December 08, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• Animal house: Watch out for these holiday hazards
• Christmas tree grower gives OSU $1 million
• Concerns mount After 160 military vehicles are torched in Pakistan
• Crowd rallies against atheist sign displayed in Washington Capitol
• Elementary reading help ... for teens, too
• Firefighters team with Santa for gift drive
• Group offers autism assistance dogs
• 6 honored for work on ecoterrorism case
• Invasive weed rooted in Southern Oregon
• Kids try building a better robot
• La Pine parks shortfall may force closures
• Meet Prince Ollie
• Mom who shot kids comes up for parole
• Oregon’s electoral voters stand ready
• Out in the c-c-cold
• Pets calendar
• Portland plane makes unplanned landing in Canada
• Roadwork winds down as colder weather nears
• Snow expected by weekend
• Soldier’s bravery in mall shooting lauded
• UO student accused of robbing restaurant
• Young and homeless, with dwindling options
• Your pets

BUSINESS

• Chicago worker sit-in becomes rally point
• Corriente cattle are tough, but easy on the land
• Democrats pick up House seat in Ohio
• Overseas, freedoms seen in a touch screen
• Panel requests inquiry of NSA eavesdropping
• Tribune bankruptcy filing possible
• What will aid to Big 3 cost?

SPORTS

• A rough realignment?
• Anaheim hangs on to beat Columbus
• Baseball
• Bend runner wins world trail half-marathon championship
• Cards clinch first division title in 33 years
• Ducks, Beavers accept bowl invites
• Football
• Gators, Sooners to meet in national title game
• Late three by Blake gives Blazers edge over Raptors
• Mote earns another check
• NBA Scoreboard
• No. 6 Oklahoma wins big against Tulsa
• No. 12 UCLA uses balanced attack to top Cal State Northridge easily
• On the Air
• Raich wins giant slalom title
• Soccer
• Stenson cruises to an easy victory in Sun City tourney
• UO beats Kansas State in Big 12/Pac-10 series
• Wie passes Q-school, headed to LPGA
• Without cutting costs, future looks gloomy for Formula One
• Yarborough surprises Johnson with award

OBITS

• Beverly Garland starred in TV’s ‘My Three Sons’
• Elmer Valentine co-founded Sunset Strip’s Whisky a Go Go
• Forrest Ackerman was sci-fi’s biggest fan
• Joza Karas collected music of Nazis’ victims

NATION & WORLD

• A closer look at Mumbai suspects
• A test for Vietnam: free-speech bloggers
• Beverly Garland starred in TV’s ‘My Three Sons’
• Congress declares war against Japan in 1941
• Decision expected on if high court will take on Obama case
• Elmer Valentine co-founded Sunset Strip’s Whisky a Go Go
• Forrest Ackerman was sci-fi’s biggest fan
• Ghana casts votes for new president
• Greek youth riots enter second day
• Joza Karas collected music of Nazis’ victims
• Judges to rule on prison overcrowding in California
• McCain: Afghanistan situation will worsen
• Obama predicts further decline of economy
• Obamas’ ‘first dog’ decision put to vote in exhibit
• Oregon’s electoral voters stand ready
• Pakistan raids camp of militant group

ENTERTAINMENT

• Abuzz with gossip about ‘Girl’ spinoff
• Calendar
• College radio hums along despite Web
• ‘Flash Forward’ envisions more cast
• Foxx weighs in on the Obamas’ dog search
• Movie Times
• New gig ‘one of the greatest jobs there is’
• Streisand, Freeman honored at D.C. gala

OPINION

• After 2,000 years, it’s time to stop allowing pirates to rule the seas
• Concierge for state employees
• For Obama, stakes are high with education secretary pick
• Fueling waste