The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from November 2003:
LESS HELP FOR MORE IN NEED.(Ballot Measures)(The sky hasn't fallen, but the effects on social services are real and spreading)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Ninety-two-year-old Ruth Brown tripped on a sidewalk and broke her arm - a misfortune that actually became a godsend and allowed her to stay at a Eugene nursing and rehabilitation center after Measure 28s defeat in January. But ...
PeaceHealth liable in antitrust lawsuit.(Health)(McKenzie-Willamette Hospital is awarded millions of dollars in economic and punitive damages)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 11/04/03): In McKenzie-Willamette Hospital's antitrust lawsuit, a federal jury determined that PeaceHealth violated federal law in one area - attempting to monopolize the local market for hospital services - and state law ...
Study shows Oregon's hunger ranking declines a smidgen.(Food)(The percentage point is statistically insignificant, analysts say; the state's rate of food insecurity holds at 13.7 percent)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Oregon may have lost its No. 1 ranking as hungriest state in the nation, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture survey, but it's nothing to celebrate, say anti-hunger advocates. In a report released Friday, Oklahoma ...
Fate of new tax package nowhere near certain.(Government)(Measure 28's defeat may have taught legislators and voters a few things, but how the latest plan will fare is anyone's guess)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - It was January's statewide vote on taxes that led the way to Oregon's tumultuous year of program cuts and efforts to stave them off. And it could well be that one year and six days after Measure 28s defeat, Oregonians ...
Struggles go on after Measure 28 failed.(Legislature)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard TIM CULLEN 50, Eugene, story appeared Jan. 7 Background: Cullen, an avid baseball fan, suffers from bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He relies on six different medications and regular therapy sessions at Lane ...
PUBLIC SAFETY CUTS.(Government)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Numerous Health and Human Services and public safety cuts were made this year after voters rejected Measure 28, an income tax increase. Here's a summary of what's happened to some of those programs. OREGON HEALTH PLAN STANDARD ...
A dumb idea.(Editorials)(GOP pushes for privatization of air traffickers)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio said it best: "We have the most efficient air traffic control system, the safest air traffic control system in the world. There is nothing to be improved upon here, except that no one makes money on it." DeFazio ...
A troubling secrecy.(Editorials)(CIA chief makes low-profile visit to Eugene)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard It's easy to understand why the American Association of Universities, meeting in Eugene earlier this week, would want to hear from George Tenet, President Bush's director of central intelligence. Tenet would be able to tell the heads of the top ...
Letters Log.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Letters received in past week: 158 Letters published: 65 What's on readers' minds: We received 14 letters urging Sen. Gordon Smith to filibuster the energy bill pending in Congress; most of these appear to have been the products ...
School course teaches students to ride safely.(Schools)(A weeklong class encourages alternative transportation and exercise)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Not many kids ride their bikes to school these days, but you wouldn't have known it at Adams and Hillside elementary schools this week. The two schools' fifth-graders went bike-crazy, learning the ins and outs of safe riding ...
NIGHT COLDER THAN WITCHES' BRRREW.(Weather)(Though Halloween is chilly, temperatures will warm during the next few days when rain returns W e a t h e r)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Mother Nature liked the weather trick she played on Halloween so much last year, she repeated it Friday, serving up the coldest night of the year so far. For those who've forgotten, last year the temperature dipped to 17 ...
California fires' size stunning to witness.(Fires)(A local fire management officer heads south to help battle horrific blazes)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard He's seen big fires before, but the scale of the blazes searing Southern California is almost too much for Dale Gardner to grasp. Gardner, a fire management officer for the Willamette National Forest's Middle Fork Ranger District, ...
Program can pair 'siblings' for life.(General News)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series of stories about programs funded by United Way of Lane County to be published during the agency's annual fund-raising campaign. Looking back on it, the decision was logical. ...
University area stays calm on Halloween.(Crime)(Beefed up police presence seems to have kept trouble in the West University neighborhood to a minimum)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Eugene police braced for a riot Friday night, but as midnight approached, the melee had yet to materialize. The department paid for 34 extra officers and five additional sergeants to bolster the ranks of the regular Friday ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD Oct. 27, 2003 Finn - Natalia Finn, of Springfield, a son. Oct. 28, 2003 Nawalaniec-Leon - Tanya Nawalaniec and Mario Leon, of Springfield, a ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Presentation to cover Italian army during WWII Nathan Fendrich will present an audio-visual presentation on the Italian army's World War II struggles in Russia Tuesday night at the Veterans Building, 1626 Willamette St. The ...
