September 25, 2011

LOCAL & STATE

• A concept, a dream Bend Venture Conference
• Alder Springs Fire grows to 1,600 acres
• Almost 3,500 of area’s neediest are given aid
• Anderson
• Bend man seriously hurt in one-car crash
• Births
• Cotton—Purscelley
• Couple reaching out to help other addicts kick the habit
• Dodge
• Hatfield remembered as a gifted, devoted statesman
• ‘Learning communities’ created to keep students connected
• Making Highway 97 faster
• New zone would allow home, work on same lot
• News of Record: Deeds
• Obama campaign struggles to lure small donors
• Pediatric pioneer to retire
• Redmond’s spike is safe at home
• Regulators take over Harbor-based Chetco Federal Credit Union
• Sellers
• Sisters teen crashes into power pole; 3,000 lose electricity
• State to kill 2 wolves from Imnaha pack
• Surfer helps rescue 3 crab fishermen
• Toxic algae found in Lost Creek Lake
• VA planning $40M clinic in Eugene-Springfield area
• Walker
• Where is Bend's golden spike?
• Will Bend’s water project affect the falls?
• 100 YEARS AGO

BUSINESS

• A concept, a dream Bend Venture Conference
• Feminine hygiene marketing, products don't skirt the issue
• Fresh success for hops fest
• Household debt drops for 12th straight quarter
• New zone would allow home, work on same lot
• News of Record: Deeds
• Sleep like an athlete
• Touchscreens replace human touch at restaurant
• Washington Week
• 40 years of Amtrak: Destination unclear

SPORTS

• American League roundup
• Arizona State forces four turnovers, routs No. 23 USC
• Bend runners Max King and Stephanie Howe prevail at Flagline 50K race at Mount Bachelor
• C.O. runners post strong showing at meet on coast
• Cycling
• Deception: The ultimate performance enhancer
• Division rivals set to meet up in Week 3
• For Beavers, a case of opportunity lost vs. UCLA
• Hamlin needs rebound race at New Hampshire
• James rushes for 288 yards as the No. 10 Ducks rout Arizona in the desert
• Low payroll teams in the playoffs give MLB a chance to toot its horn
• Mahan, Baddeley tied for lead at East Lake; FedEx Cup up for grabs
• Major League Baseball
• Mixed martial arts
• Motor sports
• National League roundup
• Nearly 100 runners take on the Pilot Butte Challenge in Bend on Saturday
• NFL getting very offensive early in season
• On the Air
• Oregon State fades at finish, falls to UCLA
• Prep Scoreboard
• Timbers hurt playoff chances with loss to Red Bulls
• Triathlon
• U.S., Europe even at Solheim Cup heading into singles matches

OBITS

• Death notices
• Frank Rogers Jr.
• Ginger McCain, steeplechase winners’ spirited trainer
• Jerry Schad, 61, author of ‘Afoot and Afield’ guides
• Justin N. Feldman, 92, N.Y. lawyer who fought Tammany Hall
• Kurt Martin Larson
• Mohammed Ghani Hikmat, Iraqi sculptor, 82

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Frank Rogers Jr.
• Kurt Martin Larson

NATION & WORLD

• A brutal Afghan clan bedevils the U.S.
• 80 arrested as protesters march on financial district
• Atlas maker scrambling to refreeze Greenland
• Banned Twain novel returns to shelf
• Boeing 727, private plane collide over San Diego in 1978
• Deception: The ultimate performance enhancer
• Elderly drivers getting safer, but the reasons why remain a mystery
• Europe seeks to ratchet up effort on debt
• Frontrunners Perry, Romney set clear lines of attack
• Ginger McCain, steeplechase winners’ spirited trainer
• Gunmen ambush, kill German tourist
• Idaho elk hunter is hospitalized after bear attack
• Jerry Schad, 61, author of ‘Afoot and Afield’ guides
• Justin N. Feldman, 92, N.Y. lawyer who fought Tammany Hall
• Libyans launch a fresh assault on Gadhafi’s hometown
• Mohammed Ghani Hikmat, Iraqi sculptor, 82
• Putin signals he will seek presidency
• Rogue trading at UBS impels chief to resign
• Satellite plunges to Earth, probably into the Pacific
• Security guard shot with air gun near papal Mass
• U.S. soldier gets 7 years in slaying of Afghan teen
• Violence escalates in wake of Saleh’s return to Yemen
• Washington Week
• 40 years of Amtrak: Destination unclear

FEATURES

• Feminine hygiene marketing, products don't skirt the issue
• High Holy Days begin Wednesday
• How to fly in a private jet without being ultra-rich
• It’s a fast car with a decent price, but still not a bargain
• Profusion of castles offers insights into a Czech kingdom
• Redmond’s spike is safe at home
• Sleep like an athlete
• Where is Bend's golden spike?

ENTERTAINMENT

• Amazon tablet expected with several e-titles
• Author’s debut is both tragic and triumphant
• Best-sellers
• Bike raffle to benefit Common Table
• Britney Spears looking forward to turning 30
• Can ‘Pan Am’ stay aloft?
• ‘Carthage’ assembles tale of rise, brutal destruction of Rome’s rival
• Children’s lit legends, popular contemporaries release new material
• Fall books
• Fresh success for hops fest
• High Holy Days begin Wednesday
• Historical fiction recounts life of tiny, 1800s celebrity
• In new memoir, Lynch tells of all-but-accidental rise to stardom
• Movie Times
• N.Y. exhibit offers 3 approaches to hat history

OPINION

• Conditions right for attack on Israel
• ‘Cuffed’ board is passing the buck
• Dear Sen. Jeff Merkley
• Defend monument powers
• How does any modern mother do it?
• Misled on tax breaks
• Obama’s latest strategy is old hat in D.C.
• ODOT hears objections to plan — and responds
• Pot petition is not a good idea
• Tea party not lying
• Time for strong countries to put an end to euro
• Voice your support for Mountain View military programs

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• It’s a fast car with a decent price, but still not a bargain
• Making Highway 97 faster
• Shaking of suspension is first test for ball joints