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Reporters feel chill of leak inquiries
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
President Barack Obama’s conciliatory gesture toward the press this week — a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists — struck some national security reporters as closing the door after the sources have....MORE
In focus: Immigration
Farmers hope reform bill yields more foreign farm workers
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you’re as likely to find tomatoes picked in....MORE
Timber counties
eWyden envisions land swaps
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., unveiled his framework for a special category of federal forests in Western Oregon this week, proposing a mixture of harvest and conservation. Wyden, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, proposed updating the law that deals with the O&C lands, 2.4 million acres of heavily forested acres overseen by the Bureau of Land Management.....MORE
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Tuition hike is a $360 matter
• State will decide the proposal’s fate for local students (and others) in June
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — Oregon State University-Cascades students could see a $360 tuition hike next year if the State Board of Higher Education gives the go-ahead for the increase. On Friday, the board’s finance committee voted to recommend the tuition....MORE
News Corp. board OKs company split
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. moved closer to the planned breakup of the $76 billion global media conglomerate as board members this week formally approved the split. June 28 is the target separation date, News Corp. said Friday in a statement.....MORE
Durable-goods orders snap back
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Higher demand for autos, airplanes and military wares boosted orders for long-lasting goods in April, but bookings also rose in most other industries in a positive sign for U. S. manufacturers. Orders for durable goods climbed 3.3....MORE
eBay makes $195B push into emerging markets
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — eBay, owner of the biggest Internet marketplace, is boosting staff in its emerging-markets group by 50 percent this year, seeking to win loyalty in burgeoning regions where online sales may top $195 billion. The team tasked with ....MORE
Pay-TV companies losing customers
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
One of pay-TV’s top trend analysts, Bruce Leichtman, who runs Leichtman Research Group Inc., says the biggest pay-TV companies lost 80,000 TV subscribers over four quarters, a first in his research over more than a decade. He attributed the....MORE
Rich house-hunting Chinese send some wealth to Seattle
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
SEATTLE — Real estate agent Joseph Ho climbed the gilded staircase of a Hunts Point, Wash., mansion listed for almost $5....MORE
People on the Move
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
Chris Ahern has joined Bend Premier Real Estate as a broker. Ahern has been in the real estate industry since 1996. Trish Phillips has joined Bend Premier Real Estate as a principal broker. Phillips has been in the real estate industry more than 30 years and has experience in residential sales, brokerage management and ownership, marketing, training, new construction and development. Bob and Diane....MORE
What's going up
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
Redmond is getting a new Rite Aid pharmacy at the corner of Southwest 15th Street and Highland Avenue. The company plans to build a 17,300-square-foot retail and drug store at the corner of Southwest 15th Street and Highland Avenue, city planning documents show. The Redmond Community Development Department issued a building permit to Rite Aid last week, with a project value of $1.5 million. Company....MORE
Go forth and cycle!
• Bend's Cycle Pub enters summer with new vehicles and new cities on tap
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Patrons enjoy refreshments while peddling through downtown Bend on the Cycle Pub in 2011.....MORE
Editor's choice
When old computers cost more than new
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
More than a decade ago, at a vintage computer fair in Silicon Valley, Dag Spicer had an opportunity to buy an original Apple-1 for $2,000. He passed. Any regrets? Not really, he said.“Of course," Spicer added, “I could have paid off my....MORE
California picks insurers to sell health policies
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
California, widely seen as a model for how individuals will buy health insurance under the new health care law, announced Thursday that 13 insurers had been chosen to sell policies through the insurance marketplace — or exchange — being....MORE
Government will release $1.7M to timber counties
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
An amendment won't be needed to prompt the federal government to send funds to 18 onetime timber-dependent Oregon counties. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Oregon Democrats, announced Thursday that the U. S. Department of the Interior would release next week nearly $2 million owed to the counties. An Interior Department official confirmed the announcement Thursday afternoon.“The....MORE
Who will pay for public art?
