The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) articles from October 2007

The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) archives from October 2007

City losing ground on street repairs.(Government)(Eugene's backlog of needed roadwork still growing)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Call Eugene's backlog of street repairs the bogeyman of city government. Public works officials cite the backlog - now estimated at $170 million - as their main worry each time they talk to the...

Oregon communities strain to fund fixes.(Government)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene has plenty of company in the struggle to find money for street repairs. From Portland to Ashland, in communities large and small, a lack of money is making it difficult for many cities to maintain...

CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTIONS Oregon Life: Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor of the Eugene Symphony, is a Costa Rican who was born in Nicaragua. A concert review on Page G7 Sunday listed an incorrect nationality. News sources...

Running on fumes?(Features)(Sugary, caffeine-packed drinks aren't the best way to get a boost, nutritionists say)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard Christina Wadman doesn't drink coffee, but she sure drinks Red Bull - at the rate of four or more cans a day, for about three years now. "I like the taste, and they get me energized," the...

LOOKING FOR A HOME.(Animals)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard This gold-and-white female pit bull knows many commands, is well behaved and not a barker, shelter workers say. Her case number is 0809-0840. The Lane County Animal Regulation Authority, 3970 W. First Ave.,...

Going for Olympic gold.(General News)(Swimmer Devin Ackley heads to China for the Special Olympics World Games)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Devin Ackley isn't exactly used to envious reactions from others. So the 39-year-old Springfield man is relishing all the wistful comments about his upcoming trip to China to swim in the Special...

Former U.N. officer knows value of a lift.(General News)(Finding a helping hand in Eugene leads Peter Oni to give back to the community)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Whitney Malkin The Register-Guard As political dissent in his home country of Togo, Africa, mounted, Peter Oni began to fear for his life. Concerned for his family's safety, the senior officer with the United Nations did what...

FORMER RADIO HOST SIPORIN LIVES WITH DAILY PAIN.(Columns)(Column)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard EDITOR'S NOTE: "Where Are They Now?" is a Monday column that updates readers on local newsmakers from the past. Have ideas? E-mail Bob Welch at bwelch@guardnet.com. THEN: Because of acute facial...

Trash heap shows what's in by what's tossed out.(General News)(At the BRING Recycling transfer center, garbage tells the collective long and short of consumers' seasonal trends)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard BRING recycler Allen Burton is at the forefront of what could be called "after-market research." Trash the polls, ad campaigns and sales figures. One trip to the transfer center off Glenwood...

BRIEFLY.(General News)
October 1, 2007... Byline: REGION `Faces of Darfur' free presentation planned Paul Jeffrey will offer a photo and sound presentation, `Faces of Darfur,' from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Eugene Public Library's Tykeson Room. ...

EDUCATION EXTRA.(Schools)(OPPORTUNITIES)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield library to hold craft club The Springfield Public Library's First Tuesday Craft Club will work on "Textures and Impressions" this week from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., creating textured rubbings...

BOOK PICKS.(Schools)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard BOOK PICKS The Silenced By James DeVita Eos, 2007 Ages 13 and up In a world of ZT, Zero Tolerance, where citizens are forbidden to read, write, even remember, Marena is doing just that -...

FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Deaths Dombrowsky - Norbert M. Dombrowsky, 82, of Eugene, died Sept. 30. Arrangements by Poole-Larsen Funeral Home, Eugene. Dyas - Elva L. Dyas, 76, of Springfield, died Sept. 29. Arrangements by...

ACHIEVEMENTS.(Schools)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Peter Norland, 17, chosen as SHO student performer Peter Norland, 17, is Support Hult Organization's Performing Art Student of the Month for October. Norland, a senior at Logos Academy, is a gifted...

CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove TODAY South Lane School Board - 6 p.m., District Service Center, 455 Adams St. Superintendent's report; aquatics feasibility; Blue Mountain Charter School appeal. 942-3381. Eugene ...

BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard New scanners catch 31 trying to use fake tickets Thirty-one people using counterfeit tickets were rejected from the University of Oregon football game on Saturday, the first home game to use a new digital...

OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Angelo Del Zotto Angelo Del Zotto of Eugene died Sept. 23 of kidney failure at age 84. No service is planned. He was born Jan. 31, 1923, in Duluth, Minn., to Osvaldo and Teresa Gardonio Del Zotto. He...

