August 28, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• After 43 years, Israel ready for Beatlemania
• Aid worker’s body found in Afghanistan
• Are milk drinkers really just big babies?
• 2 arrested in killings of stolen puppies
• As boomers age, progress on Alzheimer’s is promising
• Bend council candidate’s residency challenged
• Biden and Clinton fire up Democrats
• British investigate plot against Brown, Blair
• Calendar
• California city fights obesity with fitness
• Chair (Sanskrit name: Utkatasana)
• Commission approves funds for sewer study
• Commission is split over proposal for taxing district
• Community Datebook
• Corrections
• Dalai Lama cancels trips due to exhaustion
• Death Notices
• Delving into place names provides a window to the past
• Democrats nominate Obama
• Diarrhea virus is spreading in kids
• Explosion, smoke damage Bend home
• Export boom is going strong
• Family held hostage in disputed Kashmir
• Feds give Bend transit $418,000 to purchase 4 new buses
• Fossil Beds walks to focus on historic ranch
• Garth, Doherty make nice for new ‘90210’
• Get more from your core training
• Health Datebook
• Henson Co. works its magic to bring cartoon kid to life
• In the running ...
• Indicted senator wins GOP primary in Alaska
• Judge upholds lobbyist gift limits
• Jury convicts Bend man in carjacking at Costco in February
• 3 juveniles cited in La Pine brush fire
• Karaoke critics wind up behind bars
• Kid friendly, not kid healthy
• King declares ‘I have a dream’ in 1963
• Leave Olympic nutrition to athletes
• Lodging tax’s fate goes to voters
• Man stands trial in wife’s death
• Maty wins spot at disc championship for dogs
• McCain reportedly has made his pick
• Mom and baby doing fine
• Negotiating health plans
• New Orleans prepares as Gustav approaches
• New radio station awaiting FCC’s OK
• News of Record: Permits
• News of Record: Police Log and Pets
• No time for sightseeing
• On the front line as faith, science clash
• Orientation gets teachers in Redmond up to speed
• Pakistani push in tribal areas triggers a flood of refugees
• People
• Promoting the region's cinematic potential
• Protesters beat back police outside Thai premier's office
• Quit smoking and save on health care
• Rescue group strained by man hoarding cats
• Scientists consider ‘extreme makeover of a cell’ a triumph
• Scores of Taliban killed in Pakistan’s tribal area
• Sleep apnea may be linked to diabetes
• Some recall King gathering 45 years ago
• Southern Oregon tribal chief quits
• Spokane woman awarded $14.8M for bad jaw surgery
• ‘Suge’ Knight jailed in Las Vegas assault case
• 19th-century remains discovered at hospital site
• The Substitutes entertain at Prineville’s Wednesday concert
• Their first assignments
• Tilda Swinton gets her hands dirty in Venice
• Umpqua Bank warns about phone scam
• Urban warfare training moves to less-urban area
• U.S. to turn over Anbar province to Iraqi forces
• Veterans clinic in Bend earns award
• Volunteers sought for youth swim program
• When dining at Sonic, the choice is chicken for a healthy bite
• Wildfire update
• Woman is injured in crash east of Bend

BUSINESS

• Business Calendar
• Commission is split over proposal for taxing district
• ConocoPhillips to sell rest of gas stations
• EBay struggles to keep up with its nimble rival
• Fannie Mae shakes up its management
• Flights back to normal after software glitch
• How to navigate the maze of flier rewards cards
• Japan’s Ricoh to buy IKON Office for $1.62B
• News of Record: Permits
• Oil climbs as Gustav spins toward Gulf
• Port project to vie for West Coast business
• Promoting the region's cinematic potential
• Rules penalizing companies for legal help will be rolled back
• SEC proposes new accounting standard
• Umpqua Bank warns about phone scam
• U.S. thrifts lose $5.4B in second quarter
• Who foots the bill when a friend breaks your stuff?

SPORTS

• A new place to shoot
• Adventure at Berley Lakes
• Archery season opens Saturday for deer, elk
• Beavers kick off season at Stanford
• Blazers sign former Oregon star Jackson
• Candrea retires as U.S. softball team coach
• Cardinals rally to beat division foe Brewers
• Correction
• East Lake provides a variety of good trout
• Fall elk hunting: You get what the forest gives you
• Fly-tying corner
• Heavy traffic is expected on trails for Labor Day
• Hunting & Fishing Events Calendar
• Jankovic guts out tough second-round victory
• Merriman to play despite knee injury
• MLB’s replay system set to make debut
• NBA to play 2 games in China in October
• NCAA turns down Cincinnati’s Mauk
• Officials: Duckworth died of heart disease
• On the Air
• Outlaw boys eye Sky-Em league title
• Sharks sign defender to 4-year extension

OBITS

• Jerry Ford established modeling agency
• KGB spy was most valued defector
• Lesbian-rights pioneer ushered in wave of California gay marriages

FEATURES

• An age-appropriate home update

OPINION

• Bend needs buses
• Fuel taxes are not used by the state fire marshal
• Irresponsible cartoon
• Sameness you can believe in
• Too many lawyers
• What does the park district need?

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Feds give Bend transit $418,000 to purchase 4 new buses