The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) back issues from October 2006:
WE'RE #1 ... AND #2 ... AND #10.(Business)(... and so on. Eugene's popping up on numerous "best of" lists - from cycling to retiring - but do these rankings really hold sway for people or businesses looking to relocate? What really draws people to Eugene?)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard A lot of Eugene residents think it's a great place to live, but they'd rather just keep that to themselves. Well, their secret is out. Eugene keeps popping up on all sorts of "best of" lists, from best cities for ...
Numbers count, but bigger isn't always - bigger.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard As the popularity of "best" rankings shows, there is a natural human tendency to want to compare one's community with others. Perhaps that explains why some local residents care whether Eugene can claim to be the ...
Eugene falls off Money magazine's "best" list.(Business)(The city isn't even in the top 100, after ranking third in 1998)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard While Eugene is popping up on a lot of "best places" lists, it has slipped off what many consider the granddaddy of these lists: Money magazine's "Best Places to Live." Back in 1998, Eugene ranked third out of 23 ...
RETAILERS SING 'DECK THE MALLS'.(Business)(Ready or not, the Christmas season is in full swing for area businesses)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard As you flip the calendar page over to the jack-o'-lantern month today, here's a thought to send a seasonal chill down your spine: Plans already are well under way to deck the halls of your favorite shop with holiday boughs. Or to ...
BUSINESS DATEBOOK.(Business)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Calendar TUESDAY LeTip of Eugene - Weekly breakfast meeting of business leads exchange club. Time: 7:01 a.m. to 8:31 a.m. Place: Town Club, 975 Oak St., Eugene. Call Ron Smith at 681-8787 or Willie Young at 484-3538. ...
Finding sweet spot in `doughnut hole'.(Health)(Help is available to Medicare recipients who are up against the drug plan's coverage gap)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard Virginia Walls, an 83-year-old Eugene woman, has hit the dreaded "doughnut hole" in her Medicare prescription drug plan. "When you hit the doughnut hole, you're dead in the water if you have a lot of medications like I do," ...
Out of loss, a will to keep living, giving.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard PLEASANT HILL - Jade Peters, 11, had a dream last week. "I dreamt I was graduating from high school and there, in the audience, was Mrs. Cafferata and I went on to become a writer and she was helping me all the way." ...
Group sees room for improvement on helping kids.(Family)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard Families may be better off financially this year, but kids are not doing so well, according to a nonprofit agency that tracks children's issues. Children First for Oregon gave the state a D+ in overall child well-being, a notch ...
Chief details Thurston shootings.(Crime)(A handful of community members get an inside glimpse of the 1998 tragedy from Springfield Police Chief Jerry Smith)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - The tape-recorded voice of an emergency dispatcher took a handful of people back to the past on Saturday. "Shots fired in the cafeteria at 333 58th St. ... Thurston High School ... six or seven shots have been ...
Center crosses cultural divide.(Schools)(The program is for families facing a language barrier as their children attend school)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard With two of her four children in elementary school and the other two soon to join them, Fabiola Calderon has all the questions any mother has about the school system. The problem is she doesn't know how to ask them, at least not ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard REGION Mental illness alliance to hold candlelight vigil The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold its first Lane County Candlelight Vigil Tuesday in Eugene. The vigil will mark the third annual ...
VOLUNTEERS.(General News)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Volunteer Connection Food pantry assistants - St. Vincent de Paul (check in clients who are receiving a food box, assist them through the food line, restock inventory and perform basic cleanup). Interns - ShelterCare SafeHaven ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Oakland MONDAY City Council - 7 p.m., City Hall, 637 N.E. Locust St. Discuss public contracting ordinance. (541) 459-4531. Springfield MONDAY City Council - 6:30 p.m., Jesse Maine Room, City ...
ROAD REPORT.(Transportation)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Major road work by Lane County, the cities of Eugene and Springfield, and the state Department of Transportation for the week starting today: EUGENE Ferry Street and Highway 99W: The new sections of Ferry Street, north of Eighth ...
CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK.(Elections)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Torrey to hold town hall at assisted living center Jim Torrey, candidate for state Senate District 7, will hold a town hall meeting with senior citizens on Oct. 3 at the Sheldon Park assisted living center, 2440 Willakenzie Road ....
