March 31, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• A pristine Mirror Pond may be trickier than planned
• Bend drinking water open house scheduled
• Bill would ban dishwasher soap that contributes to algae blooms
• Building a better economy
• Calendar
• Coos Bay woman, 100, called ‘living treasure’
• Correction
• Economic downturn slams PERS pensions
• Forestry Department sells its only nursery
• 3G phone accessibility finally coming our way
• Governor to kick off Redmond road project
• Jefferson County may have to cut employee hours
• La Pine home suffers $70K in fire damage
• Lovisco trial ends; judge to rule
• News of Record: Deeds
• News of Record: Police Log, Pets
• Obama signs wilderness bill
• Oriental rug store to close showroom
• Sneezing driver crashes into house
• Some politicians stumble adapting to the Internet
• State hospital to examine teen charged in killing
• Time to take off those studs
• Twins sold drugs out of Rigoberto’s, police say
• Unrest in caucus for rural issues
• Wyden to hold town hall in Bend
• Youth goes on trial in killing of ex-mayor

BUSINESS

• American Airlines to expand Web access
• Auto bailout an unprecedented government intervention
• Building a better economy
• Business Calendar
• Drug has effect on obesity, but it’s too soon to celebrate
• Economist optimistic for the long term
• FDA: Diabetes drug appears to be safe
• Fifth Third sells stake in processing business
• 3G phone accessibility finally coming our way
• Google, labels launch free service in China
• Gottschalks to liquidate stores, including Bend's
• How an iPod Touch can be a poor man’s iPhone
• Little fees add up, so why pay them?
• Microsoft, TomTom settle patent dispute
• News of Record: Deeds
• Oil falls below $49
• Oriental rug store to close showroom
• Produce Patch recalls trail mix products
• Sales of 2nd homes fell 22% in 2008
• Who’s in charge now?

SPORTS

• Auto Racing
• Barrel-racing record falls at OHSET meet
• Beavers take first step in winning CBI title
• Bend High grad earns spot on U.S. Italia team
• Bend skiers fare well at nordic nationals
• Changes on tap for the Great Nordeen
• College basketball
• College football
• Community Scoreboard
• Community Sports Calendar
• Coyotes beat Stars in OT, 6-5
• Heat can’t keep up with Magic
• Input sought on plan for backcountry yurts
• Keeping ’em rolling
• Local skiers shine in J3 alpine series finals
• NBA Scoreboard
• On the Air
• Panthers rally for CVC victory
• Post player leads Stanford back to Final Four
• Prep Scoreboard
• Program meeting set for half-marathon
• Registration ends today for trail run
• Serena Williams advances at Key Biscayne
• Skiing
• Summit wins Bend Invite

OBITS

• Carol Jean Vigil, American Indian district judge in New Mexico
• Film composer Maurice Jarre, 84, ‘one of the giants’

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Cecil R. Campbell
• Death notices
• Dora B. Tornbom
• Janet Gloria (Howard) (Boucher) Mix

NATION & WORLD

• American journalists face trial in N. Korea
• Arab leaders rally behind Sudan’s president
• As markets shoot up and down, opinions are varied
• Bloody siege shows militants’ reach
• Building a better economy
• Chechen president’s foe slain in Dubai
• Don’t eat pistachios, FDA officials warn
• eHarmony expands to include gays
• Film composer Maurice Jarre, 84, ‘one of the giants’
• Flood-weary Fargo braces for blizzard
• Genocide trials begin in Cambodia
• How does the new warranty program work?
• Israel’s Netanyahu attempting diplomatic makeover with U.S.
• 9 killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing
• Nice catch! Men break toddler’s 40-foot fall
• One ‘polypill’ may replace handful of heart medications
• President Johnson says he won’t run in 1968
• Remaining Tacoma beluga whale seems healthy
• Shooting suspect’s wife works at nursing home
• Sugar: a small (and cheap) balm in a trying economy
• Tension rises after crackdown on Sunnis
• The trouble with bubbles

FEATURES

• A few basic rules for vegetables
• Always vent your dryer outside
• Creating your own composting operation isn’t hard
• Crepes: From savory to sweet, equally delicious
• Don’t eat pistachios, FDA officials warn
• Garden seminar planned
• Healthy take on bread pudding has bananas — and veggies
• 4 in Portland sickened; pepper blamed
• Making the most of your trip — last-minute
• Milk: Freeze or not?
• One ‘polypill’ may replace handful of heart medications
• OSU Extension Service offers online food preservation course
• Pizza parlor in your kitchen
• Produce Patch recalls trail mix products
• Protect and serve
• Recipe Finder
• Sugar: a small (and cheap) balm in a trying economy
• Surprise(.com)! Online parties a real celebration
• This (cheap) catfish meal reels in even picky eaters
• 50 ways to spend your furlough

ENTERTAINMENT

• ‘Anyone Can Whistle’ set for ‘Encores!’
• Bruce Willis’ ski lodge destroyed by fire
• Classical notes
• Culture club performance to feature Native American and Hispanic dance
• Disgraced pastor Haggard, wife head to ‘Divorce Court’
• Madsen was ‘actively looking’ for horror
• Matt Dillon pays $828 fine for speeding
• Movie Times

OPINION

• Expensive parks
• FAA’s secrecy is for the birds
• No TUF
• Not mandatory
• Sore losers
• Thanks, delegation
• Wean food animals away from antibiotics
• Why the war in Afghanistan is in fact a winnable one

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Time to take off those studs