April 11, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• Amtrak to spend $50M in Oregon, Washington
• Bend looks at ways to trim BAT costs
• 6 candidates vie for 5 open seats on Bend-La Pine School Board
• CEC power rates could climb, but how much? Still uncertain
• City Club to host panel on higher education
• Community effort brings park to life
• Convicted CIA spy’s son freed by judge
• Correction
• Corrections
• Dead whale washes up on Oregon Coast
• Deschutes commission, Bend council may combine services
• FEMA grant may bring $700K to counties for fire prevention
• How’s the skateboard prohibition playing in downtown Bend?
• In Central Oregon
• Jefferson appeals to the courts on Metolius
• La Pine City Council appoints fifth member
• Man sentenced in child porn case
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs, Pets
• People On the Move
• Redmond fire damages classic cars, auto gear
• Religion In Brief
• Supporting one another
• What’s Going Up

BUSINESS

• Bend looks at ways to trim BAT costs
• CEC power rates could climb, but how much? Still uncertain
• Correction
• Corrections
• Economy shows signs of spring, Obama declares
• In Central Oregon
• Investors can force Madoff bankruptcy
• Jefferson appeals to the courts on Metolius
• 2 more banks closed by federal regulators
• Next year’s tax deduction could be found in the attic
• People On the Move
• Price at pump dropped; utilities are likely next
• Skype founders may seek to buy it back
• Supporting one another
• What’s Going Up

SPORTS

• 2011 All-Star game heading to Phoenix
• Angels return to play with pitcher on their minds
• Bend’s Francis set to retire from U.S. Ski Team
• College Basketball
• College Football
• Cycling
• Freshman leads USC to win over Oregon
• Golf Scoreboard
• Horse Racing
• Improve your nordic skiing leg
• Late rallies fall short for Beavers
• Major League Baseball
• NBA Scoreboard
• NFL Football
• Olympics
• On Deck
• On the Air
• Perry, Campbell share lead at windy Masters
• Petrova headed to semifinals with victory
• Prep Roundup
• PREP SCOREBOARD
• Roy scores 24 as Blazers hang on for 106-98 win over Lakers
• Storm edge Panthers at tournament in Redmond
• Student warned over wooing prospect
• The last of the Big 3 says his final farewell
• Tkachuk scores twice to lead Blues into playoffs

OBITS

• Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons dies at 61
• Dunham, 89, war hero

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices

NATION & WORLD

• At least one of deadly fires is ruled an arson
• China faces ‘excess men,’ study says
• Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons dies at 61
• Dunham, 89, war hero
• Georgian president defiant despite unrest
• Good Friday faithful gather in Jerusalem
• Napoleon Bonaparte banished to the island of Elba in 1814
• No salmonella found in N.Y. pistachio plant
• Pirates’ hostage fails in his bid to swim free
• Professor seeks sealed Hoffa case records
• Rap is all the rage
• Stimulus money flows to volcano monitoring
• Suicide bombing kills 5 U.S. soldiers, 2 Iraqis
• Tennessee tornado kills 2 and injures 41
• Thai turmoil spreads to Asian summit site
• Thousands of mourners, prime minister turn out for Italian quake victims
• Virginia Tech reopens site of 2007 slayings
• What it takes for a dog to be a movie star
• With Catholic bishops ready to retire, church contemplates a new direction

FEATURES

• Community Calendar
• Correction
• Good Friday faithful gather in Jerusalem
• People On the Move
• Religion In Brief
• Supporting one another
• With Catholic bishops ready to retire, church contemplates a new direction

ENTERTAINMENT

• Community Calendar
• Country star Joe Nichols plans Broadway debut
• Eclectic concert series returns for its 26th season
• Hola hosts dinner to aid Feed the Hungry
• Miley Cyrus movie to be shot in Savannah
• Movie Times
• Neeson to star as Zeus in ‘Clash of the Titans’
• Pioneers’ Association offers 2 scholarships
• ‘South Park’ gets Kanye to check his ego?
• Untidy endings often rile fans
• Volunteers, donations sought for roof project

OPINION

• Giving the ‘breaks’
• Helping taxpayers and improving education through vouchers
• ‘Marley’ cruelty
• Parochial complaints
• Please, no fees
• Pop a cork for grape growers
• Uncivil letter