May 07, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• A disease in debate
• An official state dirt? House picks Jory soil
• Bend 1031 exchange ‘arguably’ a Ponzi, judge says
• Bend hires assistant city attorney
• Budget, new school top Redmond race
• Building fee hike to boost revenue
• Business Calendar
• Comments sought on county work plan
• Coos County official survives recall attempt
• Dad accused of using shock collar on kids
• Debt-settler companies face more regulation
• Festival ticket sales better than expected
• Former officer, wife plead not guilty
• Help for renters evicted by foreclosure
• Jefferson County protests DLCD request
• Layoffs are a possibility for Sisters schools
• Legislature gets stimulus update
• Little good news for a Redmond fisherman"s family
• Nature Conservancy buys Table Rocks land
• News of Record: Permits
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs, Pets
• Obama’s choice for Forest Service’s top post breaks long-held tradition
• Police: Pair traded meth for stolen goods
• Portland mayor says he didn’t drink before causing a three-vehicle crash
• Roseburg supplier will provide cable for BPA
• Time to find a new life for Skyliner Lodge
• Verizon eliminates phone bill assistance
• Welfare fraud is on the rise in Oregon
• Wilberger witness places Courtney on OSU campus

BUSINESS

• AIG bonus payouts revised upward
• Amazon unveils a larger Kindle
• Bend 1031 exchange ‘arguably’ a Ponzi, judge says
• Bend hires assistant city attorney
• Boston Globe union to vote on concessions
• Building fee hike to boost revenue
• Business Calendar
• Cisco earnings fall 21% but beat expectations
• Comments sought on county work plan
• Creativity can pay off when facing emergencies
• GM is reportedly seeking stake in Fiat
• Help for renters evicted by foreclosure
• Jefferson County protests DLCD request
• Lawmaker won’t try to split tanker contract
• List of Chrysler’s lenders made public
• News Corp. profit up
• News of Record: Permits
• Oil prices jump to high for the year
• Pension investigation sprawls into 30 states
• Pick your shape
• Police: Pair traded meth for stolen goods
• Stress tests indicate banks still need a capital boost
• Verizon eliminates phone bill assistance

SPORTS

• Anglers report success on Odell
• Auto racing
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bend United girls lacrosse team set to end its season
• Bend’s Ford named Junior Skier of the Year once again
• Corrections
• Cycling
• Fly-tying corner
• Football
• Horse racing
• Hunting & Fishing Events Calendar
• Lakers even series with Rockets
• Major League Baseball
• Many favorite trails in the area are snow-free, but still a bit wet
• May 15 is deadline to apply for controlled hunts
• On the Air
• Pac-10 athletics are feeling the squeeze
• Panthers place fourth at state course
• Penguins top Caps, now trail series 2-1
• Petersen Rock City
• Prep Scoreboard
• Scoreboard
• Showdown at the COSSA Corral
• Sports in Brief
• Summit beats Bend in IMC match
• Summit boys tennis stays undefeated in IMC
• The stream team

OBITS

• Showbiz talent agent Sam Cohn
• Woman spent 61 years in iron lung

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Carl Stephen Cooley
• Death notices
• Delbert Glenn Addington
• Frank J. Hedges
• Shirley Jean Holmes Simmons

NATION & WORLD

• A puzzle over intentions in Russia
• Administration on listening tour for No Child law
• Afghan deaths cast shadow over White House summit
• After Maine, pressure builds on Obama over gay rights
• Bad breath? Parsley isn’t likely to help
• Bombs in Baghdad fuel worry before June security hand over
• Fall vaccinations could include swine flu shots
• Former NYPD officer earns top teacher award for ’09
• Help for renters evicted by foreclosure
• Jordan says new approach to Mideast peace is arising
• Key Democrat opposes taxing workers’ health care
• 20,000 more Pentagon jobs for contracting
• Nearly 1,200 die when Germany sinks British liner Lusitania in 1915
• Pension investigation sprawls into 30 states
• Poll: Split opinions on interrogation methods
• President’s budget plan cuts or ends 121 federal programs
• Strong winds pick up stalled California fire
• ‘Terrorist’ — U.S. definition is broad, and refugees are paying for it
• Wal-Mart to pay $2M, avoids charges in death
• Where ’Hire American’ hurts
• Woman spent 61 years in iron lung
• 3 years in prison sought in MySpace suicide case

FEATURES

• A disease in debate
• Activities of daily living
• Budget, new school top Redmond race
• Calendar
• Classes
• Dropping cholesterol levels
• Fall vaccinations could include swine flu shots
• Pick your shape
• ‘Rag doll’ baby’s time was running out
• Study: Hard times affect how well adults sleep
• Study sheds light on heart-healthy foods
• The debate on employer-based insurance
• The ever-versatile push-up
• Week two: Side plank
• When cooking up Ramen noodles, go for the one with less fat content
• Your foot health is important, too

ENTERTAINMENT

• Abdul tells of struggle with painkillers
• Among filmgoers, it’s become the age of outrage and boycotts
• Annual mail carrier food drive this Saturday
• Author William Sullivan to give wilderness slide show
• Calendar
• Coffee sales to raise funds for Lou Gehrig’s disease
• Community Datebook
• ‘Jon & Kate’ dad says he didn’t cheat
• Michael J. Fox always looks on the bright side
• Movie Times
• 2nd car stunt mishap on set of Cage film
• Report: ‘24’ star head-butts designer
• Showbiz talent agent Sam Cohn

OPINION

• Dog-free parks
• Don’t phone and drive
• Federal land biomass has gotten no respect
• Global warming really isn’t difficult to understand
• Government spending
• Read this book
• Redmond teachers’ union suit frivolous
• What Obama’s done