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Tourist education aid sought in forest work
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Residents and visitors may find temporary trail closures, forest-thinning crews and prescribed burns this fall on popular hiking....MORE
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Bankruptcies
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Chapter 7Filed June 11• Summer J. Rockenbach, 1580 Newport Ave., No. 1, Bend• James E. Duncan, 21878 Repine Drive, Bend• Wayne A. Christopherson, P. O. Box 1352, Redmond• Chance R. Hyser, 2238 N. E. Arapaho Court,....MORE
State jobless rate at 7.8%
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM— The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell steeply into the Great Recession in the fall of 2008. The state unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in May and, after a revision, 7.9....MORE
British trader charged in rate-rigging
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
LONDON — British prosecutors have filed eight fraud charges against a former UBS trader in the first criminal case in London in connection with the manipulation of benchmark global rates. The case against the trader, Tom Hayes, comes after U. S.....MORE
MTV’s endless youth movement
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Trying to win over a fickle teenager isn’t easy. Trying to win over millions of them every night is — as the kids say — cray cray. But that’s exactly what MTV has had to do since its inception in the 1980s as the cable....MORE
Chrysler to go ahead with recall
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
DETROIT — In a course reversal, Chrysler Group LLC said Tuesday it will recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty SUVs as requested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA said earlier this month that those....MORE
Consumer prices barely rise in May
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Higher costs of housing and power to run homes pushed consumer prices mildly higher in May, but inflationary pressure in the U. S. was largely subdued, and the cost of health care eased again. The consumer price index rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.1 ....MORE
U.S. housing starts up in May
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Home builders ramped up construction in May, providing an economic boost while they sought to take advantage of an improving housing market defined by low inventory. Housing starts increased 6.8 percent from revised April figures to a seasonally....MORE
Organ-donor info boosts Facebook
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s addition of a way for its users to tell people their organ-donor status helped boost the number of people who registered as donors 21-fold in one day. Two weeks after the social networking website set up the....MORE
Possibility of change at Fed
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama suggested that he was likely to nominate a new Federal Reserve chairman later this year, saying in a television interview aired late Monday that the current chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, had “already....MORE
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Lodging tax moves to Bend council
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
The seven members of the Bend City Council sat in the audience Monday night as a group of a dozen stakeholders, at odds over a proposed hike in the city lodging tax, debated the potential increase. A public hearing on the proposed 2 percentage point....MORE
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Deschutes extends jail bed lease with Jefferson County
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
The Deschutes County Jail will continue renting jail beds From the Jefferson County Jail to avoid using a matrix system to release inmates when the jail reaches capacity. The Deschutes County Commission on Monday approved an addendum to the....MORE
Correction
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
In a class listing for “Deer Resistant Landscapes," which appeared Friday, June 14, on page 19 in Go! Magazine, the class date was reported incorrectly, due to incorrect information supplied to The Bulletin. The class will meet at noon....MORE
West news
Fracking fuels water fights in the nation’s dry spots
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation’s driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth’s surface. Hydraulic fracturing,....MORE
COCC program offers flight at night
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Pilots flying into Prineville Airport at night usually use a radio trick to turn on the runway lights so they can see the small....MORE
food biz
The new goal: Be imperfect
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
NEW YORK — Here’s the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection. When stretching out the dough....MORE
Drugs
‘Pay for delay’ opened to scrutiny
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court rattled the pharmaceutical industry Monday when it ruled that antitrust regulators should be able to challenge the arrangements that allow rival drugmakers to delay the sale of a generic drug. Under such....MORE
DreamWorks, Netflix in TV deal
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
LOS ANGELES — DreamWorks Animation, trying to lessen its dependence on the volatile movie business by aggressively expanding into TV programming, has decided to forgo cable television in favor of Netflix. In a multiyear deal announced Monday,....MORE
Executive file
eShelving the memories
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Cindy Anderson had no idea when she started ScrapNCube in 2003 that her modular furniture business would be around 10 years later. But that’s exactly what has happened. From one product a decade ago to more than 130 customizable pieces today, from their garage to their own studio space, Cindy and her husband, Greg, have kept the business going through the housing market’s boom and....MORE
Bend council
eDeal would expand wireless
• Result would be improved coverage in Bend for AT&T
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
The Bend City Council could approve an agreement Wednesday that would allow a Colorado telecommunications company to install a fiber-optic network around Bend for AT&T. Zayo Group LLC, a wholesale company that provides no residential services, seeks....MORE
Pressure builds on Fed for clarity
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials begin a pivotal two-day meeting today facing a dilemma. The economy is showing enough improvement to justify dialing back some of the Fed’s life support, yet financial markets are terrified of....MORE
Deeds
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
DeedsDeschutes County• Jordan A. Broome to Craig T. Riley, River Canyon Estates No. 4, Lot 309, $230,000• Larry L. and Linda S. Long, trustees for Larry L. Long and Linda S. Long 1999 Revocable Trust, to Charles J. and Amanda C. Ferrari, ....MORE
Google settles suit over stocks
