April 14, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• Bend, county to weigh shared law enforcement
• Bill may clear way for roads, jobs
• Bill would punish cigarette butt litter
• Bringing the outdoors into the living room
• Company fined for Columbia River dump
• Crime wave greets new police chief in Coquille
• Demand for ammo has Nosler working at full throttle
• Don’t forget to file your taxes
• Foresters plan several controlled burns
• Freemasons build for the future
• Goldman Sachs plans to repay federal loan
• History finds potential home
• 3 injured in crash on McKenzie Highway
• Legislature looking for budget opinions
• Lining up to volunteer
• Man, offered a ride, accused of taking truck
• Mountain Comfort to close its doors
• News of Record: Deeds
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs, Pets
• Spokane park officials blast pesky squirrels
• State gets $2.6 million to clean up leaky tanks
• State jobless rate jumps
• State police increase patrols in Portland
• State sues fund company in college savings losses
• Suspicious items close library
• Tuition breaks sought for immigrant students
• Utility fee? Gas tax? What they could mean for Bend residents
• Victim in California crash identified
• Westlund lobbying for OSU branch; we’ll know more Friday
• Worker cross-examined in Sawyer suit

BUSINESS

• Amazon.com criticized in ‘cataloging error’
• American Airlines to unveil newest jet
• Bringing the outdoors into the living room
• Business Calendar
• Cutting costs: Some see burden, but a few find an opportunity
• Demand for ammo has Nosler working at full throttle
• Goldman Sachs plans to repay federal loan
• History finds potential home
• Investors take Madoff to bankruptcy court
• MetLife says it will not seek Treasury funds
• Mountain Comfort to close its doors
• News of Record: Deeds
• State jobless rate jumps
• Stint with AmeriCorps could really pay off for stymied job-seekers

SPORTS

• Baseball
• Beavers hang on to beat Cougars
• Bend runner King sets Pear Blossom record
• Bend ultra runners reign in 50-mile race
• Community Scoreboard
• Community Sports Calendar
• Film fest seeks clips of local bicycling
• Football
• Former Tiger pitcher Fidrych dies
• Harry Kalas was voice of the Phillies
• Hockey
• Horse racing
• Horse rides on state’s beaches fading like sunset
• Knock it in
• Major League Baseball
• On the Air
• Outlaw has 21 in Blazers’ victory
• Scoreboard
• Sisters Little League opening this Saturday
• Storm cruise to victory at Invitational
• Summit triumphs at Pronghorn
• Three-day swim meet on tap for masters
• When adults can be kids

OBITS

• Harry Kalas was voice of the Phillies
• ’70s X-rated movie icon Marilyn Chambers, 56
• ‘True gentleman’ who gave back to Sunriver

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices

NATION & WORLD

• At least 4 soldiers killed in Lebanon
• Defense budget recognizes the Cold War has ended
• Egypt accuses Hezbollah in plot
• Finding utility in the jumble of twittered thoughts
• Fire kills 21 in Polish homeless shelter
• In N. Dakota, Guard joins flooding fight
• Islamic law deal signed in Pakistan
• Islamist group claims blast that killed 5
• Jury finds Spector guilty of murder
• Lincoln’s DNA: Key to mystery also opens an ethics dilemma
• Minnesota court sides with Franken on Senate race
• NTSB investigating fatal boat crash
• Obama talks tough about piracy, but is a crackdown even possible?
• President Lincoln is shot in 1865
• ‘Quite a feat’ by Navy SEAL snipers
• Rape charges may be added in girl’s slaying
• Severe weather hits South, killing 2
• Sheltered in WWII, Jews return to help
• STRIFE SWELLS IN THE STREETS OF BANGKOK
• Sure, Bo’s adorable, but is he a rescued dog, as promised?
• U.S. eases Cuba restrictions
• U.S. moves closer to Iran talks

FEATURES

• A match made in soil
• Are leftovers safe?
• Banana fritters: A New Orleans breakfast classic
• Beekeeper school planned May 2-3
• Easter’s gone, ham’s not — what to do?
• Essentials for a home toolbox
• Families get creative in trimming the budget
• For those who live and breathe chocolate, a puff
• Freemasons build for the future
• From the Yucatan, a burst of citrus salsa
• Home office setup can influence your work
• Lining up to volunteer
• Muffins don’t have to take a bite out of the diet
• Recipe Finder
• Solar water heaters get tax credits
• This Southwestern rethinking of lasagna comes with a kick
• What your bridesmaids should know beforehand

ENTERTAINMENT

• Calendar
• Celebrate being a girl at free fair
• Film fest seeks clips of local bicycling
• Mel Gibson’s wife files for divorce
• Movie Times
• Redmond High teachers compete in Sparrow Club tattoo fundraiser
• ’70s X-rated movie icon Marilyn Chambers, 56
• Soak up some world culture in Redmond
• Spike TV goes to sea with pirates
• TLC’s family of 18 now expecting 1 grandchild
• TV’s funny money: sitcoms and the IRS

OPINION

• Dirty power
• Fees are taxes
• ODOT’s wrong
• OSAA should listen to eastern schools
• Remember Hadrian
• Wilderness for the public

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Bill may clear way for roads, jobs
• 3 injured in crash on McKenzie Highway