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Kozak outlines his goals Candidate speaks out on local, regional issues FOCUS ON 54
By Cindy Powers The Bulletin
Mike Kozak says Oregon state government should do more with less. It is a sentiment he repeats while campaigning for the job of state representative for House District 54, which covers Bend and Deschutes River Woods. Kozak, owner of a real estate investment firm and property
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management company, is one of two challengers running against freshman state Rep. Judy Stiegler, a Democrat. Bend lawyer and Republican Jason Conger is also running for the seat. As an unaffiliated candidate, Kozak says he would be more effective in Salem because
both sides of the aisle would be lobbying for his vote. After a review of his official candidate statement, campaign ads, website and his campaign messages, The Bulletin sat down with Kozak for an indepth interview. He was asked to elaborate on his positions and provide specifics about what he would do if elected. See Kozak / A4
ELECTION 2010: DISTRICT 54 As the race for House District 54 marches on, The Bulletin weighs the records and claims of the candidates, then profiles each of them on Sunday.
Wednesday: Judy Stiegler Thursday: Jason Conger Today: Mike Kozak Sunday: Candidate profiles If you missed a story, visit www.bendbulletin.com/dist54
Orange required for young hunters State fish, wildlife panel makes safety decision at Bend meeting By Kate Ramsayer
Warm-weather activities still under way in Central Oregon
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Suspect, her 5-year-old daughter among 4 dead By Lauren Dake The Bulletin
A 2-year-old boy remained in critical condition Thursday afternoon after his mother, allegedly fleeing the scene of a Madras burglary, lost control of her vehicle and hit a Warm Springs Police officer’s car, killing herself, her 5-year-old daughter and two other people and injuring the police officer. A Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy stopped April Scott Kalama’s Toyota sedan Wednesday night about 10:15 near mile post 107 on U.S. Highway 26. When the deputy approached the vehicle, Kalama, 26, of Warm Springs, sped away. A chase ensued. Officials believe Kalama lost control of the vehicle, crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed into the Warm Springs police officer’s vehicle. The officer had been called to help the Jefferson County deputy. See Crash / A4
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Young hunters will be required to wear a bright orange hat, vest or other outerwear item starting in August, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission decided at its meeting Thursday in Bend. The new rule will apply to children younger than 18 who are hunting for If you go game mammals or upThe Oregon Fish and land birds, with the exWildlife Commission ception of turkeys. will continue its “I don’t want to see meeting in Bend at another child shot 8 a.m. today at the through negligence,” Deschutes County said Commissioner Services Building, Bobby Levy. “If we can 1300 N.W. Wall St. in protect them in some Bend. small way, I would preThe commission fer that.” will hear information The commission conabout the state’s sage sidered the hunter orgrouse conservation ange issue after a huntassessment and ing accident late last decide whether to year, in which a teen amend rules related to who was not wearing wolf management. orange was fatally shot by his uncle. Commissioners debated whether to keep hunter orange voluntary, require it for children, or require it for both children and adults. Chris Willard, education services manager with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, told the commission that half of all hunting accidents, and 66 percent of all hunting-related fatalities, are visionrelated — for example, when the shooter mistakes a person for an animal target. See Orange / A4
“I don’t want to see another child shot through negligence. If we can protect them in some small way, I would prefer that.” — ODFW Commissioner Bobby Levy
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Portrait of a pickpocket offers a window into a world of crime By Duaa Eldeib Chicago Tribune
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Reginald McNeil, a longtime Chicago pickpocket, enters a visitors meeting room for a one-on-one interview at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Ill., last week.
CHICAGO — Reginald McNeil was a slight 17-year-old with pimples when he was arrested 26 years ago for slipping his hand into a woman’s coat pocket to steal her orange and brown wallet. He didn’t stop there. Through the years, there was a blue purse, a gray camera bag, a driver’s license — and several more wallets. But even a veteran pickpocket gets caught. In August, two months before his 44th birthday, McNeil was arrested for the 79th time, according to records. He
has been convicted 24 times. The idea of pickpockets carries a mystique of deft, almost charming con artists. A judge may give them a slap on the wrist Inside and • How to avoid again again, each becoming a time unable to target, Page justify someA5 thing as supposedly simple as a stolen wallet with a hefty punishment. But more is taken from the victims of the crimes than what may first be apparent. See Pickpocket / A5
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PORTLAND — Democrat John Kitzhaber and Republican Chris Dudley faced off Thursday night in a lively debate that focused on the campaigns’ competing narratives. Former governor Kitzhaber sought to portray Dudley as a protector of the wealthy, while Dudley said another Kitzhaber administration would be a return to the past. Thursday’s debate was the first in the race for Oregon governor— and the only one agreed to by both candidates so far. In a race in which Kitzhaber has had to defend his previous two administrations while selling himself as the candidate who can close Oregon’s $3 billion budget gap, he said Thursday he can start working immediately. “I can go down to Salem on Day One and get my arms around this budget crisis,” Kitzhaber said. See Debate / A5