Woman with experience applies for post.(General News)(Christine Lundberg aims to reclaim the Ward 1 seat she knows so well)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: CITY BEAT/SPRINGFIELD By Matt Cooper The Register-Guard With the passing of Friday's deadline for the Ward 1 council position, only one person had applied, and a familiar face at that: Christine Lundberg, who formerly held the post. Councilor Stu Burge will ...
Jury finds man guilty in attack, shooting.(Courts)(Keith Ingram faces jail for attempted murder and six other counts)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard COQUILLE - A Coos County jury on Friday convicted Keith Mitchell Ingram, 46, of attempted murder and six other counts, stemming from a fight in Myrtle Point in June. During Ingram's two-day trial, Mary Sutphin, 27, testified ...
Congressmen push for funds.(Government)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and other Oregon congressmen wrote the U.S. Department of Defense on Friday to request funding for a program that will respond to threats of weapons of mass destruction in the state. In a letter signed by ...
Briefly.(General News)(Metro)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Disabled couple's bikes taken from apartment SPRINGFIELD - A disabled couple discovered Thursday that their three-wheel cycles, which were their only means of transportation, had been stolen from their apartment complex in the 500 block of ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Mary Smith The funeral will be held today, Nov. 1, for Mary C. Smith of Eugene, who died Oct. 29 of age-related causes. She was 87. Smith was born March 15, 1916, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Frank and Anna Newman Borik. ...
Circuit City will rehire workers.(Business)(In the agreement, the company didn't admit any violation of federal law in a controversy over union organization)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - In a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, Circuit City Stores Inc. agreed this week to rehire, with full back pay, two Oregon workers it fired in retaliation for making pro-union statements. The ...
Briefly.(Business)(Metro)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene's Absolute Automotive to double its size by January Absolute Automotive, an auto shop at 355 Highway 99 in Eugene, near the Roosevelt intersection, will more than double its size by January with a 5,200-square-foot ...
THE BULLETIN.(Religion)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Services, events and people Temple Beth Israel - The Havdalah and a Movie film series will feature "The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick" at 7 tonight at the temple, 2550 Portland St. The series will continue through Nov. 22. Donations ...
Brownsville church plans celebration.(Religion)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard BROWNSVILLE - The First Baptist Church of Brownsville will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its congregation Nov. 15-16. The church was established Nov. 16, 1853, in a schoolhouse located at the base of Brownsville's Cochran Butte. The ...
Philomath takes run at state titles.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard The beat goes on at Philomath High School. By sweeping the Val-Co League district meets last week, the Warriors extended two of the most impressive streaks in the history of the OSAA state cross country meet, which begins at ...
Sheldon's streak reaches three seasons.(Sports)(The Irish send their seniors out unbeaten in the Midwestern League with a 14-7 victory over Willamette)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Sheldon's seniors will have bragging rights whenever the subject of their prep football days comes up. "We have got a group of seniors who can say they never lost a league game in what we think is the toughest, or at least one of ...
Friends remember Andros as educator in emotional tribute to beloved coach.(Sports)(Beavers, Ducks and others honor the man they say was more than a coach)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - It was a memorial service to honor Dee Andros, but it truly was a "celebration of his life." For nearly two hours on a sunlit but wind-chilled Friday afternoon, former players, former coaching comrades and many others ...
Irish get physical to beat Milwaukie, 4-0.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard They have talent. They have experience. And they have a goal. And the combination was unbeatable Friday afternoon as Sheldon's girls soccer team took a step closer to their ultimate goal - a state championship - by beating ...
Sheldon survives opening scare.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard As the minutes ticked quickly away toward the end of regulation and Sheldon and Summit locked in a scoreless tie, Irish coach Mac Wilson was so sure the game was headed for overtime he altered his substitution strategy to reflect an ...
Sheldon reaches quarterfinals.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PORTLAND - Sheldon advanced to the eight-team championship bracket of the OSAA Class 4A state volleyball tournament on Friday with a 2-1 record in pool play at the Chiles Center. VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS The Irish, unbeaten in the ...
ASU pulls away from Oregon.(Sports)(Ducks tie Sun Devils twice but can't pull out a soccer victory)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard TEMPE, Ariz. - Oregon traded goals with Arizona State for most of the game, but the Sun Devils scored a late goal to win 3-2 in a Pac-10 Conference women's soccer game Friday. The defeat prevented the Ducks (8-9-0, 2-4-0) from earning their ...