• Sculptures in the city's public gallery aren't selling, and the public art commission can't seem to find financial backers — but proponents are optimistic about the program's future
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
None of the six pieces of artwork in Redmond's “Art Around the Clock" public gallery have sold, and it has been a struggle to raise funds for future installations. But that hasn't deterred proponents from seeking a new round of sculptures and planning for the future. The city started the program two years ago, shortly after completing Centennial Park and three refurbished blocks of Sixth....MORE
Dispatches
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
• The Partners Group in Bend has joined with Marathon Wealth Management. The two companies have expanded their services, which include financial planning, benefits service and insurance. To learn more www. tpgrp. com.....MORE
New-home sales rise in April
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Sales of new U. S. homes edged up in April to the second-highest post-recession level. New-home sales reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454,000, up 2.3 percent from an upwardly revised level of 444,000 in March, the Commerce Department....MORE
RKG buys search software firm
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
The Rimm-Kaufman Group (RKG), an online marketing company with an office in Bend, has acquired Nine By Blue, the Seattle-based search software and consulting firm founded by author and former Google employee Vanessa Fox. The deal includes Blueprint,....MORE
One word when it comes to a hot career: statistics
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
When it comes to hot careers, engineering gets all the press. The starting salaries are simply amazing — especially for the highly sought-after energy-related specialties that command six figures and attractive signing bonuses right out of....MORE
EU moves to limit scope of trade deal
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday demanding that the free-trade pact now under discussion with the United States exempt “audiovisual" industries so that countries like France could shelter their movie....MORE
Dry farming revival
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
A centuries-old farming technique called dry farming — once the order of the day in California’s Central Valley....MORE
Deschutes home prices soaring
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
The Bend area has once again made the list of the nation's metro areas with the fastest rising housing prices, according to....MORE
Bringing video chat to seniors
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Redwood City, Calif., resident Kelly Ilnicki is very close to her 89-year-old grandmother, who until recently lived alone in her....MORE
Briefing
Most retire at 61, not 59
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
A survey found the average age a retiree stops working has increased by four years over the last two decades. According to Gallup’s annual Economic and Personal Finance survey, the average retiree was 61 years old when he or she stopped working ....MORE
Growler Phil’s grand opening
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
A new growler filling station is holding a grand opening this weekend, with games, music and food. Growler Phil’s will have a brewfest from 4 to 7 tonight, live music and barbecue from 11 a. m. to 6 p. m. Saturday and a cornhole tournament from ....MORE
Maragas Winery open house
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Maragas Winery, located on the east side of U. S. Highway 97 about 4.4 miles north of Terrebonne, will hold its seventh annual open house Saturday and Sunday. Hours are from 11 a. m. to 6 p. m. each day. The event will feature food for sale, bocce ball, ....MORE
Sunriver beer garden to open
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Sunriver Resort is holding a brewfest from 4-9 p. m. Sunday to celebrate Central Oregon Beer Week and the opening of the resort’s new beer garden. Admission is free, and there will be complimentary samples from breweries, according to the....MORE
Food scene news
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Old Mill Brew Werks reopened May 15 in the south-end-of-Wall-Street space recently vacated by Brickhouse. Chef Rudy Garcia intends a broader dinner menu to complement his casual luncheon fare. Open 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a. m. to ....MORE
What's happening?
