The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from October 2004:
Both sides claim victory for their own candidate.(Politics)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Ice cubes tinkled in water glasses and silverware rang against china at the members-only Town Club in Eugene, where about 80 local Republicans watched Thursday's presidential debates. Across town, a group of 200 mostly ...
Local debate panel prefers substance over style.(Politics)(The four Eugene residents say the candidates didn't say much of anything new, different or surprising)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard While John Kerry might be a better formal debater than George W. Bush, people are likely to decide between the presidential candidates this fall based on issues, not style. That was the consensus among four Eugene residents - two ...
Measure 37: No.(Editorials)(It's a stealth effort to eliminate land-use laws)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Supporters of Measure 37 are right about one thing- their proposal is all about "takings." It's about taking away this state's landmark land-use system. Supporters say they're seeking fair compensation for when property values are diminished by ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Take religion out of marriage The Sept. 23 front-page article "What is a marriage?" bases the arguments of both sides on religious concepts. It uses the argument that marriage is a divine sacrament and is designed by God. The other side ...
Taking on tobacco.(Editorials)(Congress must seize chance to bolster regulation)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Tobacco stands apart as the only consumer product that kills people when used as directed, and yet current federal law prohibits the government from taking action to reduce or eliminate the dangerous chemicals in cigarettes or to restrict their ...
Voting gets easier for citizens with disabilities.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Jeanne-Marie Moore and Carole Patterson For The Register-Guard In the 1980s, Oregon revolutionized the voting process by implementing vote by mail, widely heralded as a convenient option to increase voting. However, people with disabilities and people ...
Beavers' running attack grounded.(Sports)(OSU's normally potent ground attack has been slowed to a trickle this year)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - No one seems to be asking for the Beavers to pile up 3,000 rushing yards, as they did in each of the 1993 and 1994 college football seasons. Nobody is insisting that an Oregon State running back gain 1,000 yards every ...
Loss to ASU set up Ducks for a fall.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard In retrospect, it was the day Oregon fell from an elite status in college football to being just another team, scrapping for wins and for survival. It was Oct. 19, 2002, and Oregon was leading Arizona State 21-0 with just more ...
South Eugene can tip balance of power with win over Sheldon.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Tonight marks the biggest football game for South Eugene in two, maybe three decades. "The kids are excited and they know the opportunity that is in front of them," South Eugene coach Chris Miller said. "I'm not trying to offend ...
Working to improve.(Sports)(Arizona State's go-to receiver works out with the St. Louis Rams to elevate his game)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard Already one of the top returning receivers in the conference, Derek Hagan spent his summer studying with a member of The Greatest Show on Turf. Hagan, a junior at Arizona State, had more than 1,000 receiving yards and caught ...
Marist remains unbeaten.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard PLEASANT HILL - If Jose da Silva could have found a piece of wood within arm's reach, he probably would have given it a knock. Instead, the Marist girls soccer coach will just have to stand by his contention that something ...
Irish perfect through first half of season.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard Sheldon won't wow anybody at the net with its size, and the Irish don't have anyone who can put the ball down with the force that former standout Jaclyn Hamilton-Smith could, but neither of those things mattered Thursday against Thurston ....
South Eugene shuts out Thurston.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Leland Wright and Cody Perlmeter each scored first-half goals as No. 1 South Eugene remained unbeaten Thursday with a 3-0 Midwestern League boys soccer victory over visiting Thurston. Michael Latteri scored the Axemen's final goal in the ...
Siuslaw sweeps Pleasant Hill.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Kammy Martindale slammed 15 kills and Alaura Little added 13 kills as Siuslaw (5-1) moved into sole possession of second place behind Marist (6-0) in the Sky-Em League prep volleyball race with a 25-21, 25-22, 25-18 victory over host Pleasant Hill on ...
Marist girls win in Junction City.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Kate Zochowski finished in third place with a time of 20 minutes, 52 seconds over 5,000 meters to lead five Marist runners in the top 10 as the Spartans won the team title at the Junction City Invitational prep girls cross country meet Thursday. ...
North girls win on late goal.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Paige Irvin scored with seven seconds left to give North Eugene an 8-7 Southern League prep girls water polo victory over Sheldon at River Road Pool on Thursday. Marsha Malcolm had four goals and Michelle Bauer added two for the ...
SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Class 4A Midwestern W L T Pts GF GA South Eugene ... 2 0 0 6 9 0 Churchill ... 1 0 0 3 2 1 Sheldon ... 1 0 0 3 4 0 Thurston ... 1 1 0 3 3 3 North Eugene ... 1 1 0 3 1 4 ...
