December 11, 2010

LOCAL & STATE

• 25,700-acre forest thinning project planned west of Bend
• Bend to review WaterWatch’s allegations of waste
• Christian college, with about 30 students, eyes Sisters
• Energy Trust of Oregon offering free methods for lowering bills
• GOP carried Deschutes in all except Bend's core
• Homeless man not guilty in Ashland fire
• New life for old kicks
• News of Record: Police Log
• People on the move
• Police investigating broken car windows
• Powell Butte charter holds steady after 4 months
• Prineville food drive to help needy families
• Religion in Brief
• Sunriver spa/massage will donate proceeds
• Tax vote could help area biomass plants

BUSINESS

• At White House lectern, Clinton backs tax deal
• Bank of America lifts foreclosure freeze
• Banker accused as 23-year accomplice to Madoff
• Bells, whistles and resale: Gift cards gain new appeal
• China again tightens bank lending rules
• Consumer confidence at 6-month high
• Crude oil moves toward $90 a barrel
• Energy Trust of Oregon offering free methods for lowering bills
• Ireland strives to rebuild trust in banks
• Peels and pig innards help Swedish city forgo coal, oil
• People on the move
• Should you Google at dinner?
• Tax vote could help area biomass plants
• Trade deficit narrows, giving recovery a firmer foundation
• Wall Street programmer convicted of code theft
• Web assault in support of Assange is expanding, online activists say

SPORTS

• Auto racing
• Basketball
• Bend High now 4-0 after beating N. Medford
• Culver's Mote one ride from fourth world title
• Cyclocross Nationals: A little local cheer
• Figure skating
• Football
• Friends, family remember former Cub
• Golf
• Home-field advantage?
• Hot-shooting Trail Blazers jump out early, beat Suns
• Madras rallies for win over Mazama
• More Bend riders race into top 10
• New kits, assistants and billboards for Timbers
• On eve of Heisman, Newton is still center of attention
• Oregon State coach rebuilds program, almost from scratch
• Pac-10 commish: New TV-rights deal will be in place soon
• Players still confused about the crackdown on illegal hits
• Prep Scoreboard
• Red Wings beat Canadiens to end three-game losing streak
• Sisters dominates fourth quarter to defeat Cascade in boys hoops
• Soccer
• Welterweight champ St. Pierre is hometown favorite at UFC 124

OBITS

• Death notices
• Former federal budget director Lynn dies at 83
• Geophysicist who studied Earth’s core dies at 74
• Phyllis Leone (Grant) Herringshaw

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Phyllis Leone (Grant) Herringshaw

NATION & WORLD

• At White House lectern, Clinton backs tax deal
• Bank of America lifts foreclosure freeze
• Banker accused as 23-year accomplice to Madoff
• China again tightens bank lending rules
• Chinese activist honored as China censors ceremony
• Crude oil moves toward $90 a barrel
• First neon lamp unveiled at Paris Expo in 1910
• Former federal budget director Lynn dies at 83
• Geophysicist who studied Earth’s core dies at 74
• Haiti protests ease; senator urges cut in aid
• Holder defends FBI stings against Muslim groups
• In Siberian race, ruling party uses clenched fist
• In tapes, Nixon rails on a variety of races
• Ireland strives to rebuild trust in banks
• Jury rejects insanity, convicts Smart kidnapper
• Mexico hints at death of La Familia leader
• Miller loses legal bid over Alaska Senate race
• Peels and pig innards help Swedish city forgo coal, oil
• Report details how U.S. used ex-Nazi against Soviet Russia
• Shiites observe Ashoura
• Trade deficit narrows, giving recovery a firmer foundation
• U.S. will push Iran harder on nuclear fuel
• Web assault in support of Assange is expanding, online activists say

FEATURES

• Chinese activist honored as China censors ceremony
• First neon lamp unveiled at Paris Expo in 1910
• Powell Butte charter holds steady after 4 months
• Real or artificial Christmas tree: Which is greener?
• Religion in Brief
• Shiites observe Ashoura
• Should you Google at dinner?
• Tips tree

ENTERTAINMENT

• As ants crawl over crucifix, late artist is assailed again
• Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics fetch $422,500 at auction
• Community Calendar
• Harmony group’s Hanukkah anthem lights a fire online
• High Desert Museum butterfly lectures start
• Humane Society hosts food drive for pets
• Larry King’s unique voice reshaped prime time
• Movie Times
• The everyday life of a Taliban unit
• Tips tree

OPINION

• Bend vs. jobs
• Government corruption
• John Day spared new EPA rules
• Resolution for seasonal markets on my wish list
• Some traffic ‘fix’
• The U.S. should install solar panel system on every roof