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
TodayCOOKING WITH BEER: Sample beer recipes and local brews; free admission; 4-6 p. m.; Whole Foods Market, 2610 N. E. U. S. Highway 20, Bend; 541-389-0151. FIRE PIT PARTY: Kick off the closing weekend of Central Oregon Beer Week with live music, local....MORE
Crux Fermentation Project
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
50 S. W. Division St., Bendcruxfermentation. com, 541-385-3333Details: Sundowner happy hour is 30 minutes before and after....MORE
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Senators push for timber money
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Oregon’s senators are trying to compel the Department of the Interior to release $2 million in county timber payments withheld in anticipation of the mandatory budget cuts that took effect in March. On Wednesday, Oregon....MORE
Editor's choice
Long waits for green cards may end soon
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Sanket Sant, a citizen of India, came to the United States at age 21, earning a master’s degree in....MORE
Population growth is back
But not past the Deschutes County line
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
Bend seems to be back in growth mode. The city's population grew by an estimated 2,470 residents between 2010 and 2012, according ....MORE
Sony may spin off parts of company
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
Sony said Wednesday that its board was considering a proposal from the hedge fund Third Point to spin off part of its entertainment business, but it emphasized that the discussions were preliminary and that it had not set a time to respond. Sony,....MORE
Small businesses ‘reshoring’ production
• Manufacturing in the U.S. is becoming a more viable option
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
NEW YORK — When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts....MORE
Median chief executive pay rose to $9.7M in 2012
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up. The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million ....MORE
Existing-home sales rise in April
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
Existing-home sales rose in April to hit the highest rate since November 2009, pointing to an ongoing recovery supported by low interest rates and pent-up demand, according to data released Wednesday. Existing-home sales rose 0.6 percent in April to....MORE
Bernanke: Recovery still needs Fed’s help
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Despite recent improvement in the job market, the Federal Reserve needs to continue its stimulus efforts to avoid endangering the recovery, the Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, told Congress on Wednesday. While acknowledging the risks....MORE
Permits
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
City of Bend• Robert A. Seam, 19494 Spencers Crossing, $279,847• NTC & Co., 20033 S. W. Millcrest, $197,624• Wood Hill Enterprises LLC, 2938 N. E. Dogwood, $188,062• Bridges at Shadow Glen, 61148 S. E. Ambassador $246,....MORE
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House OKs foreclosure measure
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — A measure aimed at giving homeowners facing foreclosure a chance to speak face-to-face with their lenders before losing their homes sailed through the Oregon House on Wednesday. Senate Bill 558 passed on a 45-12 vote and now heads to....MORE
Nutrition
eGenetically engineered foods: What's the fuss?
• As more produce is altered, more consumers ask, 'Is it safe to eat?'
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
For thousands of years, farmers have been breeding plants for highly desired traits. But this traditional process depends on nature, takes some time and can transfer unwanted characteristics along with the desired ones. Now, genetic modification techniques have advanced to the molecular level. Genetic engineering allows scientists to speed up and refine the process of moving desired, specific....MORE
Bend-La Pine school bond
e'Full speed ahead' for new schools
May 22, 2013 1:06 am
Two new schools are on Bend's horizon after voters approved a $96 million Bend La-Pine Schools bond Tuesday to fund their....MORE
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CTC board delays sale of theater
May 22, 2013 1:06 am
The future of the Cascades Theatrical Company and its building, the Greenwood Playhouse, has been handed off to the members of the nonprofit. The CTC board of governors voted Tuesday to give CTC members a say in whether or not the Greenwood Playhouse,....MORE
Sprint raises bid for Clearwire
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
Sprint Nextel sweetened its bid for full control of the wireless network operator Clearwire on Tuesday in an effort to avert rejection by shareholders. Sprint is now offering $3.40 a share for the nearly 50 percent stake in Clearwire that it does not ....MORE
SkyWest to spend $4B on new jets
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
United Airlines partner SkyWest Inc. has agreed to buy more than $4 billion of Embraer jets as new pilot contracts at the largest carriers allow commuter operators to fly bigger planes. The accord comprises 40 firm orders for 76-seat E175 jets with....MORE
New Xbox is ‘all-in-one’ system
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to....MORE
JPMorgan
Dimon to remain chairman after vote
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
TAMPA, Fla. — Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation’s largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank....MORE
Apple CEO denies tax criticisms
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Facing down blistering criticism on Capitol Hill that Apple sidestepped billions of dollars in taxes, the company’s chief executive, Tim Cook, carefully defended Apple’s record Tuesday, rejecting any suggestion of....MORE
