The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from November 2005:
Trials price may require Olympian funding try.(Sports)(The estimated cost of hosting the event goes from $6.2 million to $8 million)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard It's been 25 years since Eugene last hosted the Olympic Track & Field Trials, and organizers are quickly learning that the cost of hosting a track meet has gone up. In May, a feasibility study prepared for the local organizing ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Twin study results questionable Donald Waddell (letters Oct. 21) has emerged as the latest expert on homosexuality - or is he an expert on percentages? He cites a study indicating that 48 percent of identical twins born to gay ...
Rushing to judge Alito.(Editorials)(Nominee's record not as clear as some believe)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Conservatives and liberals agree on one thing about Samuel Alito: His record leaves a trail that any hound can follow. Accordingly, conservatives bayed their approval when President Bush announced Alito's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, ...
Here we go again.(Editorials)(Bush nominates another unqualified crony)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Position: Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. Responsibilities: Direct agency response to provide food, shelter, medical help, security and relocation during worldwide refugee and ...
Schools, public must cooperate on fighting child obesity.(Commentary)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Jimmy Unger and Mary Lou Hennrich For The Register-Guard The Register-Guard has devoted considerable space to the epidemic of childhood obesity and its implications. Most readers are well aware of this epidemic and its importance. According ...
Danebo industrial complex gaining tenants.(Business)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: DEVELOPMENT REPORT By Joe Harwood The Register-Guard The Murry Industrial Park off Danebo Avenue in west Eugene is starting to fill up. Eugene-based developer Ross Murry finished creating the park's eight lots last year, and three of the parcels in the 17-acre ...
Lane thrift moves into Portland.(Business)(Oregon Community Credit Union opens two branches in the metropolitan area)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Eugene-based Oregon Community Credit Union entered the Portland market by opening two new branches on Monday, a year and a half after a failed merger with another credit union thwarted its first attempt to do business in the city. ...
BUSINESS BEAT.(Business)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 11/3/2005): Andre Moran is the new vice president on the board of directors of the National Association of Purchasing Management, Willamette Valley chapter. An item in the Business Beat column on Page B2 Tuesday misspelled Moran's name ...
Hate words spark biblical search.(Higher Education)(Forums explore perspectives of human rights and homosexuality in the Bible)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard A Scripture-quoting hate crime directed at gay and lesbian students at Lane Community College has spawned a series of forums beginning next week that will examine what the Bible has to say about sexual orientation and gender identity. ...
Mayor's roadblock a sore point.(Government)(Piercy calls for alternatives to the West Eugene Parkway, but other elected officials say they're disappointed)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy wants residents and other elected leaders to chart a course different from the West Eugene Parkway to solve traffic problems on the city's west side. But listen to some of the other elected leaders and ...
Former teacher gets 5 years for sexual abuse.(Crime)(A judge says the ex-coach must still accept the criminal nature of his actions)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 11/2/2005): A report Tuesday on Page D1 about the sentencing of former Mohawk High School teacher Dustin Beck for sexual abuse incorrectly described the position he held at his church. Beck was a volunteer youth counselor ...
Police officer passes the baton.(Government)(As Eugene Lt. Kel Williams retires, his two sons carry on the family's public service)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard When Lt. Kel Williams retired from the Eugene Police Department after more than 29 years, he did so knowing he was leaving behind a legacy - his two sons, Jeremy and Kyle. Williams, 50, spent all of his career and much of his ...
Ackerman quits after three terms in state House.(Politics)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - A veteran Eugene lawmaker announced he would not seek re-election, clearing the way for a former city councilor and mayoral candidate to run for his House seat. Rep. Bob Ackerman, D-Eugene, said he would retire from ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Road maintenance atlas for county wins `best' nod Lane County Public Works' 2005 road maintenance atlas recently won "Best Map Representation" at the 20th annual Northwest Geographic Information Systems Users Group Conference in Sunriver. ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TODAY Mayor's Sustainable Business Initiative Roundtable on Natural and Organic Foods - Conference Room, Fire Station 1, 1320 Willamette St. 682-5406. South University Neighborhood Association Board - 7 p.m., ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE Oct. 22, 2005 Wilkinson - Jennifer and Corey Wilkinson, of Springfield, a son. Oct. 23, 2005 Adame - Jaclyn Adame, of Eugene, a daughter. ...
