February 08, 2010

LOCAL & STATE

• Bend Research ‘a key player’ in state biotech
• Calendar
• Concert for a cause
• Court fees so far bring criticism, not enough cash
• Energy efficiency to shine in 2010
• Energy grants bring relief to rural areas and the poor
• Going outside? Don’t forget your umbrella
• Man found shot to death in Eugene
• McMinnville school official can transform himself into a magician
• New Ore. revenue forecast: Budget $182 million in the hole
• News of Record: Civil Suits
• One hurt, one jailed in Portland fight
• Researchers suggest turning wolves into ‘park stewards’
• Schooling in sync
• Schools asked to audit business practices
• 15 ways to go green without going broke
• Woman pleads guilty in death of boyfriend

BUSINESS

• A bonanza for app developers
• Bend Research ‘a key player’ in state biotech
• Losing luster, even in Toyota, Japan
• Toyota is said to plan a recall for 311K Priuses

SPORTS

• A super result for N.O. coach
• Auto racing
• Capitals continue to roll, beat Penguins
• Could labor issues overshadow the NBA All-Star weekend?
• Diving
• Focal point
• Football
• Goodell said ban on three-point stance could be considered
• IOC allows Aussie kangaroo flag to stay in village
• Locals shine in Junior Olympics qualifier
• Magic’s 19-0 run in the third leads to loss for Celtics
• NBA Scoreboard
• Olympics
• On the Air
• Sailing
• Saints' magical run ends with victory against Colts
• Shootout didn’t live up to expectations
• Stricker hangs on at Riviera Syracuse tops
• Super Bowl Scoreboard
• Tennis
• Vancouver Games a long time in the making
• Who Dat Nation: Super Saints now America’s Team?
• Winter is missing in Vancouver as Games approach

OBITS

• British bandleader Sir John Dankworth
• Quinto was ‘king of the paparazzi'
• Ralph McInerny, author of the Father Dowling mystery series, dies at age 80
• Robert B. Parker, creator of tough private eye Spenser, dies at age 77

NATION & WORLD

• A well-written war, told in the first person
• At least 5 are dead in blast at Connecticut power plant
• D.C. region digs out, but more snow ahead
• Defying the West, Iran’s president ups uranium enrichment
• Iraq court given time to review candidates
• Meet the new public - and sympathetic - face of gun rights
• Missionaries in Haiti say they were misled
• Obama invites GOP to summit
• Palin ‘won’t close door’ on possible presidential bid
• President, Republicans trade barbs on terror
• Quinto was ‘king of the paparazzi'
• Ralph McInerny, author of the Father Dowling mystery series, dies at age 80
• Sheen’s stolen car found in ravine
• TSA will scale back private plane security plan
• U.S. works to remove junk food from schools
• Victory claim disputed in Ukraine
• Washington state considers selling its liquor business
• Web sites help online data survive beyond the grave
• When thinking abstractly, our bodies react literally

FEATURES

• Students make the cut in culinary contest
• 15 ways to go green without going broke

ENTERTAINMENT

• A well-written war, told in the first person
• Fallen figures go to reality TV for redemption
• Geoffrey Fletcher a ‘Precious’ writer
• Movie Times
• Sheen’s stolen car found in ravine

OPINION

• Are you listening, Obama?
• Cut the government
• Don’t blame Capell for emissions bill
• Live with geese
• Local governments don’t need tobacco tax
• Making a difference
• Need a public option
• One party is not good
• Time for a change