Ducks splash past Portland State.(Sports)(Smith, Bowns score first-half goals as Oregon gets ready for Pac-10 season with 2-1 victory at rain-soaked Pape Field)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard The conditions were far from ideal Sunday afternoon as Oregon hosted Portland State in a nonconference women's soccer game. A constant rain - ranging in strength from light drizzle to sideways...

Frustrated Ducks slip in polls.(Sports)(Oregon falls to No. 14, Cal rises to No. 3 following Pac-10 showdown)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Fresh off of, or perhaps a little haggard from, his appearance on ESPN's College GameDay early Saturday morning, Kirk Herbstreit was in Seattle providing commentary for the USC-UW game later that...

Beavers continue search for answers.(Sports)(Stroughter out for Arizona with bruised kidney; coach mulls switch at punter)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Oregon State will head into a home game against Arizona with its confidence in question, leading receiver Sammie Stroughter out and a decision to be made about who will be doing the punting...

Rouillard reaches match play.(Sports)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard CAREFREE, Ariz. - Oregon women's golf coach Shannon Rouillard advanced to match play Sunday at the 2007 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championships at Desert Forest Golf Club. Rouillard finished tied for 35th...

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT.(Wire Sports)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard "This is Oregon against the world," Gary Reddaway mused the evening prior to the competition. A quartet of Oregonians were in Riccione, Italy for last month's World Masters Athletics track and field championships...

Veto of health legislation would leave millions of children uninsured.(Editorials)(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Gordon Smith For The Register-Guard Last week, Congress voted to extend health insurance coverage to 10 million low-income children through the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Friday gatherings support park I attended the recent party supporting a new park downtown across from the Eugene library. What fun! A group of us decided to make this a weekly event every Friday from...

Measure 37 revealed.(Editorials)(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard When Voters' Pamphlets are mailed later this month, Oregonians will be swamped with reading material about Measure 49, the Legislature's proposed rewrite of the Measure 37 property rights initiative approved by...

EmX aces a quiz.(Editorials)(But further tests lie ahead for the new bus service)(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Scoring a good grade on the first quiz of the semester is a very good sign, as all those students who have just started classes can attest. But final exams are the ones that count the most, and they're still a...

Sheldon area schools swell For first time in years, the high school is Eugene's largest.(Schools)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard For the first time in at least 25 years, South Eugene has lost its designation as the city's biggest high school, passing the torch to Sheldon. According to the district's official tally,...

SOME FANS CAUGHT UP IN SCAM GET MONEY BACK.(Crime)(Police seek help in finding those responsible for the fraudulent tickets to Autzen)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard University of Oregon alumnus Kevin Platt thought he had tickets to Saturday's big game against California all lined up. A friend's parents had a pair they didn't plan to use, and Platt had dibs...

Bond levy gives school a shot at finding a home.(Higher Education)(Three campuses are planned for Oregon Coast Community College)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard NEWPORT - Heard this one? A teacher walks into a bar. One by one, her students trickle in. They discuss literature and writing, and before long another education session at Oregon Coast Community...

Off-road vehicles are on the minds of conservation groups.(Recreation)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard Road noise on the outdoors beat: The Izaak Walton League of America - one of this country's oldest conservation organizations - says off-roading is getting out of hand, to the detriment of...

A quiet tribute among the trees.(Recreation)(The Peavy Arboretum in Corvallis offers a memorial to nine fallen firefighters)
October 2, 2007... Byline: John Rezell The Register-Guard Turning to silently stroll away from the Firefighters Memorial Shelter at Peavy Arboretum in Corvallis, the irony hit me. It wasn't that the sunlight danced on the leaves around us for the first...

HORSE POWER.(Recreation)(Back Country Horsemen ride high to keep trails open)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard OAKRIDGE - In 1973, a group of Montana cowboys formed the Back Country Horsemen of America to fight to preserve horse access to public lands in the face of emerging regulatory barriers. On an...

OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.(Recreation)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Should State Park cabins, yurts remain pet-free? The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public comment on the issue of allowing pets inside the more than 250 yurts and cabins it rents at state...

Bicycling trips allow teens to experience the outdoors.(Recreation)(Eugene organizers plan to start out by offering one bicycling trip each month)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Whitney Malkin The Register-Guard Rooftops. They're all 16-year-old Ed Zacharek can see from his bedroom window. Although the seasons change, and rain or the rising sun occasionally illuminate the view, it is a view that greets...

