March 18, 2010

LOCAL & STATE

• Bend UGB topic of tour for state officials
• Bend-based geothermal company's shareholders are at odds
• Black Butte Ranch security tax levy to appear on ballot
• Calendar
• ‘Confusion' over parking rule changes delays vote
• Crews dismantle rare covered railroad bridge
• Developers sue Eugene over trespassers
• Firing Madras principal seems to be only road to extra federal funds
• ‘He didn't want to start over'
• Klamath drought declaration opens way for assistance
• Man pleads guilty in wife’s death
• Man says civil rights violated in gun seizure
• Massage therapist accused of sex abuse
• Mixed reaction on school week in Redmond
• New principal selected for Bear Creek in Bend
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs
• Redmond school workers’ contract OK’d
• Search continues for missing child in Brookings
• Street lights stay on in Myrtle Creek
• Summer enthusiasts rejoice: Warm weather’s to stay
• Unemployed may not mean off the hook at tax time
• Wenatchee World names new managing editor
• Woman indicted after baby’s body found

BUSINESS

• Bend UGB topic of tour for state officials
• Bend-based geothermal company's shareholders are at odds
• Bernanke argues for Fed to keep its regulatory powers
• Blockbuster may file for bankruptcy
• Business Calendar
• Credit crisis
• $9.5M settlement approved in Facebook privacy case
• Mexican restaurant to open downtown
• Unemployed may not mean off the hook at tax time
• Wachovia cuts deal in laundering case

SPORTS

• Auto racing
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bend's Ford wins season's final NorAm Cup race
• Bourque, Flames beat Avalanche
• College
• Defending champ Oregon State bows out of CBI with loss
• Fly-Tying Corner
• Football
• How I Roll
• LeBron nearly gets triple-double, scores 32, Cavs top Pacers
• Most trails snow-free
• NBA Scoreboard
• No. 16 beat a No. 1? It hasn’t happened yet in men’s tourney
• No bulls?
• On the Air
• Panthers shut out Storm for 6-0 victory
• Redmond girls golf wins opening tourney
• Steelhead catch rates increasing on Hood River
• Tennis
• The year of the big one at Wallowa

OBITS

• Backgammon champion Tim Holland
• Death notices
• Jessie Marie Churchill Darrin
• Love C. Bragg
• Olivia Tyner-Karl
• World’s Shortest man dies

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Jessie Marie Churchill Darrin
• Love C. Bragg
• Olivia Tyner-Karl

NATION & WORLD

• Array of hurdles awaits new education agenda
• Bernanke argues for Fed to keep its regulatory powers
• Discovery puts dog origins in Middle East
• Files logging Scout abuse are a focus in civil trial
• First ‘Frankenstein’ film released in 1910
• GOP gaining in polls
• Health bill 2 votes closer to law
• Historians critical of textbook revisions
• Inmate numbers fall, first time in 38 years
• Leader of Irish Catholics apologizes for abuse cover-up
• Missile strike kills militant with role in CIA blast
• Of particular concern: fate of unions, rural schools
• Spring break — in Kenya?
• Terrorism charges for 5 from U.S. in Pakistan
• The bald eagle: An amazing comeback story in Oregon's backyard
• Toyota, feds inspect wrecked Prius in N.Y.
• U.S. rethinks Mideast talks after tense exchanges with Israel
• Voter support is no guarantee of second term for al-Maliki
• With 11 GOP votes, Senate sends jobs bill to president

FEATURES

• A poison apple? Perhaps not ...
• Attitudes about public health
• Classes
• Doctors, patients clash on priorities
• Effective or Experimental?
• Films can cause dizziness, nausea
• First ‘Frankenstein’ film released in 1910
• Health bill 2 votes closer to law
• High cholesterol levels need to be fixed, even when you're president
• High-energy cardio workout utilizes positive psychology
• Leader of Irish Catholics apologizes for abuse cover-up
• Low number of patients has local hospitals on edge
• People
• Pollution in big cities may pose greater risk for female runners
• Retreat offers time for silence, discussion
• Spring break — in Kenya?
• The best leafy choice for your salad? Depends on the vitamins
• The mysterious calorie

ENTERTAINMENT

• Bulletin seeks Easter egg hunts, events
• Community Datebook
• ‘FlashForward’ looks ahead, not behind
• Mexican restaurant to open downtown
• Movie Times
• Retreat offers time for silence, discussion

OPINION

• Cost of unions
• Fix sidewalks
• Guarantee cleanup of solar cell farms
• Never-ending taxes
• St. Charles Bend, Catholic Church split over tubal ligations
• State’s exporters need consistent trade policies
• Take responsibility
• Vasa is great

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• ‘Confusion' over parking rule changes delays vote