Food cart central
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
A Bend resident's vision for a food cart pod near Galveston Avenue on Bend's west side is taking shape. Construction started last....MORE
Profile: David Karp
Mom’s advice to Tumblr’s founder: Quit school
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
NEW YORK — When David Karp was 14, he was clearly a bright teenager. Quiet, somewhat reclusive, bored with his classes at....MORE
Bombs away
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
Harry Fuller, left, and Ann Hodgkiss, dancers participating in a '30s-'40s swing dance party, view the B-17G Flying Fortress....MORE
Jets may get more airspace
• Proposal would expand training area over Central Oregon
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
A 2,500-square-mile section of airspace over parts of Central and Eastern Oregon could become training space for F-15 fighter....MORE
Google server breach yielded sensitive data
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers who breached Google’s servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years’ worth of information about U. S. surveillance targets, according to current and former government....MORE
Consumers may offset budget cuts
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
Consumers will help keep economic growth on track this year, as new projections of their spending indicate it will offset the hit to the recovery from the federal government’s automatic budget cuts, a panel of economists said Monday. The....MORE
Deal emerging in solar dispute
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
The Obama administration and the European Union have each decided to negotiate settlements with China in the world’s largest anti-dumping and anti-subsidy trade cases involving China’s roughly $30 billion a year in solar panel shipments....MORE
Boeing Dreamliner service resumes
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
Signaling confidence to the flying public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings Inc. on Monday traveled from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner. Monday’s flight marked the return to....MORE
Apple’s tax tactics cost U.S. $44B, report says
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. has used an elaborate web of offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying at least $44 billion in U. S. taxes in the past four years, a Senate investigation has found. Many of the tactics, such as cost-sharing arrangements, are....MORE
Deeds
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Eric M., Megan S., Paul J. and Janice O. Davis to Tanya M. Parsons, Neal Addition, Lot 4, Block 1, $215,000• Michael K. and Dana N. Coffman to Kevin Rueter, Stonegate P. U. D., Phase 1, Lot 39, $425,000• Brett J.....MORE
Region's jobless rates drop
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
Unemployment rates in all three Central Oregon counties dropped roughly 1 percentage point in April compared with April 2012,....MORE
Executive file
eA pack that can do it all
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
Karl Findling has no trouble keeping busy. A captain with the Bend Fire Department, he spends his off days running Oregon Pack....MORE
Seeking flair, Yahoo agrees to buy blogging site Tumblr in $1.1B deal
May 20, 2013 4:00 am
The board of Yahoo, the faded Web pioneer, agreed Sunday to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion in cash, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a signal of how the company plans to reposition itself as the....MORE
Deeds
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Susan Backstrom to Burke W. and Kimberly L. Muggoch, West Hills, Lot 5, Block 7, $421,000• Daniel A. and Rebecca S. Christ to Dennis K. and Carrie R. Detberner, Mt. Vista First Addition, Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, $300,....MORE
The long shadow of bad credit in a job hunt
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
The first couple of times Alfred Carpenter was turned down for a job, he didn’t know what to think. He been laid off early....MORE
The trek to a yogurt less sweet
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. — Dannon yogurt had a secret it didn’t want you to know. Until recently. Its Danimals Smoothies, a....MORE
The least taxing state: Delaware
• Oregon has second-lowest business tax, Alaska highest, says economic group report
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Overall business taxes are lowest in Delaware and highest in Alaska, according to a study from economic consulting firm Anderson Economic Group. But how much company pays depends on the kind of business it is. Businesses in Delaware paid 5.1 percent....MORE
Hardest Hit programs hit and miss
• Successes, troubles highlight mixed results in Oregon
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
Three years ago, Dan Patton figured losing his home to foreclosure was a matter of when, not if. The La Pine resident closed his plastering business in 2009 after the housing market went bust. With a family to feed and an increasingly delinquent mortgage to pay, he took odd jobs while bracing for the worst. Today, the Patton family still lives in their home, thanks in part to $5,000 from the....MORE
People on the Move
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
Kathleen Bailey has joined Washington Federal in Bend as a small business banker. Bailey was previously a branch manager at South Valley Bank and Trust and a small business specialist with Wells Fargo Bank. She has 14 years of experience in the banking industry. Bailey is also vice president of the board for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Oregon and secretary of the Rotary Club of Bend.....MORE
What s going up?