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. has settled a lawsuit filed by shareholders opposed to the tech giant’s plan to create a new class of nonvoting stock. Google said it signed a memorandum of understanding with a group of investors who sought....MORE
Solar-powered charging stations
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Starting today, 25 solar-powered charging stations will sprout in New York parks, beaches and other outdoor spaces in the five boroughs, part of a pilot project from AT&T in partnership with the city. The stations can accommodate up to six devices at ....MORE
Big air projects fuel optimism in Madras
June 17, 2013 4:00 am
MADRAS — If the newest tenant at the Madras Municipal Airport proves to be the boost many in the area hope it will be, its....MORE
Health plan options vary state to state
June 17, 2013 4:00 am
When a typical 40-year-old uninsured woman in Maine goes to the new state exchange to buy health insurance this fall, she may have just two companies to choose from. Her counterpart in California, however, will have a much wider variety of choices:....MORE
Bend set to resume work on southeast’s sewer line
June 17, 2013 4:00 am
Bend officials are including a major sewer project to fix problems in southeast Bend in their next two-year budget. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the budget Wednesday. The proposed budget would allow the city to spend $18.1 million to extend a major sewer line known as the southeast interceptor. Even after two years, the city will still have several more years of work to do, according....MORE
Years after foreclosure, debt lingers
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
For Jose Santos Benavides, the ordeal of losing his home was over. The Salvadoran immigrant had worked for years as a self-....MORE
Beetle invasion and a rancher’s creative revenge
• Bad Beetle owner repurposes wood for tech accessories
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Four years ago, the trees on Larry Lipson’s property in western Montana began to die. Not just one or two, but 10,000 of....MORE
2010 Fusion had battery buildup
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Q: When I left my car key in the “on" position by mistake overnight, the battery naturally went dead. When a road assistance person jump-started the car, he showed me the terminals. There was enough green/blue substance to fill a small ice....MORE
Rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.98 percent
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Fixed U. S. mortgage rates rose for the sixth straight week, putting the average rate on the 30-year loan just shy of 4 percent. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan increased to 3.98 percent.....MORE
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MERS rulings leave doubt
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Mortgage lenders and legal experts are still trying to figure out how foreclosures will be processed in Oregon, after a pair of June 6 rulings by the Oregon Supreme Court gave lenders the go-ahead to transfer mortgages through an electronic database ....MORE
Thriving on the basics at Melissa & Doug Co.
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Esther Bernstein, 6 with long blonde hair, pulled on a pair of blue slippers with a gray tassel over the toe. She grinned.....MORE
Review
Nissan Pathfinder blazes new trail
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Another SUV bites the dust. For 2013, the Pathfinder trades its muddy boots for a pair of loafers. The 2012 model was a true SUV,....MORE
Deeds
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Charles K. Roth, trustee to Roth Family Trust, to Charles K. Roth, Stonehedge on Rim, Phase 4, Lot 18, $167,000• Central Oregon Investments LLC to Jack W. and Janet E. Abbas, Partition Plat 1991-53, Parcel 1, Hillman,....MORE
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Work starts on new Warm Springs school
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
A ground-breaking ceremony Friday signified the beginning of construction of a new K-8 school in Warm Springs, meaning that starting in fall 2014, students there will no longer have to learn in 80-year-old classrooms.“It’s breaking new....MORE
People on the Move
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
Jeff Monson has been appointed to the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Monson is the executive director of Commute Options in Bend. Dave Munks has joined SCORE as a volunteer counselor, sharing his expertise in operations management, strategic planning, budgeting, financial analysis and sales management. Munks co-founded and served as CEO of National Tenant Network, providing....MORE
What's going up
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
Owner: Central Oregon SeedGeneral Contractor: Rob BirkyContact: 541-475-7231Details: After more than 30 years of operation in....MORE
Obama seeks to expand wireless
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will invest $40 million in the next year and another $60 million over the next five years to free more of the nation’s airwaves for use by consumers in wireless broadband networks, the White House....MORE
Aging nuclear plants face economic realities
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — When does a nuclear plant become too old?The nuclear industry is wrestling with that question as it tries to determine whether problems at reactors, all designed in the 1960s and 1970s, are middle-aged aches and pains or end-of-....MORE
Airbus A350 executes first flight
• Wide-body clash heats up between top aircraft makers
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
TOULOUSE, France — Airbus’s new A350 wide-body returned from its maiden flight Friday after a four-hour airborne....MORE
Regulators to set bed rail standards
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Friday that they would form a committee to develop voluntary standards for adult portable bed rails, which have been linked to the deaths of....MORE
EU ministers clear deal for U.S. talks
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
LUXEMBOURG — European Union ministers thrashed out a deal to begin trade negotiations with the United States late Friday after bowing to French demands to protect state-sponsored film and television industries. The breakthrough, which came....MORE
Central Oregon fuel prices
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Price per gallon for regular unleaded gas and diesel, as posted Thursday at AAA Fuel Price Finder (aaa. opisnet. com). Gasoline • Space Age, 20635 Grandview Drive, Bend $3.70• Fred Meyer, 61535 U. S. Highway 97, Bend $3.75• Chevron,....MORE
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Bend businesses in patent lawsuits
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
The impact of patent infringement lawsuits that President Barack Obama spoke about recently spreads beyond high-tech hubs like the Silicon Valley, one Bend business leader said. They impact the small but growing energy, technology and bioscience....MORE
What's happening?
