May 15, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• A bear necessity
• BendBroadband will raise caps
• Blocked pipes are blamed for smoke at chemical depot
• 2010 census could boost Central Oregon’s coffers
• COCC unveils new building plan
• Controlled burn planned for Friday
• Deschutes County to rewrite nitrates rule
• Detective cleared in fatal Bend shooting
• Don't have a ballot? You still can get one
• Ex-youth facility warden accused of corruption
• Fees won’t increase at Crater Lake park
• Former teacher faces sex abuse charges
• Free hepatitis C tests in Deschutes County
• Heroin deaths up 29 percent in state
• It's time to exercise your brain
• McMinnville school considers uniforms
• Most homeless protesters leave Portland City Hall
• Mount Angel teacher accused of sex abuse
• Multnomah County sheriff should be stripped of badge, committee says
• News of Record: Permits
• News of Record: Police log, Bend fire runs, pets
• OSU student killed in crash near Monmouth
• Owl chicks may go to Canadian facility breeding program
• People on the Move
• Police say man had firearms, mushrooms
• Portland boy, 15, reported missing
• Public meeting set on off-leash dog areas
• $2,500 rewards in elk-poaching cases
• Sea lions likely died from the heat
• Short time in charge of Bend has been used to rebuild relationships
• Teen parent program cut at Jefferson schools
• U.S. Highway 97 reopens between Bend and Redmond
• U.S. Highway 97 south of Bend reopens
• Whooping cough found in 2 kids in Klamath
• Your own private oasis

BUSINESS

• Appliance division at GE is on the market
• BendBroadband will raise caps
• Business Calendar
• Consumer prices rise, but there’s a catch
• Increasing savings: tips from experts
• Macy’s reports loss
• Microbrew in a can? New Belgium says yes
• News of Record: Permits
• 35 Oregon workers died on the job in ’07
• People on the Move
• Recall
• Second Work?
• Tip-dependent workers feeling the slowdown
• Tips for getting the lowest price on anything online
• Wall Street cheers Freddie Mac loss

SPORTS

• American sprinter reinstated by IAAF
• Big Brown is odds-on Preakness favorite
• By the numbers
• C.O. pair leads Linfield at NCAA D-III golf tourney
• Columbia steelhead season delayed
• Coming Attractions
• Crane Prairie is now ice free
• Cubs plan to sign free-agent, former All-Star Edmonds
• Deadline extended to Monday for hunters
• Flashback
• Fly-tying corner
• For Bend man, it's all about bugs
• Greene & friends
• Hunting & fishing events calendar
• Lakers regain series lead
• Late grand slam leads White Sox over Angels
• MLB owners expected to ratify new drug policy
• NBA Playoffs Scoreboard
• No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately
• On the Air
• Prep Scoreboard
• Queens of the Links
• Senator wants Spygate investigation
• Sharapova eyes No. 1
• Spring unleashed on Idaho wilderness black bear hunt
• Stars avoid sweep, headed back to Detroit
• Storm hopes for a big finish at 5A state tourney
• Three more Panthers advance to state meet

OBITS

• Former crown prince was "the father emir’
• James Harold Foster
• Jerry Lee Nill Sr.
• Katz advised, then criticized Israeli Prime Minister Begin
• Law starred with Fonda in 1968 film ‘Barbarella’
• Maxine S. Gassner
• Monty Fisher
• Rambo was prolific singer and songwriter

NATION & WORLD

• Curfew in Indian city following blasts
• Edwards throws support to Obama
• Friends, strangers connect through Craigslist
• GOP tweaks image after another loss
• Governor budgeting deep cuts
• House passes $307B farm bill
• Immigrant crackdown creates need for more detention facilities in West
• 2 Iraq suicide attacks carried out by teens
• It’s national bike-to-work week
• Ivy League colleges turning to wait lists
• Lebanon backs off in scrap with Hezbollah
• Man arrested near scene of wildfires
• Mayors want to lead climate change effort
• More soldiers sent out to aid victims, fix dam
• Myanmar continues to reject aid
• New disaster housing in Mississippi ‘superb’
• Party committee has a crucial role in Clinton’s hopes
• Pro sports fans show their support — in her wigs
• Protection for polar bear also promotes oil, gas exploration
• Report: Nursing home issues often minimized
• Rocket hits as Bush begins Israel visit
• Sacramento lives in fear of flood
• Seattle earthquake study targets up to 1,000 buildings
• Senators reveal their pain at hearing on Alzheimer’s
• Small gasoline spill in California
• Soldier to student
• Swiss man soars above Alps on jet-powered wing device
• Technology ‘trained’ to detect suspicious activity
• W. Virginia’s top judge loses re-election bid
• Wartime gas rationing begins in 1942

FEATURES

• A bear necessity
• Body fat monitors show the big picture, but skimp on accuracy
• COCC unveils new building plan
• Electronic records may impede care, study finds
• Filling the health care gap
• Free hepatitis C tests in Deschutes County
• Getting to know your pancreas
• Ginger can spice up a meal and might be good medicine
• Health care costs drive decisions
• Health Datebook
• High-tech devices reduce impact of brain surgery
• Hospitals, surgery centers to report on race, ethnicity
• Hydration theories may be all wet
• If you’re hyperventilating, should you grab a paper bag?
• In hepatitis trends, there’s good news and bad news
• In motion: Tai chi
• It's time to exercise your brain
• More pregnant women coping with diabetes
• New eco-yarns unravel from grocery products
• Pain sufferer uses his art to express inner turmoil
• People
• People on the Move
• Spruce up your wardrobe without breaking the bank
• The skinny on milk
• 5 things you didn’t know about the loss of hearing
• Who needs a drill sergeant?
• Your own private oasis

ENTERTAINMENT

• ‘America’s Most Wanted’ notches 1,000th arrest
• Calendar
• Camp Sunrise taking applications
• Event to benefit man with cancer
• Friends, strangers connect through Craigslist
• Heston auction includes Ten Commandments
• Jack Black breaks Pitt, Jolie’s twin news
• New eco-yarns unravel from grocery products
• Spruce up your wardrobe without breaking the bank
• Winehouse cleared of alleged ‘drug’ video
• ‘Wire’ actor to shoot students’ short film

OPINION

• ‘Bend’ bag
• Careful with SMART
• Designate Badlands
• Dogs and trucks
• Houses, farms can mix
• Local rule would address a nonexistent problem with nitrates
• Vote for Duncan