The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from July 2004:
School's out, but now many school-zone speed limits are always in.(Schools)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Page Elementary School Principal Carole Sterry has worried plenty over the years about speeding cars. Even when the school zone is crawling with students, motorists - even some parents - whiz by on Hayden Bridge ...
Jury finds officer guilty of 42 counts in sex case.(Courts)(Former Eugene policeman Roger Magana could face as many as 80 years in prison)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Stories by Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. That's the verdict a Lane County jury delivered 42 times Wednesday in the trial of Roger Eugene Magana, who raped, sexually abused or harassed 13 women during his eight years as a Eugene ...
Many sign petitions to ban gay marriage.(Ballot Measures)(Initiative supporters turn in what may be a record number of signatures)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Gay marriage opponents seeking to constitutionally define marriage as a union between one man and one woman Wednesday turned in what could be a record number of signatures for an initiative. The Defense of Marriage ...
Investigators who built case express relief at verdict.(Courts)(Police describe going from disbelief to distress as the evidence of wrongdoing by a fellow officer mounted)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard The conviction of Roger Eugene Magana came as a "huge relief" to the three investigators who helped build the case that could put the former officer behind bars for the rest of his life. For Sgt. Scott McKee, what started as a simple ...
Chief sets new policy on complaints.(Government)(The changes aim to improve handling of beefs against police)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Supervisors who fail to thoroughly investigate complaints against Eugene police officers could face disciplinary action under new policies established by Police Chief Robert Lehner. Lehner's response to a critical audit of the department's ...
A broken trust.(Editorials)(Police must change in wake of Magana verdict)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard During closing arguments last week in the trial of Roger Eugene Magana, Deputy District Attorney Bob Lane reminded the Lane County jurors who soon would decide the former police officer's fate that they could not heal the gaping wounds to the Eugene ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Liberals proud of their legacy A June 12 letter by James T. Bryant contained numerous unsupported negative opinions about liberals. Liberals have brought about workplace safety, women's suffrage, civil rights, the G.I. Bill, the Marshall ...
Short-term relief.(Editorials)(Gasoline price drop welcome, but it can't last)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Happy days are here again. Oregon gasoline prices have dropped 28 cents a gallon in the past month, bringing tangible pocketbook relief to the motoring public just in time for the summer driving season. You're thinking, "I can deal with two ...
Primaries, conventions should be paid by the parties, not taxpayers.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Tonie Nathan For The Register-Guard The Register-Guard editorial (June 6) on "Revitalizing the primary" describes a "top-two" system for primary elections. Although it is a better system than what we have now, it doesn't go far enough. Why ...
St. Vincent's expanding book sales.(Business)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: RETAIL NOTEBOOK By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Some would consider this recycling at its best. Got a hankering for Nicholas Evans' novel "The Horse Whisperer?" The jacket price is $29.95, but like all contemporary hardcovers, it's available at Book Ends Used ...
Employment agency opens state call center in Eugene.(Government)(Claims handling will be consolidated in the first of three regional offices)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Christian Wihtol The Register-Guard The Oregon Employment Department's regional call center is opening on schedule in Eugene today, and over the next few weeks the state will shift about 30 jobs here from cities in Southwestern and Western Oregon. The call ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard People Keith Semple has been hired as an associate at the law firm of Malagon, Moore and Jensen in Eugene. He will specialize in workers' compensation, personal injury and Social Security disability cases. Shawn Bokn has been ...
The newsman and the fish hatchery.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard LEABURG - The water in this particular rearing pond at the Leaburg Fish Hatchery is only knee deep, but as the process begins, I fear I'm in over my head. A member of the Northwest Steelheaders' Emerald Empire chapter has ...
Smith hears of challenges facing area's poor.(Food)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith got an earful Wednesday when he stopped in Eugene to learn more about the challenges facing the area's poorest residents. People on fixed incomes in Florence who are being forced to combine households ...
Bus supervisor's death saddens workers.(Accidents)(Theresa Clayton, her 11-year-old son and her fiance were killed Monday in a Central Oregon traffic accident)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Springfield School District bus drivers are in mourning for the second time this year after transportation supervisor Theresa Clayton, her 11-year-old son and her fiance were killed in a car accident in Central Oregon. ...