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
TodayBOTTLE RELEASE CELEBRATION: Fresh Squeezed IPA available; 11 a. m.-11 p. m.; Deschutes Brewery & Public House, 1044 N. W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-9242 or www. deschutesbrewery. com. SISTERS WINE & BREW FESTIVAL: A gathering of wineries,....MORE
Fermentation celebration
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
When: 5-10 p. m. ThursdayWhere: Old Mill District, BendCost: Free admission, partaking in beverages cost $20Contact: www.....MORE
Laid-back libations
• Fourth annual Sisters Wine & Brew Festival gathers a bevy of Oregon drink-makers
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Brewfests abound in Oregon during the summer months, but if you want to experience a festival that truly takes on the persona of....MORE
Breweries on the move
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Boneyard Beer Co. in Bend was the sixth fastest-growing craft brewery in the nation last year, according to data posted in an online database this week by The New Yorker. The data — gathered by the Brewers Association — showed that....MORE
Deschutes Brewery on TV
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes Brewery and its Bend brewpub are featured in the pilot episode of a new television show, “Breweries, Bars and Beer Food."The show introduces viewers to craft brewers across the nation and the chefs who create dishes to accompany....MORE
Housing trends
Going multigenerational
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
From the outside, the new home in Waxhaw, N. C., doesn’t seem all that different from the other houses on the street. But it ....MORE
May retail sales beat estimates
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Retail sales improved in May as thawing temperatures and more cheerful shoppers caused a boost at car dealerships and home improvement stores, according to government figures. Last month, the gauge rose 0.6 percent from April to $421.1 billion in....MORE
Microsoft to open stores within stores at Best Buys
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Microsoft Corp. will expand its retail reach by opening hundreds of stores inside Best Buy locations across the U. S. The Redmond,....MORE
Secret 2008 ruling puts tech companies in a bind
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — In a secret court in Washington, Yahoo’s top lawyers made their case. The government had sought help in spying on certain foreign users, without a warrant, and Yahoo had refused, saying the broad requests were....MORE
Food scene news
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
The Blue Pine Kitchen and Bar will celebrate its grand opening Saturday night with discounts on beer and champagne and several menu specials. Live music will begin at 6 p. m. A joint endeavor of Astro Lounge owner Josh Maquet and former Deschutes....MORE
7 options for Mirror Pond’s future
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
The Mirror Pond Steering Committee released a series of images and plans on Wednesday, offering a glimpse into what Mirror Pond could look like years into the future. Mirror Pond is changing, with or without our help. The Mirror Pond Steering....MORE
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Merkley aims to close visa loophole
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced an amendment Wednesday to the massive immigration bill under consideration in the Senate that would tighten loopholes that Oregon companies used to hire foreign workers to complete local....MORE
Region's population aging
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
Central Oregon's population got a little older in the last two years, new data from the U. S. Census Bureau show. All three....MORE
Safeway selling its Canada stores
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
Safeway Inc. is selling its supermarket operations in Canada to food retailer Sobeys for $5.7 billion. Sobeys, a unit of Empire Company Limited, is already the No. 2 grocery operator in the country. It said the deal includes 213 grocery stores under....MORE
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State, banks partner on elder abuse
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
To help protect Oregon’s seniors and their finances, the Oregon Bankers Association has teamed up with the Oregon Department of Human Services to give banks throughout the state updated tools to prevent financial abuse. A toolkit,....MORE
Permits
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
City of Bend• Hayden Homes LLC, 63763 Hunters, $178,968• Floyd C. Antonsen, 2858 N. E. Aldrich, $201,068• Chet Antonsen, 21278 S. E. Woodruff, $205,822• High Returns LLC, 20074 S. W. Millbrook Lane, $293,771• Old West Land ....MORE
PlayStation 4 takes early lead
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Sony’s PlayStation 4 won the initial skirmish over next-generation video-game consoles by exploiting....MORE
Small business
Hiring again - cautiously
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
NEW YORK — Nina Vaca is interviewing job applicants at her staffing company again after putting hiring on hold at the end....MORE
CEOs see a sluggish path ahead
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Four years into a sluggish recovery marked by modest hiring, the economic horizon looks pretty much the same in the eyes of the nation’s top corporate bosses. The latest quarterly survey by the Business Roundtable,....MORE
Facebook adds hashtags
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
Facebook is introducing hashtags, the number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them. Facebook Inc. said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to click a....MORE
In D.C.