Beavers sign 6-10 player.(Sports)(Croatian freshman joins the OSU men's basketball program)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Alexander "Sasa" Cuic, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound freshman from Rijeka, Croatia, has joined the Oregon State men's basketball team. The 20-year-old averaged 14 points and 6.4 rebounds in 35 games for Rotterdam of the Eredivisie League during ...
BRIEFLY.(Government)(NORTHWEST)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Grant will help people make use of business ideas Lane MicroBusiness, a partnership of Lane Community College's Business Development Center and O.U.R. Federal Credit Union, has won a contract through the county's Economic ...
Air regulators celebrate anti-fume initiative.(Environment)(New mini engines let long-haul trucks sit idle while using less diesel)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard At a truck-stop ceremony on Thursday, Lane County air pollution regulators celebrated the ways they've found to reduce diesel fumes. They also basked in the attention of Michael Leavitt, who's the top official at the federal Environmental ...
Stream call center nears closing.(Business)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Service agents at Stream's call center in downtown Eugene will take their last phone calls next Friday, when the company's remaining 100 Eugene workers will lose their jobs, a Stream spokeswoman said. Stream's workers ...
Teen admits committing arson in use of firebombs at home of school official.(Crime)(The 17-year-old, one of two boys accused, is ordered into a residential reform program)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard One of two teenagers accused of using gasoline firebombs to burn a school official's vehicles admitted in juvenile court Thursday that he committed first-degree arson. After a 90-minute hearing, a judge ordered Joseph Robert ...
Man hurt by gunfire in struggle with officer.(Crime)(The weapon discharges when a suspect is found after fleeing a traffic stop)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard COOS BAY - A Coos Bay police officer's gun discharged during a struggle Wednesday night, wounding a man who fled from a traffic stop and then attacked the officer. Anthony Ray Neill, 27, was in serious condition at the Bay Area ...
SCHOOL'S NAMESAKE INSPIRES PUPILS.(Schools)(Cesar Chavez students and visitors dedicate the building that opened for classes this fall)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard Three weeks into the new school year, it's safe to say every student at Cesar Chavez Elementary School knows something about the legacy of the esteemed Mexican American labor-rights leader for whom their school is named. And ...
Any blast likely to be mild, experts say.(Environment)(Scientists believe that if an eruption occurs, it will be much smaller than the 1980 event that blew the top off the volcano)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Mount St. Helens continued to simmer Thursday, but vulcanologists studying the mountain said that even if it erupts, its ash plume isn't likely to affect the southern Willamette Valley. Scientists predict about a 70 percent chance ...
No change in speed limit on rural interstates.(Transportation)(The state transportation commission raises the rate on certain urban stretches in Eugene, Salem and Portland)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard NEWPORT - Sorry, speed demons. The Oregon Transportation Commission voted Thursday to make no change to the 65 mph speed limit on rural interstate highways, despite the passionate appeals of some of the state's southern and ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(THE REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Dean to stump for Kerry at three universities Former presidential hopeful Howard Dean will visit the University of Oregon and two other campuses today to campaign for Sen. John Kerry. The Vermont democratic governor ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Eugene Toxics Board ...
Signs in right-of-way could pose risk.(Government)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: COUNTY BEAT By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Whether you're selling your house, trumpeting support for a political candidate or having a garage sale, be aware that if you improperly place a sign, your attention-getter might cause a traffic accident. Keep ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE Sept. 4, 2004 Sexton-Meadows - Virginia Sexton and Adam Meadows, of Creswell, a son. Sept. 11, 2004 Landnum-Scott - Teri Landnum and Glenn ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Police arrest suspect in attempted abduction CORVALLIS - Police arrested a man Thursday in connection with the attempted abduction of a 21-year-old woman a day earlier on the Oregon State University campus. Aaron ...
Alliance plans get-out-the-vote rally.(Politics)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: ELECTION NOTEBOOK by The Register-Guard Lane Independent Living Alliance, the organization that spearheaded the fight for a ramp at the new federal courthouse in Eugene, will hold an "Everyone Counts" get-out-the-vote rally from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lyle Scott A memorial service will be held Oct. 9 for Lyle Leamon "Scotty" Scott of Eugene who died Sept. 27 of complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was 70. Scott was born June 2, 1934, in Cottage Grove, to Lyle R. and Helen ...
