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TODAY'S READERBOARD Cancer signposts — signposts in DNA further reveal
risks for various type of cancer in humans, say scientists. A3
PhOne appS — This week's purchase of Summly, asmartphone app, shows howinformation technology is geared primarily toward mobile
devices. A6
p Graffiti outrage — The city of Redmond wants people to stop marking the walls of its buildings. B1
• The U.S.ForestServiceclaims $3.6M paid toOregoncounties is subject to mandatorybudget cuts
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By Andrew Clevenger
growler that keeps beer from going flat? A Bend-based business is building just that. C6
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WASHINGTON — Oregon counties may have to return $3.6 million to the federal government after the U.S. Forest Service determined that recently distributed timber payments are subject to mandatory budget cuts that went into effect March l. On Thursday, 31 members of Congress wrote to Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, demanding that the agency stop its efforts to collect $18 million from 41 states that receive payments under the Secure Rural Schools program. "Though the Forest Service was aware of the pending automatic spending reductions for many months, and the sequester took effect on March 1st, the agency made no mention of an impact on SRS payments until March 20th," the letter states. "For the administration to announce three months after the disbursement of these payments that they are subject to the sequester, and that states will receive a bill for repayment of funds already distributed to counties, appears to be an obvious attempt by President Obama's administration to make the sequester as painful as possible." See Payments/A4
And a WedexclusiveThe government got 86,000 ideas when it asked federal
workers for money-saving suggestions. Fewwere used. denddulletin.com/extras
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A story headlined, "PER hearing: Promises at odds," which appeared Thursday, March 28, on Page Al, did not clearly quote a statement by Paul Cleary, executive director of the Public Employees Retirement System, to the Joint House and Senate Revenue Committee on Wednesday inSalem. Cleary told the committee the average public employee earns about $64,000 by thetime he or she reaches retirement age.
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By Gillian Flaccus and Lisa Cornwell Forty years ago, soldiers returning from Vietnam were advised to change into civilian clothes on their flights home because of fears they would be accosted by protesters after they landed. For a Vietnamese businessman who helped the U.S. government, a rising sense of panic set in as the last combat troops left the country on March 29, 1973, and he began to contemplate what he'd do next. A North Vietnamese soldier who heard about the withdrawal felt emboldened to continue his push on the battlefields of southern Vietnam. While the fall of Saigon two years later — with its indelible images of frantic helicopter evacuations — is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War, today marks an anniversary that holds greater meaning for many. See Vietnam /A5
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lan Groner, left, and David Mungeam, right, both of Portland, watch as Cooper Verheyden, of Bend,walks on a slackline in Drake Parkon Wednesday inBend. Parksemployees are concerned that some slackliners set up lines in a way that damages trees. Local slackliner Aaron Coy, who has been involved in the sport for a couple of years, said it is important to educate people about how to "leave no trace." To protect trees, Coy said lines should only be secured to sturdy trees and it is crucial to use some type of padding, such as a towel, to protect the trees.
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It's become a common sight in Bend parks: a person carefully placing one foot in front of the other while crossing a line strung between two trees. But recently, this k in d o f b a lancing act, known as slacklining, has caused concern for park officials and local law enforcement. "We don't have any regulations about it at this point," Pat Erwert, the Bend Park & Recreation District services director, said. "But we're just trying to figure out how to manage this new activity and make it safe for both slackliners and our other patrons." Slacklining, a sport that involves anchoring polyester webbing between two trees and walking across it, has grown in popularity at Drake and Juniper Parks over the past two years. Slacklining isn't necessarily
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more dangerousthan a game of soccer or football in the park, Erwert said, but it can be risky depending on how high the line is placed. Recently, concern about safety and park property damage prompted park staff and local police to approach some slackliners and ask them to lower their lines or anchor them to sturdier trees. The Bend Police Department does not have a policy against slacklines. Police intervene only when there is the potential that a slackline will damage a tree or the line is a safety hazard, Lt. Chris Carney wrote in an email. See Slacklining /A4
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By Philip Elliott
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WASHINGTON — In the fall of 1799, George Washington wrote to his nephew: "Two hundred gallons of Whiskey will be ready this day for your call, and the sooner it is taken the better, as the demand for this article (in these parts) is brisk." The whiskey Washington spoke of was produced in his own distillery, at Mount Vernon, Va., and the popularity of the
— Incoming college
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freshmen could end
up paying $5,000 more for the same student loans their older siblings have if Congress doesn't stop interest rates from doubling. Sound familiar? The same warnings came last year. But now the presidential election is over and mandatory budget cuts are taking place, making a deal to avert a doubling of interest rates much more elusive before a July 1 deadline. "What is definitely clear, this time around, there doesn't seem to be as much outcry," said Justin Draeger, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. "We're advising our members to tell students that the interest rates are going to double on new student loans, to 6.8 percent." See Loans/A4
spirit (in these paNs) remains. Mount Vernon historians-turned-distillers have been busy making Washington's
unaged rye whiskey, following his recipe and manual methods, since early this month and will put 1,100 bottles up for sale in
April. The team is led by former Maker's Mark master distiller Dave Pickerell. See Whiskey/A4
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