eBill seeks to declassify surveillance court info
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Led by Oregon’s senators, a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced legislation Monday that would declassify opinions from the secret court that authorizes the collection of millions of Americans’ phone data. The....MORE
Walgreen to pay $80M in fines
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
Walgreen, one of the nation’s biggest pharmacy operators, agreed Tuesday to pay $80 million in fines to resolve federal charges that it failed to properly control the sales of narcotic painkillers at some of its outlets. Officials at the Drug....MORE
Brewery founder wins award
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
Gary Fish, Deschutes Brewery founder and CEO, has been named Ernst & Young’s entrepreneur of the year for the Pacific Northwest, according to a news release issued Tuesday. As a regional winner, Fish will advance to the national competition,....MORE
Housing discrimination remains an issue, HUD says
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — Minority renters and homebuyers deployed to test for housing discrimination did not run into the blatant discrimination of four decades ago, but were told about and shown fewer homes than their white counterparts with similar....MORE
Companies’ hiring plans hold steady, survey finds
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — More employers are expecting to hire in the third quarter, with gains in all industries and across the country, according to Manpower’s employment-outlook survey released Tuesday. A seasonally adjusted net 12 percent of....MORE
Google asks to disclose data requests
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is asking the Obama administration for permission to disclose more details about the U. S. government’s demands for email and other personal information transmitted online in an effort to distance itself from an....MORE
Bend Housing market
eBuilding to resume on pre-bust project
• Developer plans to complete final phase of Old Mill townhomes
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
A Bend building company is set to start work on the final units of its riverfront townhome community, which was planned at the....MORE
Correction
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
In a Briefing item headlined “L. A. flights to begin Thursday," which appeared Tuesday, June 11, on Page C6, the model of the aircraft was incorrect. The service has been scheduled on the CRJ-200. The Bulletin regrets the error.....MORE
Hepatitis outbreak spreads
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix produced by an Oregon company and sold at Costco has grown to 87 people with illnesses in eight states. The CDC....MORE
L.A. flights to begin Thursday
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
Officials from the city of Redmond and American Airlines are expected to gather at 7:15 a. m. Thursday at Redmond Airport to celebrate American’s inaugural flight to Los Angeles International Airport. The airline has scheduled daily nonstop....MORE
Fraud vs. seniors often routed through banks
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
The pitch arrived, as so many do, with a friendly cold call. Bruno Koch, 83, told the telemarketer on the line that, yes, of....MORE
Klamath Tribes exercise water rights amid drought
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
GRANTS PASS — Tens of thousands of acres in Oregon’s drought-stricken Klamath Basin will have to go without....MORE
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Deschutes County to enter into statewide e-permitting system
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
Building contractors in Deschutes County will soon be able to apply online for building permits once the county becomes part of Accela, the statewide e-permitting system introduced in late 2011.“The installation is beginning immediately, and....MORE
Executive file
ePropelled by wind, web
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
About 14 years ago, Michael Giebelhaus scraped together enough funds to place his first order of kiteboarding equipment to sell....MORE
Apple updates mobile software
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green “felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone’s launch in ....MORE
Expansion lasting longer than average
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — The modest pace of the U. S. economic recovery has a silver lining, as the expansion shows signs of lasting almost twice as long as average. Four years into the upswing, the economy isn’t seeing many of the excesses that....MORE
Advanced Energy renews lease
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
Advanced Energy Industries, which is moving its solar inverter manufacturing operations to Fort Collins, Colo., has renewed the lease on its building in northeast Bend, Compass Commercial Real Estate Services announced Monday. The 105,000-square-foot ....MORE
Deeds
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Henry Armendariz and Gretia R. Capri to Cheri D. Nager, Poplar Park, Lot 32, $390,000• Scott Barnes and Molly Arntz-Barnes to Patrick and Angalik Miller, Terrango Glen South, Lot 10, $226,000• Hayden Homes LLC to....MORE
Redmond Airport boardings decline
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
Passenger boardings at Redmond Airport last month declined nearly 3 percent over May 2012 boardings, according to information released Friday by the airport. Last month, 18,398 passengers flew out of Redmond Airport, a decrease of 546 enplanements....MORE
