July 21, 2011

LOCAL & STATE

• Altrec scaling new retail peak
• Bend, police union agree on contract extension
• Bus stops now meet accessibility standards
• Classes
• Correction
• Corrections
• Cost of treating complications
• Drawing too few, JROTC at Mountain View to end
• Energy drinks, kids don’t mix
• Grass seed farmers fret about late, wet harvest
• Hygienist offering specialty services
• La Pine districts consent to city
• Man still on respirator after Crater Lake fall
• Man who swindled nearly $19M in Ponzi scheme gets 9 years
• Mushrooms are thriving during this year's cool summer, and some toxic varieties are putting ... Pooches in peril
• News of Record: Permits
• News of Record: Police Log
• Recycling pilot program paints picture of success
• Rural hospitals fall short in heart, pneumonia care
• Sentencing of Bend mortgage broker imminent
• System will monitor court-ordered service
• Week 5: Rest is best for your diet
• 2 workers contact power line, take fall

BUSINESS

• Altrec scaling new retail peak
• American Airlines orders 460 planes from Airbus and Boeing
• Banks zero in on wealthy to boost revenue
• Bend, police union agree on contract extension
• Community Datebook
• Community Events Calendar
• Correction
• Debating safety of dissolvable tobacco products
• Despite cancer risk, embalmers say only formaldehyde will do
• End of Minnesota shutdown brings relief, frustration
• Energy drinks, kids don’t mix
• Existing-home sales drop unexpectedly
• Hygienist offering specialty services
• In the summer heat, kids and parked cars can be a deadly mix
• Lights, camera, rapids
• News of Record: Permits
• Obama open to short-term deal
• Payments to begin in Countrywide settlement
• SEC rejects settlement proposal in ‘clawback’ lawsuit
• Sentencing of Bend mortgage broker imminent
• Startup checks to see if job seekers have clean social media backgrounds
• Ticket sellers waging battle over scalping
• Vetting potential financial advisers
• Wall Street firms devise fallback plans for default
• Zillow soars in stock market debut

SPORTS

• American League roundup
• Basketball
• Colombia's Cesar Grajales wins the McKenzie Pass Road Race to grab the overall lead
• Colorado's Kristin McGrath takes the first stage and the overall lead with a late attack
• Consistent catches reported on Big Lava Lake, healthy trout on Walton
• Doing a jig on the banks of the Sandy
• Elks win sixth straight
• Fly-tying corner
• Football
• Horse training not so glamorous
• Hunting and Fishing Events Calendar
• Langer set to defend Senior British Open title
• Less equality, scrutiny at two-year colleges
• Major League Baseball
• National League roundup
• NFL deal still lacking final approval
• Norwegian wins Stage 17; Voeckler holds lead
• On the Air
• Planning vacations around marathons
• Plenty of color in Black Canyon
• RAT Race events slated for Aug. 13
• Registration event for Jingle Bell Run/Walk
• Shin looking for another win at Evian Masters
• Skiing
• Skyliners Time Trial getting under way
• Snow still clinging to trails
• Tour de France at a glance
• Volleyball
• Watching the riders from a mile high
• Workout on wheels
• Youth hunters must wear orange beginning Aug. 1

OBITS

• ‘Australia’ actor Ngoombujarra dies at age 44
• Beulah Mae Hilgers
• Cindy Christine Durley Kleffner
• Claudia Marie Rogers
• Daniel Hemperly Heierman Sr.
• Death notices

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Beulah Mae Hilgers
• Cindy Christine Durley Kleffner
• Claudia Marie Rogers
• Daniel Hemperly Heierman Sr.
• Death notices

NATION & WORLD

• Ahead of transfer, bike bomb shakes Afghan city
• American Airlines orders 460 planes from Airbus and Boeing
• Banks zero in on wealthy to boost revenue
• California prisons keep lousy books, audit finds
• Cameron tries to shore up support
• Challenges to Romney’s play-it-safe style lurk
• Debating safety of dissolvable tobacco products
• Despite cancer risk, embalmers say only formaldehyde will do
• End of Minnesota shutdown brings relief, frustration
• Existing-home sales drop unexpectedly
• Growth in the palliative care field
• Heat ‘dome’ makes much of U.S. feel like a sauna
• In 1949, Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty
• In Texas, a new round of debate on evolution
• In the summer heat, kids and parked cars can be a deadly mix
• In Washington, unlikely coalition helps river adapt
• Insurance coverage good for poor people’s health, research finds
• Lack of coordination hampers Libya’s rebels
• Medical examiner: Boy was drugged, then suffocated
• NYC offers up to $100M for engineering school
• Obama open to short-term deal
• Pakistani plot did not influence actions, lawmakers say
• Payments to begin in Countrywide settlement
• Planning vacations around marathons
• Psychiatrist arraigned in Fort Hood killings
• SEC rejects settlement proposal in ‘clawback’ lawsuit
• Startup checks to see if job seekers have clean social media backgrounds
• Study questions the benefits of robotic surgery
• Summer diet pitfalls can be tough to avoid
• Surgery may have its best effect on less-obese patients
• Ticket sellers waging battle over scalping
• Wall Street firms devise fallback plans for default
• Whitebark pines need protection but won’t get it, U.S. officials say
• Zillow soars in stock market debut

FEATURES

• Classes
• Cost of treating complications
• Debating safety of dissolvable tobacco products
• Energy drinks, kids don’t mix
• Growth in the palliative care field
• Hygienist offering specialty services
• In 1949, Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty
• In the summer heat, kids and parked cars can be a deadly mix
• Insurance coverage good for poor people’s health, research finds
• Recommended exercise for adults
• Rural hospitals fall short in heart, pneumonia care
• Study questions the benefits of robotic surgery
• Summer diet pitfalls can be tough to avoid
• Surgery may have its best effect on less-obese patients
• Week 5: Rest is best for your diet

ENTERTAINMENT

• ‘Australia’ actor Ngoombujarra dies at age 44
• ‘Bachelorette’s’ experience sweet, sour
• Community Datebook
• Community Events Calendar
• Gosling recalls trying to impress first school crush
• Lights, camera, rapids
• Movie Times
• Planning vacations around marathons
• RAT Race events slated for Aug. 13
• Registration event for Jingle Bell Run/Walk
• Ticket sellers waging battle over scalping

OPINION

• Dangers of California plates
• Death panels are here
• Dodging Bend potholes
• Entitlements and taxes
• From Gallipoli to Singapore, Murdoch’s history tells all
• Growth of COCC warrants new road
• Progress not perfect

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Bus stops now meet accessibility standards