July 31, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• Bad vacations, now great tales
• Big particle collider will restart in November
• Blue Angels zoom into Seattle air show this weekend
• Bulletin seeks info on local kids’ groups
• Business Calendar
• Cascade Bancorp loses $28M in 2Q
• County OKs Ashland welcome center
• David Brandt selected as new Redmond city manager
• Dispatches
• Electrical problem sparks Portland fire
• Fairgoers pay up, find some deals
• Family Calendar
• Free juggling shows open to local families
• From bug bites to illness, outings with Dad are unforgettable
• GO! Magazine
• Governor signs bills aimed at consumer lending reforms
• Lightning ignites several fires in region
• Man accused of assaulting teen arrested in Indiana
• Mobile home damaged by fire at park in Bend
• More Medford students quarantined in China
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs, Pets
• Oregon AG settlement blocks e-cigarette sales
• Rabbit club makes a showing at the fair
• Report finds Oregon beaches fairly clean
• Restaurant Guide
• 4 runaway foster children found safe
• Some parents cross line as sports fans
• Speedier wireless Internet on our horizon
• State deals with heat wave; 1 man dies in Washington
• Story times, library youth events for July 31-Aug. 6
• Suspect arrested after 35-year ID theft
• Sweet and delicious science experiment
• Sweet sounds of Sugarland
• Swine flu confirmed at Central Oregon camp
• Walden lauds passage of legislation on food safety
• Weekend to be hot; lightning storms a possibility

BUSINESS

• Ads follow Web users, getting ever more personal
• Automakers cut costs, wait for turnaround
• Boeing unveils new Navy patrol jet
• Business Calendar
• Cascade Bancorp loses $28M in 2Q
• Cash concerns threaten clunker program
• Disney cites tough economy as profit falls
• Dispatches
• Earnings reports extend market’s rally
• Electric-car battery plants get a jump-start
• Expedia agrees to settle class-action lawsuit
• Exxon Mobil’s 2Q profit falls 66%
• For Honda, going its own way from the get-go has paid off
• Insurers get a boost from investors
• Jobless claims decline, lifting hopes for July
• Madison Square Garden to be spun off
• Motorola posts unexpected 2Q profit
• Southwest may buy bankrupt Frontier
• Speedier wireless Internet on our horizon
• State regulators raise doubts about AIG insurance companies
• THE INNOVATION GENERATION
• U.S. House rejects most proposed weapon cuts
• Walden lauds passage of legislation on food safety
• Wall Street rewards its own, even amid massive bailouts

SPORTS

• A road race on a handcycle may not be ideal, but for Tara Llanes, a top downhill cyclist who broke her neck and back in 2007, the important part is being back in the race
• A top masters rider from Alabama wins the men’s road race for his first elite U.S. title
• After helping her teammates in the CCC, a Colorado rider wins the elite women’s road race
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Cascade Lakes Relay enters second year with today’s start
• C.O. football players set to compete in 2009 Shrine Bowl
• Events Calendar
• Football
• Golf Scoreboard
• Horse Racing
• Major League Baseball
• New faces in Pac-10, but USC still tops
• Norman earns share of lead after first round
• On the Air
• Ortiz says union told him of ’03 positive test
• Redmond golfer finishes strong at junior tournament
• Scoreboard
• Seahawks have ‘ton of work to do’ as training camp starts
• Sparks Lake
• Swimming
• Tiger’s putting puts him in trouble, and well off pace at Buick Open
• Two years after brutal fall, Brown gets X Games gold
• Walton Lake

OBITS

• Peter Zadek was ‘titan’ of theater in Germany
• Rejected Reagan nominee Ernest Lefever dies at 89
• Zhuo Lin, 93, widow of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Melbourne John Yates
• Phyllis Marjorie (Troutman) Garner

NATION & WORLD

• At least 5 die in Iraqi political office attack
• California farmworkers sue over heat safety
• Clashes, arrests reported as Iranians mass to mourn
• Cold beer, calm words, no apologies at the White House
• Declare victory, leave Iraq, U.S. memo advises
• Fish trouble may not be as deep as first thought
• House health plan faces criticism from right and left
• Islamist sect leader is reported killed in Nigeria
• Jackson children to live with grandma
• Judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee
• McChrystal prepares new Afghanistan war strategy
• Myanmar opposition leader verdict delayed
• N. Korea plans more fast-food restaurants
• 2nd ETA bombing kills 2 Spanish officers
• New energy injects some hope in a Colorado steel town
• 2 officers accused of Obama check
• Oxidized lava may help explain Earth’s evolution
• Ranger 7 photographs lunar surface in 1964
• Rejected Reagan nominee Ernest Lefever dies at 89
• Rove ends silence on firings of attorneys
• Walden lauds passage of legislation on food safety
• Warship honors Marine who covered grenade
• Zhuo Lin, 93, widow of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping

FEATURES

• David Brandt selected as new Redmond city manager
• Swine flu confirmed at Central Oregon camp
• Walden lauds passage of legislation on food safety

ENTERTAINMENT

• A Bend classic
• A demon-haunted Tokyo
• Art by the Gorge
• ART EXHIBITS
• Artist reception set at Sisters gallery
• County fairs keep coming!
• Damon gets political in doc
• energy & motion
• Exploring the Vetiverse
• Film gives power to musical auditions
• ‘Inkheart’ adventure launches onto DVD
• It’s got humor and depth
• Kings of the green
• Luchsinger returns to Antelope church
• ‘Monaco’ a tale of intrigue
• MOVIE TIMES * For the week of July 31
• music releases
• Necktie Killer takes to The Underground
• New children’s theater company to open show
• New dvd releases
• New theater company holding auditions
• On local screens
• out of town
• Parents’ Guide to Movies
• Peter Zadek was ‘titan’ of theater in Germany
• planning ahead
• Sagebrush Rock plays Boston’s
• Taking off
• Texas-sized talent
• The Studio hosts Apropos from Eugene
• this week
• This weekend: ESO, Tuck And Roll shows
• Town Mountain rolls into Silver Moon
• Upcoming Concerts
• Whooooooo is Breathe Owl Breathe?
• Winter plays blues at the Tower Theatre

RESTAURANTS

• A Bend classic

OPINION

• Endangered cyclists
• OLCC licensees hurt own cause
• Prohibit texting behind the wheel
• Race traffic detour
• Revive doctrine
• Users of dog parks must clean up before leaving