The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from February 2004:
Mandatory volunteerism upsets parents.(Sports)(Complaints from Springfield reach AYSO's national office; organization's rules don't allow conditional registrations)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard It's back to the drawing board - or, more precisely, the playing fields - for the weary parents who do what it takes so hundreds of kids can kick a soccer ball every spring and fall in Springfield. Worn down by a lack of help and ...
Officials push Glenwood site for hospital.(Government)(City works diligently to make siting of a medical facility, or other large user, possible)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 2/03/04): An article on Page A1 on Sunday incorrectly described the client for whom attorney Dave Jewett wrote an analysis on siting a hospital in Glenwood. Jewett's client was McKenzie-Willamette Regional Medical Center. ...
Coin selection a tossup.(Government)(Commission can't say much, but it appears to favor salmon)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 2/03/04): Somebody leaked the Oregon quarter designs to The Statesman-Journal in Salem, but he or she wasn't necessarily from the state Treasury Department as a story reported on Page A1 Sunday. The Salem newspaper said it ...
Revised power proposal raises red flags.(Commentary)(The natural gas plant project near Coburg has grown, and with the bigger size come more questions about the impacts)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Tom Lininger For The Register-Guard At a public meeting on Dec. 17, 2003, a group called West Cascade Energy LLC presented plans to build a huge new power plant two miles north of Coburg. The plant would burn natural gas. It would release exhaust through ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Left needs its own Limbaugh A Jan. 19 editorial opined that the new liberal talk radio network "deserves to fail miserably and quickly if all it does in mirror the worst that right-wing talk radio has to offer." In fact, that is ...
Civic legacy at stake.(Editorials)(Measure 30 preserves what others built)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregonians are understandably weary of budget battles, but the Measure 30 campaign has been remarkable for its pervasive sense of resignation. As the campaign nears its end, supporters need to arise from their defensive crouch and make it clear that ...
The youngest prisoners.(Editorials)(Military releases teenagers from Guantanamo)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Bush administration has created a class of people who are outside the protection of American or international law: the more than 600 people captured during the war in Afghanistan and held as prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without access to ...
Legislators need to adopt budget reforms.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Kevin Mannix For The Register-Guard As voters turn in their ballots before the Tuesday deadline, I ask the same question The Register-Guard asked in its Jan. 18 editorial: What kind of state do Oregonians want for themselves and their children? I believe they want a ...
Lane County readers weigh in on Measure 30 tax package.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard It's not a temporary tax hike We voted for Measure 30 for the good of the community. We had been told by the Siuslaw News and by The Register-Guard that the Measure 30 taxes were temporary. We believed it until we read the Voters' Pamphlet ....
Truth twists on either side of center line.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - At roughly Mach 2, the plate-toting waitresses at The Pump headed for each other on a collision course, then deftly veered right and left like Blue Angels at an air show. "Amazing," I said from the lunch counter ....
Council doesn't buy in just yet to plan to purchase more land.(Government)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: CITY BEAT/EUGENE By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard As they say in real estate: location, location, location. In this case, right next door to the Eugene Public Works Department's maintenance yard and office complex on Roosevelt Boulevard. We're talking about ...
Cost of books takes toll on students.(Higher Education)(The issue moves to the forefront as tuition skyrockets)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Like a lot of college students, Ethan Everett has to buy his textbooks on the installment plan. College texts have become so expensive that Everett, a senior in business administration at the University of Oregon, often can't ...
Alternative schools make fair presentations.(Schools)(At the annual event, local schools spread the word about their programs)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard Shopping around for an alternative school for your child? Well then, Eugene is your kind of city. Representatives from 17 local alternative schools pitched their programs Saturday at the annual Alternative Education Fair ....
POTTERY PRODUCTION.(General News)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Potters stage a "Throw-A- Thon" on Saturday to make plenty of bowls for the annual Empty Bowls ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(THE REGION)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard County dentists offer free services Lane County dentists will offer free dental services and education to children of low-income families on Friday, dubbed "Give Kids a Smile Day. The Lane County Dental Society event is part of a ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Coburg MONDAY City Council - 7 p.m., Municipal Courthouse, 32694 E. Pearl St. 682-7850. Eugene MONDAY Housing Policy Board - Noon, McNutt Room, City Hall, 777 Pearl. Road funds; projects; land ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Deaths Burnette - Bernays Burnette, 85, of Eugene, died Jan. 20. Poole-Larsen Funeral Home, Eugene, in charge of arrangements. Chance - Yvonne I. Chance, 89, of Eugene, died Jan. 29. Poole-Larsen Funeral Home, Eugene, in charge ...