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Deaths Barker - Anna Barker, 88, of Eugene, died Sept. 29. Arrangements by Chapel of Memories Funeral Home, Eugene. Boyd - David R. "Pops" Boyd, 90, of Eugene, died Sept. 28. No service is planned. Arrangements by Chapel of ...
OBITUARIES.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Lola Terry The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at West Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene for Lola L. Terry of Eugene, who died Sept. 28 of age-related causes at age 91. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday ...
After dispatching ASU, the future is now for UO.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard TEMPE, Ariz. - As he spoke to his team here Friday night, Oregon football coach Mike Bellotti asked the Ducks not to dwell in the past - and what an interesting past it's already been this season - but he did have a bit of a history lesson ...
No doubt about it.(Sports)(Oregon improves to 2-0 in the Pac-10, rolling up 574 yards of total offense in a 48-13 domination of Arizona State)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard TEMPE, Ariz. - It was all so basic. And all so effective Saturday as 14th-ranked Oregon looked the part in a 48-13 crunching of Arizona State before what was announced as a crowd of 58,526, though the vast majority of them decided ...
California uses fast start, stout defense to take a bite out of Oregon State.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - His right arm bandaged and bleeding, Oregon State strong safety Sabby Piscitelli didn't seem so strong and not nearly as safe. But that's what getting your collective football hat handed to you can do. ...
OSU women run to victory.(Sports)(Poggi fourth as Beavers top Gold Division at Chuck Bowles Invite)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports REGIONAL ROUNDUP SALEM - Kaitlin Poggi placed fourth as Oregon State had five runners in the top 24 to win the Gold Division at the Chuck Bowles Invitational women's cross country meet Saturday at Bush Park. ...
Fenley, Colts lead the pack at invitational meet.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard PREP ROUNDUP Lukas Fenley won the individual race with a time of 16 minutes, 13.56 seconds over a 5,000-meter course to lead Thurston to the boys team title at the 13-team Woahink Lake Invitational near Florence on Saturday. The ...
SCHEDULES; This Week in Sports.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2006 ... SCHEDULES This Week in Sports Today WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER - Oregon at Portland, 2 p.m. Portland State at Oregon State, 1 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER - Oregon State at UCLA, 2:30 p.m. Prep Schedule Today GIRLS ...
GAME REPORT.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard 0REGON 48, ARIZONA STATE 13 STARS OF THE GAME Oregon - Dexter Manley II, junior defensive end, Fayetteville, Ga. In his first extended action, Manley recorded three sacks of quarterback Rudy Carpenter, for 15 yards in losses, all ...
Injury bug bites Ducks' defense again.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: NOTEBOOK By Bob Clark The Register-Guard TEMPE, Ariz. - The flip side of Oregon's 48-13 win over Arizona State on Saturday was defensive tackle Cole Linehan, on crutches, bringing up the rear of a happy group of Ducks exiting Sun Devil Stadium. The diagnosis: ...
BY THE NUMBERS: OREGON VS. ARIZONA STATE.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard 0 First downs by passing for Arizona State, and touchdowns by the ASU offense 1 Third-down conversion by Arizona State, in 13 attempts 11 Straight Oregon wins after a bye week (last loss to UW ...
New faces in right places for defense.(Sports)(Dexter Manley II and Terrell Ward make their presences felt in a solid Duck defensive effort)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard TEMPE, Ariz. - When fall camp opened for the UO defense in August, the Ducks might have envisioned a starting lineup that included tackles Cole Linehan and Jeremy Gibbs, linebacker Brent Haberly and cornerbacks Jackie Bates and Terrell ...
Duck offense follows the party line in blowout.(Sports)(Oregon's veteran offensive line protects Dixon, makes big holes for running backs)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard TEMPE, Ariz. - With all five starters back, Oregon's offensive line was going to be pretty good this season, running back Jonathan Stewart figured. Saturday he reassessed the line's play, after a game in which the UO blockers ...
GAME REPORT.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard OSU FOOTBALL CALIFORNIA 41, OREGON STATE 13 KEY STAT OSU pass defense - Cal quarterback Nate Longshore was 22-of-31 for 341 yards and four touchdowns. GAME NOTES OSU's Alexis Serna kicked a ...
Bears turn attention to Ducks.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - For the fourth straight game, the California Golden Bears essentially had a victory in hand by halftime. Looking ahead a week, Jeff Tedford, head coach of the 20th-ranked Golden Bears, predicted his team would need a ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Taylor is a professional It's been amusing to watch our Eugene City Council members make fools of themselves over many a decision that they are not truly qualified to make. Remember, these folks are not trained politicians, they are elected ...