Matching up with the Huskies.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Register-Guard Today will be, hands down, the most hostile environment Oregon will play in this season. UO coach Mike Bellotti said earlier this week that the opener against Mississippi State will be the Ducks' closest basis for comparison, and that was a nonconference ...
Quarterbacks always carry day in rivalry.(Sports)(From Huard and Tuiasosopo to Smith and Harrington, signal-callers determine Oregon vs. Washington winner)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard SEATTLE - It'll be all about the quarterbacks, but isn't it always when Oregon meets Washington? This is a series that goes back to George Shaw throwing six interceptions in a loss to the Huskies, and continued through Danny ...
Oregon (5-3, 2-2).(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Oregon (5-3, 2-2) vs. Washington (4-4, 2-2) When: 7 p.m. Where: Husky Stadium, Seattle TV: Live on TBS, replayed at 11:30 p.m. Saturday on KEZI and at 8 p.m. Sunday on Comcast cable channel 14 Radio: KUGN-AM (590) The ...
Pirates wrap up No. 2 state seed.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Joe Lodle The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Marshfield overcame its own mistakes and took advantage of enough of Thurston's to defeat the Colts 13-6 in a Midwestern League prep football game at Silke Field on Friday night. The victory wrapped up the league's ...
Axemen hold off Highlander rally.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard As if it wasn't cold enough, South Eugene coach Chris Miller was doused with ice water following the Axemen's 23-16 victory at North Eugene on Friday. Having just helped South to its first winning season since 1993, the ...
Preps Scoreboard.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard SCOREBOARD Girls State Playoffs At Osborn Aquatic Center Corvallis TODAY'S MATCHES Lake Oswego vs. Sheldon, 9 a.m. Cottage Grove vs. Tualatin, 11:20 a.m. Sunset vs ....
Monroe captures Trico League title.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Jeff Smith The Register-Guard HARRISBURG - Monroe senior Nick Mooers began to talk about how his team had "surprised everybody" before stopping in midsentence. After a pause, he realized that even he didn't expect his team to win the Trico League title, which ...
Marist wraps up unbeaten season.(Sports)(The No. 1 Spartans take the Sky-Em League crown with a 63-21 win)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - Top-ranked Marist clinched the Sky-Em League title outright on Friday with a 63-21 prep football victory over Cottage Grove. Senior running back Dale Morris led the Spartans (9-0, 7-0 Sky-Em) with 140 yards rushing on 13 ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Tune out the name-calling Obviously whoever formats The Register-Guard's letters to the editor has a sense of humor. How else would Deborah Ogburn's Oct. 28 letter about liberal name calling - "racist, corporate exploiter, imperialist ...
A third-quarter boom.(Editorials)(Job growth would consolidate recovery)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard It doesn't feel much like an economic boom - yet in the third quarter of 2003, the U.S. economy expanded at its fastest rate in 19 years. Robust growth will have to be sustained over several quarters to make itself widely felt. And the job market will ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Help poor help themselves Speaking for myself, it is amazing how the more affluent neighborhoods worry about how the placement of low-income housing will impact schools and sports programs . Why don't I hear about how the ...
Air quality forecast begins today.(Environment)(An agency's measurements mark the beginning of the wood burning season)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard You already know if it was smoky outside yesterday. What you really want to know is how the sky will look today or tomorrow. Wonder no more. The Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority launches a daily air quality forecast today, ...
Much more to Ramadan than missing a meal.(Religion)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: FROM HEART TO HEART By Patricia and Tammam Adi For The Register-Guard A Muslim's character is molded during a lifetime of observing Ramadan, as we hold off our selfish and indulgent impulses (`I want it and I want it now!') and turn our face toward God more often and ...
It's all OSU's advantage as Arizona comes calling.(Sports)(Beavers have dominated recent meetings and are heavy favorites again today)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - If they played today's Oregon State-Arizona football game on paper, the Wildcats would be erased before the first paragraph was read. They are winless in four Pac-10 Conference engagements, 1-7 overall and have won ...
Rams, Jesuit favored to win state.(Sports)(South Eugene and Sheldon could make noise in the boys and girls races)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard Central Catholic and Jesuit. High school cross country fans should get used to those two schools, because both are favored to be crowned as Class 4A state champions today at the OSAA cross country meet at Lane Community ...
Recycling rate dips, but that could change.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 01, 2003 ... Byline: RECYCLING By Pete Chism For The Register-Guard A month ago, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released the statewide waste recovery report, and the news wasn't so good for Lane County: We dropped from 52 percent recovery to 50 percent. Although ...
