August 04, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• A playful kiss at a festival in Alaska
• AIG names new chief
• Bend city departments are ‘lean’ but getting the job done
• Boy, 15, drowns in Douglas County
• Business Calendar
• ‘Clunkers’ program drives auto sales
• Crooked River Ranch home damaged by fire
• Does size matter? Microsoft’s betting on it
• Extra competition toughens teen job hunt
• Fire damages houses in The Dalles
• Frightened dogs find shelter after storms
• Kitchen supply store closing in Redmond
• Lightning strikes spark fires, power outages
• News of Record News of Record: Deeds
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs, Pets
• Nursery fosters the restoration of native plants
• Plan for Capitol quake protection might stay on hold
• Rollover crash near La Grande kills 1
• STANDING APART FROM THE HERD
• Suspect confesses in triple slaying
• Suspect sought in Woodburn shooting
• The sign says ...
• Woman accused of stabbing man

BUSINESS

• AIG names new chief
• Bend city departments are ‘lean’ but getting the job done
• BofA settles Merrill Lynch bonuses case for $33M
• ‘Clunker’ trade-ins nearing quarter-million; what now?
• ‘Clunkers’ program drives auto sales
• Ex-Idaho governor opposes casino in Gorge
• Extra competition toughens teen job hunt
• Former Citi CFO takes Bank of America job
• GM buyout offer falls short; layoffs loom
• Google CEO quits Apple board amid scrutiny by regulators
• Hundreds of postal closings considered
• Interest rates mixed at weekly Treasury auction
• Kitchen supply store closing in Redmond
• Merck, health insurers settle Vioxx suits
• News of Record News of Record: Deeds
• Oregon DOJ to look into Bend OLCC controversy
• 2Q profit doubles, Molson Coors reports
• SEC seeking $22M from ex-Kmart CEO
• STANDING APART FROM THE HERD
• Stocks rise on positive manufacturing news
• Tyson 3Q profit jumps as chicken sales rise
• Weyerhaeuser earnings better than expected
• 30 years later, the Coupon Queen still all about saving

SPORTS

• Area cyclists podium at state TT races
• Baseball
• Bend relay team shines at nationals
• Bend Swim Club will compete in Hawaii
• Canadian earns berth in 2009 U.S. Amateur
• Community Scoreboard
• Community Sports Calendar
• Correction
• Dirty 2nd Half Marathon upcoming
• Events Calendar Community Sports Calendar
• Football
• Hamlin wins Pennsylvania 500
• Hockey
• Horse Racing
• Major League Baseball
• On the Air
• Registration continues for Haulin’ Aspen
• Scoreboard
• Spencer’s Softball qualifies for worlds
• Split-squad Elks at home tonight and Wednesday
• Student athletes offered free physicals for all sports
• The game that binds
• Tracksters shine at nationals
• Wilderness trail bicyclist fined, which may happen more often

OBITS

• Businessman was early developer of Bend tourism
• Sun Records star Billy Lee Riley dies

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Charles "Chuck" E. Kenshol
• Death notices
• Dolores J. Steele

NATION & WORLD

• Ahmadinejad is endorsed, but kisses only cleric’s robes
• Anne Frank and family arrested in 1944
• Bill Clinton reported headed to N. Korea
• China seals off town due to plague
• Depression can linger in preschoolers, studies say
• Different U.S. locations weighed for Guantanamo detainee trials
• Fears of fraud and insecurity test Afghan election credibility
• Foreclosure rates stabilize in three hardest-hit states
• Health care plan opponents make their voices heard
• In the Baltic, seaweed divided against itself upsets oceanic order
• Jackson’s mother wins kids’ custody
• Niger president seeks more power in vote
• NTSB report confirms pilots fell asleep
• Particle collider’s fizzled so far; what about the future?
• Recruitment, red tape and costs make it tough on cancer studies
• Shiite group renounces violence vs. fellow Iraqis
• Turbulence slams jet; at least 26 injured

FEATURES

• Calendar
• Colorful slaws, now in season
• Extra competition toughens teen job hunt
• Fennel bulbs can add a sweet bite
• For a natural landscape, bunch grasses fit right in
• Free testing of pressure canner gauges offered
• Good things for summer
• Recipe Finder
• Simple changes make big differences for Bend woman’s home
• Tea that’s a little greener still
• The sign says ...
• Whatever berry you have, here’s a pie for it
• When to pour oil in all skillets

ENTERTAINMENT

• ‘Battlestar’ named program of the year
• Calendar
• Caring For Troops needs donations
• Ex-Idaho governor opposes casino in Gorge
• Family-focused groups merge, get new name
• Fertita moves to the front lines with the Dead Weather
• In ‘NCIS: Los Angeles,’ even the building is undercover
• Manager says Crowe not banned from pub
• Michael Moore plans for comedy festival
• Movie Times
• Oregon DOJ to look into Bend OLCC controversy
• PBS chief welcomes federal funding
• RunPee.com tells filmgoers when to go
• Solar Oregon offers workshops this month
• Sugarland fans in for a sweet package
• Tilda Swinton takes film fest on the road
• ‘Zits’ kid to turn 16 at last

OPINION

• American kids should get outdoors and lick some slugs
• Bend SDC ‘stimulus’ should be permanent
• Health reform
• No Obama health care
• Punish poacher
• Spending less should be best
• Value of retirees