December 08, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• Army captain admits to stealing $700,000
• Bend-La Pine set to change sex education policy
• CEC postpones Sisters outages due to cold
• Cheers to the home suds
• Corrections
• Crook County Schools to delay on Wednesday
• DEQ fines Bend man for illegal burning
• Despite indictment, Sizemore still plans to run for governor
• Greene takes Bend’s wish list to D.C.
• In Jefferson, some seek to boost aid for tribal students
• Inmate sex abuse case grows
• La Pine park district hires its first director
• Latest U.S. plan for wild horses draws opposition
• Longtime editor Rowe leaving The Oregonian
• Man arrested after pot found in truck
• News of Record: Deeds
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs
• Plan for ATV trail at dunes sparks lawsuit
• Portland Harbor cleanup assessed
• Power restored to 60 percent of homes affected by outage
• Seniors may have to pay more to use USFS camps
• Shareholders approve $158M public/private stock offering
• Sisters Elementary opens as warming station for CEC customers without power
• Stimulus helps homebuyers
• Sub-zero temperatures close some schools
• Sweet Hanukkah
• Tech sector veteran will lead EDCO’s new venture program
• Teen gets 90-month sentence in samurai sword killing
• Union-based company recalls trail mix
• Woman’s suit against Bend focuses on accessibility

BUSINESS

• Bailout funds could go to job creation
• Bernanke: Formidable headwinds remain
• Business Calendar
• Cheers to the home suds
• Commercial spaceship, developed in secret for 2 years, is unveiled
• Consumer borrowing falls for ninth month
• Credit rating groups come under scrutiny
• Giant lender ignored own warnings on subprimes, SEC suit says
• GM plans to invest $700M in Michigan
• Google adds live updates to search results
• In the gift card game, the rules keep changing
• News of Record: Deeds
• Shareholders approve $158M public/private stock offering
• Tech sector veteran will lead EDCO’s new venture program

SPORTS

• Auto racing
• Baseball
• Bend competitor sets record at triathlon
• Bend fencer places at North American Cup
• Bend nordic skier makes sprint final
• COCC Nordic Ski Club starting up
• Community Sports Calendar
• Community Sports Scoreboard
• Dog sled racing
• Football
• Knicks top Blazers with 93-84 win
• Locals honored by USA Track & Field
• McCoy, Tebow among five Heisman finalists
• Mote solid in fifth round, ties for first in bareback
• NBA Scoreboard
• No. 2 Texas beats Long Beach State
• On the Air
• Packers’ eye playoffs after win
• Playing in the snow
• PPP logo contest is here; artists wanted
• Quick is slick, Kings beat Flames
• Roller derby bout on tap this Saturday
• Seven Beavs earn all-Pac 10 honors, Kelly top coach
• Snow is not a problem for ’cross nationals

OBITS

• Literary agent discovered Bradbury

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices

NATION & WORLD

• Antidepressants seem to alter personality, not just mood, study says
• At least 46 die in Pakistani bombings
• Chicago suspect is charged in Mumbai attack
• Colon cancer deaths may decline dramatically, experts say
• Death certificate of Red Baron found
• Drones to seek out ocean smugglers
• Friend helps keep musical legacy alive at old piano store
• ‘Green’ food label can be deceiving
• High court weighs corporate audit board
• Iran erupts in protests
• Literary agent discovered Bradbury
• Millions in the U.S. are drinking dangerous water, records show
• New USS Missouri revives famed name
• Officials recommend postponing Iraqi elections
• Ohio killer to be first executed by one drug
• 2,400 Philippine clan gunmen told to disarm
• Pilots who overshot airport blame air traffic controllers
• Senate turns to health bill’s major obstacles
• Under banner of urgency, world delegates tackle climate EPA: Greenhouse gases imperil health
• United States enters WWII in 1941

FEATURES

• A salute to the past with White House ornaments
• Antidepressants seem to alter personality, not just mood, study says
• Bend-La Pine set to change sex education policy
• Calendar
• Chopped sirloin can become the best burger ever
• Colon cancer deaths may decline dramatically, experts say
• Don't flinch from homemade pasta
• Everyday potatoes
• Finding his rhythm
• Friend helps keep musical legacy alive at old piano store
• Gardening gift guide
• How to freeze a pomegranate
• Local families to celebrate 8 days of Hanukkah
• Millions in the U.S. are drinking dangerous water, records show
• Mold/mildew: a problem even in Central Oregon
• Mural, mural on the wall ...
• Not your mama's Brussels sprouts
• Old West lessons change students’ lives
• Poinsettias need partners
• Protecting your pipes
• Recipe Finder
• Senate turns to health bill’s major obstacles
• Simplify the season
• Stretch a little oil a long way for healthy eats
• Sweet Hanukkah
• The buzz on table saws: Buy what you need

ENTERTAINMENT

• After School Buddies to meet today
• Alexa Ray Joel to stay with dad after pill scare
• Bulletin wants to know about outstanding holiday light displays
• Calendar
• Celebrate Christmas at DD Ranch
• Finding his rhythm
• ITV says sorry for rat-eating episode
• Midlife anxieties laid bare in insightful ‘Men’
• Movie Times
• New Christmas recordings range from stellar to just plain strange
• Quaid program aims to stop medical errors
• Richard Wright wins Turner Prize
• Shakira promotes universal education
• Weiland to auction off own stuff for benefit

OPINION

• Fix arbitrary liquor rules
• Legalize drugs
• Nation-building in Afghanistan is too expensive
• Park district sends message
• Watch your wallets
• Welcome cyclists

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Greene takes Bend’s wish list to D.C.