December 25, 2009

LOCAL & STATE

• Coos Bay nightclub losing liquor license
• Danger goes up as trees get drier
• Death row inmate Barone dies at state penitentiary
• Dismissal of meth pregnancy case upheld
• Dispatches
• Dogs rescued from remote part of state are getting fresh starts
• Don't toss that pile of torn-off wrapping paper
• Fire in Medford displaces 8 families
• Food boxes from credit union give boost to support groups
• GO! Magazine
• Merry Christmas
• Obama asked to halt wild-horse roundup
• Oil spills from The Dalles Dam
• Ontario mayor hasn’t decided on re-election
• Rape case that gained following online to be tried again
• Restaurant Guide
• Roseburg store honors troops with ornaments
• Unforgettable Christmas memories
• Video shows police stunning student

BUSINESS

• Congress raises debt ceiling to $12.4T
• Dispatches
• Food boxes from credit union give boost to support groups
• Good food, good will
• Jobless claims drop; goods orders up
• New aid for Fannie and Freddie
• U.S. faces a shortage of talent as cyber-attack threat grows
• 2 weekly papers stop publication
• Year of the electric car dawns, with some new inconveniences

SPORTS

• A jog through the woods
• A shrouded run on the riverfront
• Adventure Sports Calendar
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Buckeye players suspended for Rose Bowl on Jan. 1
• Dutchman Flat Sno-park
• Edison Sno-park
• Floods lead others to help former soccer star with rescue of horses
• Football
• Freestyle competitors earn berths on U.S. Olympic team
• George Michael, beloved host of ‘Sports Machine’
• Japanese figure skater Miki Ando has learned her lessons
• Juniper announces holiday, extended hours
• NFL kickers suddenly struggling to shoot straight
• On the Air
• Paralyzed player homers on the last swing of his baseball career
• Santa must be bored by reindeer rides
• SMU gets easy win in return to postseason
• Soaring with the best
• U.S. Ski Team debuts ’Mobile lunch box’
• Winter sports

OBITS

• Caldera helped establish democracy as two-time president of Venezuela
• George Michael, beloved host of ‘Sports Machine’
• James Gurley played guitar in band that propelled Janis Joplin to fame
• Rodney was vocal foe of racism in baseball

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Richard (Dick) Baker

NATION & WORLD

• Caldera helped establish democracy as two-time president of Venezuela
• Chinese dissident gets 11-year prison term
• Congress raises debt ceiling to $12.4T
• Earthshaking discovery: Moon, sun are causing tremors
• Health reform: What changes might it bring to America’s workplaces?
• International custody fight ends with a quiet plane ride to Florida
• Jobless claims drop; goods orders up
• Kandahar bombing kills 8, injures 8 more
• 10 killed, scores hurt in Baghdad-area blasts
• Minnesota may hold key to the universe
• New aid for Fannie and Freddie
• Northern California authorities searching for drive-by shooter
• Rome hosted first recorded Christmas celebration in 336
• Russia, Georgia to reopen border crossing
• Storm turns holiday travel dangerous in the Midwest
• Tug grounds on same reef as Exxon Valdez
• U.S. faces a shortage of talent as cyber-attack threat grows
• Year of the electric car dawns, with some new inconveniences

FEATURES

• Danger goes up as trees get drier
• Health reform: What changes might it bring to America’s workplaces?
• Rome hosted first recorded Christmas celebration in 336
• Study: Most kids in child care lack exercise
• Unforgettable Christmas memories

ENTERTAINMENT

• A clever take on a job
• A JOYFUL NOISE
• A revised classic
• ART EXHIBITS
• auld lang sounds
• Backporch Coffee Roasters
• Balay
• Beauty in chaos
• Before ‘Jersey,’ there was ‘Down the Shore’
• Bellatazza
• Bend Mountain Coffee
• Bendistillery bar celebrates 10 years
• Bom Dia Coffee
• ‘Complicated' has its funny moments
• DiLusso Cafe
• Family Calendar
• from page to stage
• Good food, good will
• It won't add up, but it's great
• James Gurley played guitar in band that propelled Janis Joplin to fame
• January Gallery Walk canceled for holiday
• Lone Pine Coffee Roasters
• Making a book list, checking it twice
• MOVIE TIMES
• music releases
• New Blu-ray Harry Potter sets really are ‘ultimate’
• New dvd releases
• ‘Nine' has stars but doesn't shine
• On local screens
• out of town
• Parents’ Guide to Movies
• planning ahead
• ‘Saboteur' lacks a story
• Sisters Coffee Co.
• Story times, library youth events for Dec. 25-31
• Strictly Organic Coffee Co.
• String bands throw a post-holiday party
• talks, classes, museums & libraries
• this week
• Thump Coffee
• Top Leaf Mat Bar
• Townshend's Bend Teahouse
• Upcoming Concerts
• What holiday? Locals celebrate by playing
• What's brewing?

RESTAURANTS

• Backporch Coffee Roasters
• Balay
• Bellatazza
• Bend Mountain Coffee
• Bom Dia Coffee
• DiLusso Cafe
• Lone Pine Coffee Roasters
• Sisters Coffee Co.
• Strictly Organic Coffee Co.
• Thump Coffee
• Top Leaf Mat Bar
• Townshend's Bend Teahouse
• What's brewing?

OPINION

• Be serious
• His presence, not presents makes today special
• Keep fighting
• OPB’s StoryCorps is a conversation worth listening to
• Too much spending