Norquist's bathtub.(Editorials)(Reject spending limit in Measure 48)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard E l e c t i o n 2 0 0 6 Grover Norquist, godfather of the nationwide movement for state spending limits, famously proclaimed that his goal "is to cut government in half in 25 years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the ...
A caving Congress.(Editorials)(Lawmakers approve flawed detainees bill)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Let history record that Congress approved a military tribunals bill Thursday that shreds American standards of justice, further tarnishes this nation's reputation as a beacon of liberty and endangers U.S. troops in future conflicts. That's ...
Complex ocean needs a deeper look.(Columns)(Column)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Terry Thompson For The Register-Guard The `dead zone' off the central Oregon Coast is coming back to life, according to the latest scientific reports. I can't say I'm surprised. On Aug. 15, The Register-Guard published a guest ...
TERMS of our TERRAIN.(Arts & Literature)(A literary project explores the words we use to label the natural world)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard No, a "browse line" is not a salad bar. It is not the clever thing you say to an attractive stranger in a bookstore aisle. Rather, it is "a forest where the vegetation looks as if it has been neatly trimmed to a ...
BOOK NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Garth Stein will speak in Eugene on Thursday Filmmaker, playwright and novelist Garth Stein, author of "Raven Stole the Moon" and "How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets," will talk on "Being There: the Moment of Creation" ...
Eugene falls off Money magazine's 'best' list.
Oct 01, 2006
Retailers Sing 'Deck The Malls'.
Oct 01, 2006
A river runs through them.(Environment)(Everyone agrees: Fix the Klamath; no one agrees on how to do it)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard The story of the Klamath River takes place in two very different settings. One is at the base of Sheepy Ridge in the Oregon-California border town of Tule Lake, in the upper Klamath Basin. Another is in just about any fishing ...
New section gets a bit personal.(Lifestyle)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Dave Baker Register-Guard Managing Editor How's your personal life? We don't mean to pry; it's just that we want you to know about our Personal Life, a new section that starts today on Page B1. This new section will explore how we cope in an ...
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Where are checks, balances? Did I miss something? When did the United States of America become a dictatorship? Where are the checks and balances? Instead of the land of the free and the home of the brave, are we going to become ...
A tourniquet for LCC.(Editorials)(Levy will help until state steps up)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard E l e c t i o n 2 0 0 6 A striking thing about the levy proposed by Measure 20-120 on the Nov. 7 ballot is how pathetically small it is. The measure would allow Lane Community College to collect a property tax of 6 cents per $1,000 of ...
A failure of capacity.(Editorials)(County's juvenile campus has 89 unfunded beds)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard S t r e t c h e d t o t h e l i m i t There are no easy decisions at Lane County's Department of Youth Services. Director Lisa Smith spent Friday morning trying to figure out which six juvenile offenders to release prematurely ...
Legislators wrong to restrict independents' right to get on.(Commentary)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Greg Wasson For The Register-Guard The keepers of elections could commit no greater sin in a representative democracy than placing unnecessary hurdles in the way of those hoping to appear on the ballot. Accordingly, a special place in parliamentary ...
Return city to the top tier for bike users.(Commentary)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: BUEST VIEWPOINT By Sue Wolling For The Register-Guard Bicycling and Eugene go together like winter and rain gear. Eugene is known around the world as a city for bicycling. Many people who live or visit here are attracted for reasons related to bicycling. But ...
Big blowout.(Family)(Simple cake and candles just an afterthought with today's birthday parties)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Whatever happened to Pin the Tail on the Donkey? That's what a lot of parents are wondering as the competition for increasingly extravagant children's birthday parties starts to look more and more like an arms race. ...
Mission expands for team of teens.(Family)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Mark Johnson The Register-Guard Welcome to 20Below's new world. Today, we introduce the nine members selected for The Register-Guard's team of teens for 2006-07. They include seven writers and two artists who've been given the task of taking the 20Below ...
BITES.(Lifestyle)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard WHAT'S AN ADEQUATE ALLOWANCE FOR A TEENAGER? Something small. Teens are too dependent on money from parents. They should get jobs, save and spend responsibly. Depends on what work is being done to earn the money. It's ...