THIS WEEK AT THE UO.(Higher Education)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard TUESDAY Reading and discussion - 7:30 p.m. Essayist, poet and UO alumnus Kim Stafford presents "Poetry and the Life of the Seeker: William Stafford on Peace and War." Stafford addresses issues raised in the writings of his pacifist father, ...
BRIDGE UPDATE.(Transportation)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Work continues on the Interstate 5 detour bridges over the Willamette and McKenzie rivers. The monthly public tours of the work sites also will take place later this week. Also, the open sections of the bike path on the Willamette will shift on Monday ....
LEAF COLLECTIONS.(General News)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Though the calendar may say it's February, and fall may have technically ended weeks ago, winter officially arrives at the end of the week. That's when the final leaf collection of the year takes place. City of Eugene work crews will ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Ray Newman The funeral service will be held Feb. 3 for Ray Newman of Eugene, who died Jan. 30 of age-related causes. He was 97. Newman was born March 28, 1906, in Ozark, Ark., to Lace and Julia Knuckles Newman. He married Louise ...
BRIEFLY.(Crime)(METRO)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police seek public's help to find robbery suspect Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who held up the Umqua Bank branch at Oakway Road and Oakmont Way Friday. At 3:11 p.m., a man approached a teller with a ...
Lost chance has Ducks seeing red.(Sports)(Oregon nearly upsets No. 2 Stanford but loses the lead in the game's final minutes)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Relentless, even when trailing by 19 points. Then unstoppable, as Stanford scored on its last 15 possessions of the game. Finally, fortunate, too, when a long three-point attempt banked in with two minutes left, giving ...
Oregon returns L.A. broom to its closet.(Sports)(The Ducks fall at Southern California 71-56 to miss out on a chance to sweep the L.A. schools on their own turf)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard LOS ANGELES - The stage was set. Everything seemed to be pointed the Ducks' way. The Oregon women's basketball team was coming off an impressive win at UCLA two days earlier. USC, which had handed Stanford its first ...
Another close UO loss poses similar questions.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard The lead that had been as big as 19 points in the second half had slipped away, and finally the game, and in what so far has been the "What if?" season, the Ducks had more of those to ponder Saturday evening. What if guard ...
SOUND OFF.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard `Pablo' honored The Eugene tennis community recently hosted a memorial tournament in remembrance of the passing of our son Paul Hubbard. From all accounts, the tournament was a huge success thanks to the combined efforts of ...
Skipper uncorks top pole vault.(Sports)(The freshman gets the fourth-best mark in school history in only his second meet)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NAMPA, Idaho - It didn't take long for Oregon's Tommy Skipper to make a splash. The freshman met the NCAA automatic mark in the pole vault in just the second indoor track and field meet of the season, vaulting 18 feet, 1/2 inch at the ...
Momentum carries Cardinal.(Sports)(Stanford builds its second-half comeback on soaring confidence)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard For the second game in a row at McArthur Court, it took Oregon's opponent the entire first half to get into a rhythm. This time, the opponent found enough of a groove to come all the way back. Two days after Cal ...
Tamir gets back to work.(Sports)(After an 0-for-8 night at Oregon, Cal's big man scores 20 at OSU)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Amit Tamir was not going to head out of Oregon without doing some of his usual damage. One year after he tied the Gill Coliseum record with seven three-pointers, Tamir added six more en route to 20 points in ...
SUPER BOWL SELECTIONS FROM FORMER DUCKS IN THE NFL.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The Duck: Joey Harrington, quarterback, Detroit Lions. The winner: New England, 20-10. The reason: "Tom Brady has been playing very well. Very smart. And they've got a terrific defense. ... They both have great defenses, they ...
Garrett, Derry lead Oakland.(Sports)(Oakers stay perfect in league games with a 76-55 win at Pacific)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Ernest Garrett scored 18 points and Matt Derry had 15 to lead Oakland over host Pacific 76-55 in Big Fir League boys basketball Saturday. Mike Jorgenson added 11 for the first-place Oakers (17-1, 9-0 Big Fir). Daniel House had 19 points and ...
Vikings second at invitational.(Sports)(Three wrestlers win individual titles for Siuslaw on Saturday)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Siuslaw had four individual champions en route to a second-place finish at the 23-team Cottage Grove Invitational prep wrestling meet Saturday. Sprague won the meet with 204 1/2 points, followed by the Vikings with 171, Coquille with 122 ...
Let giver beware when it comes to cars.(Business)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Before you call a local charity to see if they want your old car, take some time to review the do's and don'ts of car giving. Oregon laws don't regulate car donations to charities. "So it's a case of donor ...
