May 16, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• Chair-a-Table fundraiser to aid Sisters Habitat for Humanity
• Correction
• Cross burning shocks woman in small town
• Group celebrates Armed Forces Day
• Hospice to host rummage sale today to benefit Camp Sunrise
• Kulongoski replaces state’s Energy chief
• Last chance to drop off yard debris
• Meeting planned on mine near Terrebonne
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs, Pets
• Paralyzed wife not bathed or fed regularly, affidavit states
• People On the Move
• Rare floating peat mat is preserved
• RV-maker purchases plant near La Grande
• Snow all plowed from road to Oregon Coast
• Summit band takes second at state
• Time capsule rumor nearly stops work on Redmond project
• Voter turnout highest in Crook County so far
• What’s a smaller budget gap mean for here?
• What’s Going Up

BUSINESS

• Auto dealership cuts mean less money going to charities
• Correction
• Euro zone contracted 2.5% in 1st quarter
• If you’re behind on credit card payments, know the pros and cons of your options
• Insider trading probe targets SEC lawyers
• L.A. teachers, pupils protest layoff plan
• Pentagon halts work on coptor for the president
• People On the Move
• Recent stock rally quells the nerves of some investors
• RV-maker purchases plant near La Grande
• Summer air traffic could fall 6.7%
• Time capsule rumor nearly stops work on Redmond project
• U.S. ski numbers slide but still 5th-best ever
• What’s Going Up

SPORTS

• Armstrong leads team protest over money
• At Preakness, fears of the final stretch at Pimlico
• Auto Racing
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Beavs lose opener to Cougars
• Bend falls, can still win IMC title
• Bird not the word for Borel
• Caddie plays round at Open
• C.O. umpires chosen to work title games
• Culver boys in second place at state
• Doing it for Guy
• Ex-Panther headed to College National Finals Rodeo
• Football
• Going big for the camera
• Golf Scoreboard
• It’s time to race! Is your boat in a good place?
• Lincicome takes lead after Alfredsson falters
• Major League Baseball
• Nadal, Federer one step closer to Madrid finals
• On the Air
• Phelps climbs back to top of medal stand
• Prep Scoreboard
• Pressure mounts on Junior as slumping driver comes home
• Redmond softball wins regular-season finale
• Summit athlete gets two wins at IMC meet
• Sun Devils shut out Ducks, 9-0
• Water polo tourney to be held Sunday
• Willamette freshman improves DIII qualifying mark

OBITS

• Bob Rosburg, PGA champ and reporter
• Wayman Tisdale, 44, NBA star and accomplished jazz musician

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Julius John Pokorny
• Loette E. (Strand) Thrasher

NATION & WORLD

• American killings in Tijuana spread fear
• Astronauts work through difficulties
• Auto dealership cuts mean less money going to charities
• Bob Rosburg, PGA champ and reporter
• British lawmaker resigns amid scandal
• CIA director rejects Pelosi’s accusations
• First Academy Awards handed out in 1929
• Guantanamo detainee arrives in France
• Hospitals turn to chaplains to tend patients, aid staff
• L.A. teachers, pupils protest layoff plan
• Leaving Mideast, pope boosts Holocaust message
• New Gallup Poll shows pro-life shift
• New York health official is tapped to lead CDC
• Obama said to appoint Utah gov. as envoy to China
• Our woody debris could get a boost in Congress
• Pakistan claims 55 Taliban dead Friday
• Pentagon halts work on coptor for the president
• Peruvian Indians declare insurgency
• Reservoir overflows dam in flooded Brazil
• Rights groups protest tribunals
• Rove questioned on fired prosecutors
• Sri Lankan president vows imminent defeat of rebels
• Torture debate prompts evangelical soul-searching
• U.S. predicts spike in Afghan IEDs

FEATURES

• Guilt vs. plastic: Which wins when luxury comes calling?
• Hospitals turn to chaplains to tend patients, aid staff
• Leaving Mideast, pope boosts Holocaust message
• Meeting planned on mine near Terrebonne
• Mild U.S. swine flu cases may top official tally
• New York health official is tapped to lead CDC
• People On the Move
• Playmobil toys: German firm has a lot of hits and a few misses
• Religion In Brief
• Time capsule rumor nearly stops work on Redmond project
• Torture debate prompts evangelical soul-searching

ENTERTAINMENT

• Bats in the High Desert
• Community Events Calendar
• Danny Gokey sets new goals following ‘Idol’ boot – and not just for his music
• Movie Times
• Pearl Jam bassist Ament gets mugged
• Prineville Reservoir’s star-studded party offers education and family fun
• Producer sues over Fawcett documentary
• Scorsese to direct biopic of Frank Sinatra
• ‘Survivor’ Hatch moved to a halfway house

OPINION

• How Senate team can maximize its talent in the PPP
• Make a decision
• No food for you
• Reason for concern
• Support education
• Why the real cost of health care is difficult to pinpoint

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Looking to cool off this weekend? Many lakes still closed