November 09, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• A new home for an at-risk amphibian
• Accusations of War crimes in Congo
• Births
• Body found in Portland; man accused of murder
• Calendar
• Democrats tap Hunt to succeed Merkley
• Election 2008 may show a way to win in the future
• Electoral shift: Partisan, yes, but not ideological
• Florida woman is arrested in baby abduction
• GOP keeps grip on South, but at what cost?
• Hill
• Jewell — Schoening
• Latest gadgets keep offenders supervised — and out of jail
• Les Schwab’s new digs
• Man charged in wife’s killing mentally unfit, his lawyers say
• News of Record
• Obama, Russian leader
• Oregon port gets ready to buy rail line, says price is too high
• Pendleton to see more flights and smaller craft, airline says
• Portland school to be scrubbed after 60 kids get sick
• Prices for oil, grains fall — but not for food
• Roads less traveled
• School to be scrubbed
• Silverton elects transgender mayor
• Sinking prices, tough choices
• State panel seeks effort against obesity, diabetes
• talk amid missile plan
• The four most important (and often, most ignored) parts of your vehicle: tires
• Vehicle theft leads to 4 arrests
• Veterans honored, with plans for more
• What do new faces mean for Bend City Council?
• Woman says ex held her captive for 3 days
• 25 YEARS AGO

BUSINESS

• Agency predicts a return of triple-digit oil prices
• Billboards brighten L.A.’s night skies — to the anger of sleepy residents
• Hospitals see decline in paying patients
• In Twitter era, even bad news makes it on the company blog
• News of Record
• Prices for oil, grains fall — but not for food
• RESCUING HOMES
• Sinking prices, tough choices
• Soon, a limo like no other, parked at the White House
• Survey: Female CEOs earn more base pay, but less total
• U.S News to become a monthly magazine
• Wall Street’s ‘dangerous game’ lived up to its name
• Wal-Mart expects major holiday gains
• What do new faces mean for Bend City Council?
• Whole Foods sells stake to private firm

SPORTS

• A Cowgirl three-step
• Beavers cruise to an easy exhibition victory over Concordia
• Beavers handle Bruins easily
• Calzaghe dominates Jones with unanimous decision to go out a winner
• Canucks record another shutout
• College Football Scoreboard
• Cougs advance with a shutout
• Culver wins 2A first-round game
• Defense sparks No. 7 USC past California
• Ducks rally to top Stanford
• Golf Scoreboard
• It’s another thrilling finish in Blazers’ win
• Johnson hopes to shake Edwards’ title pursuit
• NBA Scoreboard
• Ogilvy makes up ground on Garcia, Stenson in China
• On the Air
• Penn State falls to Iowa
• Prep Scoreboard
• Sisters falls short of repeat in 4A final
• Storm girls reach semis
• Summit takes third place in 5A tournament
• Victory leads Venus to Qatar final

OBITS

• Ballerina Rosella Hightower started top dance school
• Indian filmmaker Chopra spanned genres
• Jheryl Busby revived iconic record label
• Mike Davis helped restore boating in the Big Apple

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Rita M. (McIlwain) Johnson

NATION & WORLD

• Afghan civilian deaths
• Back home, Palin finds landscape has changed
• 3 Bali bombers executed
• Ballerina Rosella Hightower started top dance school
• Californians march for gay marriage
• Democrats push president to help ailing automakers
• Deputy premier: Iraq still needs U.S. forces
• Hurricane Paloma roars over storm-weary Cuba
• In 1938, Nazis target Jewish shops, synagogues during ‘Kristallnacht’
• Lone teen sailor is almost halfway to a world record
• New animal control rule proposed in Crook County
• Obama rethinking spending priorities
• Owner of collapsed Haiti school arrested
• Palestinian factions’ talks halted in Egypt
• Report: Terrorists avoid financial ties by using cash
• Uninsured, comatose and deported
• U.S. military admits

FEATURES

• A delicate fabric makes a strong showing
• Dumbing down a decent SUV
• How to make a lace collar T-shirt
• Man finds neither time nor money for love child
• News of Record
• Pinching pennies? Not these proud pet parents
• Prices for oil, grains fall — but not for food
• Roads less traveled
• The four most important (and often, most ignored) parts of your vehicle: tires
• The grandparent lifestyle is gaining style

ENTERTAINMENT

• An unpublished life in detail
• Bend-based playwright returns for ‘Conversations’
• Britney, Justin back up Madonna at L.A. show
• ‘Fred Astaire’ is a delight on screen and in print
• Get tickets for Chamber Music gala
• Hall & Oates sue over ‘Maneater’ recording
• Janet Jackson cancels missed shows
• Movie Times
• Random act of violence sets the stage for excellent thriller
• ‘Ruby’ reveals more flash than form
• ‘Unholy Business’ spins a good yarn
• Youth Choir of Central Oregon selling holiday decor as fundraiser

OPINION

• A cold place
• A way out of the wilderness
• Change we can imagine
• Conspicuous consumption is starving our economy
• Denied our right
• Don’t hide the cost of health insurance
• Fix the forests
• In this election, race wasn’t the issue, but it was the story
• Keeping warm
• Klamath beetle fix
• Make haste slowly, Barack Obama
• Stuck on a few fine points
• The Forest Service’s service
• This election finishes only some of the hard work

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• The four most important (and often, most ignored) parts of your vehicle: tires