August 08, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• A Hollinshead harvest
• After witnessing attack, Bend man starting citizen crime-prevention group
• At health clinic, layoffs come on heels of $500K stimulus grant
• Atom smasher to start again in November, but at half power
• Bend officials addressing fire risks on vacant lots
• Committee to study the future of higher education in region
• Community Events Calendar
• Community First Bank closed, then acquired
• Crook County Sheriff’s Office receives grant
• Gas line construction to cause road closures
• Gold Ray Dam removal clears another hurdle
• Les Schwab lawyer argues in favor of Chinese tires
• Madras residents arrested in drug bust
• News of Record: Police Log, Pets
• Oregon stimulus spending just getting going
• People on the Move
• Prineville man sentenced in fatal crash
• Redmond schools to keep same start times
• Religion in Brief
• Seizure and lawsuits cloud Epic Air’s future
• Sisters area forest closure lifted after fire
• Sisters park district might have to close for 3 months
• Suspect in fatal crash pleads guilty
• Tumalo Community Association has ideas, but some could be difficult to implement
• Type out of time
• What’s Going Up

BUSINESS

• AIG reports its first profit since 2007
• Airspeed systems seen to fail on jets
• As job losses slow, hope for a rebound gains some steam
• At health clinic, layoffs come on heels of $500K stimulus grant
• Attacks on lone blogger reverberate across Web
• Beef from California leaves 28 sick in 3 Western states
• Berkshire profit up 14% in quarter
• Community First Bank closed, then acquired
• Ethics panel clears senators in VIP loans
• Florida Sen. Martinez announces resignation
• Les Schwab lawyer argues in favor of Chinese tires
• LUXURY HOMES GO TO THE GAVEL
• Madoff executive likely to plead guilty
• National microbrews on tap at The Abbey
• People on the Move
• Seizure and lawsuits cloud Epic Air’s future
• Shareholders OK drugmaker deal
• Tumalo Community Association has ideas, but some could be difficult to implement
• U.S. births drop 2 percent in 2008
• What’s Going Up

SPORTS

• Baseball
• Basketball
• College football
• Concerns over honesty, favoritism loom in crowning a national champ
• Elks drop first game of series with Corvallis
• GM: Roy’s contract extended for ‘pillar’ of Blazers’ franchise
• Golf Scoreboard
• Hall of Fame induction turning into a Buffalo bash
• Harrington holds onto the lead at Bridgestone
• In talent-rich SEC, spread offense grows
• ‘Laptop TV’ connects players straight to fans
• Major League Baseball
• Martin glad to be back racing at Watkins Glen
• New Mexico town is a stop for up-and-coming ballplayers
• On the Air
• Redmond rookie rider is making a name in rodeo
• Roddick defeats Karlovic to advance at D.C. event
• Scoreboard
• Splashing around in Bend
• Swim meet draws a crowd

OBITS

• John Hughes, 59, captivated young minds with his films

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices

NATION & WORLD

• Attacks on homeless rising, many motivated simply by thrill
• Clinton says U.S. wants S. Africa to lead
• Downloadable sermons: cheating or a chance to hone your message?
• Eritrea denies it sent weapons to militants
• Ethics panel clears senators in VIP loans
• Feds offer swine flu guide to schools
• Florida Sen. Martinez announces resignation
• Gov. Sanford’s family moves out of mansion
• ‘Great train robber’ Biggs released in U.K.
• Indonesian cops storm suspected militant hide-out
• Islamic Saudi Academy granted expansion exemption in Virginia
• Jackson doctor gave sedatives before death
• L.A. priest is on a mission to save flock from foreclosure
• On Tonga, hopes fade for ferry survivors
• Pakistan’s enemy No. 1: an ally bent by al-Qaida
• Police trace woman in wrong-way crash
• President Nixon announces his resignation in 1974
• Researchers confirm limit on stem cell usage
• Scores killed in spate of Iraqi bombings
• The Nigerian scam: a classic modified for tough times
• U.S. confident Pakistani Taliban chief is dead
• What should we take away from health care town halls?
• Year after Georgian war, rage has only hardened

FEATURES

• A Hollinshead harvest
• Archbishop sees possible ‘two-track’ Anglican congregation
• At health clinic, layoffs come on heels of $500K stimulus grant
• Classic styles, quality are keys to fall fashions
• Downloadable sermons: cheating or a chance to hone your message?
• Feds offer swine flu guide to schools
• Islamic Saudi Academy granted expansion exemption in Virginia
• L.A. priest is on a mission to save flock from foreclosure
• Online shopping sites offer designer deals
• People on the Move
• Religion in Brief
• Researchers confirm limit on stem cell usage
• Sisters park district might have to close for 3 months

ENTERTAINMENT

• ABC grant application deadline approaching
• Attack victim surprised with Kid Rock check
• Bridge Club to host duplicate bridge tourney
• Free family film fest enters final week
• John Hughes, 59, captivated young minds with his films
• Model Kurkova’s newest accessory: a baby bump
• Movie Times
• National microbrews on tap at The Abbey
• Pottery convention headed for Eagle Crest
• ‘Shark Tank’: Where dreams sink or float
• Streisand to auction items for charity
• Volunteers sought for chamber music season

OPINION

• Cecil Andrus, paid lobbyist
• Code’s wide impact
• Glut of bank-owned homes argues for creative solutions
• Name it Eastes Park
• No choppers
• Support legislation
• Tons of debt
• What about Congress?

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Gas line construction to cause road closures
• Prineville man sentenced in fatal crash