Today's hits from the big national dailies:

New York Times

Lost, Even in the Age of High Technology
James Kim's father hired private helicopters to search. The authorities used heat-sensing equipment and traced pings to nearby cellphone towers. Mr. Kim marked his trail with clothes and other clues.

Search Teams Look for 3 Missing Climbers
Search teams headed up the flanks of Mount Hood early Monday in an attempt to find three climbers reported missing in snowy weather during the weekend, the Hood River County sheriff's office said.

Washington Post

The Wall Street Journal

Los Angeles Times

Seattle Times

Portland archdiocese bankruptcy may be nearing settlement
More than two years after the Archdiocese of Portland became the first Roman Catholic diocese in the nation to declare bankruptcy, a settlement with alleged victims of priest sex abuse may be near

WTO movie a chance to revisit, rewrite history
For many former WTO protesters, the best part about playing extras in a movie about the 1999 Seattle riots was dealing with the cops.
"My favorite part of today is that the cops were paid to protect us," Cydney Gillis of Seattle said Sunday, referring to the confrontations and riots over a gathering of the World Trade Organization that had Seattle police using tear gas and rubber bullets to control the streets

Houston Chronicle

...and from Northwest regional papers.

The Oregonian

Stranded climbers took unusual step of leaving handwritten note detailing route, experience and gear
The three men who are trapped in a storm this morning on Mount Hood took the unusual step of leaving behind a note with their plans to ascend the mountain, the equipment they planned to take and a brief description of the mountains they have climbed, a federal forest offical told The Oregonian this morning.

Settlement possible today in Archdiocese case
Two judges mediating the Archdiocese of Portland bankruptcy are expected today to announce a multimillion-dollar settlement of more than 100 claims of child sex abuse by priests and other employees of the archdiocese.

Boy has unprecedented surgery
Brain operation - Purified stem cells are implanted into the 6-year-old's head to fight a rare disease

IRS case offers glimpse into Gypsy world
Portland clan - A judge must decide whether millions seized from a patriarch is his family's "sacred money" or an attempt to avoid taxes

Salem Statesman Journal

Jilted love, not political intrigue, drove a Salem man to espionage
He also expressed frustration about life in the Navy

Local Daily News

Portland Business Journal

Bend Bulletin

Students pushed to link volunteering, learning
Twice a week, 12-year-old Slater Herman sits down with a fellow Westside Village Magnet School student roughly half his age to help the youngster learn to read.

Prineville boy falls off canyon rim
Officials said 8-year-old was in serious condition

Eugene Register Guard

More condos for urban core?
A success story rises from a parking lot, but another plan gives rise to doubts
There is a lot for Eugene to like about the house that Jean built: The Tate condominiums

Eugene Weekly

LaGrande Observer

Lake County Examiner (weekly)

East Oregonian (subscription only)

Hermiston Herald

Irrigon mother loses son in Afghanistan

Tri City Herald

Reunion planned for Gulf hurricane rescue workers
Mike Erhart was living out of a hotel room in New Orleans a year ago, working at least 80 hour weeks.

Sisters Nugget

the Source (Bend's alternative weekly)

Central Oregonian (Prineville)

Copper wire theft becoming growing problem
Recent theft of scrap metal is just one of many in central Oregon
On Thanksgiving weekend nearly 1,000 feet of copper was stolen from the building that was once the Pine Products Mill in Prineville.

Madras Pioneer

Baker City Herald

Wallowa County Chieftain

Blue Mountain Eagle

Argus Observer (Ontario)

Denney named to legislative top slot
While some critics assert the Gem state's urban areas have gained more representation in the Idaho Legislature during the past few years, small-town Idaho will continue to have a major voice regarding legislation after Lawerence Denney, R-Midvale, was named the new Idaho Speaker of the House this week.

Corvallis Gazette Times

'A holy night'
Unitarian Universalist program presents accounts of births in different religions

Changes could slow passport applications
This holiday season marks the last time U.S. travelers can breeze through to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda without their passports. Beginning Jan. 23, visiting our neighbors to the north and south will require passports from all visitors who are flying into the country.

Coupons link local farms, churches
More than $12,000 in "That's My Farmer" coupons were sold in 2006 in an effort to promote social justice, support local family farms and address hunger in Benton County.

Albany Democrat-Herald

Timber Service files M37 claims on 4,000 acres
With 32 claims covering nearly 4,000 acres, Timber Service Company of Sweet Home is the largest filer of Measure 37 claims in Linn County.

Lebanon Express updated late morning

The Columbian (Vancouver) updated late morning

Affordable housing? Where?
The 2007 Legislature will be asked to help bridge the widening gap between the cost of housing and the mortgage a family of modest means can afford.

The Dalles Chronicle

Airport at a crossroads
Leaders say it's best, but personnel changes have some steamed
The Columbia Gorge Regional Airport will have a new fixed-base operator (FB0) next March, and if the last airport board meeting is any indication, the FBO will be the president of the company that manages the airport along with the recently-resigned chairman of the board.

M37 claim rush yields 33 in county
Total claims to-date: $97.8 million

Hood River News

A late hour land rush
Hood River County planners are digging out from desks buried by yellow folders from a rush of last-minute Measure 37 claim filings.

The Daily Astorian (most stories subscription only)

Tillamook Headlight Herald

theworldlink (South Coast)

LNG demo tries to calm people's fears
It was mostly fire department and other public officials at the invitation-only demonstrations paid for by Jordan Cove Energy Projects and co-hosted by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay.

LNG facts
The following are some facts about natural gas and liquefied natural gas

Klamath Falls Herald & News

How logging was done
It was 1955 and Dick Zwiener was looking for work.

Ashland Daily Tidings

Operations profitable, net assets decrease due to old equipment
Depreciation of ski area machinery and added costs of a lawsuit over a contentious ski area expansion resulted in decreases of net assets, according to the Mt. Ashland Ski Area financial reports

Roseburg News Review

Medford Mail Tribune

Exploring the nature of learning
The Waldorf concept of matching learning to nature's rhythms through storytelling and exercise may become part of Medford's education system if a charter school plan is adopted

Grant to benefit historic J-ville buildings
Attention owners of Jacksonville's historic buildings: Is your old porch pooped? Are your bricks broken? Does your fence need new finials?

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