August 07, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• A quest to ‘create life from scratch’
• Allies begin first major offensive at Guadalcanal in '42
• Behavioral approach left out in AIDS fight
• Bend City Council approves limited advertising on Bend Area Transit buses
• Bend Parkway ramps at Revere closed today
• Booming Hispanic population fuels new businesses, services in region
• Busy Wahlberg will appear on ‘Entourage’
• California panel OKs desalination plant
• Campaign finance activities
• Carl J. Martens
• Cheating on SATs, ACTs may have few repercussions
• Community Datebook
• Consulting firm hired to improve security at Oregon State Hospital
• Crews pounce on lightning-sparked fires
• Crook County fairgoers find yummy treats
• Death Notices
• Dems may give GOP a run for the money
• DiabeticFood Critic.com
• Different world for e-school teachers
• Feds unseal evidence in anthrax case
• Feeling the pain? Olive oil contains compounds similar to ibuprofen
• Few docs are using electronic health records
• Former al-Qaida driver convicted in split verdict
• Former bank robbery suspect faults FBI
• Health Datebook
• Helicopter fighting wildfires crashes; 9 presumed dead
• Hilton really loved her spoof campaign ad
• Hiroshima marks anniversary of bombing
• Holly Hunter embraces Grace
• Homeowners file lawsuits against Bend developer
• Iraqi leaders fail to set local elections in ’08
• Is a 4-day workweek a budget solution?
• Israel to free scores of Palestinian prisoners
• Judith "Judy" Ann Barnett
• Lightning sparks fires in Central Oregon
• Lillian "Ann" Jones
• Little pieces of politics, some obscure, lure collectors
• Local search has begun; rest of West is on deck
• Man faces attempted murder in arson case
• Massage chairs a magic touch
• Minorities approach a majority
• 2 more Presleys are on the way
• Napping an increasing trend among busy professionals
• News of Record: Permits
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend Fire Runs and Pets
• Next set of OHP forms in the mail
• Nothing beats fishing
• Obama in Ind. with man on VP short list
• Off the active path
• Officer who shot Irish citizen resigns
• 2 Oregon State grads give $1.4M to school
• People
• Playground games may be a great benefit for keeping children fit
• Police in Gresham investigate 2 deaths
• Privacy isn’t the only benefit a personal trainer can deliver
• 2 rafters found safe along Santiam River
• Reno nears hottest-summer record
• Rescuers find injured man on Mount Hood
• Residents give input on Bend airport plans
• SDC extension plan approved
• Sorting out coffee’s many contradictions
• Steven C. Grudt
• Storm causes power outages in Central Oregon
• Take your time when you dine
• Talk of tax bump has local lodging industry worried
• The health of hospice
• There's a new set of wings in town
• Variation in medical charges
• 3 victims of plane crash are expected to survive
• Well never know why patient died, surgeon testifies
• William (Bill) R. Christensen
• Woman hurt in Prineville accident
• Wyden wants panel to delay LNG decision

BUSINESS

• Business Calendar
• Connecticut files suit against Countrywide
• Dubai buys a stake in Cirque du Soleil
• Europe OKs proposed Delta-Northwest deal
• Freddie Mac loss dims hopes of turnaround
• Homeowners file lawsuits against Bend developer
• How to negotiate your way out of bank, credit card fees
• Local search has begun; rest of West is on deck
• Microsoft steps into Olympics spotlight
• Miner Xstrata makes $10B bid for Lonmin
• News of Record: Permits
• Oil closes below $119, lowest in 3 months
• Pentagon reopens tanker bidding
• Qwest earnings fall
• Residents give input on Bend airport plans
• SDC extension plan approved
• Sprint Nextel earnings surpass expectations
• Store brands help shoppers trim food bills
• Storm causes power outages in Central Oregon
• There's a new set of wings in town
• Time Warner’s net drops 26 percent
• 5 ways to spread the wealth
• Weyerhaeuser plans to eliminate 1,500 jobs
• Work-life balance? Try work-gas balance

SPORTS

• Bass have ghost of a chance on John Day
• Bend man wins eight handgun events
• ‘Bend Overall’ author has new book on the Gorge
• Bush offers firm rebuke of China
• Classes and seminars designed to hook anglers
• Elks closer to playoffs after win
• Ellsbury homers in Boston victory
• ‘Essential Fly Fishing’ proves to be a refreshing ‘how-to’
• Evening canoe tours feature gourmet dinner
• Favre headed to Big Apple after being traded to Jets
• Fly-tying corner
• For TV viewing, Olympic relief is coming
• Good kokanee action on Crescent
• Hike west, hike green
• Hunting & Fishing Events Calendar
• Lacrosse skills camp Aug. 18-21 in Bend
• Local football officials set Monday meeting
• Local superintendent is grooming a major course
• Monster par 3s will play a role in PGA Championship
• On the Air
• Point-shaving scandal hits Toledo athlete
• Prineville hunters fare well at challenge
• Reservoir rainbows
• Rough roads and blowdown make access a challenge
• Scoreboard
• Self signs huge new contract with Kansas
• Serra, Gremelmayr score tennis upsets
• Swim meet changes hours at Juniper pool
• U.S. women fall in early Olympic soccer
• Yankee pitcher goes on 15-day DL

OBITS

• Lawyer Robert Montgomery argued big cases
• Mourners gather as Solzhenitsyn is buried in Moscow

OPINION

• Branch campus clings to secrecy
• Obama’s aloofness might cost him in November
• Science supports intelligent design

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Bend City Council approves limited advertising on Bend Area Transit buses