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
General Contractor: Ray Hayes Construction Co., BendDetails: Crews are wrapping up construction on a nine-unit hangar building at ....MORE
Commuter train crash injures at least 60
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
Two Metro-North Railroad trains collided after a derailment near Fairfield, Conn., at the height of the evening rush Friday, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and snarling transit corridors in the Northeast, authorities said. An eastbound....MORE
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Greenwood Playhouse to be sold?
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
The board of the Cascades Theatrical Company has arranged a tentative deal to sell the Greenwood Playhouse, which has housed the company since the 1980s. Several board members believe selling the building, located on Northwest Greenwood Avenue, is....MORE
Facebook fights to regain IPO heat
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — At the one-year anniversary of its initial public offering, Facebook Inc. investors find themselves struggling with the question of whether the glass is half-empty or half-full. Facebook’s debut was one of the hottest and....MORE
Consumer sentiment up to post-recession peak
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Consumer sentiment perked up in May to its highest level in more than six years, according to a survey released Friday, helped by falling gasoline prices, a rising stock market and firmer housing prices. The preliminary May reading ....MORE
Today’s retirees face declining standard of living, study says
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
The retirement crisis is deepening, with recent generations of Americans less financially prepared for their golden years than their parents or grandparents, according to a new study. The study by the Pew Charitable Trusts suggests that people who....MORE
Spanish banker goes to prison
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
MADRID — Miguel Blesa, the former executive chairman of Caja Madrid, which is now part of Bankia, has become the first prominent Spanish banker to enter prison since the start of the financial crisis. He is accused of leaving his bank saddled....MORE
J.C. Penney board re-elected
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
NEW YORK — Ron Johnson’s job at J. C. Penney Co. ended after his attempt to overhaul the retailer wiped out a quarter of its sales and about half of its market value. The board members who hired him are staying. Investors voted to re-elect ....MORE
Yahoo casting an eye on Tumblr?
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Will Yahoo buy Tumblr?That’s the $1 billion question, courtesy of a report from tech blog All Things D. The struggling Internet giant is reportedly in serious talks to buy the blogging service in a deal that could be worth ....MORE
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Deschutes plans cost cutting in 2014
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County is expected to pay $4.5 million more into the Public Employees Retirement System and $1.5 million more in employee health care costs in fiscal year 2014, according to the proposed budget released last week by County Administrator....MORE
Farming with equipment that runs on oats
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
HARTLAND, Vt. — It was a perfect day for plowing, a little overcast with a cool breeze. You could hear the sound of the birds, the chink-chink-chink of the harness. Stephen Leslie, an artist and former Benedictine monk, guided two Norwegian Fjords down the field. The walking moldboard plow, a 300-pound curving steel blade, cut through the soil and sent it curling over itself in dark, crumbly ....MORE
Naked Winery coming to Old Mill
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
Naked Winery, a Hood River-based vintner with the marketing slogan “We aim to Tease," plans to open a tasting room in the Old Mill District. The winery plans a temporary opening for Memorial Day weekend at the tasting room, 330 S. W. Powerhouse Drive, across from Chico's, with a full opening late next month, according to the Old Mill District. David Barringer, who operates the winery along....MORE
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Ex-loan officer pleads guilty to bank fraud
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
A former Bend loan officer who faked loan applications for Desert Sun Development pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and conspiracy to make false statements to a financial institution. Jeffrey Sprague, 50, was a loan....MORE
Data trove now guides drug company pitches
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
In the old days, sales representatives from drug companies would chat up local pharmacists to learn what drugs doctors were prescribing. Now such shoulder-rubbing is becoming a quaint memory — thanks to vast databases of patient and doctor....MORE
Brighter state forecast relieves some pressure
• Republicans are still holding fast against hospital tax in hopes of bigger PERS reform
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — The political rhetoric kicked up a notch Thursday after a deadline from the governor passed with no sign of compromise. Gov. John Kitzhaber gave lawmakers a 5 p. m. Thursday deadline to break through a partisan impasse on taxes and cuts to the state's pension system. Not long after the deadline, a statement from the governor blasted Republican leadership for not being willing to....MORE
