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2010 census data on diversity The Associated Press
In just over two years, President Barack Obama has seen the major elements of his energy strategy demolished by economic, political and natural disasters. In a speech Wednesday, he urged a series of measures to get a retooled energy policy off the ground.
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The changing face of Central Oregon Region’s Hispanic population has soared over the past decade By Tim Doran • The Bulletin
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama came into office promising to enact a market-based system to combat global warming and encourage development of alternative energy sources. He endorsed a cap-and-trade system in his first State of the Union address and budget and began pushing for comprehensive legislation to place the nation on a path to a future less addicted to imported oil and more reliant on clean energy Inside alternatives. The plan’s • Plan: Reduce complex strucoil imports ture depended by one-third on an expanby 2025, sion of offshore Page A3 oil drilling and nuclear power • Electric cars turn a corner, g e n e r a t i o n , creation of a Page B1 trillion-dollar market in carbon pollution credits, billions of dollars of new government spending on breakthrough technologies and a tolerance for higher energy prices by consumers and businesses, all in the service of a healthier atmosphere and a more stable climate in future decades. But one after another, the pillars of the plan came crashing down. The financial crisis undercut public faith in markets. The Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill set back plans for offshore drilling by several years. The Japanese earthquake and tsunami, which led to a major release of radioactivity at the Fukushima Dai-ichi reactor complex, raised fears about nuclear power. Huge Republican gains in the midterm elections also dashed hopes for big new spending programs for energy technology. See Energy / A4
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He saw a consumer group increasingly coveted by advertisers for its growing buying power in a region without one of the most impor-
“Central Oregon is one of the fastest-growing communities, (and one of) the only areas without Spanish-language radio,� said Zendejas, who owns the Redmond-based station along with his wife, Selene. New census data suggest Zendejas started KRDM at the right time, and in the right location. Between 2000 and 2010, Redmond’s Hispanic population grew 343 percent, soaring above other large cities in the region and most of those in the state. Nationally, the increasing Hispanic population accounted for more than half the growth in the country’s total population during the decade, U.S. Census Bureau officials reported last week. See Diversity / A4
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While Madras has the region’s largest percentage of Hispanics in overall population, growth was slower than in other cities. Redmond saw the largest growth in Hispanics of any large city in the state.
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REDMOND — Students in the Redmond School District will get out of school an hour early on Wednesdays next year, a move designed to carve out more professional development time for teachers during each week. The Redmond School Board unanimously approved the schedule, which district staff and teachers have been working on for about a year. Inside In past years, • Ridgeview the district has High sticks twice considwith purple ered moving and silver, to shortened Page A4 We d n e s d ay s but backed off the idea, in part because of parent concerns. But there was little evidence of protests this time around. The committee that planned the schedule visited with parent groups, community groups and staff at all district schools. Board Chairman Jim Erickson credited that outreach for the smooth planning and adoption of shortened Wednesdays. “A few of us went through this and the response was absolutely different, because the first time (parents) heard about it was when the board was going to vote on it,â€? Erickson said. See Redmond / A4
JAPAN’S NUCLEAR CRISIS
Dangerous radiation levels found 25 miles from plant By Mari Yamaguchi and Shino Yuasa The Associated Press
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SAN FRANCISCO — Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder, may be one of the world’s richest men, with a fortune pegged at $13 billion. But he still resents his former partner, Bill Gates, for not sharing enough credit or giving him his due financially. In a memoir due out next month that is tinged with bitterness and regret, Allen accuses Gates
of whittling down his ownership in the company and taking credit for some of his contributions. The accusations surprised some in the small circle of early Microsoft alumni, as Gates and Allen have known each other since high school and have remained on friendly terms until recently. What’s more, Allen’s wealth soared largely because of Microsoft successes that came well after he left the company in 1983. See Microsoft / A5
TOKYO — New readings show radiation levels continue to rise in the ocean outside a leaking nuclear plant in Japan’s northeast, officials said Thursday, as they debated whether to broaden the evacuation zone around the tsunami-damaged facility. Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said it was looking into a report from the U.N. atomic agency about high levels of radiation in the village of Iitate, 25 miles from the plant in Fukushima prefecture. The International Atomic Energy Agency said the level in one spot tested in Iitate was twice its suggested threshold for evacuation. NISA spokesman Hidehiko Nishiyama said officials were checking radiation levels in the village, which lies outside even a voluntary evacuation area 19 miles from the plant. He said most residents have left, but about 100 have chosen to stay. See Japan / A5