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Nurses have been found to care for Tyler Eklund By Sheila G. Miller The Bulletin
Just two weeks ago, Tyler Eklund was depending on his parents to provide all of his medical care. Since then, two nurses have been found to train home health aides and help with Tyler’s care. On Monday, a home aide started
working at the Eklund house. Tyler, now 18, was an eighthgrader at High Desert Middle School when in April 2007 he fell during a practice run at the USA Snowboard Association National Championships in Truckee, Calif., and was paralyzed from the neck down. See Eklund / A4
Insurance rules change for kids Young people under 19 can’t be denied coverage over pre-existing conditions By Kate Ramsayer The Bulletin
Under new federal health care reform rules, insurance companies cannot deny individual coverage to children because of a pre-existing medical condition.
“Starting now, you can no longer turn down kids based on their health,” said Cheryl Martinis, spokeswoman with the Oregon Insurance Division. Open enrollment for individual health insurance plans for children under 19 started Mon-
day and will run until Dec. 31, with coverage starting Jan. 1. In addition to that initial enrollment period, Oregon will have open enrollment periods for children during the months of February and August starting in 2011. And under some conditions, such as adoption, children can be enrolled in insurance policies outside of the regular enrollment months.
The new rules are not relevant to people who get insurance through an employer — employer-based plans are already prohibited from denying coverage based on their health, according to the Oregon Insurance Division. Instead, Martinis said, this applies to the 6 percent or so of Oregonians who buy their insurance individually. See Insurance / A5
MIDTERM ELECTIONS: Parties stump to get out the vote
Have you voted? Ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. today. Postmarks do not count. Voters must take them to drop-off locations, listed on the websites below: Deschutes County: http://bit.ly/ deschutesclerk • For more information in Deschutes County, contact the county clerk’s office at 541388-6547.
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the election Monday. Kitzhaber has been in what many believe to be a
Committee, Walden has been stumping for Republicans across the
tight race with Republican Chris Dudley, the former basketball player.
country.
Wyden faces Republican challenger Jim Huffman.
ep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., visits with Bend resident Katherine Stuckey, 78, at the Deschutes County Republican headquarters Monday. Walden was in town to help rally Republican get-
out-the-vote efforts. He faces a challenge from Democrat Joyce Segers.
Midterm election previews Inside
• Notable races, Page A2 • Attack ads, Page A2
Correction In a story headlined “‘Strange bedfellows’ challenge water plan,” which appeared Sunday, Oct. 31, on Page A1, Economic Development of Central Oregon’s involvement in a possible meeting with the city was unclear. EDCO was invited to the meeting, and did not express an opinion on the city of Bend’s surface water project. The Bulletin regrets the error.
TOP NEWS INSIDE TERROR PLOT: U.S. intelligence links attempted attack to Yemen, Page A3
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olunteer Mica Ruth, 17 and from Bend, gets some help from Terrebonne resident Nathaniel Glover, 25, field organizer for former governor John Kitzhaber and Sen. Ron Wyden, at the
Deschutes County Democratic office in downtown Bend on the eve of
The following percentages of registered voters returned their ballots as of Monday night:
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Crook County:
Jefferson County:
51 percent
60 percent
54 percent
Crook County: http://bit. ly/crookclerk • For more information in Crook County, contact the county clerk’s office at 541447-6553. Jefferson County: http://bit. ly/jeffersonclerk • For more information in Jefferson County, contact the county clerk’s office at 541475-4451.
ELECTION
Dugan asks DOJ to assume Flaherty cases By Erin Golden The Bulletin
Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan has asked the Oregon Department of Justice to take over the prosecution of all cases currently being handled by the law firm of DA-elect Patrick Flaherty. Dugan said Monday that he’s concerned the prosecutors who work in his office could face an ethical con-
flict if they are asked to face lawyers from Flaherty’s firm in the courtroom — largely because of Flaherty’s recent announcement that current deputy district attorneys must submit applications if they want to keep their jobs. Flaherty, who defeated Dugan in the May election, is scheduled to take office in January. The upcoming transition has
prompted concern among some prosecutors in the office, who formed a union and are currently negotiating a contract with the county. Flaherty has notified one chief deputy district attorney that he will not be employed in January and has said he plans to make other staffing changes. The issue of a potential conflict between prosecutors and lawyers at Flaherty’s firm, which include his
wife, Valerie Wright, came to light last week. Deputy District Attorney Jody Vaughan, who is prosecuting a rape case on which Wright is serving as defense counsel, submitted an affidavit that said she’s concerned about an ethical conflict. Vaughan wrote that she’s worried that her work in the case could cause her to lose her job. See DA / A4
Neurologists issue guidelines for sports-related concussions By Melissa Healy Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — In an attempt to set a new standard for how amateur sports leagues treat brain injury, the American Academy of Neurology recommended Monday that any athlete suspected of suffering a concussion be removed from play immediately and be seen by a physician specially trained in the evaluation and treatment of brain trauma.
Athletes should not return to play, the group said, until cleared by a specialist. The nation’s largest professional association of neurologists also recommended that certified athletic trainers be present at all sporting events — including practices — at which athletes are at risk of concussion. The position statement, published Monday in the journal Neurology, comes two weeks
after the National Football League announced tough sanctions against the helmet-to-helmet tackles thought to carry the highest risk of brain injury. The statement issued Monday is likely to have its greatest effect on the 4.1 million players in high school and youth football leagues, whose practice sessions and games are rarely monitored by professionals trained to detect and treat brain trauma. See Concussions / A5
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jordan Shipley is hit by Cleveland Browns players in October in Cleveland. Shipley suffered a concussion. Amy Sancetta The Associated Press ile photo