Redmond debates utility billing policy
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
With nearly $500,000 in default accounts on the books, the city of Redmond is considering changing its utility billing policies for what would be the second time in five years.“The current policy really affects our staff workload," said Interim City Manager Sharon Harris. “For a week every month, we have to pull staff from other departments. They're handling an average of 600 accounts ....MORE
Deschutes county
eMore than 30 cattle and horses seized
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
Close to 30 horses and cattle were seized from a Redmond-area property Thursday afternoon in an investigation into animal neglect ....MORE
Good Question
eFinding the right retirement savings fit
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
Editor’s Note: Good Question is a recurring feature in which a local expert in a particular field answers a question related to families. Have a question? Send it to family@bendbulletin. com. Q: I own a small business and want to create a....MORE
Companies use ‘war games’ to prepare for cyberattacks
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
Clusters of corporate techies hunched over their laptops one recent evening in Mountain View, Calif., feverishly trying to figure ....MORE
Housing starts lowest in 5 months
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Starts of new U. S. homes fell more than forecast in April to a five-month low, indicating a pause in the industry’s progress as builders slowed work on apartments. Building permits surged to an almost five-year high.....MORE
Cutting edge
Cardiac challenges? Docs press ‘print’
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
It may sound like something out of science fiction, but doctors at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington are....MORE
Facebook, Twitter announce apps for Google Glass
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Google says it’s still figuring out the best ways to use Glass, but the company announced Thursday that Facebook, Twitter and several other media firms have built their own applications for the futuristic-looking wearable ....MORE
Dispatches
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
• GoBend Realty has joined the national franchise network of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and will now do business under the name Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Northwest Living. To learn more, visit www. betternwliving. com.....MORE
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Redmond train depot to lose a tenant
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Redmond will be losing another tenant at its historic train depot when Red Dog Depot moves out in the coming weeks. The restaurant and bar — owned by Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. — has leased the 1912 stone building from the city ....MORE
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Bend council OKs sewer fixes
• Bigger pump station would accommodate future development
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Bend is moving ahead with short-term projects to fix bottlenecks in the sewer system, but will also look at options to expand one of the projects into a long-term solution. City Manager Eric King said a larger sewer pump station at....MORE
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OSU space estimate: 41 to 65 acres
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
An expanded Oregon State University-Cascades Campus would need between 41 and 65 acres by 2025, depending on whether officials choose to build an urban campus integrated into the city or one more self-contained, consultants said Wednesday.....MORE
IRS chief is ousted
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party groups for scrutiny when....MORE
In focus: Associated Press phone records
Criticized, White House pushes media shield law
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Under fire over the Justice Department’s use of a broad subpoena to obtain calling records of Associated Press reporters in connection with a leak investigation, the Obama administration sought on Wednesday to revive....MORE
Homebuilders more confident
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
After declining for three months, a gauge of confidence among residential builders rose in May, thanks to rosier views on sales, according to a report released Wednesday. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing-market index....MORE
Geothermal drilling proposed
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
A Nevada geothermal power plant developer wants to drill 16 exploratory wells on public and private land about 70 miles southeast of Bend, and the Bureau of Land Management is taking public comments about the proposal until Saturday. Ormat Nevada, a....MORE
Google wants to read minds
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
Google keeps trying to read our minds. The company revealed some new search tools Wednesday at I/O, its annual developers....MORE
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