The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from April 2004:
Man charged in homicide of roommate.(Crime)(Eugene police find Robert Martin Pilaczynski at his mother's Washington home)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard A man accused of contributing to the death of his roommate during a dispute at their west Eugene home over the weekend was arrested Wednesday in Washington on a charge of second-degree man- slaughter. Eugene police found Robert ...
Wal-Mart `supercenter' not so super to some in Eugene.(Government)(But despite a flurry of e-mails opposing the expansion, the project doesn't seem to face any big legal hurdles)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Faith Rahill believes Wal-Mart is "destroying the heart of America" by forcing out smaller competitors, and Bill Gardiner fears expansion of the retailer's West 11th Avenue store will upset the "caring ambiance of Eugene" by forcing ...
CORRECTIONS.(Corrections)(Correction Notice)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Entree: The Cookbooks column on Page E4 on Wednesday contained an error. Two tablespoons of butter is one ounce. Page A1: The Eugene City Council last year agreed to sell the former Sears building in downtown to the Oregon Research Institute ...
For some, transit is a necessity, not a choice.(Columns)(Column)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Marc Schlossberg For The Register-Guard The Lane Transit District's initial decision to eliminate a fare-reduction program for those with disabilities should cause us to reflect on the purpose of public transit. In many urban areas across ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cockburn sullied Kerry's service This letter is prompted by Alexander Cockburn's March 25 column. I have no quarrel here with Cockburn. I recognize him for what I believe him to be. My problems are with the newspaper. First, with ...
A timely wilderness plan.(Editorials)(Bipartisan agreement on Mount Hood is possible)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard It's a safe bet that 50 years from now, Oregonians won't be wishing they had fewer wilderness areas. Wild public lands can only increase in importance and value as population grows and untouched landscapes become more scarce. Yet it has been two ...
Dirty tricks at grass roots.(Editorials)(Lawn sign theft: Minor crime, major offense)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard As surely as daffodils herald spring, political lawn signs signal the approach of an election. The theft or vandalism of lawn signs is a routine part of the cycle, though seldom on such a scale as occurred when someone stole 200 signs supporting Eugene ...
Toby's moving to Springfield.(Business)(After 20 years in Eugene, the tofu maker says the move will allow it to double its production capacity and add jobs)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard Toby's Family Foods LLC, the maker of Toby's Tofu pate, will celebrate its 20th year in business by doubling production capacity as it prepares to break into the health-conscious California market. And the company will be moving ...
Credit union call center expanding.(Business)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard As Virginia-based Pentagon Federal Credit Union continues to grow, so does its Eugene customer service center. The call center on Country Club Road began with 24 employees eight years ago. It now has 220 employees and is ...
Santa Clara Square mall expansion in the works.(Real Estate & Housing)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: RETAIL NOTEBOOK By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Santa Clara Square, the strip mall at River Road and Division Avenue, is poised to grow by 5,600 square feet of store space. But the mix of ingredients for the expansion hasn't been settled upon. The mall's ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Dr. Steve Aufderheide has been hired to serve on the medical staff at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Aufderheide is an anesthesiologist with Anesthesia Service of Eugene. Pujita Mayeda has been hired as membership and ...
Flag ensures MIA memory stays strong.(Columns)(Column)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard When you see one of those POW/MIA flags, such as the one workers fly above the new Interstate 5 bridge being built over the Willamette, what do you think of? Why it's flying at this spot? What it represents? Who put it there? ...
BRIEFLY.(Fires)(REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cigarette to blame for fatal fire in Dexter A cigarette caused the Jan. 10 fire that killed a Dexter woman who was awaiting her son's return home on leave from military duty in Iraq, fire investigators said Wednesday. ...
Pleasant Hill principal to take over at Churchill.(Schools)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard After eight years leading Pleasant Hill High School, Dennis Biggerstaff will become principal of Churchill High School on July 1. "We certainly are excited," said Wally Bryant, the Eugene School District's human resources ...
Taverns' video poker profits cut.(Gambling)(Retailers will get about 10 percent less, but critics say the Lottery Commission didn't reduce payments enough)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - The Oregon Lottery Commission on Wednesday reduced video-poker compensation to bars and taverns - but it didn't cut payments as much as education advocates and the lottery director had recommended. Video-poker ...