Health plan enrollment cut off.(Government)(A budget shortfall forces the state to stop adding new people to its insurance program for the working poor)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Starting today, poor Oregonians who try to enroll in the "standard" version of the Oregon Health Plan will be turned away. The state is freezing enrollment in the version of the Oregon Health Plan that serves primarily ...
Harcleroad substitute takes office.(Government)(Alex Gardner will supervise the Lane district attorney's office until January)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Alex Gardner became Lane County's temporary district attorney Wednesday and pledged to continue working in the courtroom as he wrestles with management problems of a rising workload and declining budget. The six-month ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Human Rights Commission Agenda Committee - 5 p.m., Conference Room, Public Works Building, 244 E. Broadway 682-5177. Police Commission - 5:30 p.m., McNutt Room, City Hall, 777 Pearl St. 682-5852. ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard 5,700 donated books to go to kids in need SPRINGFIELD - The local chapter of First Book is donating 5,700 new books to 13 literacy programs that serve children in need. Each child will receive one book a ...
BRING Recycling granted $250,000 for new building.(Environment)(The nonprofit is raising money for its planned move to Glenwood)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard A private family foundation has given BRING Recycling $250,000 to help the nonprofit organization build a new center in Glenwood. The money from the Gray Family Fund, part of the Oregon Community Foundation, is the largest gift ...
Local child care service offered to families of active-duty Army.(Family)(Officials announce the subsidized program at a Eugene facility)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Adults invaded a downtown Eugene playground Wednesday as a child care center hosted a news conference at which politicians and administrators announced a partnership between the Army and the federal General Services Administration to offer ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE June 25, 2004 Maxwell-Wilkinson - Tracy Maxwell and Michael Wilkinson, of Springfield, a son. Ramsey - Linda and Hunt Ramsey, of Florence, a son. ...
Coos County works to finish gas pipeline.(Environment)(Change in contractors leaves water quality issues to be ironed out)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard Coos County has resumed work on its natural gas pipeline project in the hope of finishing the line by Oct. 1, in time for this winter's heating season. The county's contract with Oregon-based Rockford Corp. provides for about ...
Oregon gets $500,000 grant to cut school bus pollution.(Environment)(The Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority will manage the EPA money)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard The Environmental Protection Agency has given Oregon $500,000 to convert school buses to cleaner-burning fuel. The money is the first major investment in the state to reduce diesel emissions that can damage young lungs. ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police issue sketch, ask for help on rape attempt Eugene police on Wednesday released a sketch of a suspect in a May 1 rape attempt to seek public help in solving the case. The May 1 incident happened at 4:15 a.m. at ...
Collision kills man; probe under way.(Accidents)(The second motorist goes to the hospital with possible broken bones)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY - A 38-year-old man was killed Wednesday when his car crossed the center line on Territorial Highway four miles west of town and collided head-on with another car, Oregon State Police said. Roger J. Coven of Monroe ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Wesley Williams Wesley Williams of Eugene died June 25 of age-related causes. He was 88. Williams was born June 9, 1916, in Albany to Thomas and Hazel Thompson Williams. He married Esmer "Jeri" Duncan in Portland on May 30, ...
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.(Sports)(Emeralds reliever Michael Ekstrom is happy to be back in Oregon)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Baseball brought Michael Ekstrom back to his home state. "It's nice to be in Eugene, but I'm a Beaver fan, though," Ekstrom said. The Gresham native was a Beaver when he pitched for two seasons at Oregon State before ...
Top bull riders set for stop in Eugene.(Sports)(Three riders ranked in the top 25 will compete at the Oregon Horse Center)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard Bulls ruled the 2003 Eugene Pro Rodeo, as they successfully bucked, kicked, shimmied and shook all but three cowboys from their massive backs. Many of those same bulls will return this year. The bull riders, however, have been ...
BRIEFLY.(Recreation)(NEWS & NOTES)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Downed tree blocks McKenzie A large Douglas fir tree has fallen into the McKenzie River about one-quarter mile downstream from Olallie boat ramp, partially blocking the river and creating a difficult passage for boaters, according to ...
