August 22, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• Alabama cracks down on fat state workers
• Art exhibits
• Artistry on the river
• Arts Central show set for Mirror Pond
• Atkinson says he’ll be in Salem for Legislature
• Auditions scheduled for ‘A Christmas Carol’
• BEAT offers monthly acting workshops
• Bend airport advisory group slow to take off
• Blend it like Beck
• Bond Brothers collects local talent at Tower
• Brush fire impeded rescue of passengers
• Burglars steal from police department
• Calderon fighting ‘cancer of criminality’
• Central Oregon fuel prices
• Child Support plans open house Saturday
• Detainee’s rendition claim called credible
• Device helps track lost family members
• Eugene teens sentenced in bat attack
• Family Calendar
• Folkie Amos Lee plays Clear Summer Nights
• For the U.S., new Russia brings new problems
• Future students learn about the bus
• Georgia says Russia isn’t leaving
• Glacial cracks at the top of Greenland worrisome
• GO! Magazine
• Harvard reclaims top spot in U.S. News list
• High & Dry returns for 2nd year of bluegrass
• Hip-hop history
• Hospital passes rare state inquiry
• In a cyclist-friendly city, a black hole for bikes
• In Afghanistan, British leader shows support
• In campaign for Senate, furniture ads fueling more bitter politics
• Iran plans to send an astronaut into space
• Judge denies independent review of salmon plan
• 60 killed in Taliban attack
• La Pine Public Library showcases artwork
• La Pine’s first mayor to resign next week
• Madras roundabout art installed
• Magnetic water treatment has no benefits, study finds
• McCain leaves room for criticism
• Measles cases rise, and officials worry
• Medford airport to automate bag check
• Merkley to speak at Democratic convention
• Metolius man killed in Culver Highway crash
• Michael McDonald gets smooth at the Schwab
• Might late-night yakkers shuffle around networks?
• Mike Gordon music releases
• Mobile home park fire leaves no one injured
• Music releases: Brazilian Girls
• Music releases: Conor Oberst
• Music releases: Lloyd
• Music releases: Randy Newman
• News of Record: Police Log, Bend Fire Runs, Stolen Vehicles and Pets
• Not dreading the first day
• Obama chooses a running mate, but it’s a secret
• ODOT wants more details on Cooley Road revamp
• Out of town
• Paint a tree with only your fingers
• Pilots ready for a familiar air show, but with some added attractions
• Planning ahead
• Police find 65 pounds of cocaine in car
• Pope Paul VI makes first papal visit to South America in 1968
• Post office switch sparks nostalgia in Sisters
• Restaurant Guide
• Scientists track rise in transfats in herring gulls
• Self-deportation program is scrapped
• Songs that say it all
• Star attraction
• State officials need pay raise, panel says
• Story times, library youth events for Aug. 22-28
• Study: Bullies, victims face additional risks
• Summit Springs Fire jumps line, keeps crews busy
• Talks, classes, museums & libraries
• Tall hotel may be in Sisters' future
• The Bulletin seeks student columnists
• THe 50-state Strategy
• There's a new festival in town
• This week
• Threat sent to McCain office
• Titanic artifacts to be displayed
• Tribe OKs same-sex marriages
• Tropical Storm Fay swamps Florida
• U.S. troops could leave Iraq within year under security plan
• Wildfire update
• Winford Brown
• Woman, 31, sentenced for sex with boy, 15

BUSINESS

• Are these cars game-changers or pricey toys?
• Bend airport advisory group slow to take off
• Business Calendar
• China is now Japan’s biggest customer
• Commercial property, bankers fear, may be ‘next shoe to drop’
• Device helps track lost family members
• Education via iPhone
• Fannie, Freddie rescue leaves many anxious
• Irradiated veggies: FDA says it’s OK, but will they sell?
• Kohl’s names new CEO
• L.A. airport workers vote to authorize strike
• Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin
• Leading economic indicators fall sharply
• Oil prices take U-turn, pass $120
• Oracle’s Ellison ranks as top-paid CEO in U.S.
• Oregon retirement company files for Chapter 11
• Regulators settle with banks over securities
• Seinfeld partners with Microsoft
• Small bites
• Tall hotel may be in Sisters' future

SPORTS

• A roaring river
• Action sports tour arrives in Portland
• Bend mountain biker to take Olympic stage
• Broken Top Trailhead
• Correction
• Cubs’ ace Zambrano finally gets 13th win
• Cultus Lakes Trail
• Davis Lake
• Disc golf tourney set for Bachelor this weekend
• Extreme Events Calendar
• For American siblings in taekwondo, a special visit
• For U.S. women’s soccer, golden again
• Former MLB pitcher suspended 50 games
• Games could lengthen with replay
• Glavine has surgery on injured left elbow
• Golf Scoreboard
• Golfer cannot be kept from four-stroke victory
• 4 horses in Florida have rare disease
• IOC plans to look into the ages of 3 Chinese gymnasts
• IOC says goodbye to softball
• Is table tennis controversial? You bet it is
• Juniper pools closing for maintenance
• Mahan shoots 62 to take first-round lead on PGA Tour
• Mauresmo advances to semifinals of Pilot Pen
• NFLPA union boss Upshaw dies at 63
• Olympic Scoreboard
• On the Air
• Osprey Point
• Registration now open for trail running national championships slated Sept. 27
• Scoreboard
• Whats Next?
• Wickiup Reservoir boat ramps closing

OBITS

• Former Chinese head of state Hua Guofeng bridged 2 eras
• Jim Calogero reported for Boston Globe, AP
• NFLPA union boss Upshaw dies at 63
• Noted film critic, painter Manny Farber, 91, dies

FEATURES

• Small bites
• Tips for taking kids on rides at amusement parks

ENTERTAINMENT

• New gems from Xbox
• Parents’ Guide to Movies

OPINION

• Animal lovers are capable of running a shelter
• Burley deserves votes
• Costly crime measures
• Expect biomass suits
• Fix our road
• Nix resort map
• Pay up for fire damage

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Central Oregon fuel prices
• ODOT wants more details on Cooley Road revamp
• Post office switch sparks nostalgia in Sisters