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Typhoon owner calls exploitation probe ‘witch hunt’ By Nick Budnick The Bulletin
SALEM — The owner of the Typhoon Thai restaurant chain that includes a location in Bend has accused state Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian of a politically motivated “smear” investigation. The investigation, completed Wednesday by Avakian’s Bureau of Labor and Industries, accused Typhoon of using a special visa program and a coercive contract to keep imported Thai employees in exploitative and discriminatory working conditions. Typhoon co-owner Steve Kline of Tigard sent out a press release Friday afternoon calling on Oregon Attorney General John Kroger to investigate Avakian, saying the probe was a “one-side witch hunt” that used “unethical investigative practices in an effort to build his own political credibility so he can run for Congress.” See Typhoon / A8
BEND-LA PINE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOUNDARIES
Most Cascade students opt to stay By Sheila G. Miller The Bulletin
Virtually all students eligible to stay at Cascade Middle School under the grandfathering clause for new middle school boundaries will do so this fall, Bend-La Pine Schools administrators say. With new middle school boundaries slated to go into effect this fall, administrators on Wednesday met to discuss area change requests among the
four middle schools in the district. New middle school boundaries beginning in the 2011-12 school year are an effort to ease overcrowding at Cascade Middle School, which has more than 900 students in a building with capacity for 800. But because of a generous grandfathering clause, the number of students attending the area’s middle schools won’t change much.
Current projections for the 2011-12 school year show that Cascade Middle School will likely have about 917 students attending next year; last month 918 students were enrolled there. Pilot Butte Middle School, where most of the students affected by the boundary changes will eventually attend, is expected to house 621 students next year; last month 584 students were enrolled there. See Cascade / A6
Measure 9-83: Bend bond proposal would install at least 3 more roundabouts
A turn for the better?
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Linn County Sheriff’s Ofice via The Associated Press
The body of Jerry McDonald, 68, was found in the back of his pickup truck on a Forest Service road near Marion Forks, about 16 miles north of Santiam Junction. A log he kept indicated he had been stranded in snow for nearly 70 days.
Stuck for months, man chronicled his final days
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Motorists navigate the roundabout at Reed Market Road and Bond Street on Friday. As this sign indicates, Measure 9-83 would pay for a roundabout at the intersection of Mt. Washington Drive and Simpson Avenue, along with other road projects in Bend.
By Nigel Duara The Associated Press
PORTLAND — The body of a man was found in his pickup truck on a mountain road, along with a calendar he kept of his ordeal for nearly 70 days, authorities said Friday. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said the log kept by Jerry McDonald showed he became stranded in snow on Feb. 14. The entry read: “Heavy snow. Snowed in.” His first log entry was Feb. 7, indicating he had been in the area for a week before he became stuck. The last entry was on April 15, about 60 days later. See Stranded / A6
By Nick Grube • The Bulletin
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Colorado Avenue in 1999, the dizzying intersections have become ubiquitous in the city. Today, Bend has 29 roundabouts — a couple of them privately owned or maintained by the local
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project, Measure 9-83, is an $18.3 million overhaul of Reed Market Road that includes replacing a traffic signal at 15th Street with a roundabout. See Roundabouts / A6
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For most Americans, roundabouts are more of a curiosity than a way of life. They’re uncommon, and usually associated with European roadways. But the number of roundabouts cropping up around the U.S. is on the rise, and Bend is at the forefront. The city has 29 roundabouts, placing it among the top five cities in the U.S. with the most roundabouts or traffic circles. If the city’s $30 million bond measure passes Tuesday, that number could increase to 33 or 34. See Cities / A6
HARTFORD, Conn. — With the threat of nearly 5,000 layoffs hanging over them, representatives for 45,000 unionized state employees agreed Friday to $1.6 billion in concessions over two years to help balance a budget that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says includes pain for everyone — record tax increases, substantial program cuts and worker givebacks in health care, pension benefits and wages. Malloy announced the deal after two months of negotiations and the passage of a budget last week that assumed concessions before they were accepted by the unions. See Unions / A3
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bond measure to upgrade streets
Bend’s first City 97 20 roundabout was Park installed in Private 1999. Since . gton Dr then, 28 more k t. Rd ler M t u have been B added, putting Neff Rd. Newpor t A Bend among the ve. . d R top U.S. cities 20 Sk yliners with the most roundabouts. Reed Mk t. Rd. Topping the list . r D is Carmel, Ind. If ury Cent a $30 million MILES bond measure 0 1 Knott Rd. passes, Bend 97 could get up to five more. Mt. W ash in
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Now sporting 29 roundabouts, Bend among top U.S. cities
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