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New school’s going up ... but what to call it? Some options:
By Nick Budnick
• Deerfield High • Deschutes High • Desert Sky High • Elkhorn High • Horizon High • John Roy Roberts High • Pleasant Ridge High • Pleasant Valley High • Smith Rock High • South Redmond High
SALEM — An idea circulating in Salem to put a two-year stop to any new rules and regulations in Oregon has sparked concern among Deschutes County officials — because certain regulations could help the county, they say. Senate Republicans on Jan. 20 proposed to create jobs by suspending all new rule-making by state agencies. The idea was to give businesses a “timeout” from burdensome new red tape, said Michael Gay, spokesman for Senate Republican Caucus. “Within gover nment agencies right IN THE now, there’s LEGISLATURE an anti-business culture that’s created this war between businesses and agencies,” he said. County officials, however, say not all rules mean bad news for business. And they’re worried that a blanket moratorium actually could become law. “The feeling is that there is a huge level of support among the general public that that (moratorium) would be something good,” said Dave Inbody, assistant to County Administrator Dave Kanner. But he said a blanket moratorium could be like “solving a problem with a hammer.” See Rules / A4
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eschutes High School? Or Desert Sky High? How about South Redmond High? In the next few weeks, a volunteer committee will sort through these and dozens of other suggestions people have submitted for a name of the Redmond School District’s new high school. The committee is scheduled to announce finalists by the end of this month, and the Redmond School Board is expected to pick a name by early March. Pressure has been building on the district to pick a name and colors because the construction crews at the school, set to open in time for the 2012-13 year, are getting ready to paint lockers and the gym. Meanwhile, a student committee will pick mascot and color finalists this month. Toni Duff, chair of the name committee, also ran the process to pick a name for Sage Elementary. This time around, people are including more background information with many of the suggestions. “It’s just phenomenal what people have put together,” Duff said. She pointed to one suggestion, John Roy Roberts High School, that had a lot of backing historical material. Roberts served on the school board for more than 20 years and was Redmond’s mayor twice, from 1918 to
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Jeff Cox, who works for Springfield-based Smith Sheet Metal, carries a piece of siding at the new Redmond high school, which is set to open in time for the 2012-13 school year. The district assembled a volunteer committee to help pick a name for the school, and a decision is due in March. Below, construction continues inside the school’s gym. 1921 and between 1932 and 1935. Roberts Field, the Redmond Airport, is also named after the man. Roberts and his wife arrived in the area on the Oregon Trunk Railroad in 1911 and flew on the first commercial flight between Redmond and Portland in 1940, according to the Deschutes County Inventory of Historic Landmarks. “This recommendation came with great detail,” Duff said. Duff did not name a favorite, but some committee members are leaning in certain directions. Lois Frey, Redmond Union High class of 1957, has a long history with the school district. Her parents graduated from Redmond Union in the 1930s and several other family members, including her four children, graduated from district schools. See School / A4
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HEALTH CARE REFORM
States facing big decisions More governors take on insurance aim at teacher tenure exchanges
As crisis in Egypt unfolds, U.S. is torn between ally and ideals
By Christine Vestal By Trip Gabriel and Sam Dillon New York Times News Service
By Susan Taylor Martin
Channeling a national anxiety over poor student performance, many governors are taking aim at a bedrock tradition of public schools: teacher tenure. The momentum began over a year ago with President Barack Obama’s call to measure and reward effective teaching, a challenge he repeated in last week’s State of the Union address. Now several Republican governors have concluded that
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With a million Egyptians expected to protest today against President Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorial rule, there’s a growing sense that this could be one of those pivotal, moments A N A L Y S I S heart-swelling like the fall of the Berlin Wall. But if the Arab world is truly on the verge of a democratic revolution, there’s also a sense that the U.S. response in recent days has been so wishy-washy as to endanger America’s standing and interests in the Middle East. See Egypt / A4
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removing ineffective teachers requires undoing the centuryold protections of tenure. Governors in Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada and New Jersey have called for the elimination or dismantling of tenure. As state legislatures convene this winter, anti-tenure bills are being written in those and other states. Their chances of passing have risen because of crushing state budget deficits that have put teachers’ unions on the defensive. See Teachers / A4
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WASHINGTON — Governors have deep differences over national health care reform, but when it comes to so-called insurance exchanges — a centerpiece of the new federal law — nearly every state is moving ahead with implementation. Working under crushing deadlines, often with staffs thinned by layoffs, states have a massive job ahead of them: to essentially reorganize the entire health insurance industry within their boundaries. The goal of the exchanges is to make it easier for individuals and small businesses to shop for comparable coverage. They’re also intended to make it easier for low-income people to apply for Medicaid and help business owners and moderateincome individuals apply for federal tax credits. See Health care / A5