Charity drive.(Business)(Nonprofit groups create used-car lots with donated vehicles)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard The St. Vincent de Paul car lot on Highway 99 in Eugene looks much like any other used car lot along that busy strip. A jumble of makes and models are angle-parked, fluorescent orange or green price tags dangling from rear-view ...
BUSINESS DATEBOOK.(Business)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Calendar WEDNESDAY LeTip of Eugene - Program: Weekly breakfast. Time: 7 a.m. Place: Town Club, 975 Oak St., Eugene. Contact: Andrew Smith, 345-0176, Sue Broadwater, 767-3811. THURSDAY Women's Business ...
The LONG and the SHORT of it.(Arts & Literature)(A Eugene writer creates a Web site to deliver his shortest stories)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard The marketing approach is novel, if the length of the works is not. Eugene writer Bruce Holland Rogers is building an international readership by delivering three short short stories a month to paid members of his Internet ...
Why cops can't get to sleep sometimes.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: WRITE ON By Bob Keefer The Register-Guard The other night in Springfield, officer John Patterson was just winding up his shift when a girl drove away from another cop on the other side of town in a stolen car. Patterson, a cop for 18 years, flipped on lights ...
Predator or scavenger? Question looms at OMSI.(Science & Technology)(Portland exhibit lets visitors reach their own conclusions about Tyrannosaurus rex)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard Was Tyrannosaurus rex a vicious killer? Or was the king of dinosaurs a simple scavenger, unjustly maligned by his Hollywood image? That's the question posed by "T. rex on Trial," a new exhibit that opened at the Oregon Museum of ...
All in a life's work.(Entertainment)(The untiring Arthur Mitchell brings his thriving Dance Theatre of Harlem to Eugene)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Fred Crafts The Register-Guard Arthur Mitchell - the 69-year-old dynamo behind the Dance Theatre of Harlem - is on a roll. Nothing stands in his way. He gets things done. And fast. Just the way he speaks. "I was supposed to be twins, and I came out as a ...
`Six Degrees': A play about a con.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Fred Crafts The Register-Guard Find the right six people and you can connect yourself to anybody in the world. At least that's the premise of John Guare's ``Six Degrees of Separation.'' ``If we could find the right six people, it would be crystal to us,'' ...
Unveiling of Atrium floor begins February ArtWalk.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard February's edition of the First Friday ArtWalk will have a Valentine's Day theme. The ArtWalk, organized by the Lane Arts Council, is a free monthly walking tour of downtown Eugene galleries and attractions. This Friday, the walk ...
How an old Greek myth keeps its meaning today.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Fred Crafts The Register-Guard A woman caught in a web of deceit and a woman living down her spicy past are the focus of two plays opening this week on local stages. A Thread in the Dark University Theatre Wednesday through Feb. 14 ...
Springfield exhibit features three pioneering women.(General News)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A wagon train survivor, a photographer and a dentist are spotlighted in "Ahead of Their Time: Three Pioneering Women," an exhibit of artifacts and photographs at the Springfield Museum. Agnes Stewart Warner (1832-1905), was a survivor of the ...
Exhibit of landscapes, bronzes opens.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard An exhibition of landscape paintings by several artists and new works in bronze by Steve Reinmuth will open Tuesday at the Alder Gallery in downtown Coburg. The opening reception will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 14. "Landscapes ...
PERFORMANCE NOTES.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Noon concert excerpts `Jesus Christ Superstar' Selections from the musical ``Jesus Christ Superstar'' will be performed by North Eugene High School cast members at the free ...
String quartet of renown to play Haydn, Beethoven.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Juilliard String Quartet Thursday, Beall Hall There are strings quartets, and there are string quartets. Then there is the Juilliard String Quartet. Long one of the world's most celebrated chamber ensembles, the ...
VOX POP.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Art? Or artifice? `Don't be fooled: Diane Arbus' casual, snapshot style was the result of meticulous manipulation.' Don't worry, I wasn't fooled, but I had to laugh. The Register-Guard has seen fit to publish an article ...
BRIEFLY.(Arts & Literature)(NORTHWEST TITLES)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Golden Was the Past, Volume 2 By various authors (Cottage Grove Historical Society) Could you find your way today to Carpus Prairie or Hebron? Do you remember the two-time Olympian who won the first Bohemia Days ...
Oregon Coast novel tackles rough business of surviving.(Reviews)(Review)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard Going to Bend By Diane Hammond (Doubleday, 293 pages, $23.95) Nothing really dramatic happens in "Going to Bend," but what does take place is, for the most part, deeply moving. Diane Hammond's novel is about a ...
