April 01, 2012

LOCAL & STATE

• Area crashes blamed on weather
• Births
• Brownsville wool used as eco-friendly insulation
• Correction
• Data central
• Election info
• Geriatrics for the caged
• Hermiston sports the only growth in region
• Jacobs
• Mallatt
• Miller
• More charges for threat suspect
• News of record: Deeds
• Not guilty plea in teen stripper case
• Officials say methadone clinic too close to day care
• ‘Only our spirits were bruised’ says Earhart after 1937 crash
• OSU branch’s new digs take shape
• Region’s fiber optics have come a long way
• School seeking more degree programs
• Spurring local innovation
• TODAY
• Tree-thinning project includes grand fir timber
• Volunteer Search Volunteer Search
• Well shot!

BUSINESS

• Beyond mile-high grub
• Dansko aims to step up U.S. footprint
• Data central
• Flushing engine might not cut oil consumption
• How far would you go for a comeback?
• It’s a race-ready daily driver
• Modern transmissions aid shifting
• News of record: Deeds
• Region’s fiber optics have come a long way
• Spurring local innovation

SPORTS

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Breaking down the Final Four
• Castroneves to start in top IndyCar position Sprint Cup pole goes to Kahne
• Figure skating
• Kansas rallies from an early deficit to top Ohio State, 64-62
• Kentucky turns back a game effort by Louisville to win 69-61
• Madras falls at tourney
• Mancuso wins giant slalom title
• Mariners have a strange schedule
• Monterosso wins $10M World Cup
• Motor sports
• NBA Scoreboard
• On the Air
• Radwanska tops Sharapova
• Sjodin pulls even with Tseng at LPGA major
• Soccer
• Sprint Cup pole goes to Kahne
• Swimming
• Vonn at peace after trying season
• Win streak hits seven as Spurs beat Pacers
• Yankees and Red Sox no longer rule free agency

OBITS

• Abbe was a best-selling author by age 12
• Death notices
• Deaths Elsewhere
• Douglas D. Dent
• Michela M. Huso
• Sandra Sandy Kay Klein

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Douglas D. Dent
• Michela M. Huso
• Sandra Sandy Kay Klein

NATION & WORLD

• Abbe was a best-selling author by age 12
• Coup rumors spur China to stifle Internet access
• Distressed cities weigh bold tactics
• Fatal car crash in Brazil spotlights class division
• For Greek poor, a symbol in the humble potato
• Global failures on Haitian epidemic
• GOP wrong on health law cost, but maybe not misleading
• Governor delays program to halt ER payments
• His real name is a secret. He is irascible but indispensable. He is constantly undercover
• Hoodie evolves into a symbol of protest
• Iraq hangs over CIA as it works to assess Iran
• Islamist group breaks pledge in Egypt race
• Mega Millions’ record jackpot: 3 winners, over 100 million losers
• Part-time instructors making marks at cash-strapped schools
• Police are using phone tracking as a routine tool
• Romney has eye on Wisconsin to close out opponents
• Suu Kyi poised to win Myanmar parliamentary seat
• Today
• Washington Week
• Young writers find a loving publisher: mom and dad

FEATURES

• Author pushing for sustainable flowers
• Experience luxury dining on a budget
• Exploring the Outback
• Happy collection of foolish letters are all in good fun
• In age of cellphones, pay phones disappear
• Selling the family home means letting go of a legacy
• Studio tour casts spells just like Harry
• Touring Asia’s wild side: New areas open to tourists

ENTERTAINMENT

• After hiatus, Bend Poetry Slam finds a new home
• Book delves into life and influences of James Brown
• Comic supports Humane Society
• Crook County’s Fiber Market Day puts the entire wool-making process on display From flocks to socks
• ‘False Prince’ is a medieval tale of intrigue
• Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s
• ‘Game of Thrones’ begins second season
• ‘Hunger Games’ is part of a long, grisly tradition in literature
• Local Movie Times
• Poisonous kids’ chatter kills adults in strange plague

OPINION

• A moderate conservative dilemma
• Cold med scripts may be unnecessary
• Getting it all done in time — even when there is no time
• Is it the second oil revolution?
• Law grads get schooled in court
• New ideas, education best boost for startups
• The drone threat — in the United States
• The one issue should be abortion
• Vote yes on 911 measure

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Area crashes blamed on weather