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A dispiriting summer of oil and anger looms after fixes fail
Memorial Day: World War II veteran who was at Pearl Harbor heads to San Francisco from Bend to honor fallen comrades
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By Ted Anthony and Mary Foster The Associated Press
BOOTHVILLE, La. — There is still a hole in the Earth, crude oil is still spewing from it and there is still, excruciatingly, no end in sight. After trying and trying again, one of the world’s largest corporations, backed and pushed by the world’s most powerful government, can’t stop the runaway gusher. Inside As despera• Embattled tion grows and White House ecological misofficials ery spreads, the move back operative word containment on the ground timetable, now is, incredibly, August — Page A3 the earliest moment that a real resolution could be at hand. And even then, there’s no guarantee of success. For the United States and the people of its beleaguered Gulf Coast, a dispiriting summer of oil and anger lies dead ahead. Oh ... and the Atlantic hurricane season begins Tuesday. The latest attempt — using a remote robotic arm to stuff golf balls and assorted debris into the gash in the seafloor — didn’t work. See Oil / A3
AT LEFT: World War II veteran Melvin Fuller, of Bend, will be reuniting with some of his fellow shipmates from the USS San Francisco today at a Memorial Day ceremony in San Francisco. Fuller joined the Navy after high school and remained in the military for more than four decades.
ABOVE: A family photo shows Melvin Fuller, center, dressed in his Navy uniform. “I had a curiosity of that sort, the drive. I was motivated entirely on what I didn’t know,” Fuller said of his decision to join the Navy.
BELOW: The USS San Francisco, on which Melvin Fuller served during World War II. The San Francisco was docked in Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, and Fuller was in the shore patrol office when he heard booming in the distance — it was return fire aimed at Japanese planes.
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Jolie Van Gilder, left, holds her mother’s hand during a rally against BP and the Gulf oil spill in New Orleans on Sunday.
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Whether they know it or not, taxpayers are investing on a much larger scale than they might think. Local governments in Deschutes County alone have hundreds of millions of dollars in short-term investments at any time. Most of the money is in a state pool, and also at banks and in corporate and federal government debt. Finance officials say the conservative investments provide a relatively safe place for the money, and are a prudent use of taxpayer money because they help get the most out of those dollars. They also said good places to put the money are in shorter supply since the financial crisis and recession weakened banks and corporations, so their options are limited. Some state and local candidates in the May primary called for the creation of an Oregon bank to provide an alternative for investors and people seeking loans, and a small political party continues to promote the idea. But the earliest it could gain momentum is in the 2011 legislative session, and it already faces opposition from a national group that represents large banks. Bend-La Pine Schools has about $59 million in investments, Finance Director Brad Henry said, and the city of Bend had approximately $64.9 million, according to the latest quarterly investment report in March. See Investments / A5
ONLINE PRIVACY
At 89, he’s part of an ever-shrinking group of people who can provide a firsthand recollection of the smoke
By Stephanie Clifford
filling the skies over Pearl Harbor or the boom of ex-
As concern increases in Washington about the amount of private data online, and as big sites like Facebook draw criticism that they collect consumers’ information in a stealthy manner, many Web startups are pursuing a more reciprocal approach — saying, in essence: Give us your data and get something in return. The budgeting website Mint .com, for example, displays discount offers from cable companies or banks to users who reveal their personal financial data, including bank and credit card information. The clothing retailer Bluefly could send offers for sunglasses to consumers who disclose that they just bought a swimsuit. And location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla ask users to volunteer their location in return for rewards like discounts on Pepsi drinks or Starbucks coffee. See Online / A5
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elvin Fuller’s memories of some of World War II’s most significant events are as sharp as ever.
Every year, he gets newsletters that let him know what’s going on in the lives of his former shipmates from the USS San Francisco — mostly news about who is still living and who has passed away. And every year, he gets an invitation to a Memorial Day ceremony, honoring the sailors who lost their lives during the war. He went once, decades ago, but hasn’t made it since. But this year, after some prompting from a Navy buddy, Fuller, of Bend, decided it was time to make the trip to San Francis-
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co for Memorial Day, and remember the people and places of his past. He said he’s not sure exactly what made him want to go — but said it probably has something to do with how fast that piece of history seems to have slipped away. “There are very few living people who experienced the events, so the past goes with them, pretty much,” he said. See Veteran / A5
Pirate-chasing warship USS McFaul has a connection to Bend By Sheila G. Miller The Bulletin
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It’s hard to imagine much of a connection between the coast of Somalia and Bend, but right now a warship, the USS McFaul, binds the two places together.
The destroyer, which began shadowing a pirated Panamanian-flagged ship off the coast of Somalia on May 19 in an effort to prevent the pirates’ plans and ensure the safety of the 24-person crew on board, is named for Chief Petty Offi-
cer Donald L. McFaul, a 1975 Bend High graduate. McFaul graduated from the high school and enlisted in the Navy shortly thereafter. See McFaul / A5