June 24, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• At last, drivers head south on Redmond reroute
• Cable ambition in high definition
• Charging ahead
• Deschutes plans a blog, but unedited open forum may backfire
• Deschutes sees modest uptick in jobs; May less favorable for Crook, Jefferson
• Girl killed in tractor accident
• Hoping for a bus route south of Bend
• Idyllic summer pursuits
• Irwin family to help OSU on whale studies
• Local gas station attendants are getting an earful
• Man hurt in shooting at homeless camp
• News of Record: Deeds
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend Fire Runs and Pets
• No free lunches for Crook County kids this summer
• Parole hearing set for ‘jogger rapist’
• Portland opens new bridge to Sauvie Island
• Room to move
• State takes site ideas for marine reserves
• Timber funds are essential, panel says
• Trout used at OSU to fight cancer
• Upgrade projects rest on land sales
• Wild horse adoption planned in Albany
• Woman says candidate paid for abortion
• Youth wounded by shot fired into the air

BUSINESS

• Ag products company buying Corn Products
• Blogger is taking Silicon Valley to Washington, D.C.
• Broadcom founder enters guilty plea
• Business Calendar
• Cable ambition in high definition
• Car rental firms get mileage out of optional services
• China has a little more elbow room — for now
• Deschutes plans a blog, but unedited open forum may backfire
• Deschutes sees modest uptick in jobs; May less favorable for Crook, Jefferson
• Disposal companies to merge in $6B deal
• Economy slows down delivery business
• GM slashes 2008 truck production
• Home Depot offers light bulb recycling
• Local gas station attendants are getting an earful
• News of Record: Deeds
• One-time tax break created a corporate windfall
• Short-term Treasury bill rates drop
• The magnifying glass goes digital
• Trader: Regulations won’t lower oil prices
• United Airlines plans to cut 950 pilot jobs
• Upgrade projects rest on land sales
• Walgreen Co. profit up

SPORTS

• Big Brown owner says stable will be drug free
• Bryant, James to lead U.S. basketball team
• Community Sports Calendar
• Community Sports Scoreboard
• Cubs delighted by interleague play; not so much for other MLB teams
• Elks rally for a 7-4 victory over Falcons
• Few upsets recorded at start of Wimbledon
• Georgia takes Game 1
• Independence Day Run set for Madras
• IOC: Banned sprinter not welcome in Beijing
• Kickball League starting soon
• Man with Griffey’s HR ball identified
• On the Air
• Oregon Open starts in C.O. today
• Pitcher’s grand slam leads M’s over Mets
• Prineville cowboy wins state high school bulldogging title
• Running relay registration deadline
• Solo on U.S. Olympic women’s soccer team
• Street Scramble to hit Bend Saturday
• Surgeon pleased with Schilling’s operation
• Tennesse player named top female athlete
• Triathlon 101
• Volunteers in demand as Cycling Classic looms

OBITS

• Bryan Baptiste, mayor of Kauai
• Comedian Dody Goodman known for her zany humor
• Plant biologist Arthur Galston’s research led to Agent Orange
• Rudolph Vecoli was a scholar of immigration

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Barbara Pauline ‘Polly’ Drummond
• Death Notices

NATION & WORLD

• America’s first woman in space, Sally Ride, lands safely after first shuttle flight in 1983
• Border fence challenge rebuffed
• Chinese get the OK to retrieve belongings
• Dan Brown tourists find that all roads lead to Rome
• Death row case gets third hearing
• Divers find no survivors in Philippines ferry
• EU OKs new sanctions on Iran over nukes
• Flagger killed on U.S. Highway 101
• 133-foot historic sailboat grounded at Orcas Island
• For Obama, unity stops short of Muslims
• Groups assail U.S. for holding Haiti money
• High court to consider Navy’s use of sonar
• Initiative takes aim at illegal immigrants
• Lawyer defends judge accused of rudeness
• Man in wheelchair gets gets drunken driving charge
• McCain pushes for new auto battery
• Most of us believe in God, study finds
• Officials reject report of pregnancy pact
• Residents still fighting the rising Mississippi
• Troops move to quell fighting in Lebanon
• U.S. envoy linked to arms deal cover-up
• U.S. military is overruled on ‘enemy combatant’ designation
• 2 U.S. soldiers killed by gunman in Iraq
• U.S. television network falters in its Mideast mission
• Westlund, a former Republican, tapped for Dems’ convention
• Zimbabwe opposition offices raided

FEATURES

• A cheese for all seasons (but this one especially)
• Add a bit of a pop! to your July Fourth dessert
• An oceanside treat — in a hot dog bun
• Book report
• Change your fan direction with the seasons
• Checking on the life expectancy of your home
• Chocolate maker turns up the heat
• Fat doesn’t always mean flavor
• Feathered friends: Living with purple martins
• Garden friends
• Get cooking with Trader Joe’s
• Giant cupcake perfect for kids’ parties
• Grill your chicken skewers with lots of flavor — but little effort
• How does your garden grow? With help from these Web sites
• How many recipes do good cooks need?
• Interviewing your real estate agent
• Most of us believe in God, study finds
• On the Web
• Outdoor appliances here for the summer
• Raccoons using roof for their own purposes
• Radiant barrier helps beat the heat
• Recipe Finder
• Rejoice - the blues are back
• Say goodbye to sugar ants
• Spotting the problem with rhubarb
• The icicle radish is mild and crisp
• ‘Wet thumb’ keeps lilies and koi happy in pond

ENTERTAINMENT

• Author’s slave trade story to air on OPB
• Brian Wilson to play Newport Folk Festival
• Calendar
• DeGeneres planning ‘dream wedding’
• Fast-growing hobby takes you on a treasure hunt
• Father says Winehouse has lung damage
• Morgan is the Cowell of ‘America’s Got Talent’
• Open invite to macular degeneration seminar
• Republicans wrong to dismiss ‘Fast Eddie’ Obama as naive
• 3 sculptures vie for Bond, Reed Market roundabout
• Spears’ return to L.A. begins with scuffle
• Ted Nugent plans move, hosts estate sale

OPINION

• Deputies can’t police every outdoor event
• Dugan should let sleeping kids lie
• Fix the climate
• Rides had to go
• Too much complaining

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• At last, drivers head south on Redmond reroute
• Hoping for a bus route south of Bend
• Timber funds are essential, panel says