Today's hits from the big national dailies

New York Times
Calif. Lawmakers Reject Assisted - Suicide Bill
California lawmakers narrowly rejected a bill on Tuesday that would have allowed the terminally ill to enlist doctors to help them commit suicide.
U.S.A. Basketball Struggles to Lure Elite Young Players
Many of those who declined are considered can't-miss prospects... rejections included one from Kevin Love, a power forward at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon... The lack of interest among elite players comes at a critical time. No longer the dominant force in international basketball, the United States finished sixth at the 2002 world championships and third at the 2004 Olympics.
Great Northwest: Unlikely C.W.S. Champion Rode Out Storms
And the new capital of college baseball is ... Corvallis, Ore.?

Washington Post

The Superhighway to Everywhere
Now 50, Interstates Moved America Into Another Lane

Los Angeles Times

Seattle Times

State frets cost, impact of new Medicaid rule
Come Monday, the state will require an estimated 1 million Medicaid recipients to prove they are United States citizens in order to receive the government-funded health benefits for the poor.

...and from the Northwest's regional papers.

The Oregonian
Students: Lock in loan rates
Deadline - Borrowers should consolidate before Saturday, when rates on variable interest loans will spike higher.

Initiative efforts fuel partisan complaints
Law - Critics accuse sponsors of illegally paying signature gatherers based on quantity
Vancouver's chief will take key post in Portland police
Command staff - Chief Rosie Sizer picks Brian Martinek to serve as an assistant chief

Relief Works makes case for more public restrooms
Research - Seven PSU grad students study the location, cost, need and use of facilities in downtown Portland. The group, made up of seven Portland State University graduate students, has studied Portland's public loos since January.

Salem Statesman Journal

Condo project among new developments for downtown
The Rivers is slated to have 24 residences and open in less than a year

The Bend Bulletin
Work commences on Prineville's IronHorse

Eugene Register Guard

Eugene Weekly

LaGrande Observer
ESD CHOOSES NEW SUPERINTENDENT
The board named Mary Apple, the Union-Baker ESD special education director, the next superintendent.

Lake County Examiner (weekly)

East Oregonian (subscription only)
Pendleton happy with 12-hour officer shifts
It's been nearly a year since Pendleton police officers switched from 8-hour to 12-hour shifts, and so far, both police administration and the officers' union are happy with the way things are going. "It's going well," said Lt. Mark Swanson. "We have four crews -- two day shifts, two nights -- and so the whole crew has days off together. That way, if they want to do things together outside of work, they can."

Hermiston Herald

STATE SEEKS HELP WITH M37 CLAIMS
Oregon lawmakers may steer more tax dollars toward the mounting costs of dealing with Measure 37, which has generated more than 1,800 claims and overwhelmed government officials.

Tri City Herald

Sisters Nugget

Firefighters train in Sisters area forest
Some 61 new Central Oregon wildland firefighters from state and federal agencies completed a week-long training session in Sisters.

CEC resumes work on power line
New steel power poles were going up on an easement across land owned by the Cyrus family of Sisters as Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) resumed work last week on an oft-stalled upgrade of the Jordan Road power line.

Ugandan children visit Camp Sherman
Six Ugandan children visited Camp Sherman last week as part of a four-month tour of the United States with a message of hope and need for their country

the Source (Bend's alternative weekly)

Central Oregonian (Prineville)

Madras Pioneer

Baker City Herald

Wallowa County Chieftain

Blue Mountain Eagle

Argus Observer (Ontario)
Fire burns near highway
A fire off of Interstate 84 near milepost 6 Monday afternoon burned at least 300 acres of federal and private land and required mutual aid from nine local fire departments to battle the blaze.

Corvallis Gazette Times
WELCOME HOME, CHAMPS!
Several thousand fans turn out to greet the Beavers at OSU
After being in Omaha, Neb., to watch his beloved Oregon State University Beavers win the College World Series Monday night, Mike Denison returned to Corvallis just in time to welcome the team home.

Albany Democrat-Herald

Lebanon Express updated late morning

The Columbian (Vancouver) updated late morning
Land bridge contract awarded by council
Sometime in late 2007, pedestrians will walk over a modern highway and witness a scene partially from the past.

The Dalles Chronicle

CBS crew's focus: Google, The Dalles
The Dalles is about to get another shot at the national spotlight. CBS sent a crew from its San Francisco station last week to shoot a story on Google.

Hood River News

The Daily Astorian (most stories subscription only)

Tillamook Headlight Herald

theworldlink (South Coast)
Digital sign plan irks Tioga neighbors
Dancing lights, swirling videos and music may soon flash and blast over the rooftops of downtown Coos Bay.

Klamath Falls Herald & News

Model railroaders find their Mecca
Forget Disneyland. For model railroaders, the Train Mountain Railroad near Chiloquin is an international Mecca, a fantasy-land come true.

Ashland Daily Tidings
Realtors get creative in competitive, recovering market
The slumping Ashland real estate market may be picking up speed, and a huge inventory and fierce competition are changing the way some brokers look at things.
Public records lead to more questions with watch list
Criteria for inclusion on watch list still unknown; reports conflict on who authorized release

Roseburg News Review
County steps in with offer to save Umpqua Transit
Douglas County agreed Tuesday to absorb Umpqua Transit, ensuring that bus service between Sutherlin, Roseburg and Winston will continue uninterrupted.

Medford Mail-Tribune

DA drops case against chief
The Union County District Attorney's Office has dropped a criminal case against Gold Hill Police Chief Dean Muchow for the alleged theft of a set of stairs.

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