Downtown renewal supporters rally.(Government)(The backers of an increase in urban renewal district funds start their campaign for the November vote)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Downtown Eugene needs a reinvigorated urban renewal district to pump life into the heart of the city, redevelopment supporters said Monday as they kicked off their campaign for the November election....

Oregon identity theft law takes effect.(Government)(The new regulations allow victims to freeze their credit ratings and require businesses to announce when personal information is stolen)
October 2, 2007... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Starting Monday, Oregonians have the right to put a freeze on their credit ratings if their identity has been stolen, and businesses were ordered to notify consumers if their personal...

Resumes sought to build firehouse.(Government)(Springfield is opting to use an alternate bidding method similar to the justice center)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Two years after crews working at the city's Thurston firehouse were forced to move into rented trailers behind the mold-infested station, an effort to rebuild the 27-year-old structure is...

Driver hurt when van hits truck.(Accidents)(The injured motorist is sent to the hospital after colliding with the truck's back wheels)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Whitney Malkin The Register-Guard PLEASANT HILL - A large truck collided with a black van on Highway 58 in Pleasant Hill on Monday night after the van turned into oncoming traffic, clipping the back wheels of the truck. The...

BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Cicero Society to focus on Muslim neighbors The October meeting of the Cicero Society will be held Thursday at noon in the Town Club's Wildish room, 975 Oak St., Citizens Bank Building. The speaker...

CALENDAR.(Government)(Conference news)(Calendar)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Eugene Water & Electric Board - 5:30 p.m., Board Room, North Building, EWEB headquarters, 500 E. Fourth Ave. Steam rates, comparative rate position. 484-2411. South University...

Springfield begins flushing fire hydrants.(Utilities)(Residents should avoid running tap water when utility crews are flushing hydrants nearby)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Utility Board has begun its annual flushing of fire hydrants that, this year, will cover all areas east of 28th Street. The project is expected to take about three months to...

FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Deadlines The For The Record deadline is noon the day before publication for Tuesday through Saturday newspapers, and noon Friday for Sunday or Monday newspapers. Items may be delivered to The Register-Guard...

BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Damage to water line cuts service in Creswell CRESWELL - A small segment of the city was without water for about four hours Monday after a construction crew damaged an underground water line. The...

OBITUARIES.(Vitals)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Kathryn Davidson A memorial graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 20 in Mountain View Cemetery in Goldendale, Wash., for Kathryn N. Davidson of West Linn, formerly of Springfield. She died Sept. 22 of...

Event highlights harvest.(Business)(The promotion, now in its fourth year, attracts both Oregonians and tourists)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Lane County wineries, breweries and restaurants are eager to show off the finest of Willamette Valley's harvest, as part of Oregon Bounty, a statewide tourism promotion this fall. The...

BRIEFLY.(Business)(METRO)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Free workshop offered to help design vehicle safety programs The state Department of Consumer and Business Services will offer a free workshop to help employers create a motor vehicle safety program at work....

BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard People Todd Landsberg, an audiologist, has joined the staff of Eugene Hearing & Speech Center. He was previously an audiologist at Johnnie Sexton and Associates in Raleigh, N.C. Dean Martin has been...

LUMBER.(Business)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Lumber and plywood cash prices This Last Year week week ago Framing lumber composite price $271 $274 $274 2x4 #2 & Btr. KD Western S-P-F $231 $234 $248 2x4 Std. & Btr. Green...

Maricic among elite (even if she might not think so).(Sports)(The Oregon junior has lived up to her coach's considerable hype)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard One year before playing in her first match for Oregon, it was said Gorana Maricic was already the Ducks' best offensive player. Then in the weeks leading up to the start of the 2007 season, and...

Geiger counters Lancers with bicycle kick.(Sports)(The North Eugene midfielder hits an acrobatic goal to lead the Highlanders to a 2-0 victory over Churchill)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard The ball bounced high toward Esty Geiger and, with her back to the goal, she had no other choice: She had to attempt an acrobatic bicycle kick. "It was just instincts," said Geiger, a North Eugene...

