December 31, 2011

LOCAL & STATE

• A grateful survivor's cancer battle goes on
• A logical look at kids’ gifts
• Ashland’s homeless mourn mans’ death
• BLM puts focus on preserving habitat for grouse
• Building permits rise slightly in Bend
• Correction
• 2011: Editors' picks for the top local stories of the year
• Electricity rates going up
• 4 hurt in crash near Mt. Bachelor
• In memoriam
• Incident logs to be posted on the Web
• La Pine man dies after car crash
• Local Services
• Man posing as U.S. Marshal arrested
• Mother of inmate sues Oregon over his death
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs
• OSP nabs man in murder attempts
• OSP trooper resigns after pleading guilty
• People on the move
• Rose Bowl blood drive Monday
• Scio girl sewing uniforms for African schoolchildren
• Suspicious woman alerts FBI to scam
• 12th suit filed against former parole officer

BUSINESS

• After ruling, buying a ticket could be a click away
• Breaking down brewery barriers
• Broadcasting
• Building permits rise slightly in Bend
• Community Calendar
• Electricity rates going up
• People on the move
• Power plant rule delayed
• Pub to close temporarily
• Theaters get a lump of coal at box office
• U.S. fuel exports hit record high
• Verizon nixes $2 fee amid outrage

SPORTS

• Baseball
• Blackhawks edge Red Wings
• Cross-country ski event postponed
• Djokovic beats Federer in exhibition
• 49ers can lock up No. 2 seed
• Finally, snow arrives
• Football
• Former players recall Ducks' last 3 trips
• Hockey
• Hot-shooting Duke routs Western Michigan
• Mixed martial arts
• Oklahoma hangs for win over Iowa at Insight Bowl
• Prep Scoreboard
• Prep sports: State champions
• Skiing
• Storm post victory on final day of tournament
• The year in local sports
• Wade, James lead Heat to win over Timberwolves
• Wisconsin's tortoise to take on Oregon's hare

OBITS

• In memoriam

NATION & WORLD

• After ruling, buying a ticket could be a click away
• After 1,500 years, an index for the Talmud
• Candidates fan across Iowa
• Car bombing by separatist group kills 10
• Elementary school sees benefits of free breakfasts for students
• Hundreds of workers needed to put out daylong fire on Russian submarine
• Kim Jong Un named military commander
• Los Angeles residents fear arsonist may strike again
• Montana governor builds surplus with ranch mentality
• New battles over the place of religion in public schools
• Obama delays request for debt-limit increase after Congress objects
• Occupy protesters take their message to the Rose Parade
• On gay rights, Obama lets surrogates take the lead
• Pakistan orders probe into memo scandal
• Power plant rule delayed
• Regional debts add woe in Spain
• Syrian protesters emboldened by peace monitors
• Theaters get a lump of coal at box office
• Today In History
• Triumph and turmoil leave their mark on the faces of 2011
• U.S. fuel exports hit record high
• Verizon nixes $2 fee amid outrage
• Want to know how to avoid hangover? Duh

FEATURES

• A grateful survivor's cancer battle goes on
• After 1,500 years, an index for the Talmud
• Breaking down brewery barriers
• Local Services
• New battles over the place of religion in public schools
• Today In History

ENTERTAINMENT

• Backstage veterans take a breath after long runs
• Breaking down brewery barriers
• Broadcasting
• Community Calendar
• 4 decades later, Clark still a New Year’s icon
• Discounted folk fest pass on sale
• Juniper offers Kids’ Night Out
• Local Movie Times
• Pub to close temporarily
• Theaters get a lump of coal at box office

OPINION

• A logical look at kids’ gifts
• Christmastime kindness
• From the Archives
• Gingrich a more thoughtful and patient candidate
• Kitzhaber’s safety commission shows need for reform
• No jobs created
• Wrong footbridge

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• 4 hurt in crash near Mt. Bachelor
• La Pine man dies after car crash