Offense sputters as Ems drop two.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard BOISE - Whatever offensive momentum the Eugene Emeralds had earlier this week was lost by Wednesday, as the Ems dropped a Northwest League baseball doubleheader to the Boise Hawks. The Ems, who scored 20 runs in winning the first two games ...
Eugene golfers win key matches.(Sports)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CRESWELL - Five Eugene golfers kept their hopes for a state championship alive Wednesday with victories at the State Junior Match Play Championships at Emerald Valley Golf Course. REGIONAL ROUNDUP Three of the area players who ...
Users not too crabby about license requirement.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: INSIDE THE OUTDOORS By Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard Oregon crabbers have not withdrawn into their shells because a license is now required to pull a crab ring. Nor are bay and razor clam diggers crabbing constantly about having to pay to participate in a ...
Disc golf not just a fling for Springfield man.(Recreation)(Dave Feldberg makes the most of his skills to be one of the top professionals in the country)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Think disc golf is just a casual way to spend an afternoon in the park? Meet Dave Feldberg of Springfield, who flings Frisbees for a living, Feldberg, a 27-year-old University of Oregon student, is among the top professional ...
DISC FEVER.(Recreation)(If you understand Hyzers, thumbers, pancakes and rollers, you're speaking the language of disc golf)
Jul 01, 2004 ... Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard DEXTER - A thick grove of spindly trees stood between disc golfer Bruce Sisson and the hole. Nonplussed, Sisson grabbed his red disc between thumb and forefingers and flung it toward the ground just to the right of the trees ....
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., business beat column.
Jul 01, 2004
Oregon gets $500,000 grant to cut school bus pollution.
Jul 01, 2004
Employment agency opens call center in Eugene, Ore.
Jul 01, 2004
Coos County, Ore., works to finish gas pipeline.
Jul 01, 2004
Oregon cuts off enrollment in 'standard' health plan.
Jul 01, 2004
Eugene, Ore.-area recycling group receives $250,000 to help build new facility.
Jul 01, 2004
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., retail notebook column.
Jul 01, 2004
SELCO settles over fees for autos.(Business)(The state accused the credit union of deceiving customers in its car brokerage program)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Oregon officials charged that an auto brokerage owned by Eugene-based SELCO Community Credit Union violated state consumer protection laws and deceived its customers. The brokerage denied the charges but on Thursday entered into ...
Police review to go outside department.(Government)(The chief says results of the evaluation of procedures will be made public)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard An outside agency will play a role in a planned review of Eugene Police Department operations, police Chief Robert Lehner said. "At a minimum, there will be some outside involvement," he said Thursday at a news conference at ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Colin Powell has a thankless job Poor Colin Powell. This once-proud man has had to stand in front of microphones and cameras and defend the latest wad of lies coming out of the Bush administration. This time it was not about yellow cake or ...
New park jewels.(Editorials)(State's system expanding after three decades)(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eight years ago, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission ordered the closure of 65 parks across the state. A chagrined commission member called it "the saddest day in the nearly 70-year history of Oregon's state parks." Fast forward to ...
Wrong way on Cuba.(Editorials)(Four decades of sanctions haven't ousted Castro)(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard While the news media have continued to be mesmerized by all things Iraq, the Bush administration has recently embarked on yet another ill-considered foreign policy initiative - ratcheting up U.S. sanctions against Cuba. The new sanctions, ...
Current libel law leaves press free to be irresponsible.(Columns)(Column)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Kyu Ho Youm For The Register-Guard On June 25, 2002, University of Oregon sociology professor Douglas Card was listed by columnist Daniel Pipes, now a Bush-appointed member of the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Jonathan Schanzer, Pipes' research ...
FORD TRIES TO BUCK HOME DISADVANTAGE.(Sports)(The Crow cowboy will make his first-ever appearance at the Eugene Rodeo Saturday)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard Cowboys typically aren't the most superstitious bunch, but even they can get spooked by a thing or two. Somewhere near the top of the list is performing at their hometown rodeo. "There's definitely a stigma with ...
