June 02, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• A cautious Basra starts to revive
• A Hollywood horror story, with a twist
• Alumni magazines try to keep up with Facebook
• Astronauts perform quick wing inspection
• Australians finish main Iraq mission
• Autonomy votes on way to wins in Bolivia
• Banks are cutting off loans to some schools
• Bend businesses join forces for a new Internet video venture
• Bend names fire department veteran as new chief
• Calendar
• 2 campgrounds close to repair tree hazard
• Cancer drug could be more widely used
• China’s parents mourn on a day for children
• Climate bill is warming to a core issue: money
• Clinton takes easy win in Puerto Rico
• Djokovic: There’s work to do before facing Nadal
• ‘Eco-tainment’ channel launching
• Evergreen partially closed in Redmond as work on U.S. 97 reroute continues
• Ex-con arrested in homeless man’s death
• FCC’s look into phone fees may broaden
• Fire erupts at Universal Studios
• For rock enthusiasts, we’re a bit of a mecca
• Free spirit takes flight
• Gates sees little hope to deliver aid to Myanmar
• Grad night fun, safety can run up a high price
• Graduating into a cool job market
• Haas rallies for win with final-round 65
• Hezbollah hands over what it says are Israeli remains
• High court considers taking up fantasy sports case
• In Louisiana, inklings of new GOP stalwart
• Indian media giant buys Virgin Radio
• Israelis, Palestinians join in Internet startup
• Jamaican’s world record wasn’t in the game plan
• June brings mild weather to area
• Kentucky, Ohio battle over river boulder
• Kids’ cancer rates highest in Northeast
• Macedonia’s prime minister declares victory in election marred by gunfire
• Moore, Kutcher attend charity Butterfly Ball
• Much of the mystery of dating is deleted by Facebook and its kin
• Neil Young compelled to work on electric car
• Neurologist, choir explore healing power of music
• News of record: Bankruptcies, civil suits
• No link in crane deaths, mayor says
• Online gambling seen as danger to students
• Opposition leaders arrested in Zimbabwe
• Oregon State says ciao to Italian, may cut more languages
• Priest again apologizes; Obama’s departure not mentioned
• Recount likely a lock in property seizure measure
• Redmond will get a preview of downtown at 100 feet tall
• Students skip slime, stink with virtual dissection
• Swiss voters reject citizenship votes
• U.N. chief to prod nations on food crisis
• What Mexico might learn from a Mafia drug saga
• William Odom, military adviser during Carter, Reagan years
• Yves Saint Laurent, 71, created clothing for the modern woman

BUSINESS

• As gas prices soar, drivers learn to adapt
• Bend businesses join forces for a new Internet video venture
• Business Calendar
• Company touting a green alternative to oil – literally
• For rock enthusiasts, we’re a bit of a mecca
• Raid’s critics calling for action against owners
• Redmond will get a preview of downtown at 100 feet tall

SPORTS

• Aussie gets IndyCar victory in Wisconsin
• Auto Racing Scoreboard
• Baseball’s Lou Gehrig dies in New York at age 37 in 1941
• Bend Ladies tourney opens Tuesday
• Celtics’ turnaround didn’t just start on lottery day
• Funny-car legend John Force wins at Summer Nationals
• Golf Scoreboard
• Kyle Busch stays hot at Dover
• Local players picked for State-Metro series
• Local track athletes compete for NCAA spots
• On the Air
• Perry takes third Memorial
• Red Wings’ core players a win away from Cup No. 4
• Scoreboard
• Thousands join race to fight breast cancer
• Tigers hammer Putz, rally to beat Mariners
• Up in the Hair
• Wheelchair racer first to the finish in Sunday’s Heaven Can Wait event

OBITS

• Erma Irene (McClain) Evans

OPINION

• Groundwater mitigation: Not all state’s streams are faring equally
• Save the water
• Test for diplomas
• We’re almost past the point of being able to reverse high fuel prices

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Evergreen partially closed in Redmond as work on U.S. 97 reroute continues