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TODAY'S READERBOARD

Gary Hickmann was shocked last October to see the steep increase for the fee owed the Bureau of Land Management to use a 2-mile dirt road across public land he drives to and from his home. What had been $444.55 for five years in 2007, the last time he'd received a bill, was now $1,727.02 for one year,

according to his statements from the BLM. The $88.91 per year he was paying is now nearly 20 times that amount. "I came out of my desk and nearly flipped out of my chair," said Hickmann, 60, who has lived on 10 acres only accessed by crossing public land near the Cline Buttes for 37 years. He hasn't yet paid the increased bill, nor has Sage Dorsey, 55, who has lived

nearby since 2004 and also received a bigger bill this fall. They say the increase for rights-of-way holders in Deschutes County is unreasonable and they want to find a way to return to fees similar to what they'd been paying for years. But BLM officials stand by the increases, even if some are dramatic,saying they are part of a nationwide order. SeeBLMfees/A6

Rhat 2012

MOdile priVaCy —The FTC suggests a do-not-track feature

in software andapps, among

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Central Qregorj's PILIS —Theseapes like apps, just like we do.A3

By Elon Glucklich •The Bulletin

Central Oregon saw a slight increase in employment last year. But the region continues to fight an uphill battle to create jobs.

U.S. dedt —Experts ask, is it as dire as it seems?A5

Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties added about 420 jobs in 2012, new data from the Oregon Employment Department

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show. That beats the net gain of 100 jobs in 2011 but doesn't reallybegin to offset the more than 9,000 jobs lost in the region

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between 2008 and 2010. In Deschutes County, however, several industries posted solid upticks in 2012. Employment based around tourism and health care rose past prerecession levels. In Crook and Jefferson counties, growth came almost entirely

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from government jobs.

W hite House photo shows President Obama skeet shooting.A2

But this year could be a little better. Especially in Bend, several hotels, restaurants and medical providers said they're hiring in 2013, banking on new business. "The summer peak season definitely came back strong" in 2012, said Wayne Purcell, co-owner of The Riverhouse Hotel 8. Convention Center in Bend. Monthly bookings at the convention center increased about 20 percent in the latter part of 2012, compared with 2011, Purcell said. Now he needs two new cooks, a restaurant maintenance worker,convention services manager and assistant front office manager to keep up. The picture isn't entirely rosy: The past few years have been thehardest Purcell has seen in 28 years in Bend's hotel industry. But he said 2012 was the best year for The Riverhouse since the crash. "It's a slow-growth environment. We're not back to the level of business we were at in 2007," he said, "but I think to some degree we are kind of moving in the right direction." D eschutes County posted an annual average of8,270 workers in the accommodation and food services industries last year, an all-time high, state data show. The figure reflects the average number of jobs in that industry each month. SeeJobs/A5

EDITOR'SCHOICE

A-Qaida is sp intered, but terror endures By Greg Miller and Joby Warrick

The Washington Post

Pushed to the brink of collapse in its traditional strongholds, al-Qaida has staged an unlikely but limited recovery over the past year through affiliates that have taken root in chaotic environments awash in weapons and beyond the reach of the U.S. military and CIA drones. The groups have taken advantage of political tumult in North Africa and the Middle East, carving out enclaves in Mali, Syria and other locations that have given a previously gasping organization new breathing room. The emerging offshoots have altered the composition of the terrorist network, scrambling its structure and complicating U.S. assessments of the threat that al-Qaida represents. U.S. officials said the terrorist network's core in Pakistan and its ability to carry out large-scale attacks in the United States have been all but demolished, leading to a shift in focus to emerging threats elsewhere. SeeTerror/A4

Snapshot of Deschutes County> Total employment in Deschutes County rose slightly in 2012, but not nearly enough to offset jobs lost during the recession. Two private sectors — education and health services, and

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Total nonfarm employme t 71,370 (200 60,SSO 61,170

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Randy Knapp and Donna Scheitrum set up for an upcoming meeting at The Riverhouse Hotel & Convention Center in Bend. Jobs in the hotel and food services sector rose to an all-time high in Deschutes County last year, one of the few industries where growth has rebounded from the recession. This year, The Riverhouse is again looking for new blood.

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9,120 (2012) 8,950 ,9,120

Source: Oregon Employment Department

INDEX

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Business/Stocks Ef-6 CommunityLife C1-8 Milestones C2 Pu zzles c6 B1-6 Calendar D2 Crosswords C6, G2 Obituaries D 6 - 7S ports Classified G 1 - 6L ocal 8 State D1-8 Opinion/Books Ft-6 TV/Movies C8

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