August 31, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• Alaska’s ex-top cop speaks out on Palin
• Al-Maliki shakes up Iraq withdrawal talks with new advisers
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• Automakers face conflicting safety rules worldwide
• Baby elephant now on display at zoo
• Biofuel producer expands capacity
• Births
• Bret Lott replants his story’s L.A. roots
• Brick by brick, weekend warrior builds medieval retirement home
• Bush says economy on the upswing
• Bush to seize the spotlight to open the Republicans’ big night
• Calendar
• Campaigns shift as the running mates alter the race’s dynamics
• Carner
• Case
• Civil war divides modern America in the brooding ‘Man in the Dark’
• Corolla: The Camry’s mini-me
• CREATIVE SPACE
• Deadly quake shakes China’s Sichuan region
• Deschutes residents see bump in income
• Drama already following new ‘American Idol’ judge
• Duchovny enters facility for sex addiction rehab
• Echoes of the Cold War – and the Mideast approves
• Families invited to gather ’round the campfire
• Female doctor writes of life in Saudi Arabia
• Fire at state Capitol investigated as arson
• For a thrilling read or two, check out these chilling tales
• For seniors, there’s a new way of looking at love
• Forest Service looks at thinning trees just south of Bend
• Georgians effectively blocked from their homes
• Hoping for a full house
• Improving the tools of biomedical research
• Indians get their water back, but will lost traditions return?
• Japanese are changing traditional views on marriage, survey reveals
• Lost in a long fight
• Man: Saltwater shark
• Man who flashed barista gets 2-day jail sentence
• McCain, Gov. Palin to visit Gulf Coast
• McCain sees $7M boost since Friday
• 2 men, 2 suicides, 1 heart and 1 widow
• Miller
• 3 missing children found safe Saturday
• Missing Florida girl’s mom arrested again
• Mountain bike rider rescued from trail
• Movie Times
• Nader, Barr find traction in close states
• NATO-Afghan inquiry ordered on casualties
• New Orleans orders residents to evacuate
• News of Record: Deeds
• 6 pairs of dogs are ‘married’ in India
• Palin gets women’s attention, not necessarily their support
• Quinn — Green
• Rare diseases prompt some near Portland to take a look at pollution
• Rules discussion draws crowd at Crooked River Ranch
• Search suspended for missing Wimer man
• Severson — McDaniel
• Shrader
• Solar opportunities
• Some leave Burning Man early due to dust storm
• St. Paul steps from Minneapolis’ shadow for the GOP convention
• State official took the road less traveled — and now it’s his legacy
• State sets guidelines for lead in turf
• State's schools lack extensive vision testing
• Sunriver event combines dinner and astronomy
• Suspense drives ‘The Good Thief’
• Taiwan’s China policy
• Take this song and read it
• Thai premier, facing protests, won’t resign
• The art of faking deaths has a whole new meaning
• The new crop
• Thousands protest crime in Mexican cities
• Thousands rally against
• Troop surge took place amid doubt, intense debate
• Walter ‘killer’ kowalski is a member of professional wrestling hall of fame
• Where the candidates’ tax plans diverge
• Why your car will never make its own electricity
• Willford
• With the change in season comes a host of tales

BUSINESS

• California fiscal woes could hurt U.S., world
• Deschutes residents see bump in income
• Did your PC come with clutter? That may change
• GM exec: Carmakers
• Improving the tools of biomedical research
• In crumbling highways and bridges, investors see opportunity
• Leader of troubled FDIC predicts deepening crisis
• News of Record: Deeds
• Olympic exposure good for outfitters
• Small Seattle company beats the beverage giants with first all-natural soda
• Solar opportunities
• Tour of homes on 2 wheels
• What it takes to drill for offshore oil

SPORTS

• Alabama rolls past Clemson
• By foot and by bike
• College Football Scoreboard
• Crook County, Sisters will try to repeat as state champions
• Ducks start with a win over Washington
• Former NBA player gives back to his native Sudan
• Golf Scoreboard
• Ibanez leads M’s to 10th-inning win
• Kyle Busch dominates in 18th win of season
• No. 3 Trojans off to a quick start
• On the Air
• Points leaders are on the front row in Detroit
• Rudi Johnson, Joey Harrington cut as teams reach final rosters
• Scoreboard On the Air
• Seahawks make cuts to trim their roster to 53 players
• Seattle’s Bernard, Babineaux are suspended by NFL
• South African fires 62, leads in PGA Tour playoff tourney
• To the bottom and back
• Young American set to face Nadal

OBITS

• Barbara Warren competed in races of endurance
• Hugh Butt pioneered research of vitamin K
• Jeannette Eyerly wrote serious tales targeted at young girls

FEATURES

• Folks pitch in after roadside breakdown
• Frugally, I thee wed
• Soak up what’s left of summer
• State official took the road less traveled — and now it’s his legacy
• Student’s transfer would mean loss of scholarship
• Why your car will never make its own electricity

OPINION

• A biblical seven years
• Approve airport renewal district
• Coverage of doctor’s trial was not unfair
• Ethics 1, lobbyists 0 in debate over gifts
• Has this become the age of the autocrat?
• How to get state economy back
• Less isn’t always more
• Sadly, it’s a farewell to NATO
• The real gender gap for president is all about ambition

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• State official took the road less traveled — and now it’s his legacy
• Why your car will never make its own electricity