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Bulletin staff report A roadside bomb killed five U.S. Army soldiers, including Spc. Brandon Joseph Prescott, 24, of Bend, Saturday in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army announced Monday. Prescott and the others perished
when a n i m p r ovised explosive device, or IED, detonated as their armored vehicle passed by on routine patrol about 1:30 p.m. local time, said Maj. Joseph P. Buccino of Fort Bliss, Texas. The men were attached to the 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Armored Division, home based in Fort Bliss. Theirs was the only vehicle in the convoy that was struck. "Those events can happen on any patrol; that's the type of warfare that occurs in Afghanistan,"
Buccino said. That all five died in the same vehicle is unusual, Buccino said. "It just almost never happens," he said. "That's extremely rare given the amount of armor (on the vehicle) and the amount of protection the soldiers wear." See Soldier /A5
Gun. Future guff —"Smart guns," like JamesBond's from "Skyfall," may not be so far off. That and other ideas could alter the gun debate.A3
• Before crews can begin in earnest on the improvements approved by voters last fall, they arefinishing up a few projects alreadyscheduled
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enigmatic journey By Monica Hesse The Washington Post
BOSTONStreet Address A: A big tan house in North Kingstown, R.I., the corner lot of a woody cul-de-sac near a bike path populated by joggers in Lululerno. Quiet and country charming, a well-landscaped American achievement. This is the house where Katherine Russell grew up, with her parents and two sisters. Street Address Z: An apartment in a rowhouse in Cambridge, Mass., the most run-down structure on anotherwise cheerful block of Norfolk Street. A building with cracked window panes on the second floor and a sagging brown exterior, and
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Q Workers are installing theFirst Street Rapids bridge and plan to finish the project this month.
This is the house where Russell lived when the Boston Marathon bombs went off. Where she went from being "normal" to — if not abnormal, then certainly very different from what people who knew her expected her to be. Where few neighbors recall seeing her outside the home, where she seemed to become a ghost. "She was a great girl, and a good student, and normal," a person who is familiar with the Russell
family says. See Russell /A4
SALEM — Sen. Tim Knopp believes the state could drastically cut the number of Medicaid fraudsters bilking the system. A bill he's sponsoring, Senate Bill 753, would require the Oregon Health Authority to use technology aimed at recognizing patterns that signal fraudulent activity. And the idea, Knopp said, is to do it before the state cuts a check. Right now, the state is using a "pay and chase" method, Knopp testified Monday to the House Health Care Committee. In other words, fraud is often detected after payment has been made. "There are cartels out there, working to game the system, and it's rather lucrative for them," Knopp told members of the committee. More than20 stateshave introduced legislation this year aimed at tackling Medicaid fraud. See Medicaid/A6
Continuing andupcomingBendpark projects Projects withgreennumbers were funded by the Nov. 6 bondmeasure. Projects with rednumbers are planned or underway but are not part of the bond. Estimated date of completion is included whereavailable. CONTINUINGPROJECTS
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0 Construction is underwayMiller's at Landing Park,scheduled to be finished this fall. Q A shelter, restroom, basketball court, pickleball courts and achildren's playground are being constructed atPondnrosa Park.
In a story headlined "Bridge Creek, back in court?" which appeared Monday, May 6, on Page Al, The Bulletin incorrectly characterized the city's application for a permit for its water project. After a federal court judge issued an injunction in October, the city of Bend withdrew its project permit application. The city then submitted a revised application in December. Last month, the Forest Service released a new environmental review of this application, which is now up for public comment. The Bulletin regrets the error.
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approximately 25 acres of future community parkland insoutheast BendDate andsites to be determined, so no location is indicated on the map at right Source: Bend Park & Recreation Dlstrict
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