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Dolphin pals —Theyrecognize the "voices" of former
tank mates, bolstering their reputation for intelligence.A3
for help The old Cline Falls Power Plant, a hydro-
Chocolate smarts?
electric site built between 1907 and 1912,
— The sweet treat maygive the elderly a boost.A3
was declared a historic resource, at least
is longer By Hillary Borrud The Bulletin
in part, in 1992. Now that PacifiCorp's 100-
hl SpurtS —As the Bend Elks regular season comes to a close, players hopethe experi-
year leasehas ended, a dispute has arisen
ence will pay off.C1
over its standing as a landmark.
HOSpiCe —Use of the endof-life option is expected to
By Shelby R. King • The Bulletin
rise as boomers age.D1 Submitted photo
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Yemen droneattacks
— Death toll reaches 34 in less than two weeks of strikes.A2
And a Web exclusiveEven after the Cold War, a
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EDITOR'5CHOICE
Detroit: a
lab for failed clreams from D.C. By Michael A. Fletcher The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — During the Nixon years, Detroit's business elite laid plans for the glittering Renaissance Center retail and office complex. The Ford and Carter administrations brought the "People Mover," an elevated rail loop around downtown that hardly anybody rides today. Other presidential administrations introduced enterprise zone tax breaks and empowerment zone development grants. President Barack Obama promised to save the Motor City by saving the auto industry. But none of it worked. Rather than becoming a showplaceforthe transformational power of urban policy, Detroit now stands mostly as a burial ground for good intentions — of both Democrats and Republicans. Last month, Detroit became the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy, offering sobering proof that decades of government and privatesector intervention was no m atch for decades of residential and business flight that eroded the city's once ample tax base. SeeDetroit /A4
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he Deschutes County Commission on Wednesday decided it will hear an appeal regarding the historical standing of the Cline Falls Power Plant site. In July th e H i storic Landmarks Commission found PacifiCorp, which maintained the power plant on a 100year lease that was terminated in February, had violated county code when it removed power-generating equipment — generators, a turbine, governor, control board and relays — from inside the powerhouse. The equipment removal did not alter the powerhouse exterior,according to Jeffrey Lovinger of Lovinger Kaufmann LLC, an attorney repre-
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senting PacifiCorp. PacifiCorp also removed a switchyard, which is a separate facility from those designated as historical landmarks, according to documents provided to the commission. Lovinger in July requested an appeals hearing based what he described as five errors in the Historic Landmarks Commission's determination that "the entire site of the Cline Falls Power Plant is the protected historic resource." "In 1992, when the board designated the dam, the penstock and the powerhouse as historic resources, the switchyard was not yet 50 years old and therefore was not old enough to qualify as ahistoric resource,"Lovinger wrote
to the commission. "PacifiCorp argued that it did not violate the historic protection ordinance because there is no requirement that PacifiCorp obtain (Historic L a ndmarks) C ommission approval before altering or removing a structure, such as the switchyard, which has not been designated as a historic resource." The Cline Falls Power Plant was built between 1907 and 1912 and was used to pump irrigation water from the DeschutesRiver to generate hydroelectric power. The Historical Landmarks Commission in 1992 designated the power plant as a protected historic resource due to its age. SeeCline Falls/A5
Fake service-doggear findsa market online By Kate Santich Orlando Sentinei
ORLANDO, Fla. — Public confusion, legal loopholes and shady Internet businesses have led to an "epidemic" of fake service-dog certificates, vests and harnesses for use on ordinary pets. And advocates for the dis-
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abled say the issue is creating big headaches for those who truly need the canines' assistance. The problem has gotten so bad that Canine Companions for Independence — the nation's largest breeding and training service-dog program-
launched an online petition this week asking the U.S. Department of Justice to take action. "Unfortunately, people are trading on the fact these harnesses and vests have become distinguishing marks of service dogs, so now you find unscrupulous
businesses who sell these things to people who want to take their dogs into the store or restaurant or in the passenger cabin of the plane," said Paul Mundell, national directorof canine programs for CCI. "It happens all the time." SeeDogs/A5
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The Bulletin AnIndependent Newspaper
Vol. 110, No. 221, 62 pages, e sections
Bend fire officials agree with anemergency room physician who said this week that lengthy paramedic response times contributed to the deaths of three patients in the last year. Dr. William Reed, a doctor at St. Charles Bend who also advises the Bend Fire Department on medical care, raisedthe issue during a presentation to the City Council Wednesday on the department's need for additional money to hire more firefighters. Reed was unavailable for comment Thursday. He told the City Council that two of the cases involved respiratory problems. Battalion Chief Bob Madden said he was working during one of these respiratory emergency calls. The city has 19 firefighter paramedics working at any time including the battalion chief, and it typically sends a total of 14 to 16 to fight a fire, officials have said. But in Bend, emergency response still takes minutes longer than in comparable areas elsewhere in the state. See Bend Fire/A4
The next big leak: Swiss bank users? By Doreen Carvajal and Raphael Minder New York Times News Service
PARIS — Herve Falciani is a professed whistle-blower — the Edward Snowden of banking — who has been hunted by Swiss investigators and jailed by Spaniards, and claims to have been kidnapped by Israeli Mossad agentseager fora glimpse of the client data he stole while working for a major financial institution in Geneva. "I am weak andalone,"Falciani said, as three round-theclock bodyguards provided by the French government looked on with hard stares. The protection was needed, he insisted, because he faces constant risk as the sole key to decipher the encrypted data — five CD-ROMs containing a list of nearly 130,000 account holders that may be the biggest leak ever in the secretive world of Swiss banking. SeeBanks/A5
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