Bulletin Daily Paper 11/23/10

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It’s not just about the bird

Ducks get ready to face Wildcats

Standout sides can make for a memorable Thanksgiving meal • AT HOME, F1

SPORTS, D1

WEATHER TODAY

TUESDAY

Gradual clearing, breezy, bitterly cold High 19, Low -7 Page C6

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Blaylock indicted in murder Wyden Bend man is accused of killing his wife, dumping her body in river • blocks bill on Internet oversight LOCAL, C1

Winter already? J

eff Kinney, 47, and his dog Edison start a trip up Mount Bachelor during Monday’s snowstorm, below. The ski area is scheduled to open tomorrow. The snow was so heavy and visibility so poor Monday that the Oregon State Police asked drivers to delay trips over Santiam Pass.

That warning came as several accidents occurred on the pass. In one instance, during whiteout conditions, a man driving a 2000 Dodge Durango east on state Highway 22 collided nearly head-on with an Oregon Department of Transportation snowplow, according to an OSP news release. The Durango’s driver

was taken to Santiam Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, while the ODOT driver was uninjured, the news release said. But the weather should calm down soon — at least for a few days. The storm that dumped snow on Central Oregon is expected move out of the region by early this afternoon. All told, the snowfall

is expected total up to a foot, according to Diana Hayden, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pendleton. Central Oregon should see clear, if cool, weather until Friday, when there is a chance of snow and rain. Temperatures could fall below zero tonight. — Patrick Cliff, The Bulletin

Unseasonable cold prompts Bend to allow emergency shelters to open The Bulletin

Due to expected below-freezing temperatures, Bend City Manager Eric King declared an emergency Monday to allow for the opening of temporary shelters. This declaration, which was recommended by Bend Fire and Rescue, will be in effect until Feb. 28, and is designed to help offset increased capacity at yearround shelters when the weather gets bad. Bend Fire Marshal Gary Marshall said this year’s emergency declaration comes earlier than last year’s, which was announced in December. An emergency is declared when overnight temperatures are expected to be below 20 degrees. “This kind of caught us off guard with the cold temperatures coming in so early this year,” Marshall said. “It’s one of those things where it could be deadly out on the street, especially for children or someone with a medical condition where the elements can really harm someone. We want to help these people.” When an emergency is declared, it means places that typically are not allowed to have year-round shelters, such as churches, can open one as long as they meet specific building, fire and safety code requirements. As of Monday evening, Marshall said no one has asked the city for an inspection to open an emergency shelter. Two shelters approved for yearround occupancy, the Bethlehem Inn and the Shepherd’s House, currently have beds available for those in need. Any person wishing to open an emergency shelter or find out where one is should contact Bend Fire and Rescue at 541-322-6309.

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WASHINGTON—Legislating the Internet has always been a line between protecting intellectual property and restricting free speech, or as U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden puts it, between a “carefully guided missile” and a “cluster bomb.” So after a bill giving the government sweeping powers unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Wyden, D-Ore., announced that he would he would place a hold on the bill when the Senate returns from its Thanksgiving break next week. That move will essentially block the bill from moving forward before the end of the year, to the delight of some Internet and free speech interest groups and the dismay of a range of artists and media industry groups. “What I’m concerned about is with this legislation, for example, the Congress is taking steps to give the Justice Department sweeping U.S. Sen. authority, as sweeping as I can re- Ron Wyden, call, without thinking through the D-Ore. consequences,” Wyden said in an interview on Monday. The bill would allow the Justice Department to seek a court order to essentially cut off access to websites that host or link to stolen copyrighted material, including music, articles and movies, or that sell counterfeit goods. Website owners could have access restored if they proved that they were not distributing copyrighted material. Free speech advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Electronic Frontier Foundation, argued that the bill would give the government power to limit free speech without due processes and that it would be technically difficult to implement. See Internet / A6

New church leader confronts disaffection among Catholics By Laurie Goodstein New York Times News Service

Rob Kerr / The Bulletin

The Bulletin

Vol. 107, No. 327, 42 pages, 7 sections

The Bulletin

A CHALLENGE FOR DOLAN

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By Keith Chu

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By Nick Grube

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Legislation would give government broad powers over websites that contain copyrighted material

Correction

INDEX Abby

E2

Comics

E4-5

Editorial

Business

B1-6

Community E1-6

Local

Classified

G1-6

Crossword E5, G2

Movies

C4 C1-6 E3

Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, elected president of the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops last week, said that the bishops faced the urgent task of stopping the huge exodus of Roman Catholics from the church of their birth. He said the bishops would not stop speaking out on political issues like abortion, same-sex marriage and immigration. But he said there was now a movement among them to confront internal problems like the “sobering study” showing that onethird of Americans born and baptized Catholic have left the church. “The bishops are saying we need to make sure our house is in order as a church. We need to recover our vigor,” Dolan said. “Then we can be of better service to the world and to our culture.” In an interview at his Madison Avenue home, he discussed his surprise at his election, whether the bishops would push for repeal of the health care overhaul and what the pope said about condoms. See Dolan / A4

Obituaries

C5

Stocks

Oregon

C3

TV listings

E2

Weather

C6

Sports

D1-6

B4-5

A headline for a story that appeared Monday, Nov. 22, on Page A1 was incorrect. The effort to recall the members of

Central Oregon Community College’s student government is not affiliated with the school’s newspaper, The Broadside. The Bulletin regrets the error.


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