ROCKERS SING POLITICAL TUNE.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Rock Against Bush, a traveling rock show with a get-out-the-vote message, clattered through Eugene on Wednesday. Before the tour's scheduled stop at the McDonald Theatre, a news conference at the University of Oregon Erb ...
Chancellor resigns amid higher education reforms.(Higher Education)(A budget restructuring may eliminate or reduce the chancellor position)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard The chancellor of the Oregon University System is resigning in the wake of a budget-driven restructuring that could end up drastically changing or even eliminating his job as the state's higher education system grapples with a severe drop in ...
THE THREE OF US.(General News)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Three-year-old Ethan Christopher French hams it up for the camera recently as he and his dad, Daniel Christopher, have their picture taken by a passerby at the statue of pioneer Eugene Skinner in front of the Eugene Public Library. ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 4/02/04): A brief on page D2 of Thursday's paper gave the incorrect hours for a quilt show today in Junction City. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, Fifth and Juniper streets. City plans meeting about ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Crest Drive Citizens Board - 7 p.m., Morse Ranch, 595 Crest Drive. 302-2844. West University Neighbors - 7 p.m., classroom 2, Sacred Heart Hospital, 1255 Hilyard St. 485-1585. Lane County ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE MEDICAL CENTER, SPRINGFIELD March 28, 2004 Davis - Angelina Davis, of Springfield, a daughter. Deaths Bryant - Mary Carol Elliott Bryant, 72, of Creswell, ...
Council grapples with ballot wording.(Government)(The 20-word question about the urban renewal district draws criticism)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Divert. Stimulating. Subsidize. Have a problem with any of those words? The Eugene City Council did on Wednesday, preventing them from becoming part of the ballot statements that voters would read as they decide whether to ...
Man gets 10 years for thefts, drugs.(Crime)(Defendant had been in and out of jail nine times before)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Like a movie comedy, 20-year-old Jeremy Shane Martin's crime spree came to a stunning end while he fled police on New Year's Eve. A driver witnessing the foot chase flung open his car door, scoring a direct hit and abruptly disrupting ...
Have you cut your phone cord for good?(Utilities)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Have you gone solely cellular, severing all ties to conventional phone service? If so, give us a ring. The Register-Guard wants to talk to residents and business owners who have canceled their "land line" phone service and rely only on ...
Workshop to help parents protect children from molesters.(Crime)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A free workshop for parents to help protect their children from child molesters will be held tonight at Fairfield Elementary School in Eugene. Cory Jewell Jensen, a forensic sex offender expert, will discuss the strategies offenders use to ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Gladys Thompson A memorial service will be held April 3 for Gladys Mae Thompson of Eugene, who died March 17 of age-related causes. She was 91. Thompson was born Aug. 10, 1912, in McLean, Ill., to Lee and Melissa Carter. She ...
Ducks, Pac-10 come up short.(Sports)(Michigan provides good example of what Oregon should strive for next season)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard NEW YORK - In the early minutes of Wednesday, as the reality of a season being over weighed heavily on the emotions of Oregon players as they packed up to leave Madison Square Garden, it was a freshman who made a stab at perspective on 31 ...
Ducks hand the ball to new generation.(Columns)(Column)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard NEW YORK - Finally, from behind the closed door of what you knew was a sad and somber Oregon locker room in Madison Square Garden, came a couple of unexpected bursts of clapping. The game over and the season over, in the ...
Ducks book trip to Oklahoma.(Sports)(The schools' football teams will meet in Oklahoma on Sept. 18, with a game at Autzen scheduled for 2006 or 2008)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Oregon officials have finalized negotiations with Oklahoma, Nevada and ESPN to switch the Ducks' opponent for a road game this Sept. 18 from the Wolf Pack to the Sooners. Oregon and Oklahoma have agreed on a home-and-home series, ...
UO gears up for Texas Relays.(Sports)(Skipper, Mitchum among several Ducks scheduled to compete)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A contingent of hurdlers, jumpers and throwers from Oregon are scheduled to compete at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, this week, the site of the NCAA Track and Field Championships in June. REGIONAL ROUNDUP Leading the UO ...
