July 03, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• Bend balloon man to take another trip
• Bend considered for Ironman event
• Bend homebuilder makes staff cuts
• Bethlehem Inn is forced to eliminate top position, programs
• Correction
• Couple now facing tougher charges in child abuse case
• Deschutes River Woods brush fire contained
• Ex-teacher sues Beaverton district
• Fire drill
• Fourth of July closures
• Fred Meyer’s owner recalls ground beef
• Guard: Coos Bay could manage LNG traffic
• It’s now ‘a mess,’ but some want to fix that
• Man attacks ex with golf club, gets 3 years
• Man dies when log hits him in the chest
• Man hit by lightning recovering slowly
• Man shot by officer was mentally ill
• News of Record: Permits
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend Fire Runs and Pets
• No gas — for 104 miles east
• Oregon wildfires
• Powell Butte man hurt in accident on Santiam
• Powell Butte residents speak out against Crossing Trails resort plan
• Students at OSU build solar race car
• The ‘Naked Lady’ not joining Ashland parade
• UGB plans may lead to more affordable housing
• ‘We might be an anomaly’
• Web site at top of list as Bend tries to improve communication
• Whoooo are you?
• Woman drowns in Deschutes after rafting over Pringle Falls

BUSINESS

• AMR Corp. plans to lay off 6,500
• Bend balloon man to take another trip
• Bend considered for Ironman event
• Bend homebuilder makes staff cuts
• Bethlehem Inn is forced to eliminate top position, programs
• Blockbuster pulls bid, Circuit City shares fall
• BlueCross rates for individuals spike 26% in Oregon
• Business Calendar
• Choosing a new credit card
• Dell founder bets on his company’s future
• Drivers run into credit card limits when filling up
• Fred Meyer’s owner recalls ground beef
• Fugitive hedge-fund swindler surrenders
• GM shares plunge to a 54-year low
• Limbaugh gets $400M deal with Clear Channel
• Microsoft reportedly seeking Yahoo help
• News of Record: Permits
• Oil surges again, rattling markets
• Oregon vintner foresees too much pinot noir
• Powell Butte residents speak out against Crossing Trails resort plan
• UGB plans may lead to more affordable housing
• UnitedHealth plans to cut 4,000 jobs
• ‘We might be an anomaly’
• Web site at top of list as Bend tries to improve communication
• When cash is tight, consumers look to barter

SPORTS

• Anglers catching kokanee, brook trout on Elk Lake
• Bend shooter excels in Idaho competition
• Bend swimmer 29th in Olympic Trials prelim
• BMX racing set for this weekend
• Chasing Beijing
• Columbia’s summer chinook season closed
• Corvallis pitchers fan 18 in 3-0 victory over Elks
• Cruising the Cascade lakes
• Expect some snow on your favorite trails
• Favre considering return, report states
• Federer, Nadal reach Wimbledon semifinals
• Fly-tying corner
• Hunting and Fishing Events Calendar
• Largemouth bass bite is on!
• Last-minute deal lets Sonics move to OKC
• Looking to race or ride on the Fourth of July?
• Major League Baseball Late RBI gives Brewers victory
• Malkin inks deal with Penguins for 5 years
• McKenzie River gains popularity among rafters
• On the Air
• Scoreboard
• Second half of trials starts today
• Teen shines at U.S. swimming trials
• U.S. women’s soccer beat Norway in tuneup

OBITS

• Ferguson confronted ‘maverick issues’ as U.S. judge
• Harlyn Halvorson directed the Marine Biological Laboratory
• Irina Baronova was a famed ‘baby ballerina’ in the 1930s
• John Pont was longtime football coach

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death Notices

NATION & WORLD

• Assisted suicide initiative likely to appear on ballot
• California’s Big Sur evacuated for fire
• College faculties reflect generational shift right
• Colombia rescues 15 hostages held by rebel group
• EU access to health care could expand
• Fire danger, economic woes cancel fireworks shows
• France’s strategy on terrorism is faulted
• In 1863, Union forces win the Battle of Gettysburg
• Iraqi official confident of security progress
• Massachusetts gets landmark energy bill
• McCain campaign shifts managers
• Medvedev: U.S. in no shape to give advice
• Murderer said to have killed indiscriminately
• Neutrino research funded in science bill
• Obama urges service to country
• Opposition rejects call for talks with Mugabe
• Palenstinian rams construction vehicle into traffic, kills 3
• Pesky mosquitoes follow Midwest floods
• Post-election violence kills 5 in Mongolia
• Remains of George Washington’s boyhood home finally unearthed
• 6 states to design own plans for fixing schools
• SUV drivers burned twice: at the pump, on the car lot
• U.S. role in Iraq oil deal

FEATURES

• A step in the right direction
• Books give the lowdown on stretching muscles
• Bring your prescriptions to your doctor for annual brown bag review
• Cancer group updates warning on summer grilling
• Cut, dried, delicious
• Detox diets can lead to malnutrition
• Exercise tips: Forward fold (Sanskrit name: Uttanasana)
• Freshman 15
• Grants take aim at chronic diseases
• Health Datebook
• Is that mayonnaise suspect?
• People
• Snowboarding injuries are most prevalent, study finds
• Take care to block out the sun’s burning rays
• Think safety when out riding your bike
• To stay hydrated, drink water before you feel thirsty

ENTERTAINMENT

• Bend man and his dog to appear in ‘Greatest American Dog’ on July 10
• Calendar
• ‘Car Talk’ guys reluctantly tackle TV
• Community Datebook
• Drop off your old sneakers for Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program
• Getting a glimpse of ‘Oregon 1859’

OPINION

• Disturbing questions on clinical trials
• Next president will have to reverse American decline
• Place road fees before voters
• Ted’s foolish consistency

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• No gas — for 104 miles east