July 27, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• A scenic park can be an attractive alternative to traditional wedding site
• Births
• Bridesmaids’ duties may include Botox injections
• Campaign Calendar
• Crash forced closure of Powers Road
• Eugene plant closure sparks tax break debate
• Gorge wind farm wins OK from Oregon energy panel
• Holcomb — Walkley
• Homebuilders offer different approach
• Local favorite Shevlin Park a legacy from lumber mill
• Local leaders aiming to trim travel mileage
• Looking high and low for bats
• Mobley — Young
• News of Record: Deeds
• Problem bears on coast raise a question: What’s causing the problems?
• Robbery suspect apprehended after 2 weeks
• Roto-Rooter rescues kitten from pipes
• Salem house tips over
• State poised for smoking ban, as many hold breath
• Swan
• The struggle to keep big cars moving
• Top dog
• You can help your dog weather thunderstorms

BUSINESS

• A carbon-free Oregon: What would it take?
• Airlines’ pleas for help fall on Congress’ deaf ears
• All mortgage types see rate increases
• Behind the CPI, an army of ardent shoppers
• Chanel coming to Central Park
• Direct mail tries to go green — really
• Driveway as a playground? There’s a way to keep it safe
• Eugene chip plant may become solar factory
• Homebuilders offer different approach
• Just when (and how) to sell that gas guzzler?
• Looking high and low for bats
• News of Record: Deeds
• Oil changes shouldn’t be by the book (or manual)
• Rule proposal would tweak 401(k) details
• The struggle to keep big cars moving
• There’s something fishy going on with pedicures
• Very (frustratingly) fast
• Washington Week

SPORTS

• A pipe bomb explodes during 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
• Cook in front at Senior British Open
• Dixon gets fifth win of IndyCar season
• Elks close road trip with victory in 10 innings
• Favorite earns top spot in Grand Prix
• Golf Scoreboard
• Johnson wins Brickyard pole; Martin in front row
• Kim storms into tie for lead on PGA Tour
• Kyle Busch leads nearly wire-to-wire in Indiana victory
• Margarito wins boxing welterweight belt
• Nadal avoids upset, makes final in Toronto
• On the Air
• Oregon suspends linebacker Garrett
• Pujols’ homer lifts Cards past Mets in 14 innings
• Scoreboard
• Seahawks’ Jones still sharing in the backfield
• Spaniard all but clinches Tour title
• The fight of his life
• Tour de France Race at a glance

OBITS

• Drug boss ‘Jimmy’ Chagra accused in judge’s murder
• Milton Zaslow was a top cryptologist
• Richard Egbert a well-known criminal lawyer

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death Notices
• Jay Joseph Audia
• Kent Paul Fisher
• Krystal Lynn Searcy
• Thomas S. Middleton

NATION & WORLD

• A carbon-free Oregon: What would it take?
• A pipe bomb explodes during 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
• A push to treat PTSD in the field
• Amid Obama trip, a silver lining for McCain?
• Beijing says air quality looks worse than it is
• California fire nears 170 homes outside Yosemite
• Dry times revive old water arguments
• Explosions shake another city in India
• Hamas arrests rivals after deadly attack
• Housing bill passes Senate; is it enough?
• Investigators examine hole in Qantas jet
• Iowans plead for stop to immigration raids
• Navajo tribe bans commercial tobacco
• New reforms not on agenda in Raul Castro’s speech to mark Revolution Day
• No decision yet on appealing wolf ruling
• Online, R U really reading? A literacy debate
• Poor planning could doom a ‘surge’ of troops to Afghanistan, experts say
• Report: Iran has 6,000 centrifuges
• Report: River oil spill has little impact so far
• Running mates: For McCain, a moderate, a conservative ... or a woman?
• Running mates: For Obama, another ‘agent of change’ or a political insider?
• Second chance at justice for Muslims in Bosnia
• Washington Week
• Weakened Shiite militia could mean a milestone for Iraq war

FEATURES

• A job with a view
• City of Water offers sun-splashed moments
• Local favorite Shevlin Park a legacy from lumber mill
• News of Record: Reunions, Military Notes, College Notes and Youth Notes
• Ticket to the Last Frontier
• Trainer takes on Parkinson’s with feints, jabs, other moves

ENTERTAINMENT

• A little touching up
• A novel approach
• Angel plans live escape stunt
• Bayou boys in Montana? Yes, it works in Burke’s new novel
• Best-selling books
• Calendar
• Dixie Chick, husband welcome third child
• Ed McMahon working on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’
• Michael Learned to star in ‘Driving Miss Daisy’
• Sights and sounds, with far-off summits
• Singer Connie Francis falls ill, misses show
• Workshop planned on teaching about Holocaust

OPINION

• A chance encounter with the face of evil
• A job with a view
• Bag the bag tax
• Get smart with college savings
• Influence of Dr. DeBakey
• ‘McBama’ is the best pick on the war
• Obama went on tour and McCain got ignored by the media
• Obama’s Iraq withdrawal plan has few takers
• Playing innocent abroad
• Private distribution and sale of liquor
• The perils of birding
• The 1960s will not go away

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Crash forced closure of Powers Road