FISHING WHOLE.(Recreation)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard With fall leaves adding a touch of color to an otherwise gray morning, Paul Caruso plies the ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene police arrest teens fleeing Arizona Four teenage boys from Arizona were arrested at gunpoint Sunday after allegedly stealing a car and a handgun and driving all the way to Eugene, police said. Eugene police ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Jeanne Stinson Jeanne Arlene Stinson of Eugene died Oct. 30 of kidney failure. She was 56. Stinson was born April 3, 1949, in Eugene, to George and Lora Miller Vanaman. She lived her entire life in the Eugene-Springfield area ....
A victorious engagement.(Sports)(Oregon gets an exhibition basketball victory and one of the Ducks gets a fiance)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard The post players dominated, the Ducks got a win and Carolyn Ganes got a ring. Halloween turned out to be quite a treat for the Oregon women's basketball team, which pounded the University of British Columbia into submission on ...
STABLE SITUATION HAS DEWITZ THINKING BIG.(Sports)(The OSU senior says he's much more comfortable in Corvallis this season)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - A little continuity, Nick DeWitz has found, can be a big deal. DeWitz, a 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward, is about to begin his senior season for the Oregon State men's basketball team. Corvallis is the fourth college ...
Ducks set their sights on California.(Sports)(Oregon goes through a tough practice under the rains at Autzen Stadium)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard It was like a new beginning for Oregon on Monday as the 15th-ranked Ducks returned to practice after that rarest of weekends during a season, a Saturday without a game. Instead of the usual Monday workout that doesn't last much ...
Will the Pac-10 be able to pick six for bowls?(Sports)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: AROUND THE PAC-10 By Bob Clark The Register-Guard There's always the optimistic way to look at things, and Washington State defensive coordinator Robb Akey certainly took it in telling reporters `we have an opportunity to win three ball games and go to a bowl.' ...
MORNING BRIEFING.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard FROM THE REGION UO's Dieskova in national tennis tournament COLUMBUS, Ohio - Oregon's Dominika Dieskova will compete in the 2005 National Women's Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Championships beginning Thursday at Ohio State ...
Sheldon rolls past Colts.(Sports)(The Irish sweep Thurston to earn a shot at the MWL's No. 1 volleyball seed)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Jeanene Rose had 13 kills and 14 digs to lead Sheldon to a 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 victory over Thurston in a Midwestern League volleyball playoff on Monday at Sheldon. PREP ROUNDUP The Irish will travel to Coos Bay to play ...
OSAA redistricting will help balance.(Sports)(Despite the increased travel distance, the changes for next year should be a positive for most teams)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: COMMENTARY By Steve Mims The Register-Guard The deed has been done. The Oregon School Activities Association went ahead with major changes for next season by approving a six-classification system that is here for at least the next four years and maybe well ...
Usual suspects rounded up for soccer playoffs.(Sports)(South Eugene is expected to be a contender in both the boys and girls competition)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Nobody put together a top-10 poll for Class 4A boys soccer this season but the usual favorites are expected to be in the mix when the OSAA playoffs begin today. Defending champion Lakeridge is ranked No. 12 in the nation by the ...
ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TOP.(Sports)(Oakridge's Brad Taylor goes for his third state cross country title)
Nov 01, 2005 ... Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard Brad Taylor doesn't expect to have any company on Saturday. The Oakridge senior will be shooting for his third straight individual Class 2A/1A state cross country title at Lane Community College. `My goal is to ...
Oregon: Health officials say plan is late, inadequate.(Health)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard President Bush's plan to prepare the nation for a bird flu pandemic is a year late and millions of dollars short for state and local governments, public health officials said. Dr. Sarah Hendrickson, Lane County's public health ...
Lowe's files Eugene store site plans.(Business)(If approved, the home improvement retailer may build at West 11th and Danebo)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Lowe's, the nation's second-largest home improvement retailer, has filed preliminary development plans to join an already crowded field in the Eugene-Springfield lumber and home products market. The North Carolina-based chain ...
WILD HORSES CAN'T KEEP FANS AWAY.(Entertainment)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard PORTLAND - It was only rock 'n' roll, but they liked it, liked it, yes they did. `Best show since '75 - I think this is really going to revitalize a lot of their old songs!' an excited Bruce Nelson of Eugene said right after ...
Preparing for pandemic.(Editorials)(Nation needs to overhaul flu vaccine production)(Editorial)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Nothing has the potential to save more lives in a global flu pandemic than the ability to quickly produce an effective vaccine. President Bush has appropriately made vaccine development the cornerstone of his $7.1 billion plan to prepare the ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard You're either male or female Whether you believe in God or evolution, it is impossible to change your sex, or the purpose of it. You're either male or female. And you can't put a smiley face on an abnormal way of life like gender ...
