central oregon: The Right to Dry: A Green Movement Is Roiling America - 09/20/07 10:51 AM
This is a humorous front page article from the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday about Bend.


Clothesline Has Neighbors Bent Out of Shape in Bend; An Illegal Solar Device?

By ANNE MARIE CHAKER September 18, 2007; Page A1

BEND, Ore. -- It was a sunny, 70-degree day here in Awbrey Butte, an exclusive neighborhood of big, modern houses surrounded by native pines.

To Susan Taylor, it was a perfect time to hang her laundry out to dry. The 55-year-old mother and part-time nurse strung a clothesline to a tree in her backyard, … (6 comments)

central oregon: The Potential Effects of the DOJ vs. NAR lawsuit on REALTOR® - 08/16/07 09:09 AM
I receive the Broker Agent News every week via email and read most of the headline articles. This one is very interesting, especially because I am an active Broker and real estate is my livelyhood. This can potentially hit home for most of us in the bsuiness. Along with the way the mortgage industry is currently taking a dive the combined affects could be disasterous. Please read on........


" In back offices of major real estate companies all across the country, REALTORS® are talking about the DOJ lawsuit and the potential consequences it may have on the �traditional' … (0 comments)

central oregon: My backyard, your backyard. - 06/19/07 10:06 AM
Have you ever had the need to get into the great outdoors?  Well for most of us the answer is yes!  Especially for those of us with professional-esque jobs, looking out the window of our cubicles and yearning for the clock to hit 5pm.  Well here in Central Oregon we are blessed with one of the best places on Earth to do exactly that.  Get into the out.  Wether its skiing the slopes of Mt Bachelor, climbing the verticles of Smith Rock or flying across the desert on a suped-up dirk bike we have it all. 
That is one of the reasons it is … (1 comments)

 

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