HOW TO.(Recreation)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Stephanie Barrow The Register-Guard "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" - PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY, ENGLISH POET (1792-1822) Planting spring bulbs Which way is up? The point goes up, the roots go down. But don't worry. Nature has a ...
LOOKING FOR A HOME.(Animals)
Oct 02, 2006 ... This orange Devon Rex adult is a neutered male. His case number is 0709-0929. The ...
Kids' club director brings zest to job.(Schools)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: PEOPLE By Anne Williams The Register-Guard Situated a stone's throw from Jefferson Middle School in Westmoreland Park, the Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley is a raucous melting pot, simmering each school-day afternoon with a batch of high-spirited and markedly diverse ...
City considers sealing deal on housing study.(Government)(The Lane County Home Builders Association already has offered to pay for half)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Jack Moran The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - City officials appear ready to close a deal with local developers on a study to determine whether there is a need to expand the metro area's urban growth boundary to accommodate future housing needs. The City ...
CALENDAR.(Government)(Calendar)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene TUESDAY Planning Commission - 11:30 a.m., Sloat Room, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. Yoon Hwan Shin zone change. 682-5453. Lane Transit District Board Human Resources Committee - 4 p.m., LTD Conference Room, 3500 E. 17th Ave ....
Needle exchange pinpoints community need.(Health)(Thousands of residents use the HIV Alliance program to avoid contracting diseases)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard U n i t e d W a y After nearly losing his house and family, it hit Alan: He had to quit getting loaded. Today, Alan - who spoke on condition that his full name not be used because of the stigma attached to ...
Cat lovers unite to scratch growth.(Animals)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard In just one day Sunday, Larisa Worthington kept about 6 million unwanted cats out of Oakridge. Pied Piper? Grim Reaper? Nope - just another cat lover who took the time and effort to bring in some stray and feral cats to ...
SCHOOL NEWS.(Schools)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard County employees pitch in to pay for school supplies More than 100 students in Oakridge and Westfir will get school supplies thanks to the efforts of Lane County Health and Human Services employees. Employees have collected more ...
OPPORTUNITIES.(Schools)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield Public Library to kick off Craft Club The Springfield Public Library's First Tuesday Craft Club kicks off Tuesday with "The Colors of Fall, Fun with Drawing and Collage." The free art classes, for children in grades 4 ...
BOOK PICKS.(Schools)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard "Under the Persimmon Tree" By Suzanne Fisher Staples Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2005 Ages 10 to 15 In response to the disaster on Sept. 11, 2001, the United States attacked the Taliban in Afghanistan but, as ...
PERFECT X-ECUTION.(Schools)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Blade Peiskee, a seventh-grader at Cal Young Middle School, is airborne on his skateboard Friday as students participate in ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Vitals)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard Deadlines The For The Record deadline is noon the day before publication for Tuesday through Saturday newspapers, and noon Friday for Sunday or Monday newspapers. Items may be delivered to The Register-Guard newsroom at 3500 Chad Drive, ...
BRIEFLY.(General News)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Residents invited to view draft design for city park North Eugene residents can see the draft design for Creekside Park from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gilham Community Church, 3633 Gilham Road. In June, ...
Special units disappoint Bellotti.(Sports)(Breakdowns on punts and kickoffs create an area of concern for Ducks)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard U O f o o t b a l l Who expects perfection? Well, maybe the head coach. It would have been a clean sweep for Oregon in terms of the now 11th-ranked Ducks playing well in all elements of their 48-13 romp over ...
Rebuilding a champion.(Sports)(Eugene's Runyan captures USA Marathon title while continuing her comeback from childbirth)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports U S A M a r a t h o n C h a m p i o n s h i p s MINNEAPOLIS - Most rebuilding years aren't as successful as the one Marla Runyan finished Sunday when she won the women's race in the Twin Cities Marathon, which also ...
BRIEFLY.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard THE REGION Second-half surge sinks Oregon women PORTLAND - Oregon held seventh-ranked Portland scoreless in the first half before the Pilots broke away for a 3-0 nonconference women's soccer victory Sunday. ...
COMMUNITY SPORTS PAGE.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Register-Guard NOTES & ANNOUNCEMENTS To submit events The deadline for community sports notes and announcements is Thursday at noon. Submit listings to: Gil Hulin, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene OR 97440, e-mail them to ghulin@guardnet.com or fax them ...