Billies go OT to upend Sisters.(Wire Sports)(PREP ROUNDUP)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard PLEASANT HILL - Marlee McVey and Serena Carr each scored in overtime to give Pleasant Hill a 3-1 District 5 girls soccer victory over Sisters. After Sisters took a 1-0 lead into halftime, Malia White scored...

Freshmen make Wildcats downright offensive.(Sports)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Arizona heads to Corvallis for Saturday's game against Oregon State on the upswing, and how often has it been like that in the four seasons of Mike Stoops football? It was only two weeks ago, in...

Ducks, Bruins go retro: dual meet.(Sports)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard Who said the dual meet was dead? The Oregon men's track and field team will rekindle an old rivalry this spring when the Ducks play host to UCLA in a scored meet at Hayward Field. This will be...

Allenby sets pace for Beavers.(Sports)(REGIONAL ROUNDUP)
October 2, 2007... Byline: From news service reports BREMERTON, Wash. - Oregon State's James Allenby held a four-stroke lead with one hole to go in the second round of the Husky Invitational, which the Beavers were leading by 11 strokes when darkness ended...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard U.S. as we know it disappearing For years alarmists have been warning us that we were being invaded, that the value of our dollar would plummet, and that socialism would replace democracy. Too bad we...

To boost economic development, think local.(Editorials)(Editorial)
October 2, 2007... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Michael Shuman For The Register-Guard According to its annual budget figures, Oregon's Department of Economic and Community Development spends less than 1 percent of its budget helping small, local businesses...

New tack on Glenwood.(Editorials)(Editorial)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard The futuristic drawings of ambitious development proposals for Glenwood looked too good to be true when they were trotted out last fall, and, at least for the time being, it appears that's exactly what they were....

Why hate crimes differ.(Editorials)(Editorial)
October 2, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Sixty senators voted last week to give the federal government the authority to prosecute people who commit hate crimes based on their victims' sexual orientation or disability. Sen. Gordon Smith has proposed this...

Lawsuit challenges move to ban powerboats.(Courts)(The Forest Service wants Waldo Lake to be a quiet, primitive recreational site)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Raising a banner of states' rights and access for the disabled, Lane County resident Steve Stewart on Tuesday announced that he is suing to overturn the federal government's ban on gas-powered boats...

Witness pulls 4 from burning wreck.(Accidents)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Whitney Malkin The Register-Guard A Veneta man pulled four men from a burning truck Tuesday evening after a fatal three-car wreck on Highway 126 near Green Hill Road. The accident killed one person and sent at least six to the...

Ballot measures: Plugging 40 and 50.(Elections)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Gov. Ted Kulongoski came out swinging hard Tuesday for passage of a pair of ballot measures that would enact two of his top priorities: extending insurance to children without medical coverage and guarding...

Kulongoski proposes permit system for immigrant drivers.(Government)(Oregon: Governor says licenses should be limited)
October 3, 2007... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard Gov. Ted Kulongoski told a Eugene audience Tuesday that he wants Oregon to issue drivers' licenses only to those who can prove that they are citizens or otherwise in the United States and Oregon...

CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTIONS TV Daily: The TV audience for the first night of the PBS miniseries ``The War'' was estimated to be 7.3 million viewers. An Associated Press story published Friday on Page D10 gave an incorrect...

Doctors invest in medical center.(Business)(The physicians pay more than $11 million for a stake in McKenzie-Willamette)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard The physicians of Oregon Medical Group paid $11.1 million for a roughly 10 percent equity stake in McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, according to newly released financial disclosure documents. ...

Pearl Buck Center makes progress on new home.(Business)
October 3, 2007... Byline: REAL ESTATE By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Pearl Buck Center Inc., a nonprofit agency dedicated to bettering the lives of people with developmental disabilities, collected enough money in the first six months of its $6.5...

Hospital income up in '06.(Business)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center had net revenues of $83.3 million and pre-tax income of $4.4 million in 2006, according to newly released financial documents. The 2006 numbers continue positive financial...

BRIEFLY.(Business)(METRO)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard LCC business center accepting students for farm program The Farm Business Management Program at Lane Community College's Business Development Center is enrolling students for this year's classes. ...

Workers to buy flower, gift store.(Business)(A revamped Reed & Cross will open next year after a reconstruction project)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard The owners of Reed & Cross, a landmark Eugene flower and gift shop, said Tuesday that a new incarnation of the store will emerge from a reconstruction project next year - despite a "store closing" sale...