German band's music out of this world.(Entertainment)(It's computerized, but don't label Mouse on Mars as electronica)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Few musicians, perhaps, would relish the tag that they doctor music beyond recognition. For the members of Mouse on Mars, that's just par for the course. In fact, sometimes even they can't separate all the sounds that they bring ...
FRESH SHEET.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NEW MOVIES "Ladder 49' and "Shark Tale" open today at Cinema World and Cinemark. "Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry" opens today at Cinema World. "A Home at the End of the World" and "Festival Express" open ...
There were these three funny guys ...(Columns)(School's back in session, only this time, there's a class that most certainly is a laughing matter)(Column)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Best of ... by The Register-Guard This time of year, Team Best Of ... smirks a bit. Students stuck in classrooms, their heads buried in books, means more space for us non-scholars on the trails and in the bars and bistros. But we keep reading alarming health ...
BRIEFLY.(Entertainment)(MUSIC SIDESHOW)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Darol Anger will sit in on Yonder Mountain gig Yonder Mountain String Band will play the McDonald Theatre on Thursday, with acclaimed fiddler Darol Anger sitting in and Danny Barnes (one of the original Bad Livers) as the opening ...
Debate this! Diversions abound.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: BUZZWORTHY by The Register-Guard OK, so Thursday night you watched Long Tall Waffleman vs. Commando Shrub in a TV debate with all the spontaneity of a WWE wrestling match. Now it's Friday, and you just don't know what to do with yourself until 6 p.m. Tuesday, when the ...
An American's expatriate act.(Entertainment)(Folk singer Richard Shindell isn't crying for himself in Argentina)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard The way Richard Shindell sees it, it's either a really good time or a really bad time to be an expatriate. "I like very much living in Argentina and not living in the U.S. at the moment," said the New Jersey born ...
Bluegrass veterans team up.(Entertainment)(Both Peter Rowan and Tony Rice have played with David Grisman)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard Singer-songwriter Peter Rowan and flat-picking guitarist Tony Rice, both well known names in progressive bluegrass music, have teamed up on a new album, "You Were There for Me." Rice and Rowan also will be there for each other ...
Illusionist plans to appear, disappear.(Entertainment)(Magic will be in the air as David Copperfield hijacks the Hult Center)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard With this guy, what you see is not necessarily what you get. A press release lists six highlights of the two shows that magician David Copperfield will do Sunday at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. It sounds ...
BRIEFLY.(Entertainment)(WILD CARD SIDESHOW)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Hult Center supporters announce fall programs Dr. Delusion's Illusions, a family-style comedy magic show, will open the SHOcase fall series of free Thursday performances in the lobby of the Hult Center, Seventh Avenue and ...
VOX POP.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Restaurant critic valued I always enjoy Ms. Fish's Dining Out articles, and I wish to tell you and your readers how appropriate her column was about Marco's Cafe and Coffee House in Springfield (Ticket, Sept. 24). My husband and ...
BRIEFLY.(Entertainment)(SCREEN SIDESHOW)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Women's rights movie to be shown on campus "Iron-Jawed Angels," an HBO-produced feature film about the fight for women's right to vote, will be shown at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Thursday in 150 Columbia Hall at the University of ...
Police arrest suspect in arsons.(Crime)(David Robert Franz, 29, of Springfield is charged in a string of Springfield fires)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - A 29-year-old Springfield man with an extensive criminal record has been charged with setting 17 fires at homes and outbuildings in the past eight months. Police said Friday that David Robert Franz is the elusive ...
Volcano awakens.(General News)(Science: The eruption was what experts predicted)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard The performance delivered by Mount St. Helens on Friday went exactly according to script. Everything about the geological burp fell closely in line with what scientists predicted, including the plume of steam and ash that reached ...
Volcano awakens.(General News)(Eruption: A burst of steam and ash dazzles spectators)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. - As volcanic eruptions go, it was a whisper in the wind. But for those lucky few keeping vigil at the Johnston Ridge Observatory, a scant five miles from the volcano's crater, Friday's belch of steam and ...
'Bulge' on South Sister not affected by St. Helens.(General News)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard Even as Mount St. Helens rumbled Friday, scientists said the South Sister "bulge" remains quietly and slowly growing and is not likely to be affected by the distant volcano. "Nothing that is going on here (at Mount St. Helens) has ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Measure 36 meddles in lives I am a white, heterosexual male, happily married - the kind of guy who stands to lose nothing personally if Ballot Measure 36 passes. But I strongly oppose 36 for one very clear reason: ...