No foolin': Bears in the air and digital pocket knives.(Columns)(Column)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: INSIDE THE OUTDOORS By Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard April Fools Day or not, the following outdoor news items are true; I kid you not: A pair of bald eagles in northern Wisconsin's sprawling Chippewa Flowage are `mad as hell' because someone's been ...
Springer fever: CATCH IT!(Recreation)(Antsy anglers await arrival of huge spring chinook run)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard PORTLAND - Hay fever can be controlled with over-the-counter medications. Catch "springer fever," however, and there's only one cure - landing your first spring chinook salmon of the year. The symptoms of hay fever are watery ...
BRIEFLY.(Recreation)(NEWS & NOTES)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Wildlife refuges reopen today The public is being welcomed back today to major portions of the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuges that have been closed to the public during the winter to provide undisturbed habitat for dusky Canada ...
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Beat Column.
Apr 01, 2004
Credit Union Call Center in Eugene, Ore., Expands.
Apr 01, 2004
Chancellor of Oregon University System Resigns Amid Higher Education Reforms.
Apr 01, 2004
Food Manufacturer Toby's Family Foods to Move Base to Springfield, Ore.
Apr 01, 2004
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Retail Notebook Column.
Apr 01, 2004
Wal-Mart Supercenter Not So Super to Some in Eugene, Ore.
Apr 01, 2004
WHOLE NEW GAME ON COAST.(Gambling)(Oregon's newest tribal gaming center is expected to open this summer)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard FLORENCE - Long walks on the beach, saltwater taffy, fresh seafood and ... slot machines? Coming this summer, visitors here will have a new recreation option, providing lawsuits fail to stop it. The Three Rivers ...
McKenzie-Willamette to lay off nurses amid restructuring.(Health)(The hospital cites low patient volume and its exclusion from a key provider plan despite winning a suit against its rival)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard McKenzie-Willamette Hospital is preparing to lay off 39 nurses May 1, citing lower-than-projected patient volume, exclusion from a key insurance contract and a lagging economy. "It's making everyone here very, very sad," ...
Outsourcing state contract causes outcry.(Government)(The governor, among others, is angry that Oregonians' calls about state benefits are being answered in India)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Oregonians may be startled to have their questions about welfare and food stamp benefits fielded by someone at a call center in India. Nancy English was. The Eugene resident was straightening out business ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Humans, apes differ greatly Regarding "Scientists say they've found key mutation" (Register-Guard, March 25): It is simplistic to think that a single mutation affecting the jaw could have directed the evolutionary conveyor belt toward Homo ...
Jarvis' losing hand.(Editorials)(Chancellor caught by hard times, shifting vision)(Editorial)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Richard Jarvis pressed the `up' button on the Oregon University System's elevator, stepped aboard, then rode the car to the basement. He became chancellor of the system two years ago, with ambitions to expand Oregon's universities to accommodate ...
The horror of Fallujah.(Editorials)(Attack reflects deteriorating situation in Iraq)(Editorial)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Bush administration officials predicted the Americans would be greeted by dancing in the streets. They were right - but the mobs dancing in Fallujah on Wednesday were celebrating the horrific public killing and ...
Church's stand in officer's case misconstrued.(Columns)(Column)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Barbara Baird For The Register-Guard I have been an employee of the First Congregational Church for more than 20 years. Recent Register-Guard articles and letters to the editor paint a picture of a church congregation that I don't even recognize. ...
Beavers have LSU on their minds.(Sports)(Season-opening test in the Bayou looms as OSU begins spring practices)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Five months separate Oregon State from its visit to Death Valley, where it will play Bowl Championship Series champion Louisiana State in Baton Rouge. Apparently, that is not much time. And, the Beavers said, it's ...
CHANGING OF THE GUARD.(Sports)(Luke Jackson's departing class makes way for Aaron Brooks and company)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard February had been a cruel month for Oregon basketball. The proposed new arena had been scuttled. On the court, the Ducks had lost five of their seven games, the last four in succession, to fall to 12-11. Was there only going to be ...
UO's Woods takes eighth in Texas.(Sports)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard AUSTIN, Texas - Oregon's Trevor Woods tied for eighth place, and teammate David Moore tied for 10th in the pole vault as the Ducks began action at the Texas Relays track meet on Thursday. Woods and Moore each cleared 16 feet, 4 3/4 inches, ...