Progress against hunger.(Editorials)(Oregon no longer among worst states)(Editorial)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Earlier this decade, Oregon's status as the state with the worst hunger problem in the country was a source of shame: Hunger is a mark of fundamental social failure. But now Oregon leads the nation in another way. It has made more progress in the fight ...
Child safety program has been lost.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Jean Blanchard and Jeff Todahl For The Register-Guard The littlest victims of domestic violence often go unrecognized - children who grow up in violent homes. These victims lost an effective source of protection on Monday. We know domestic ...
Group helps nurture seeds of recovery in Cambodia.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Jackie Van Rysselberghe For The Register-Guard Victims of natural disasters such as flooding in New Orleans or a tsunami in South Asia rivet our attention, as do the victims of man-made horrors in such places as Darfur and Rwanda. Witnessing the ...
Ducks need run game to stay on their feet.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy / The Register-Guard Sure, the season-ending injury to quarterback Kellen Clemens represents a huge challenge for the Oregon football team in its last three regular-season games. Except, that's far from Oregon's only worry. Because the ...
Onto every football, a little rain will fall.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard A reporter from a Bay Area newspaper asked Oregon coach Mike Bellotti about a weather forecast in the vicinity of Autzen Stadium on Saturday. `Just wet,' Bellotti said on his weekly teleconference with the media. `A lot of wet.' ...
Beavers stand behind QB while Huskies reconsider.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - The quarterback pot continues to be stirred, and not just at Oregon State. The Beavers stood firm Tuesday, insisting Matt Moore - despite his nation-high 18 interceptions - will be the starting quarterback. ...
Irish still making noise with first-round victory.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 11/3/2005): Because of an editing error, a story on Page B3 Wednesday had the incorrect score of the Sheldon girls soccer game. The Irish beat Sprague 3-1 in the first round of the OSAA Class 4A playoffs. The ...
MORNING BRIEFING.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard FROM THE REGION UO women slip to ninth in golf tournament HENDERSON, Nev. - University of Oregon junior Therese Wenslow shot a 3-over-par 75 in the second round Tuesday to stand in a tie for 16th place at 2-over par in the Las ...
Marshfield claims league's No. 1 seed.(Sports)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Heather Porter collected 14 kills, four blocks and eight service aces as host Marshfield defeated Sheldon 23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-20 on Tuesday to earn the No. 1 seed from the Midwestern League in the OSAA Class 4A volleyball playoffs. The ...
Poling seeking 2nd term on council.(Politics)(The city councilor who represents northeast Eugene says there's more to be done)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 11/3/2005): City Councilor George Poling's daughter is from a current marriage. A story on Page D4 Wednesday had incorrect information. Saying that four years is not enough, George Poling on Tuesday announced ...
Rain, wind bring winter to the region.(Weather)(Western Oregon gets drenched, a storm knocks out power; more is coming)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 11/3/2005): A story on Page D1 Wednesday incorrectly described the water flow in the Siuslaw River. The 2,270-feet-per-second flow recorded on Tuesday was a 30-year record for Nov. 1. Winter blew into Oregon ...
Officials still looking at tax alternatives.(Government)(A small majority of citizens attending hearings voice opposition to new taxes)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard The Lane County commissioners meet today to debate whether to tax for more public safety services, fresh from sparsely attended public hearings Tuesday at which a thin majority of citizens said no to new taxes. The commissioners ...
Official: Expand drug benefits.(Ballot Measures)(Sen. Bill Morrisette proposes an initiative to broaden the state prescription program)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - A Springfield lawmaker wants to expand a prescription drug assistance program by means of the ballot box - something he was unable to do in the Legislature. Sen. Bill Morrisette, D-Springfield, filed a draft initiative ...
129 DAYS IN A ROW.(General News)(A Frenchman comes ashore in Oregon and claims a record of crossing the Pacific; others cast doubts on the feat)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard CHARLESTON - He cut the calluses off his hands when they grew too thick. He didn't wear gloves, because he likes the feel of wood against his skin. He befriended a seagull, Jonathan, and a whale, Seven. He rowed, and rowed, and ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Womenspace seeks help with move to new home In an effort to cut the cost of a move, Womenspace is inviting its community supporters to form a "box brigade" to help move its office a half-block from its current location to the new Womenspace ...
At times of crisis, she's a friend indeed.(General News)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: PROFILE by The Register-Guard Name: Andrea (Andy) White, Eugene, 63 Claim to fame: White has worked for 26 years as a receptionist at Serenity Lane, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Eugene. How she got started: White learned that the ...