More laughs than tears mark memorial service for physician.(Health)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard MOLALLA - One thing everyone agreed on Saturday afternoon was that Dr. Allison Willeford - better known to the crowd of 300 or so who gathered at St. James Catholic Church as Doc, or A.B., or Al - would have relished his own memorial service. ...
Days of decision.(Health)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard June: Diagnosed early in the year with kidney cancer that had spread to his lungs, the doctor by summer understands that he has, at most, a few months to live. July: Dr. Willeford's personal physician and former partner, Dr. Frank James, ...
Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Liberal media distort Iraq news A couple of days into the liberation of Iraq, the liberals were shrieking that "we didn't have a plan," that we were in a "quagmire," and that all was "chaos." Sound familiar? Of course, that part ...
New station needed.(Editorials)(Police need to get out of City Hall)(Editorial)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard One overriding point must be made about the Eugene City Council's decision to explore plans and financing options for a new downtown police station: The police need to get out of their cramped, potentially dangerous quarters in the lower part of City ...
A blow to PeaceHealth.(Editorials)(Damaging antitrust fight isn't over)(Editorial)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A jury verdict finding a violation of antitrust laws is intended to benefit the public. The violator is found guilty of unlawfully restraining competition, and the ensuing punishment deters such conduct in the future - ensuring the lower prices and ...
Partial-birth abortion should be banned.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: Gayle Atteberry For The Register-Guard It is truly amazing that anyone will defend the gruesome partial-birth abortion procedure. This method of death is so brutal that if humane societies were to dispose of unwanted puppies in this manner, we would have banned it long ...
Eugene officials review street snow plan just in case.(Weather)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: CITY BEAT/EUGENE By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard With leaves falling in yellow-and-red flurries, can a snowbound Eugene be far behind? OK, sure. It's been almost eight years since the city's last "snow emergency." And that one in 1996, like the previous one ...
Our annual fall fight begins anew.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard I plan to rake leaves today, even if there aren't many leaves yet to rake. You see, I'm an Oregonian. Oregonians live in such a benign state that, beyond feeling slightly ashamed at our good climatological fortune, we ...
Voting officials seek roomier site.(Elections)(The county's new optical-scanning system creates a need for more space; a downtown Eugene building is recommended)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard After considering one building in Springfield and three in northwest Eugene, the Lane County commissioners appear headed instead toward moving the county's elections office to a location in downtown Eugene. David Suchart, ...
GIFTS, GOODIES ABOUND AT FAIR.(Holidays)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: Ben Fuchs The Register-Guard The jolly, rotund man from the North Pole made his first official visit to Eugene on Saturday, pinching children's cheeks and lending an ear to Christmas wishes. But while other kids were only too eager to hop on Santa's lap, 8-year-old Laura ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Land preservation is topic of town hall meeting Lane County Commissioner Peter Sorenson will host a town hall meeting Tuesday to talk about preserving important land in the Eugene area. "It's important to have public attention - ...
Bridge Update.(Transportation)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Motorists are reminded that the northbound off-ramp from Interstate 5 to Franklin Boulevard at exit 192 will be closed until Friday. The ramp, which is being realigned, is shut down to let the contractor make room for the replacement bridge ...
Two men rob pizza parlor at gunpoint.(Crime)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: Ben Fuchs The Register-Guard Employees suspected a Halloween prank when two men in costume entered a Eugene pizzeria early Saturday and demanded cash, Eugene police said. Then one of men, who was wearing a gown and a black-and-purple mask, pulled out a gun ...
CALENDAR.(General News)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Creswell MONDAY Booster Club - 7:30 a.m., high school library, 33390 Nieblock Lane. 895-6000. Creslane Site Council - 3:45 p.m., elementary school library, 996 A St. 895-6000. Eugene MONDAY ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Deaths Chaney - Marjorie Elizabeth Chaney, 86, of Eugene, died Oct. 29. A private service will be held. Andreason's Cremation & Burial Service, Eugene, in charge of arrangements. Cushing - Teri L. Cushing, 49, of Eugene, died ...
Patrols worked, police say.(Crime)(The West University area avoided a riot, but officers issued citations)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A beefed up police presence Friday night and early Saturday morning kept a lid on any potential trouble in the West University neighborhood, Eugene police said. But officers were busy issuing several alcohol-related citations near the ...
Briefly.(General News)(Metro)
Nov 02, 2003 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Man awakes to find Springfield house on fire SPRINGFIELD - A fire charred part of a Springfield house Saturday, causing extensive smoke damage, firefighters said. A man who was sleeping in a back room of the two-story, wood-framed ...