Bulletin Daily Paper 03/11/10

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Honoring ‘courage and patriotism’

Madelon Burcham Hill, left, of Bend, is greeted by Sen. Ron Wyden before receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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Bend woman among WASPs awarded Gold Medal

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By Keith Chu The Bulletin

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delon Burcham

Hill

WASHINGTON — More than 60 years after Madelon Burcham Hill signed up to serve her country during World War II, she received one of the highest honors the federal government can give: a Congressional Gold Medal. Hill, a 91-year-old Bend resident, traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to take part in a ceremony at the Congressional Visitor Center with about 200 other wom-

Election season is heating up in Salem

en who served in the U.S. Air Force in the early 1940s. Hill said she never expected recognition. Even after she learned that female WWII pilots would receive the medal, “I thought they would just send me the thing,” she said. For her, the flying was its own reward. “Everyone said, ‘You’re so brave,’” Hill said. “I said, ‘I get to fly these marvelous planes, plus, they pay us!’” See WASPs / A5

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District, 911 chief work on deal for her exit

CENTRAL OREGON SPORTSMEN’S SHOW

By Nick Budnick The Bulletin

SALEM — If you had any doubt that the 2010 election season has begun, consider that state Rep. John Huffman, R-The Dalles, is being attacked not only for his record, but for his choice of car. Britt Storkson, a business owner in The Dalles who is running in the May Republican primary for Huffman’s seat, highlights the incumbent’s 2009 Silver Toyota Prius on a campaign Web site. The site paints Huffman as not conservative enough for his district, which includes Jefferson County and a portion of Deschutes County, saying “Working together we can send John Huffman down the road in his Prius and get much needed reforms.” The passage of Tuesday’s filing deadline has defined the races to represent Central Oregon in the state Capitol, and Huffman is one of several local lawmakers who have drawn challengers in their re-election bids this year. So have Rep. Judy Stiegler, D-Bend, and Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver. Also, two Republicans are vying to succeed retiring Medford state Rep. George Gilman, whose district includes Crook County. And though state Sen. Chris Telfer, R-Bend, is not up for re-election until 2012, she has filed to run for state treasurer. See Election / A4

Deschutes County director has been on leave amid probe By Hillary Borrud The Bulletin

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ive-year-old Jessica Coe peers out from behind a zebra head while helping her grandparents,

Deschutes County’s 911 district is working on a resignation or termination agreement with its director following a personnel investigation, county officials confirmed Wednesday. Deschutes County 911 Director Becky McDonald has been on paid administrative leave for three months. County Commissioner Tammy Baney and County Sheriff Larry Blanton confirmed Wednesday that the negotiations are taking place. McDonald was placed on leave the day after she told a county sheriff’s sergeant she feared for her life from one of her employees at the 911 district because of her relationship with the employee’s husband, according to a sheriff’s report. It is unclear whether the incident is related to the personnel investigation or to McDonald being placed on leave. However, the 911 employee whose husband was accused of having a relationship with McDonald told a sheriff’s sergeant that the 911 dispatch center had become a hostile work environment, and she no longer wanted McDonald to work there. See 911 / A4

the Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show & Boat/RV Show. The event at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond features more than 250 exhibits, according to John Collette of O’Loughlin Trade Shows, and runs today through Sunday. About 15,000 to 18,000 visitors are ex-

Fully decoded genomes offer clues to diseases

pected. To find out more about the Sportsmen’s Show, see Sports, Page D1.

By Nicholas Wade

Jay and Tess Beagle, of Bend, prepare the Wallowa Mountain Outfitters booth Wednesday for

New York Times News Service

In archive and exhibition, the Dead live on By Larry Rohter New York Times News Service

NEW YORK — The Grateful Dead performed the last of their more than 2,300 concerts in 1995 and thus belong increasingly to history, not the present. Two related events make that reality clear: a new exhibition about the band that has just opened at the NewYork Historical Society and the recent

creation of the much larger archive, housed at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from which it is drawn. “The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society,” which continues through July 4, includes only a tiny part of the material that the band donated to the university in 2008. See Dead / A4

The Grateful Dead is the focus of a NewYork Historical Society exhibition. University of California, Santa Cruz via New York Times News Service

Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their disease. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to identify the genetic roots of major killers like heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. In the decade since the first full genetic code of a human was sequenced for some $500 million, less than a dozen genomes had been decoded. Geneticists said the new research showed it’s possible to sequence patients’ genomes at reasonable cost. See Genomes / A4


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