluffy and deep, about six inches, and sure enough those studs really held.  I went right through that soft stuff like anything.  Not needing to travel till a few days later when the snow was packed down, out I went, and sure enough those studs really held again.  Although when I looked at the pattern in the snow on the street outside my house I could see that the studs were just digging out a divot and not really getting a grip at all.  Oh well, those studs really work because I had no trouble on that surface.

My first thought was that, from the single mother mired in a Central Oregon recession to oncologist Dr. Linyee Chang, or one of the physicians at Fall Creek Medicine, from COCC’s Rebecca Walker-Sands and Kathleen McCabe to Rachael Scdoris, all these candidates, all you can come up with is a bored housewi...excuse me a “Search and Social Specialist” as Woman of the Year? WOW! Thank you, The Source, for once again harvesting those pearls of wisdom from our lowly, mollusk encrusted lives, leading us into the light, and elevating we the people onto that opulent necklace of humanity. You’re doing Grandpa Hearst proud, The Source, keep it going!

Ah....Rosebud.

Editor’s note: Mr. Balestrieri, I think you forgot Mother Teresa. We’re pretty sure she skied Bachelor once.

Who are these naysayers? Where is the heart of this city. Bend is now a city.

Why are so many filled with doom and gloom, lacking faith and diplomacy? For the same reason we pay pro athletes top dollar and brush aside teachers, firemen, police folk, medical persons in all fields, and your general good worker. The dollars—they don’t add up to me!

I want the best we can do for our children. All children. That’s our job.

If we really put our minds to it, there’s nothing we cannot do. Take the reins, the masses shall be heard. It’s OUR time.