December 20, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• Any icy Oregon sunrise
• Authorities identify body found in woods
• Bend Humane Society to host open house
• Bend’s chief of economic development leaves post
• Bomb threat closes downtown Prineville
• Broken Top
• Broken Top donates 3,000 pounds of food
• Bus nearly plunges onto I-5 after crash
• Change would allow land near Sunriver to be developed as a destination resort
• Clarification
• Community rallies to fill food baskets
• Correction
• Delivering joy – and toys
• Eastern Oregon school districts get break on enrollment penalty
• Fire ruled human caused
• First 1000 Lights walk to help La Pine kitchen
• Former local USFS boss takes new U.S. challenge
• Fund to relieve local mom’s medical bills
• Guide to lights
• Herbert Hutner advised presidents on the arts, married Zsa Zsa Gabor
• Highway 97 bridge at Biggs set to reopen early
• Hundreds of police officers mourn Woodburn victim
• Man arrested as part of drug investigation
• News of Record
• Ochoco forest plans removal of threatening wildfire debris
• President, first lady unveil portraits
• Puget Sound orcas are in decline, and scientists want to know why
• Sage grouse decision may be delayed
• Sunriver Christmas concert on tap
• Suspect arrested in Prineville bomb threat
• Times tough for parents using state’s 529 plan to pay tuition
• Wyden opposes pipeline that would start in Maupin
• You lucky ducks

BUSINESS

• After lifeline, still in deep
• Cabinet filled, Obama warns of continued economic woes
• Change would allow land near Sunriver to be developed as a destination resort
• China uneasy as migrant workers rally
• Clarification
• Community rallies to fill food baskets
• Do-it-yourself financial Web sites a big hit in a sour time
• Got the flu? Treatment may need to change, CDC says

SPORTS

• Alamo Bowl
• Auto Racing
• Baseball
• Blackhawks beat Flames in overtime
• Bowl
• Chick-fil-A Bowl
• Colts’ coach savors 10th straight playoff berth, place in history books
• Couples hanging with the youngsters
• EagleBank Bowl
• Everybody wins in bowl games, the literature says
• Gator Bowl
• Golf Scoreboard
• Hawaii Bowl
• High school nordic ski season opens today at Meissner
• Holiday Bowl
• Independence Bowl
• Insight Bowl
• It’s not BCS, but it’s still a big-time game
• James, Ilgauskas lead Cavs’ past Nuggets
• La Pine avenges loss to Bend High
• Liberty Bowl
• MBSEF dismisses Husaby as nordic director
• Missouri (9-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3)
• NBA basketball
• NBA Scoreboard
• New Mexico Bowl
• New Orleans Bowl
• On the Air Sports in Brief
• Orange Bowl
• Prep Scoreboard
• Redmond wins Irwin Memorial Tournament
• Richmond takes FCS title with 24-7 win
• Rookie running backs make a quick impact
• Rose Bowl
• Snow has schools making quick changes
• Solid week allows Blazers’ Roy to add to his resume
• Speed skating
• St. Petersburg Bowl
• Super-combi goes to Paerson, American Vonn maintains overall lead
• Swedish skier improves his record as oldest on podium
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Wake Forest hangs on to beat Richmond

OBITS

• Conor Cruise O’Brien promoted Irish unity
• ‘Mad Dog’ Bell was featured in wrestling documentary
• Radiologist Marjorie LeMay cast light on mysteries of brain
• Robert Poos wrote about the military

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Michael Wayne Zimmerman
• Richard Joseph Davis

NATION & WORLD

• Arrested men to go free, Iraqi minister says
• Atlanta footbridge collapses, killing 1
• Blagojevich denies all, takes no questions
• California’s top lawyer wants gay-marriage ban overturned
• Congolese warlord makes play for power
• Conor Cruise O’Brien promoted Irish unity
• Crowds in bad times uphold an evangelical article of faith
• Everything rides on bailout in GM town
• FAA’s plan to centralize its weather experts stirs controversy
• Florida remains ID’d as missing 3-year-old
• Harmon, Sehorn welcome 3rd daughter
• Japan acknowledges POW labor at Aso mine
• Judge orders more rehab for Steven Adler
• Las Vegas atheist challenges marriage, religion rule
• Mugabe defiant: ‘Zimbabwe is mine’
• No charges for Garrett in incident with pap
• Paul Simon joins Berklee music board
• Radiologist Marjorie LeMay cast light on mysteries of brain
• Robert Poos wrote about the military
• Russian warships pay visit to Cuba
• South Carolina is the first state to secede from the U.S. in 1860
• Winter storm cuts a swath from Iowa to New England

FEATURES

• Bend Humane Society to host open house
• Block party: Lego turns 50
• Calendar
• First 1000 Lights walk to help La Pine kitchen
• Fund to relieve local mom’s medical bills
• Goofy good fun
• Guide to lights
• Highway 97 bridge at Biggs set to reopen early
• In Brief
• Sunriver Christmas concert on tap

ENTERTAINMENT

• Calendar
• ‘Mad Dog’ Bell was featured in wrestling documentary
• Movie Times
• Nick to attend 1st inauguration

OPINION

• Book ban right
• Congress failed
• Controlled burns
• From the Archives
• Leonard for council
• Money question
• The Legislature’s pot problem
• Tough times

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Authorities identify body found in woods
• Bend’s chief of economic development leaves post
• Broken Top
• Broken Top donates 3,000 pounds of food
• Highway 97 bridge at Biggs set to reopen early
• Man arrested as part of drug investigation