March 31, 2011

LOCAL & STATE

• Bend holds series of citizens academies
• Bill would ease development hurdle for Madras, Prineville
• Boundary panel given more time to finalize plan
• Business Calendar
• Carbon monoxide law boosts alarm sales
• County jail may get less funding next biennium
• Couple targeted by racist online posts
• Deschutes wants DA to return documents
• Dogcatcher going door to door
• House committee to hear wolf bills
• It’s ‘musical chairs’ for ousted principals
• La Pine home fire causes $90K damage
• Lawmakers consider state bank for local businesses
• Muscle imbalances: Stretching part 1
• Mustangs up for adoption April 16
• News of Record: Permits
• News of Record: Police Log
• Number of homeless children growing
• ODOT extends season for studded tires
• Raising awareness of child abuse
• Ridgeview High will stick with purple, silver as colors
• Saving Grace event planned in Madras
• School week to lose 1 hour
• Sen. Merkley slated to speak in Madras
• Senior safety effort seeks volunteers
• Smooth sailing into Coos Bay
• State tells Coos County to reconsider pipeline
• The changing face of Central Oregon
• Weaselhead gets 15 years for shooting

BUSINESS

• A Microsoft memoir tinged with resentment and regret
• Bill would ease development hurdle for Madras, Prineville
• Business Calendar
• Carbon monoxide law boosts alarm sales
• Congress’ new target: $33B in cuts
• Debt vs. college choice
• Deschutes wants DA to return documents
• Employers added 201,000 jobs in March, report says
• Google settles privacy charge
• Laid off and disenchanted, some U.S. teachers find jobs overseas
• Lawmakers consider state bank for local businesses
• 9-month supply of homes on market
• News of Record: Permits
• Obama renews pitch to cut oil dependence
• Optimism high among CEOs
• Possible Buffett successor quits under cloud
• The world vs. Obama's energy plan
• Very low levels of radiation found in milk in Spokane

SPORTS

• Anglers are getting ready to go crazy for kokanee season
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Blazers fall to Hornets, 95-91
• Blues rout Red Wings, 10-3
• Can Mountain View be the team to end Summit's dominance?
• College sports
• Cougs shut out Cowboys in baseball
• Cycling
• Fly-tying corner
• Football
• FSN Northwest becomes Root Sports on Friday
• Harbingers of spring: Soft trails, avalanches
• Hunting and Fishing Events Calendar
• Mavs rally for road win over Clippers
• Metolius arm of Billy Chinook open
• Mt. Bachelor ski event to benefit United Way
• On the Air
• Opening day forecast: High hopes, with a chance of snow
• Outdoor restoration group seeks volunteers
• Prep Scoreboard
• Tennis
• Trout rebound?
• UO beats Creighton, pushes CBI finals to third game
• Wide-open charm

OBITS

• Death notices
• H.R.F. Keating, 84, penned Inspector Ghote mysteries
• Martha I. Beuschlein
• Presidential hopeful in 1976, Ellen McCormack
• Thomas Eisner, 81, explored romance, danger of bug life

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Martha I. Beuschlein

NATION & WORLD

• CIA agents in Libya aid airstrikes, meet rebels
• Congress’ new target: $33B in cuts
• Dangerous radiation levels found 25 miles from plant
• Debt vs. college choice
• Eiffel Tower officially completed in 1889
• Employers added 201,000 jobs in March, report says
• Laid off and disenchanted, some U.S. teachers find jobs overseas
• 9-month supply of homes on market
• Obama renews pitch to cut oil dependence
• Optimism high among CEOs
• Possible Buffett successor quits under cloud
• Presidential hopeful in 1976, Ellen McCormack
• Signs of strain as Taliban gird for renewed fighting
• Snow-heavy winter storms douse California’s dry spell
• Study: Gifted classes help all students
• Syrian leader blames ‘conspiracy’ for turmoil
• The world vs. Obama's energy plan
• Thomas Eisner, 81, explored romance, danger of bug life
• Trading pumps for plugs: We aren’t there yet
• Very low levels of radiation found in milk in Spokane

FEATURES

• American South gets more health notoriety
• Crunch into this chip quiz
• Dallas man swims toward a healthy weight
• Dentist helps clarify why wisdom teeth are removed
• Donations help needy families and hospitals
• Eiffel Tower officially completed in 1889
• Electronic records a tough pill for doctors
• Fiber-rich foods can be a life-saver and reduce the risk of heart disease
• Foster healthy computing habits in kids
• Getting social
• Health datebook
• Muscle imbalances: Stretching part 1
• People
• Quitting smoking might signal cancer, study shows
• Rating the health care system
• STD testing: What isn't your doctor doing?
• Study: Gifted classes help all students
• The perils of ranch dressing for kids
• This run is for the ladies
• Website to answer health care law questions

ENTERTAINMENT

• A Microsoft memoir tinged with resentment and regret
• Datebook
• FSN Northwest becomes Root Sports on Friday
• Jean Marsh is going ‘Upstairs’ for sequel
• Movie Times
• Mt. Bachelor ski event to benefit United Way

OPINION

• Behind the sign
• Bulletin biased on Flaherty
• Change in schools begins with you
• Don’t let them halt gun bill
• Flaherty has run amok
• Immigrants in Deschutes County must be treated humanely
• No happy ending for state retirement plan

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• ODOT extends season for studded tires
• Trading pumps for plugs: We aren’t there yet