Ems display offense for home fans.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Eugene found some offense in Boise. The Emeralds showed it off to the home fans for the first time this year during an 11-3 victory over Salem-Keizer in front of 2,459 Thursday night at Civic Stadium. It was the first ...
Irish golfers spring into state golf final.(Sports)(Future Sheldon teammates will meet for the Boys match play crown today)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Jeff Smith The Register-Guard CRESWELL - Their victorious semifinal matches had been over for 90 minutes, but Nic Polski and Jack Dukeminier remained on the putting green to work on their short games together. Polski and Dukeminier will be teammates at Sheldon ...
Newell stymies Danville.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports Cody Newell struck out 13 and allowed just one hit as the Bi-Mart Challengers beat the Danville (Calif.) Hoots 3-0 Thursday in the Papa's Pizza Invitational baseball tournament at Swede Johnson Stadium. Aaron ...
BRIEFLY.(Wire Business)(METRO)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Seattle-based company hires former Eugene chief executive Edward Borey, the former chief executive officer of laser scanner maker PSC Inc., has been hired as chairman and CEO of WatchGuard Technologies Inc., a Seattle-based ...
Wayne's to open a second garage.(Business)(Construction of a north Springfield shop depends on approval by the city)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Owner Karl Mundt is guarded after more than a year of dealing with land use and pollution-control issues, but it appears his successful Wayne's Garage in Eugene will be opening a satellite shop in north Springfield. ...
Hospitals gear up for July 4 injuries.(Health)(Health personnel urge people to use common sense when it comes to fireworks)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one People to celebrate the dissolution of Political Bands which have connected them with another - that is, Independence Day - then shooting off Fireworks is the American Way. ...
Veteran's losing battle.(Government)(State says it can't replace stolen "Pearl Harbor Survivor" license plate)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard James Cornell manned a 3-inch gun on the deck of the USS Honolulu the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when Japanese planes attacked and decimated the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor. The planes flew in so low to drop their torpedoes that Cornell could ...
Peer court proves it can help turn around young offenders.(Government)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: COUNTY BEAT By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard If you want to get the attention of fledgling delinquents, turning them over on their first offense to a teen court made up of their peers does a lot more good than the traditional warning letter to their parents. And it ...
Bus Rapid Transit work gets started.(Transportation)(Officials symbolically break ground to kick off the Eugene-Springfield project)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard A little more than two years from now, it should be possible to hop on a futuristic New Flyer bus and whisk between the downtowns of Eugene and Springfield - or any of eight stations along the way - in 15 minutes or less. ...
Troopers in Moore film taken by surprise.(General News)(State police officers say they weren't told they'd be in "Fahrenheit 9/11," but they're satisfied with the interviews)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 7/03/04): A headline on Page D4 on Friday above a story about the Michael Moore movie `Fahrenheit 9/11' contained an error. The owner of the Oregon Coast Shell Museum near Yachats did not appear in the story. ...
ART AND THE VINEYARD.(Festivals)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A clay sculpture by Susan Siwinski rests on the ground at Alton Baker Park waiting for the start of Art and the Vineyard, a festival of art, wine and music. The event, a benefit for ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene chief to discuss community policing Eugene Police Chief Robert Lehner will discuss the role of community policing at 11:50 a.m. today at the Hilton Eugene, 66 E. Sixth Ave. Lehner, appearing at the City Club of Eugene's ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE June 9, 2004 Ahten - Dina and Michael Ahten, of Eugene, twin sons. June 24, 2004 Phillips - Sandy and Craig Phillips, of Elmira, twins, a son ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Man sentenced to 10 years for store holdups A 41-year-old robbery suspect who blew a six-figure inheritance on a heroin habit was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years in prison for two robberies in April. Steven Michael ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Wyma Gauche A memorial service will be held July 3 for Wyma M. Gauche of Eugene, who died June 29 of cancer. She was 84. Gauche was born July 28, 1919, in Gladstone to Merrill and Nora Arnold Williams. She married Gerald Gauche ...
FRESH SHEET.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NEW MOVIE "King Arthur" is expected to open Wednesday in Eugene-Springfield. NEW PLAY The musical "Crazy for You" opens Monday at the Spotlight Theatre in Pleasant Hill. ART SHOWS The First ...