Author soaked up coastal culture by watching, listening.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Diane Hammond, who describes herself as ``a nice Jewish girl from New York,'' learned about life in a small Oregon coastal town after she moved to Newport in 1984 from Washington, D.C. Quickly realizing that the Oregonians she met were not ...
BOOK NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Writer to discuss poetry's role in turbulent times Poet and essayist Kim Stafford will discuss the role of the poet in times of conflict, as reflected in the writings of his father. The free event is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the browsing room ...
Portland lecture series puts poets in spotlight.(Arts & Literature)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Ellen Bryant Voigt will kick off Portland's Poetry Downtown series on Feb. 24. Voigt's "Kyrie" (1995) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her other poetry collections include "Claiming Kin" (1976), "The Forces of ...
WEDDING.(Family)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Boyesen-Bratton Elizabeth Boyesen and Nicholas Bratton, both of Eugene, were married Aug. 30 at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Eugene. The bride is the daughter of Wendy ...
Woman marks 100th birthday in Florence.(Family)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Nelle Stephens, a seven-year resident of the Shorewood Assisted Living Center in Florence, became a centenarian on Jan. 28. Family members - her daughter Darlene Beale and her son-in-law Robert Beale of Florence, three grandchild-ren, four ...
Lawman's career hangs in balance.(Government)(Misdemeanor convictions threaten to end Bandon police chief's ride)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 2/03/04): Bandon Police Chief Bob McBride was convicted on five misdemeanor hunting violations last fall. A story on Page A1 of Monday's paper gave an incorrect number. BANDON - Sometimes it's hard to believe ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard 'Assault weapons' are just rifles Martha A. Kiley (letters, Jan. 25) and the gentleman who wrote a couple of days ago about the so-called assault weapons ban have been duped by the mass media. The so-called assault weapons are ...
Temporary relief.(Editorials)(Congress responds to pleas for pension help)(Editorial)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Congress appears poised to rescue companies struggling to fund their traditional pension programs, which is good news for retirees and cash-strapped businesses. But the remedy is at best an aspirin for an ailment that demands intensive care. ...
A curious vindication.(Editorials)(Blair comes out on top in clash with BBC)(Editorial)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Tony Blair won a crushing victory over the British Broadcasting Corp. last week. An investigation of an arms specialist's suicide concluded that the prime minister's government had not distorted intelligence reports to bolster its case for war in Iraq, ...
In Kerry's camp, Oregonian is a star.(Columns)(Column)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: Paul Neville / The Register-Guard Shortly after 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday, a longtime Republican and former Green Beret named Jim Rassman found himself surrounded by a sea of cheering Democrats as he stood on a grand ballroom stage at the Center of New Hampshire in ...
More urged to file for income tax refund.(Financial)(Free preparation assistance and an information campaign target those eligible)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Hundreds of households in Lane County may be eligible for a federal income tax refund - even if they don't earn enough to be required to file a tax return - and local elected officials want to make sure everybody knows about it. ...
Practice makes perfect for motocross champ.(Schools)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: FACES AND PLACES by The Register-Guard Name: Colin Baker Age: 11 School: Oak Hill School, a private K-12 school in Eugene Hometown: Cottage Grove Claim to fame: Colin is a two-time state motocross champion in the 9- to ...
Maintenance drives electricity rate increase.(Utilities)(EWEB says a backlog of repairs and improvements may force it to raise rates by 5.7 percent this spring)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard Eugene electricity rates could go up almost 6 percent in May. But unlike a series of increases in the past three years, this one has nothing to do with wholesale power costs, drought or deregulation of energy markets. The Eugene ...
Area schools urged to quit soda habit.(Health)(A letter from a group of local pediatricians asks districts to ban sugary drinks for the sake of students' health)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard In the commons area next to the "Miller Mart" snack bar at Springfield High School, dozens of students gather at lunchtime to munch and socialize, washing down pizza, ramen noodles and nachos with bottles of Pepsi, Sprite or Dr Pepper. ...
Nonprofit assumes health services.(Health)(The corporation takes over nonacute care a for-profit hospital no longer offers)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center has gotten out of the business of caring for patients who aren't acutely ill, and a new organization has been formed to fill the void. Willamette Community Health Solutions, a ...
Forget football, new wall is open.(Higher Education)(Climbers pack OSU's vertical addition on a day others stay glued to the tube)
Feb 02, 2004 ... Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Nate Richardson had better things to do Sunday than watch the Super Bowl. The 22-year-old Oregon State University wildlife science student spent the better part of the afternoon climbing and rappelling off what's ...