Riley, Augustyniak pace Axemen.(Sports)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Bryn Riley won the shot put (38 feet, 4 1/2 inches), discus and pole vault and Chelsey Augustyniak captured the high jump, long jump and triple jump to lead South Eugene to a 89-54 Midwestern League girls track win over host North Eugene on Thursday. ...
OSU SPRING FOOTBALL OUTLOOK.(Sports)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard QUARTERBACKS Always good to start with veteran quarterback, and Derek Anderson is one, having thrown a touchdown pass in 18 consecutive games and having thrown four TD passes in three games. He likely will leave OSU with most if not all of ...
Jackson second from beyond arc.(Sports)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: From staff and news service reports SAN ANTONIO - Oregon's Luke Jackson was fresh off a crushing loss in the NIT final four, but he was still ready to put on one more show Thursday night. Jackson, the Oregon senior who got about one hour of sleep after flying ...
BRIEFLY.(Business)(NATION)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Gateway to close all of its retail stores, including one in Eugene POWAY, Calif. - Troubled computer maker Gateway Inc. plans to shutter all of its retail stores next week, eliminating 2,500 jobs, or nearly 40 percent of its work force. ...
Union ceases Bi-Mart boycott.(Business)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard The International Brotherhood of Teamsters no longer considers shopping at Bi-Mart a sin, though the powerful union still hasn't bestowed its blessing on the Eugene-based discount chain. Local Teamsters officials have lifted a ...
Army Corps puts funding for millrace fixes on hold.(Environment)(Springfield officials are optimistic that the project will proceed)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - The federal government has frozen its share of funding for the $6.4 million Springfield Millrace restoration, but officials in Springfield and at the Army Corps of Engineers say the problem is a temporary glitch that may not ...
Activist receives rights award.(General News)(A Springfield group honors LCC diversity coordinator Jim Garcia)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 4/06/04): Lane Community College Diversity Coordinator Jim Garcia is a co-founder of the Ganas Club at Jefferson Middle School. A story on page D1 April 2 had the incorrect location of the club. SPRINGFIELD - ...
Campers line up to claim school slots.(Schools)(Out-of-district students and their parents seek spots in Eugene schools on "exchange day")
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Collective inconvenience has a funny way of bringing out the best in people. It's the kind of phenomenon you see during snowstorms and elevator breakdowns - a shared camaraderie that says, "We're all in this together, so we ...
Weight limits set for trucks on Row River Bridge.(Government)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: COUNTY BEAT by Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard If your truck's heavier than a loaded school bus or an unloaded log truck, your days of driving over the Row River Bridge southeast of Cottage Grove soon will be coming to an end. Loads on the bridge - which ...
Medical marijuana applicants put on hold.(Health)(More than 500 patients of Dr. Philip Leveque, whose license has been suspended, must find new doctors to vouch for them)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard More than 500 Oregonians who had their medical marijuana applications signed by Dr. Philip Leveque will have to find another doctor to vouch that the drug could help their medical condition. That's because Leveque's medical ...
DeFazio bill would raise soldiers' pay.(Government)(The increase would go to service members whose tours of duty are extended)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard U.S. soldiers forced to serve in Iraq, Kuwait or Afghanistan beyond their end-of-duty dates would receive an additional $500 a month under a bill introduced Thursday by U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio. The bill would compensate ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard UO sports teams to visit with Girl Scouts at event Girl Scouts from all over the region will gather this Saturday at Lane Community College from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the Girl Scout Faire "Girlfriends & More in 2004." The ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene SATURDAY Parks Recreation & ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE March 26, 2004 Duke-Manley - Jessica Duke and Dustin Manley, of Eugene, a son. Fitzgerald-Foster - Corie Fitzgerald and Richard Foster, of Springfield, ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Marie Carstensen A memorial service will be held April 4 for Marie M. Carstensen of Eugene, who died March 21 of age-related causes. She was 93. Carstensen was born Feb. 2, 1911, in Neligh, Neb., to Gotthard and Maria Thomsen ...
BRIEFLY.(Accidents)(REGION)
Apr 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Passenger dies after car is struck from behind COOS BAY - One man was killed and another critically injured in a chain-reaction crash here Thursday afternoon. Police say at least four cars were headed west in the 2800 block of ...