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Skater who died – a full-time student and devoted father – loved to board By Erin Golden The Bulletin
Nighttime was often the only part of the day when Jake Vinson could find a few minutes to grab his skateboard and head outside. As a father of three young children and a full-time student at Central Oregon Community College, the 30-year-old Bend man
had to squeeze in whatever time he could find for one of his favorite hobbies. Last weekend, after celebrating Father’s Day with a family camping trip to Tumalo Falls, Vinson decided to get in a little time on his skateboard. He’d made plans to meet up with a friend, but when that fell through, he headed up to
Awbrey Butte on his own. His younger brother, Jonny, said Jake knew the area well; he’d skated there since he was a teenager. Late Sunday night or early Monday morning, Vinson ended up on Northwest Stonepine Drive, a steep, curving road that cuts down the butte. See Vinson / A7
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Photo courtesy the Vinson family
Family members say Jake Vinson, pictured in 2009 with his children, Mya, Dylan and Olivia, was a devoted father who loved to spend time outside with his kids.
Governor: Much must be redone to fix state By Nick Budnick The Bulletin
Hold them horns
PORTLAND — Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Friday said bleak fiscal projections in the coming decade demand an overhaul of state government, ranging from tying teacher pay to student performance and other educational reforms, to new sentencing laws and curbs on state employee benefits. While falling short of detailing a doomsday scenario, Kulongoski said projected holes in future budgets of more than $2 billion reflect a new reality for the nation and Oregon’s economy, one where the recent recession’s lost jobs won’t be returning anytime soon. Oregonians must change their mind-set as well as the way government works “because the structure of government is simply not sustainable anymore,” he said. The governor’s recommendations are based on an 85-page report prepared by his “Reset Cabinet,” a group of government and private-sector representatives he appointed last year to look for budget savings and efficiencies. See Reset / A7
How Oregon’s fiscal reality has changed In 2007, state budget analysts saw a sunny future for Oregon based on increasing revenue and projected surpluses. Today’s projections paint a far bleaker picture of the state’s financial outlook.
Projected surplus/deficit In millions of dollars
June 2010 projection
Nov 2007 projection $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 0 -$1,000 -$2,000 -$3,000
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Costs grow without new programs
Ryan Brennecke / The Bulletin
Matt Cupp, of Marsing, Idaho, leaps onto a steer while competing in steer wrestling Friday at the Crooked River Roundup at the Crook County Fairgrounds in Prineville. The rodeo continues today at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
The chart shows how even without new programs, the state’s costs will grow in next year’s 2011-’13 budget by more than $2.2 billion. That figure comes on top of the need to replace $1.6 billion in one-time federal funds that were used to balance last year’s budget. Inflationary cost Payroll cost increases 23.6% increases 32.8% Funding for projects started midway through 2009-’11 10.9%
For this World Cup, traditional juju men pushed aside By Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times
SOWETO, South Africa — Soccer players still come to see Kenneth Nephawe. Only not as many and not as often. “About two, three teams,” he
says. Not long ago, it might have been several times that number, a friend says sadly, but times and preferences change. Nephawe is a sangoma, a practitioner of herbal medicine,
divination and counseling. Some would call him a juju man or traditional healer, which he prefers. Once, juju men were as integral a part of African soccer as the ball and the goal. But now the bright lights of the World Cup
have pushed many believers to the margins, or even underground. Ghana, which plays the United States today, is one place where such methods are still getting attention at the highest levels. See Juju men / A7
Inside • Confident U.S. ready to take on Ghana, Page D1
Increase in debt service 10.9%
Restoration of furloughs and step increases 6.9% Maintain current state employee health benefits 4.6% Potential cost of living adjustment for state employees 5% Projected increases in PERS retirement benefit costs 16.3% Higher number of Oregonians qualifying for safety net services 21.6%
Source: Governor’s Reset Cabinet Report Andy Zeigert / The Bulletin
TOP NEWS INSIDE OIL SPILL: Tropical storm could complicate relief efforts, Page A2
Correction In a story headlined “Deschutes County may open clinic for workers,” which appeared Monday, June 21, on Page A1, Dr. Bruce Hochstadt’s name was spelled incorrectly. The Bulletin regrets the error.
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In financial overhaul, a new day for consumers Genetically altered fish get closer to the table By Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard New York Times News Service
At last, it’s settled. After months of haggling, the terms of financial reform are set, so long as both houses of Congress vote to accept them in the coming days. While elected officials spent much of their time working out the details of regulating complex derivatives and grappling with whether banks ought to make big bets with their own money, they also set a number of new rules that will directly affect consumers.
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• Deal reached on regulations, Page A2 • Merkley’s provision changed, Page C1 Investors and those who advocate on their behalf did not get everything they wanted. But mortgage shoppers stand to gain under the new rules, and millions of people will now have access to a free credit score. See Reform / A6
By Andrew Pollack New York Times News Service
The Food and Drug Administration is seriously considering whether to approve the first genetically engineered animal that people would eat — salmon that can grow at twice the normal rate. The developer has been trying to get approval for a decade. But the company now seems to have submitted most or all of the data the FDA needs to analyze if the salmon are safe to eat, nutritionally equivalent to other salmon and safe for the environment. See Salmon / A6