December 13, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• A catalyst for growth
• Bend City Council to again consider tax bump
• Births
• Calendar
• 5-decade-old Eugene high school newspaper makes jump to online
• Father of slain teen had not seen his daughter for years
• Fire damages Prineville home
• GOP spending filibuster denied
• Here’s Santa!
• Houston voters elect 1st openly gay mayor
• How job benefits compare across the region and beyond
• I-84 closed; more than 100 crashes reported
• If voters reject tax measures ... what then?
• In e-mails, much vitriol but no fake science
• Measure 66: Why a personal income tax hike also leaves area businesses wary
• Mount Hood climber’s body found; 2 missing
• News of Record: Deeds
• Nifty gifts
• ‘09 police gun deaths hint at ‘increasingly desperate’ times
• Ribble
• Stimulus estimate: Nearly 10K jobs, but measuring the overall impact is tricky
• They call the middle of nowhere home
• Toys for Tots — and help for the needy — as charities team up for Bend event
• Umpqua Forest site yields ancient artifacts
• 100 YEARS AGO
• You can help make everyone’s holiday merry by giving

BUSINESS

• A catalyst for growth
• 1,000 arrests at rally
• China's image makeover
• Computers, TVs were gold on Black Friday
• Condo lending rules could shut out buyers, hit builders
• Expanded Medicare poses problems
• How job benefits compare across the region and beyond
• Loan rates see uptick but remain below 5%
• Measure 66: Why a personal income tax hike also leaves area businesses wary
• New shipping controls for Antarctica
• New tools for Oregon job hunters
• News of Record: Deeds
• Nike strikes deal with Texas schools
• Unlocking a door mystery
• When should you buy an extended warranty?
• Yahoo launches new privacy tool

SPORTS

• American Schleper makes her case for 2010 Olympics
• Bobby is world’s best
• Boxing
• Ducks’ rally falls short late against St. Mary’s
• Ingram delivers Alabama its first Heisman Trophy
• Kovalev gets hat trick, 400th goal in Senators’ win against Hurricanes Kovalev gets hat trick, 400th goal in Sens’ win
• La Pine girls hoops wins Grant Union tourney
• Linfield falls in D-III semis
• Mixed martial arts
• More than 100 compete in first nordic race of season
• NBA Scoreboard
• NBA Scoreboard Blazers fall to Bucks in double overtime
• Nebraska edges Oregon State
• No. 15 Hoyas take Wooden Classic against No. 17 UW
• North Medford rallies past Summit, 54-53
• On the Air
• Prep Scoreboard
• Redmond takes fourth place at Coast Classic
• Splattering through
• Stricker, Kelly rebound to keep lead in Shark Shootout
• Tiger’s career is now under siege due to scandal
• Uphill enthusiasts to meet with Bachelor
• Winter sports

OBITS

• Harold Bell created Woodsy Owl

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Frank Archer III

NATION & WORLD

• A present that won’t open until it’s taken to a secret GPS location
• Blair: Invading Iraq was right, regardless of discredited WMDs
• Detained U.S. worker was helping Cuban activists
• Envoy: Korea talks stalled indefinitely
• 31 escape in Philippine prison strike
• Few rules for baby building
• Gibraltar, South Africa in spotlight of Miss World contest
• Harold Bell created Woodsy Owl
• In reversal, U.S. talks to Russia about Web security
• Iran puts conditions on deal
• Lowest rates in 70 years - but banks still balk at refinancing
• Marine’s inquiry into Iraqi killings faulted
• Mastermind in supposed plot involving 5 Americans being sought
• More of the same as Oscar race heats up
• One-child policy begins to fade in aging China
• Pakistan may launch 2nd offensive
• Seattle charges up for electric vehicles
• Seattle high school drug counselor is indicted on oxycodone charges
• Snow, mud trap scores of vehicles on California highways
• Uphill enthusiasts to meet with Bachelor
• U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein near his hometown of Tikrit in 2003
• Worker killed in construction accident on Washington’s Guemes Island

FEATURES

• A full-scale, dream wedding pulled off in just 3 months
• A present that won’t open until it’s taken to a secret GPS location
• A toast to Auckland wines
• Beneath the tough biker exterior, souls of charity
• Fantasy that makes little sense
• Hair for the holidays: Glamour's the key
• Here’s Santa!
• News of Record: Reunions
• Nifty gifts
• Poor turned away from free cancer tests
• Spiritual, accidentally on purpose
• They call the middle of nowhere home
• Unlocking a door mystery

ENTERTAINMENT

• Author and activist
• Best-sellers
• Enjoy fresh treats, holiday classics this week
• ‘Hollywood Moon’ is best in a series
• It’s your last chance to suggest outstanding holiday light displays
• Liza Minnelli not over the rainbow for ‘Oz'
• Movie Times
• Mystery, love or cookies: Choose your holiday tale
• Out to conquer the world
• Reality star Kendra Wilkinson delivers boy
• Registration is open for Bend’s First 1000 Lights Community Walk
• Saints QB to reign over Bacchus for Carnival
• Spiritual, accidentally on purpose
• Sue Grafton’s latest is her best one yet
• True crime under the hot Arizona sun

OPINION

• A catalyst for growth
• Address health care
• Another waste of time
• For your health, beware of silent poisons in your kitchen
• Hamid Karzai must change his tone a lot
• How backbench senators are fixing health care
• Improve the environment by increasing opportunities for women
• Knee-jerk opposition to thinking
• Public option now
• Republican logic
• The hostage business
• Unfairly criticized
• We need a decisive Afghan win
• Why Measure 66 is not beloved

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• They call the middle of nowhere home