February 10, 2012

LOCAL & STATE

• Bend man busted with 62 pounds of pot
• BOTC to step up its lending
• Building patience and concentration
• Bus firm requests bench trial in flag firing
• Cattlemen want state to clarify wolf plan
• College weighs child care center, health clinic
• Committee set to vote today on health overhaul
• Correction
• County may look into DA’s claims of deceit
• Deal nets Oregon at least $100M
• Debris clearing set near Skyliner
• Man admits to impersonating cop
• Mischief charges in Corvallis spanking
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend fire runs
• No wrongdoing in fatal police shooting
• 2 officers cleared in fatal shooting
• OSU to aid in bird hazing
• Parenting class set for Monday
• Police dog escapes home, attacks jogger
• Public talk slated on rural plan
• Restaurant guide
• Search continues for missing coos bay man
• Segers says no to special interests
• Snake River inmate death ruled homicide
• Suspicious fire at Salem high school
• What do you have on tap?

BUSINESS

• BOTC to step up its lending
• Bug in Citi’s bill-pay app caused users to be charged twice
• Cattlemen want state to clarify wolf plan
• China’s inflation rose in January
• County may look into DA’s claims of deceit
• Dispatches
• Family Calendar
• Google developing ‘entertainment device’
• Housing recovery still at risk of regression, experts warn
• Kodak to end camera business
• Leaders agree to austerity measures
• Mortgage plan gives billions to borrowers
• SEC strikes deal in Bear Stearns case
• State Department cleared of conflict, not ineptness, on Keystone XL pipeline

SPORTS

• A chance to learn to ski for free
• Adventure Sports Calendar
• Armstrong talks after probe ends
• Backcountry opportunities abound atop Tumalo
• Climbin' and ridin'
• Cougars promote assistant to head coach
• Cycling
• Districts this weekend in Bend
• Ducks rout Huskies
• Eastern Conference-leading Rangers top Lightning in overtime, 4-3
• Football
• Hockey
• La Pine wins final regular-season wrestling dual
• Lakers edge Celtics in OT
• Marine board to reconsider ban on planes, gas motors on Waldo
• Mixed martial arts
• Motor sports
• No panic yet, but Blazers concerned
• OSU falls to Wazzu, 83-73

OBITS

• Carol Sue Friedlander
• Death notices
• Deaths Elsewhere
• Tara Nicole Goad
• Tirisa Christina Tucker
• Veterinarian Brown treated animals at Oregon Coast Aquarium since ’92

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Carol Sue Friedlander
• Death notices
• Tara Nicole Goad
• Tirisa Christina Tucker

NATION & WORLD

• Ahead of visit, China sees ‘trust deficit’
• Bishops planned for battle over birth control coverage
• Bug in Citi’s bill-pay app caused users to be charged twice
• China’s inflation rose in January
• Econobox revival
• Google developing ‘entertainment device’
• House passes bill banning officials’ insider trading
• Kodak to end camera business
• Leaders agree to austerity measures
• Mexico makes record seizure of pure meth
• Mortgage plan gives billions to borrowers
• Muslim Brotherhood to Egypt rulers: Yield
• New rules requiring health plans to be clearer are unveiled
• Pakistani militant killed in drone strike
• Pentagon allows women closer to the front lines
• Progress reported in Israeli strike talks
• Republicans are growing concerned that Romney isn’t gaining strength
• SEC strikes deal in Bear Stearns case
• Siege paralyzes Homs as shelling and toll mount
• Spain convicts top human rights judge
• State Department cleared of conflict, not ineptness, on Keystone XL pipeline
• 10 states are given waivers from No Child Left Behind
• Studies show widening gap between rich, poor students

FEATURES

• Bishops planned for battle over birth control coverage
• One more time

ENTERTAINMENT

• A charming bungalow
• Art exhibits
• Dispatches
• Event calendar: Feb. 10-16
• Family Calendar
• Going out
• Google developing ‘entertainment device’
• It’s surely an improvement
• Kodak to end camera business
• Lamb on (concert) menu for Valentine’s Day
• Local children’s musician teaches kids to make beautiful music — together
• Lyrical drift
• Movie times
• ‘Murder’ on tap at McMenamins
• Occupy the Music with Rovics, locals
• One more time
• Parents’ Guide to Movies
• Piano students go for Baroque
• Planet Wintergrass
• Portland Cello Project plays for Summit High
• ‘Safe House’ is a thriller that works
• Story Times and Library Youth Events
• The game of love
• The Melodramatics, Necktie Killer hit Players
• ‘The Vow’ is a sweet tale for your Valentine’s Day
• The words & the music
• Tickets now on sale for The Shins, Beck in Bend
• Try medieval hot pants? Surely, you joust
• Upcoming concerts
• VTRN headlines a steamy night at Astro Lounge
• Well shot! Reader photos
• What a trip ...
• Women needed for ‘1776’ auditions

RESTAURANTS

• A charming bungalow

OPINION

• Don’t force ranchers to pay the price for wolf restoration
• Get the government out of the marriage business
• Open firefighter talks a commendable move
• Revenue bonds bill could bring jobs to region

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Econobox revival