November 24, 2012

LOCAL & STATE

• Author’s thoughts on prayer: ‘Help, Thanks, Wow’
• CASA, Cathy’s collecting coats
• Central Oregon's giving season
• COCC: Employees must report child abuse
• Contact us with your ideas
• Controlled burns scheduled
• Find the Tree of Joy in the Old Mill
• Food bank CEO: Find hunger solutions
• Former logger branches out in his new career as ... The tree Doctor
• Governor tries to prevent strike at Port of Portland
• 4 injured in 2-car crash
• Local Services
• Police: Citizen foiled burglary
• Prison fight leads to modified lockdown
• Sears in Redmond holds food drive
• Up all night
• Webcam helps wildfire spotters

BUSINESS

• Airlines boost on-time performance
• Artificial intelligence makes startling advances
• Black Friday creeps earlier
• BP sees change in leadership
• E.U. budget negotiations collapse
• European budget talks collapse
• Instagram busy on Thanksgiving
• N.Y. Times Co. chief testifies in BBC case
• People on the Move
• Small businesses step out of Black Friday’s shadow
• Some generic Lipitor recalled
• The lost empire: Best Buy looks to make a comeback
• 5 tips to conquer Cyber Monday
• Up all night
• Wal-Mart protests fail to deter shoppers
• Webcam helps wildfire spotters
• Why Black Friday is nothing more than meaningless hype

SPORTS

• Blazers turn back T’wolves
• Chief scolded after good deed
• Civil War benefit event called off
• Ducks look to rebound in battle with Beavers
• NBA Scoreboard
• Oregon upsets No. 18 UNLV, 83-79
• Panthers' run at an end
• Prep Scoreboard
• Sports in Brief
• Vikings to put squeeze on Bears QBs
• Vonn set to compete in Aspen
• WSU takes Apple Cup after rallying to beat Washington

OBITS

• Death notices
• Deaths Elsewhere

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices

NATION & WORLD

• Artificial intelligence makes startling advances
• Black Friday creeps earlier
• China detains man who reported on boys’ deaths
• Code found on WWII carrier pigeon baffles British cryptographers
• Congo army fails to halt rebel advances
• D.C. on pace to reach homicide milestone
• 2 dead, 80 injured in massive pileup
• Egypt’s leader divides
• E.U. budget negotiations collapse
• European budget talks collapse
• Fearing attack, Turkey requests missiles
• ‘Fiscal cliff’ threatens to foul up fix of alternative minimum tax
• Merkley proposes filibuster reform
• N.Y. Times Co. chief testifies in BBC case
• South Korean candidate withdraws
• Tension, confusion linger in Gaza after cease-fire

FEATURES

• Spiritual destinations: attending religious services far from home

ENTERTAINMENT

• 5 Christmas specials you won’t want to miss
• For new ‘Star Wars’ films, plenty of fodder for the plot
• Holiday Village Market returns
• Local Movie Times
• Santa’s arrival

OPINION

• From The Archives
• Latinos need true reform of immigration, not crumbs
• Resources exist to learn about PERS

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• 2 dead, 80 injured in massive pileup
• 4 injured in 2-car crash