February 12, 2013

LOCAL & STATE

• A year later, he’s fretting — but in a good way
• Advocates try new message on illegal immigrant tuition
• After 62 executions, a change of heart
• Around the state
• Boat checks for invasive species are under way
• City Club appoints new president
• Crook High principal finalists meet with public
• Event to benefit St. Charles
• Excerpts from U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's Republican Address to the Nation
• Excerpts from U.S. Senator Rand Paul's Tea Party Response to the State of the Union Address
• Giving trees a second life
• Hearing delayed in sex abuse case
• Merkley to hold town halls in area
• News of record: Deeds
• News of record: Police log, Bend fire runs
• Pope's resignation saddens local clergy
• Prescribed burn set to start today
• President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address
• Same-sex marriage backers hope to repeal ban in 2014
• School safety plan includes arming qualified volunteers
• Tracking atmospheric pressure is a tall order at Portland State
• Valentine's in a snap

BUSINESS

• Airline directors to discuss merger
• Bourbon brand will cut alcohol content
• Crescent raises stink at taking in compost
• Errors found in credit reports
• Giving trees a second life
• Group of 30 argues for changes
• Home prices up in 88% of U.S. cities
• Mountain Dew for breakfast
• News of record: Deeds
• Slow growth for state economy

SPORTS

• After another victory, Snedeker emerging as U.S. star
• Backcountry industry
• Bobcats end Celtics’ win streak
• Columbus gets six goals in victory over San Jose
• Indiana still No. 1, Oregon at No. 23
• Ligety wins gold again worlds
• No. 14 Kansas ends skid, routs No. 10 Kansas State
• On the Air
• Sports in Brief
• Spring is here: Pitchers and catchers report
• The storylines of spring could change by summer

OBITS

• Charles Frederick Grossman
• Death notices
• Deaths elsewhere
• Mary Jo (MJ) Kane Winchester

CENTRAL OREGON OBITS

• Charles Frederick Grossman
• Death notices
• Mary Jo (MJ) Kane Winchester

NATION & WORLD

• Cost of a new hip? It varies greatly, and many hospitals are unsure
• Deaths elsewhere
• Green turns black as Europe boosts coal use
• Malian city clear again
• Military weighs cutbacks, shifts in drone programs
• Nation & world
• Rising voice of gun ownership is female
• Speculation on a successor - and the church's direction
• Syrian rebels take dam
• 700 tips answer $1 million reward for fugitive ex-cop
• Today
• Watching Obama for signs of change

FEATURES

• A year later, he’s fretting — but in a good way
• Add some homemade heat
• Crossroads for American Catholicism
• Hearty and nutritious chili, made in the slow cooker
• Organize your winter gear once and for all
• Seeking no-odor flooring for a kitchen
• Try these well-tested garden selections
• Valentine’s bouquets
• Valentine's in a snap

ENTERTAINMENT

• ‘Judge Judy’ ruling daytime TV
• TV today

OPINION

• Asleep in history class
• Don’t ignore successes in Oregon’s schools
• Enforce existing gun laws
• Flu vaccine isn’t the only way to fight an outbreak
• Gun comments miss the point
• Using cellphones while driving
• Your Facebook password is not the key to your diary