October 31, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• A lot is riding on bond, but COCC is hopeful
• Bankers Life to change its annuity policies
• Battle over campaign signs starts with an electric shock
• Bend man targeted 1 of victims in Safeway stabbings
• Bend sees reserve fund shrink as it tries to close revenue gap
• BlackBerry, iPhone users to get free Wi-Fi
• Coos Bay man faces 50 porn, sex charges
• 3 cremation urns found at Gresham Goodwill
• Dispatches
• DVRs not a threat to advertisers, Nielsen exec says
• EDCO announces award winners
• Everyday citizens, watchdogs of democracy
• Evolving mail scam is one to watch for
• Faces of Halloween
• Family Calendar
• For Eggleston, flags will fly at half-staff
• Former Portland police chief retires
• Gas line ruptures in La Pine; no damage
• GO! Magazine
• Judge OKs restrictions on WaMu stock sales
• Kids’ museum to host parents’ night out
• McCain to pour money into television messages
• Nintendo cuts profit forecast on strong yen
• Obama plans four-day hunt for voters in Republican turf
• One Bend day care closing, others faltering
• OSU-Cascades seeks new chief fundraiser
• Police in Philomath kill wild turkeys
• Ready for a fright?
• Restaurant Guide
• Seed-coating plant opens in Oregon
• Smith stumps in Bend
• Sun Microsystems reports $1.7B loss
• Teen faces adult trial in marijuana theft
• Teens charged after body found in Oregon
• The shifting hues of Oregon politics
• U.S. credit crunch impacts student loans
• Woman shot during Mini Cooper carjacking
• 100-year-old tree in Albany will come down

BUSINESS

• A family legacy in the form of an electric car
• American Express to trim 7,000 jobs
• Banking on a stalwart
• Business Calendar
• Central Oregon fuel prices
• Dispatches
• DVRs not a threat to advertisers, Nielsen exec says
• EDCO announces award winners
• Exxon profits soar
• Mortgage aid goal: Make sure it isn’t too tempting
• One Bend day care closing, others faltering
• Small bites
• The disappearing bumper sticker

SPORTS

• At state meet, C.O. has high hopes
• Bachelor raises daily ticket prices
• Bend woman wins XTERRA title
• Biking at Horse Ridge
• Canucks shut out Kings 4-0
• C.O. golfers lose ground at Q-School
• Cougar volleyball to be broadcast online
• Cubs: It’s time to quit waiting for next year
• Events Calendar
• Federer, Nadal in Paris Masters quarterfinals
• Golf Scoreboard
• In Pac-10, Bruins may still be best
• Jones and Letzig share the lead at Ginn sur Mer
• Ken Macha hired to manage Milwaukee
• Kim to play European tour in 2009
• McNary Dam
• NBA All-Star game at Cowboys stadium?
• NBA Scoreboard
• New Mavs coach loses in debut to Rockets
• No. 24 South Florida falls at Cincinnati
• Northern exposure
• On the Air
• Prep Postseason watch
• Ramirez, Teixeira become free agents
• Smith Rock State Park
• The Whoops Trail
• Through one game, Thunder look a lot like the old Sonics
• White Tigers close with a victory
• Winter triathlon set to return to Bachelor

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Death notices
• Jeanne Louise Apgar
• Pfc. Cody J. Eggleston

NATION & WORLD

• Bomb attacks kill at least 64 in India
• Cease-fire brings fragile peace to Congo
• Consumer spending dip ‘is a major about-face’
• Iraqi ministry adopts political neutrality
• Judge denies Pentagon effort to resentence bin Laden driver
• Korean leader’s setback deepens mystery
• Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on a church door in 1517
• Mexican drug bust turns up menagerie
• More lawsuits filed in Chinese milk case
• Should Pius be made a saint?
• Somali pirates flourish as the country withers
• Suicide blast rocks ministry in Kabul
• The mysterious cough, now caught on film
• The Phoenicians may be gone, but their descendants live on

FEATURES

• How to handle a fussy baby (you can do it!)
• One Bend day care closing, others faltering
• Small bites
• The mysterious cough, now caught on film

ENTERTAINMENT

• A bag full of audible treats
• Art exhibits
• Back to art
• Bend artist honored at watercolor show
• Catch Necktie Killer before they hibernate
• Disc set devoted to ‘08 Olympics
• Family movie guide Parents’ Guide to Movies
• Four talented troubadours in Sisters
• Happy Halloween!
• Hoedown for Hunger happens Saturday
• Holiday bazaars
• ‘Lineal Abstracted’ show set at Kebanu
• Music releases
• ‘Naked Brothers’ back on Nick in 1-hour segments
• Out of town
• Philosophy with Fern
• Piano Performance Group meeting set
• Planning ahead
• Punk show at the Domino Room
• Revisit: Angel Thai
• Revisiting an old haunt
• Small bites
• Story times, library youth events for Oct. 31-Nov. 6
• Talks, classes, museums & libraries
• This week
• Upcoming Concerts
• Weaving dreams
• ‘Wii Music’ falls flat
• Youth arts program receives grants

RESTAURANTS

• Revisit: Angel Thai
• Revisiting an old haunt

OPINION

• BOLI versus taxpayers
• The state shouldn’t dictate Bend housing