CALENDAR.(Government)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove TODAY South Lane Fire District Board - 7 p.m., Fire Station, 233 E. Harrison Ave. Special meeting, including an executive (nonpublic) session to discuss exempt public records and consult with legal counsel. ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Births SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER EUGENE Oct. 20, 2005 McAlister - Larissa and Troy McAlister, of Lowell, a daughter. Oct. 25, 2005 Eilers - Carri and Christopher Eilers, of Eugene, ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)(METRO)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Nobody hurt when fire damages apartment SPRINGFIELD - No one was hurt in second-story apartment fire Tuesday night in a complex on Gateway Street. The fire began in a living room and was called in by a passer-by shortly after ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Verdene Keele The funeral will be held Nov. 4 for Verdene Wiese Keele of Myrtle Point, formerly of Creswell, who died Oct. 29 of congestive heart failure. She was 84. Keele was born Aug. 11, 1921, Gaston, to Louis and Maude ...
DRIVER INJURED.(Accidents)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lane County sheriff's deputy Edward Lagrone (left) talks to the driver as Lane Rural Fire Department medics remove him from the car after ...
Talent in the kitchen a testament to late husband's gourmet flair.(Food)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: HOME COOKING By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Cooking's a bittersweet affair for Carol Galbo these days, because it continually recalls the 32 years of joy she had living and cooking with her late husband, John, even as it constantly reminds her that now she must do ...
Taking tea to the limit.(Food)(Japanese tradition elevates this ritual to the highest levels of symbolism and spirituality)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard or many people in this country, the mention of tea-drinking probably conjures up either a comfortable vision of sipping from a steaming cup while curled up next to a roaring fire on a cold afternoon, or a sophisticated dress-up event ...
ENTREE NOTES.(General News)
Nov 02, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Garden clubs THURSDAY Lane County Dahlia Society - 7:30 p.m., Celeste Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St. Dividing and cutting dahlia tuber clumps; feel free to bring a clump from home. 344-0970. Eugene Bonsai ...
OREGON SCORES IN HOME AFFORDABILITY.(Real Estate & Housing)(A study ranks Corvallis and Eugene second and fourth among the most affordable Pac-10 college towns)
Nov 03, 2005 ... Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard In what alternate universe would the University of Arizona, Oregon State University and Washington State University be riding atop the Pac-10 standings this fall? Don't think football. Together, the three schools have twice as ...
Dark-horse candidate a surprise for Springfield.(Government)
Nov 03, 2005 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Mayor Sid Leiken's surprise announcement Wednesday left City Hall employees speechless for a moment. Then came the applause. City staff members needed a second to digest the fact that their new city manager will not ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 03, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Whole Foods project flawed Why not revitalize our downtown area with a Pike Place-type market for our Farmers' Market, along with a local crafts market, in place of the Whole Foods market that the Broadway and Pearl Associates (Giustina ...
Harry Reid, stunt man.(Editorials)(Arcane maneuver shocks Senate Republicans)(Editorial)
Nov 03, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard When Democrats ambushed stunned Republicans with a little-used rule to force the Senate into closed session on Tuesday, it was a bald-faced, low-down, dirty stunt. And it succeeded brilliantly. Which is too bad, in a way. The question of ...
Accept sewer-line deal.(Editorials)(Florence's Measure 20-107: Yes)(Editorial)
Nov 03, 2005 ... Byline: The Register-Guard When the Florence City Council voted last August to put Measure 20-107 on the ballot, it was a common-sense response to the facts on the ground. The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians have built a temporary casino just east ...
Recent string of disasters is creating new givers, not charity fatigue.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 03, 2005 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Gretchen Pierce For The Register-Guard In recent weeks, we have seen an outpouring of support and generosity for the victims of the natural disasters that have occurred here in the United States and around the world. We all know that without this ...
Let's keep tribes' ambition in check.(Columns)(Column)
Nov 03, 2005 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Brian Cole For The Register-Guard Measure 20-107 on the Nov. 8 ballot asks Florence voters to be good neighbors and provide sewer service to a 90-plus acre parcel known as the Hatch Tract, the site of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua ...
Season's pleadings: clothes, gadgets.(Business)(A poll helps retailers take aim at the holiday gift items most likely to sell)
Nov 03, 2005 ... Byline: RETAIL NOTEBOOK By Joe Mosley The Register-Guard This just in: Clothing is still cool, but you can't go wrong with an iPod Nano. With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, retailers both nationally and locally are testing markets and looking for ...