April is National Car Care Month, the time of year to for you to focus on taking better care of your second largest investment.  Especially now, with record high gas prices, you may not be able to control the price of gas at the pump, but you can take control of your vehicle’s unnecessary fuel consumption.  Performing simple and inexpensive vehicle maintenance does not only save gas money, perhaps as much as $1,200 per year, ... [full story]

Letter to the Editor: If gasoline prices hit $4 per gallon as many economists predict, an estimated 65 percent of American car owners say they will dramatically change their driving behavior, according to a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for our association.  According to the survey, 91 percent of drivers are driving less and 75 percent are maintaining their vehicle better because of rising gas prices.  Other specific behavioral changes were carpooling (31 percent), ... [full story]

On behalf of the millions of patients who receive injections for anesthesia, pain management, and other health reasons each year, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) applauds the efforts of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Nevada State Department of Health, lawmakers, and the media to finally expose and correct the frightening infection control problem caused by contaminated syringes,needles, and medication vials that was brought into the light by the recent hepatitis C outbreak ... [full story]

Premature delisting severely threatens continued existence of the northern Rockies gray wolf. WASHINGTON - Today the Bush administration finalized its controversial decision to remove the northern Rockies gray wolf from the list of species protected under the Endangered Species Act. The delisting will take effect 30 days after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) publishes the final rule in the Federal Register next week. The removal of federal protections for the gray wolf puts ... [full story]

Dear Editor,I am truly disappointed in the City of Bend and the City Manager, specifically.  In all my years living in Bend, never have I seen such a deplorable and dangerous condition caused by the fact that the majority of roads and streets have not been plowed during the past several days.I was involved in one fender bender, and witnessed four more during a short and necessary foray through our fine city on Saturday.  I ... [full story]

Dear Editor, Most critical to the foreclosure crisis is foreclosure fraud.  In almost all instances of foreclosure fraud, mortgage lenders become enabled to illegally flip properties.In Louisiana, two particular mortgage companies which benefit from fraudulent foreclosures are Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac!It is highly common for a debt collector attorney to file a foreclosure: (i) in the name of a defunct mortgage company; (ii) in the name of a mortgage company which is no longer holder of the ... [full story]

Oregon seems torn regarding little Gabriel Allred's placement with relatives in Mexico.  What many don't realize is that Oregon policy clearly states that according to OAR 413-010-0340 CSD "will protect a child's right to live with his extended family."  Oregon provides foster parents who operate homes that are approved by the department to provide care for children placed there by DHS.   A foster parent's role is to provide food, shelter, security and safety, guidance and ... [full story]

The Oregon Supreme Court heard oral arguments on November 6 in the case of Lia Boldt vs. James Boldt, concerning the father's desire to circumcise their son.  The father converted to Judaism in 2004 and now wants their 12-year-old son to convert as well. The mother is trying to protect her son from an unnecessary and harmful circumcision.Lia Nikolaea Boldt is Russian Orthodox, as were both parents at the time of the boy’s birth.  What ... [full story]

Dear Editor:As an Oregon resident you may be aware of the 1997 case concerning the brutal torture, sexual assault and subsequent murder of three-year-old Tesslynn O’Cull by her parents; Jesse Compton and Stella Kizer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesslynn_O'Cull  Tesslynn later became Oregon’s poster child for abuse prevention.This case is considered one of the most savage and chilling child abuse/murder cases Oregon has ever seen. Compton is currently awaiting his fate on death row in an Oregon prison. Kizer is ... [full story]

Dear Editor: Millions of car owners trust independent repair shops to provide affordable and competitive automotive repair service.  Unfortunately, the ability of motorists to choose where to get their vehicle repaired could be seriously challenged in the future.  Vehicles engine, safety and entertainment systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with virtually every vehicle system either monitored or controlled by computers.  Servicing these vehicles will require that independent shops have full access to the same information and ... [full story]

I'm writing about: "Bend man attempts armed break-in to collect drug debt" (11-12-07).When was the last time The Bend Weekly had a front-page story about someone attempting to break-in a home to collect a liquor debt?  Probably about 1933, the year we ended the disaster known as Alcohol Prohibition. Alcohol prohibition was not terminated because it was decided that alcohol was not so bad after all.  But rather because of the crime and corruption that its ... [full story]

Duke DA Mike Nifong should face criminal charges Where do you turn for help when the people assaulting your kids are the authorities themselves? When I was in high school, the local cops decided they’d had enough petty crime from some teenaged hooligans.  They started picking up the kids on the street, driving them into the woods, and beating the tar out of them.  Having kids acting like jerks is scary, but having officers of ... [full story]

Re: Long-sought ID Thief Apprehended Following Chase     Allow me to set the record straight....as i am the only one that knows the truth about everything...and also the only one willing to post my name..Maggie Mae??? The identity theft charges you all are referring to is a business deal went bad with a former board member and shareholder of my corporation. We had about a 4 year business relationship where Shirley Newman invested roughly $150,000 into my ... [full story]