Editor's choice
Privacy fears worry data-driven tech field
June 10, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — The dreamers, brains and cranks who built the Internet hoped it would be a tool of liberation and knowledge. Last week, an altogether bleaker vision emerged with new revelations of how the government was reported to be using it as a monitoring and tracking device. In Silicon Valley, a place not used to second-guessing the bright future it is eternally building, there was a....MORE
Group plans tours of Pole Creek Fire devastation
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
Small forest fires used to be fairly common in the lower altitude pine forests that stretch between Bend and Sisters. Every few....MORE
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Bill targets foreclosed properties in disrepair
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
A bill passed by the Legislature this session gives city governments the power to fix up foreclosed homes at the cost of the property’s owner. House Bill 2662 prohibits the owner of a foreclosed home from letting it fall into disrepair while....MORE
Did you hear?
USDA has ideas on food waste
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
Americans throw away more than a third of the food they buy — that’s almost $400 a year per person, or more than an average month’s worth of groceries. In 2010, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food from U. S. retailers,....MORE
TSA’s ‘nude’ body scanning is history
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
The “nude scanners" are gone. The full-body scanners that used X-rays to create what look like nude images of passengers have been packed away and removed from airports across the country. The 250 or so machines were removed about two weeks ago,....MORE
Batman (the city) wins condom contest, thanks to the Internet
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
LONDON — Holy prophylactics, Batman!In a recent online marketing campaign, Durex asked Facebook fans to vote on what city should get SOS Condoms, a service meant to allow amorous — but unprepared — couples to click on a smartphone....MORE
Average rate on 15-year mortgage above 3 percent
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — The average U. S. rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage rose above 3 percent this week for the first time in a year, while the rate on the 30-year fixed loan approached 4 percent. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on ....MORE
Deeds
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes County• Michelle A. Ruber to Bryant S. Green, Kenwood, Lot 15, Block 5, $257,500• Hayden Homes LLC to Marietta Bajer, Aspen Rim, Lot 82, $195,221• Dunlap Fine Homes Inc. to Andrew M. Passarelli, Diamond Bar Ranch, Phase 3,....MORE
Foreclosures are cheap, but pitfalls may await
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
Back in 2011, Christina and Brian Jenkins decided to take up a sideline as landlords. Since then, they’ve acquired three....MORE
Bend-area workers earning less
• Feds say average hourly wage about 10 percent below national average
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
Workers in the Bend area, as a whole, earned an average hourly wage last year about 10 percent below their peers nationwide, according to recently released data from the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Within the 22 occupational groups surveyed by the agency, average hourly wages varied, compared to the national average. Five occupational groups in the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area had what....MORE
Sisters Airport gets makeover
• Owner builds new runway, improves access drives and adds aviation fueling
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
A rebuilt runway and new fuel station have brought new life to the Sisters Airport, which city officials hope will drive economic ....MORE
The printable life
• 3-D production predicted to mold our tomorrows
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tim Middleton lives and breathes now, but the mind of the 42-year-old Eudora, Kan., man often floats to....MORE
Nuclear plant’s closure a new setback for U.S. industry
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
In a blow to the U. S. nuclear power industry, Edison International said Friday that it would permanently close two reactors at its San Onofre plant in California, ending a contentious battle over whether the units could be repaired and operated....MORE
Fancy robots stand in for kids too sick for school
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
SUMTER, S. C. — Lexie Kinder solves problems during math class, earns gold stars from her teacher and jokes with classmates....MORE
Earth Day to 'green' day
• Organizer of first Earth Day, Denis Hayes, visits Bend to tour sustainable home project
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
Editor's note: Tom Elliott and Barbara Scott invited The Bulletin to follow their efforts to build the ultimate green home in....MORE
Picky Bars pick new flavors
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
Bend nutrition bar company Picky Bars has raised $26,000 through an online crowd funding campaign. The company is using $10,000 of those funds to produce its newest flavor snack bar, “Runners High," according to a news release. It’s a....MORE
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