Measure 35: No.(Editorials)(Medical malpractice damage cap grossly unfair)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Oregon's doctors are not crying wolf. Mushrooming malpractice insurance rates have precipitated a crisis that's forcing some physicians to abandon high-risk specialties such as obstetrics and neurosurgery. Other doctors are simply relocating to states ...
A fruitful debate.(Editorials)(Bush, Kerry had a substantive exchange)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Both presidential candidates' campaigns spent the days leading up to Thursday night's debate attempting to tamp down expectations. When expectations are low, it's easy for the candidate to exceed them. One result is that not much was ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Yusuf Islam supported fatwa I doubt that there are many people who are bigger fans of Cat Stevens' music than I am, but I must admit that when I saw that the man who was once Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, was denied entry into the United States ...
Ducks facing turning point.(Sports)(Oregon's hopes for a bowl game could be enhanced with a win over ASU)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard Finally, football. After a week in which Oregon was explaining transactions - one arrival, one departure, each with its own reasons for extra interest - and Arizona State found itself investigating a player receiving extra ...
Sheldon gets a tussle, but the streak rolls on.(Sports)(A touchdown pass with 49 seconds left gives the Irish their 33rd straight league win, 34-28 over South Eugene)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Corey Moran and Alex Whipple had prepared for this moment all their lives. Moran tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Whipple with 49.1 seconds remaining to lift sixth-ranked Sheldon to a 34-28 win over No. 7 South Eugene in a ...
UO game time will not change.(Sports)(Oregon's football game at WSU next week will remain a daytime start)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard A day after announcing that next week's Oregon-Washington State football game in Pullman would kick off at 7 p.m., WSU officials said Friday that the game will begin at its original starting time of 2 p.m. REGIONAL ROUNDUP ...
Matching up with the Sun Devils.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard QUARTERBACKS Today brings a tremendously significant game for the Ducks and their quarterback, Kellen Clemens. His performance against the Sun Devils last season was the worst of his career. Today he can exorcise that demon. Descriptions of ...
Beavers hope to stem offensive eruption.(Sports)(OSU's defense will have its hands full against Cal's potent attack)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Hurricane Ivan blew away one of California's football games, a Sept. 16 visit to Southern Mississippi. It seems some folks in the Bear camp are concerned that another angry outburst by Mother Nature - this time a ...
Win over USC made believers of Ducks.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: REMEMBERING THE ROSES By Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard You ask Tony Graziani what he remembers about the Oregon football team's stunning 22-7 victory over Southern California in the Coliseum on Oct. 1, 1994, and the answer comes quickly. "Every single bit of ...
Wilgus, Boyer lead Churchill's rout.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Kori Wilgus and Tracie Boyer scored two goals each, and Lauren Wiper, Richelle Neal, Taryn Boyer, Allison Newton, Allie Bright and Kami Wilgus each added scores to lift Churchill to a 10-0 nonleague girls soccer victory over South Umpqua. ...
Marshfield earns shutout of Lebanon.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard COOS BAY - Marshfield beat Lebanon 1-0 in a Midwestern League boys soccer match Friday when a Warriors defender scored an own-goal for the Pirates. Nick McKelvey took a shot near the top of the box in the 50th minute. It hit off ...
Marist rallies to get past Pleasant Hill.(Sports)(Nick Harris scores in the fourth quarter to give the Spartans a 22-21 win over the Billies)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 10/05/04): Marist's Moku Gazeley scored on a 50-yard pass from Kyle Haskin with 9:45 left in the fourth quarter to lift the Spartans to a 22-21 victory over Pleasant Hill on Friday in a Sky-Em League prep football game. Due to an ...
Wil-Hi takes to air for win.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard Willamette's passing attack, plagued by drops in the first half, came together when the Wolverines needed it the most. With all-league running back Steve Vedder out of the game after halftime with an injured ankle, Willamette ...
Colts score early, often to beat North.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Joe Lodle The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - A hurricane named Thurston hit North Eugene on Friday night at Silke Field. The game got off to a quiet enough start with a three-yard run by Jacob Wolpert, but eight minutes and three touchdowns later the ...
SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Class 3A District 5 W L T Pts GF GA Marist ... 7 0 0 21 32 1 Philomath ... 5 1 1 16 36 6 Pleasant Hill ... 4 1 2 14 36 5 Junction City ... 3 3 1 10 21 18 Cottage Grove ... ...
Man gets five-year term for robbery of gas station.(Crime)(He was arrested in June after the attendant chased him away with a gun)
Oct 02, 2004 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard A California man with a long criminal record was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for robbing an Interstate 5 gas station attendant who then pulled her gun and chased him after he threatened to kill her. While ...