October 06, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• An early sign of winter
• ‘Communist’ joke by McCain brother
• Construction continues on Highway 97 reroute
• DEQ officials ask for input on 2 projects
• Deschutes County officials find hunters, ATV rider safe
• Fiscal woes hit parks district
• Forums on ballot measures set for Redmond, La Pine
• Horses & healing
• How’s the enrollment mix treating our schools?
• In Omaha, Palin defends terrorist comment
• In Virginia, tackling race before it tackles Obama
• Man missing off Oregon coast
• More money to fight crime, but can the state lottery support it?
• News of Record: Bankruptcies and Civil Suits
• Obama fundraising
• Oregon’s 83 credit unions safe, officials say
• 2 vehicles hit cow near Crater Lake; 1 dead

BUSINESS

• Advisers deal with investor anxiety as nest eggs shrink
• Business Calendar
• Catching the wind
• Countrywide to set aside $8.4 billion in loan relief
• Credit crisis puts pressure on auto dealers
• DEQ officials ask for input on 2 projects
• End of an era on Wall Street
• Europeans scramble to save banks
• Made for the Web — and the wallet
• Oregon’s 83 credit unions safe, officials say
• Password recovery: How to wisely choose your security questions
• Your money: Understanding annuities

SPORTS

• A season of barrel racing winds down
• Angels avoid sweep, beat Sox
• Auto Racing Scoreboard
• Ball State enters AP top 25
• Baseball Scoreboard
• Bend’s Semick wins Portland Marathon
• Bogey-free final round helps Creamer to Samsung title
• Chicago teams’ colors are black, blue
• Colts rally late for victory over Texans
• Defender leads N.Y. Rangers’ offense in win over Lightning
• Detroit wins another WNBA title
• Golf Scoreboard
• Grants Pass antique shops in tough times
• Howard Stern ties the knot in New York City
• Janet Jackson’s illness delays 3 more shows
• Jankovic continues to roll
• NASCAR’s Hamlin taken to hospital after wreck
• On the Air
• Power, pitching lead Phillies into NLCS
• Scoreboard
• Shootout at Hoodoo will cap autocross season
• Stewart wins first at Talladega
• White Sox gain game on Rays

OBITS

• Charlotte Kohler, 99, was editor of Virginia Quarterly Review
• Dennis was former Liberian ambassador
• Social work pioneer Feldman dies at 95

NATION & WORLD

• Amid Afghanistan violence, women make slow strides
• Ancient and endangered, turtles produce no young
• Arrest marks new twist in Thai protests
• Charlotte Kohler, 99, was editor of Virginia Quarterly Review
• Defense renews bid to toss case vs. Stevens
• Dennis was former Liberian ambassador
• 11 die in U.S. raid on Iraqi house
• Drug samples could put kids at risk, study reports
• Electric car fueling stations planned on Hawaii islands
• Following Episcopal split, a clash over church assets
• Grants Pass antique shops in tough times
• Grasshoppers in Baker County may become a new food crop
• How Somali pirates can hold out
• Ike’s environmental impact grows increasingly apparent
• ‘Jazz Singer’ ushers in talking pictures in 1927
• Might be shot at? Better visit this Mexican boutique
• NASA girds for space hiatus
• Pope begins marathon reading of the Bible
• Rice says U.S. not undermining Russia
• Russia starts dismantling Georgia posts
• Social work pioneer Feldman dies at 95
• South Africa lapses into a violent state of anxiety
• The boost for mental health in the bailout
• The calls of the West
• Turkey launches strikes against Kurdish rebels
• 2 visions for Iraq war
• Why so superstitious? It’s a search for life’s meaning, study says

FEATURES

• Horses & healing
• Husband racked by guilt despite resisting women

ENTERTAINMENT

• Calendar
• Downtown fills up with fall revelers
• Howard Stern ties the knot in New York City
• Janet Jackson’s illness delays 3 more shows
• Movie Times

OPINION

• Business as usual from candidates
• No on Measure 58
• Support Measure 55
• What an eco-resort could do for the Metolius basin

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Construction continues on Highway 97 reroute