A wide-open Midwestern.(Sports)(Thurston is favored, but it could be anyone's race in the MWL this season)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Five weeks of nonleague games did little to clear up the Midwestern League football race. "I think it's wide, wide open," Marshfield coach Kent Wigle said. "I don't know who I'd pick as the...

THE REGISTER-GUARD MIDWESTERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL.(Sports)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard 1. Thurston: Colts had an extra week to prepare for league with bye last Friday. 2. Churchill: Defending champs have followed similar path as last season thus far. 3. Willamette: Highest-ranked...

Beavers adjust focus, goals.(Sports)(Riley talks about the reality of season-long goals with his struggling squad)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - The optimism of August has turned into the cold reality of October at Oregon State. An 0-2 start to the Pac-10 season eliminates all practical hope of the conference title. A 2-3 overall...

Time to turn it around, not turn it over.(Columns)(Column)
October 3, 2007... Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - On those rare Saturdays when Alabama lost, Bear Bryant did what coaches do. He'd stand in front of the reporters and take the blame. Then came Mondays. `It felt like it was...

Oregon men run right to No. 1.(Sports)(Duck women vault to No. 3 as both teams cash in on their success at the Dellinger Invite)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard The Oregon men's and women's cross country teams were both rewarded with high rankings after last Saturday's sweep of the Bill Dellinger Invitational at Springfield Country Club. The Duck men, by virtue of...

Meyer goal leads South past Irish.(Sports)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Andrew Meyer scored off an assist from Colton Hubler in the second minute and host South Eugene hung on for a 1-0 Southwest Conference prep boys soccer victory over Sheldon on Tuesday. The Axemen (4-1-0)...

FWL contenders get their big game over early.(Sports)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Siuslaw coach Tim Dodson sees something familiar when he watches North Bend. "They look a lot like we did last year; they return most of a senior class that played as juniors," Dodson said. "If you...

ROAD TESTED.(Sports)(Sheldon is the pick in a loaded SWC football race)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Sheldon has tested itself against a couple of the state's top 6A football teams and renewed some old rivalries, but now it is time for the conference season to begin. The fifth-ranked Irish take a...

North takes first loss.(Sports)(VOLLEYBALL)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Kristin Walters had eight kills and Alec Goodrie added six kills as Thurston defeated host North Eugene 25-23, 25-20, 25-17 in Midwestern League prep volleyball on Tuesday. The victory moved the Colts into a...

BRIEFLY.(Sports)(NEWS & NOTES)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard Royster honored by Rays Churchill graduate Ryan Royster was named Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor league player of the year and was honored in a pregame ceremony at Tropicana Field before Tampa Bay's game against...

ENTREE NOTES.(Food)
October 3, 2007... Byline: The Register-Guard 5th Street Market hosts celebration Oregon's wine country will be the focus of a Harvest Crush celebration Saturday and Sunday at 5th Street Public Market. The event, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m....

State audit questions school spending.(Schools)(Investigators say districts claimed as much as $1.125 million in state funds for students attending alternative programs)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard State school fund payments to HomeSource account for the largest share of dollars questioned in an audit by the Oregon Secretary of State's Audits Division. An accounting of the funds was...

Victims of fiery car crash identified.(Crime)(Aaron Edward Loomis and Daniel Lee Miller were wanted for skipping court)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard Investigators have identified the bodies of two men who died in a fiery car crash near Junction City last month. The Lane County Sheriff's Office said the men were Aaron Edward Loomis, 30, of...

New group joins downtown debate.(Government)("Eugene Can Do It" plans to buy pro-redevelopment advertisements)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Another political action committee has formed around Eugene's increasingly hot downtown redevelopment proposal. "Eugene Can Do It" was organized specifically to raise money so it can buy...

Analyst advises careful selection of reform efforts.(Crime)(Research shows a quick response and consequences are key to reforming criminals)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard One of the nation's leading criminal justice research analysts told state and local corrections officials in Eugene on Tuesday to "question everything" about their reform efforts. So much research...

Deadline for timber plan extended.(Environment)(Lawmakers and members of the public sought more time to consider increased logging in Oregon forests)
October 3, 2007... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard A complex federal proposal to increase logging on Oregon forests will be open for public comment for an extra month, Bureau of Land Management officials announced on Tuesday. People interested in...