December 29, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• Calendar
• Colbert eagle spotted in Klamath Basin
• Expansion of bottle bill begins Jan. 1
• Father substitutes in cancer-stricken daughter’s class
• Flooding possible in 19 counties
• Hawaiian hotels step up during blackout
• Hay ... horse owners, there’s help out there for you
• Humane Society has ‘wish trees’ up in Bend
• In a once polluted pond, a possibility
• Kulongoski wants ban on cigarette machines
• Lane County district attorney reflects on post he’s leaving after 34 years
• Meet LaKai
• Nevada derailment closes line
• New charter high school delayed
• New system could replace melted snow
• News of Record News of Record
• Planes bump on runway in Seattle
• Salem area officials tackle gang problems
• Slipping and sliding in the snow – with a few surprises along the way
• Some PGE customers still lacking power
• Tanker truck crash, fire on I-5 kills 1
• Utah is now focus of lead threat to condor
• Washington state auditor fills in for governor
• your pets

BUSINESS

• Economy won’t deter middle-class tax cut, top Obama adviser says
• HP’s colossal mission: tracking all that data
• Mirror Pond Gallery no more

SPORTS

• A basketball player inspires with what he does not have
• A strong year
• After wild day in NFL, 12 are left standing
• Belated gifts for NASCAR
• Canucks shut out Senators
• Cougars lose again in Lake Oswego
• Dashing through the snow
• Football
• For a Sisters coach, a trip to Nepal
• Italian takes World Cup win
• La. Tech earns first bowl win since 1977
• Lakers roll over Warriors
• Longwell helps Vikings clinch division
• NBA Scoreboard
• NFL Scoreboard
• Oh, my! Lions set NFL record for futility at 0-16
• On the Air
• Pets calendar
• UCLA’s quick start takes care of La Tech

OBITS

• Former newspaper chain chief Alvah Chapman
• 1940s femme fatale Ann Savage dies at 87
• ‘Sandy’ Colton, former AP photo editor, dies at 83
• Sculptor Robert Graham, married to Anjelica Huston

NATION & WORLD

• Bangladeshis vote for first time in 7 years
• Bomb kills at least 16 in Afghanistan
• Child maids: an African tradition, now in U.S.
• Experts claim laws aimed at cyber-bullying do little to deter acts
• First American Young Men’s Christian Association organized in Boston in 1851
• Former newspaper chain chief Alvah Chapman
• Lt. gov. confident Blagojevich out soon
• Murders by black teens have climbed this decade, bucking trend
• Obesity surgery holds new hope for teenagers
• Own a slice of Chicago history - notorious, mobbed-up history
• Presidential runoff proceeds OK in Ghana
• Protesters surround Thai parliament
• Rice, first lady defend the president’s legacy
• ‘Sandy’ Colton, former AP photo editor, dies at 83
• Sculptor Robert Graham, married to Anjelica Huston
• Somali official says president out today
• Streams rise following storms in Midwest
• Strikes remind foes of country’s teeth
• Supreme Court asked to consider exorcism
• Taliban hit Pakistani town that resisted
• Targeted Pakistani hotel reopens
• Toll climbs as Israel continues airstrikes
• TV news winds down operations on Iraq war
• U.S. police officer deaths drop in 2008
• Utility head addresses Tennessee concerns
• Veterans of a past bailout see opportunity

FEATURES

• My first pet chicken: adventures in urban farming
• Recession-proof cat toys
• Slipping and sliding in the snow – with a few surprises along the way

ENTERTAINMENT

• Allen jazzes it up at Warsaw concert hall
• Don’t worry, Iceland – it’s Bjork to the rescue
• ‘Marley’ wins over holiday moviegoers
• Mirror Pond Gallery no more
• Movie Times
• 1940s femme fatale Ann Savage dies at 87
• Story touched – then betrayed – the world
• Was Fey in fake feud? Gawker.com says yes
• 50 years of Ron Howard

OPINION

• Change is in the air with Iraq accord
• It’s time to define the first lady’s job – and give her a paycheck
• Send back transit money
• Speeding up the courts