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Allegiant departing RDM • Citing low demand, the airline will end all service from Redmond Airport after Aug. 12
Sheila G. Miller The Bulletin
Earlier this week, a diabetic with a history of health problems was sentenced to a year in the Deschutes County jail for his role in a car crash that killed a woman. At the time of the crash, according to prosecutors, Dodd Hook, 50, had chosen not to properly manage his diabetes, causing him to drive erratically and wreck his vehicle. On Wednesday, he began trying to manage his health issues from inside the jail. Hook is one of many inmates in the Deschutes County Jail with medical issues, and as the head of the jail, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Espinoza is in charge of ensuring they remain safe and healthy. That’s not always easy. “When we bring anybody in, especially at a county jail, it’s very unique in that we take them at their worst,” he said. “When the prison gets somebody they typically have detoxed. They’re not off the street — their alcohol or drug problems are somewhat in check or have been modified or kind of balanced. We get them at their worst.” See Jail / A5
By Elon Glucklich The Bulletin
Dean Guernsey / The Bulletin file photo
Passengers board Allegiant Air’s first flight from Redmond to Mesa, Ariz., in 2008. The airline on Thursday announced it would end service from Redmond Airport in mid-August. Allegiant targets small cities and provides air service to vacation destinations such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
Allegiant’s 5-year residency in Redmond MARCH 2007
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Allegiant begins twiceweekly service from Redmond to Las Vegas.
Allegiant begins weekly, nonstop service from Redmond to PhoenixMesa, Ariz.
Allegiant ends service from Redmond to Las Vegas.
Allegiant begins twiceweekly service to Oakland, Calif.
Allegiant announces that all Redmond service will end in August.
“Unfortunately, we just weren’t seeing the demand.” — Jessica Wheeler, Allegiant spokeswoman
“This is news to me. (It) comes as a bit of a shock.”
“It was a surprise and a disappointment for certain.”
— Roger Lee, executive director of Economic Development for Central Oregon
In China, foreigner-bashing brings backlash By Keith B. Richburg The Washington Post
BEIJING — Faced with political turmoil at the top, a slowing economy, and a young and wired population restless for change, China’s Communist rulers appear to
have dusted off a time-tested tactic: blaming foreigners for the country’s problems. This time, however, the technique does not seem to be working as well as it used to. Judging from a torrent of
online criticism, it may even have backfired. In mid-May — as blind legal rights activist Chen Guangcheng was garnering worldwide headlines for his escape from house arrest to the U.S. Embassy and his bid
to travel to the United States — Beijing’s Public Security Bureau announced a 100-day crackdown on foreigners staying illegally in Beijing. The city is home to about 120,000 foreigners. See China / A6
Colleges for profit are growing — with federal help By Floyd Norris New York Times News Service
There are a lot of government subsidies, and in the current fiscal atmosphere many are shrinking by necessity. What appears to be lacking is any rational way of deciding which should shrink. The volume of federally guaranteed student loans to students at so-called pro-
prietary colleges — the ones that intend to operate at a profit and get nearly all their revenue from the government — continues to grow. At the same time, state and local governments across the country are slashing spending on higher education, and community colleges — the ones most likely to offer alternatives to the students
recruited by the far more expensive proprietary schools — are suffering some of the largest reductions. That trend has been welcome news to the proprietary colleges. “The competitive landscape” is getting better, Kevin Modany, the chief executive of ITT Educational Services, one of the larger for-profit col-
leges, told analysts this year. “When you look at what’s going on right now from a community college perspective,” he said, “we’re seeing a lot of state budgets being constrained. We’re seeing dollars being pulled from their budgets and they’re really capped in terms of their enrollment opportunities.” See Colleges / A6
— Alana Hughson, president and CEO of Central Oregon Visitors Association
Five years after bringing air service to Central Oregon, and just a month after adding twice-weekly trips to the San Francisco Bay Area, Allegiant airline announced Thursday that all Redmond service will end Aug. 12. “Unfortunately, we just weren’t seeing the demand” the airline expected, Allegiant spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler said. “We have a responsibility to use our resources where the demand is strongest.” At various times over five years, the airline has had flights from Redmond Airport to Las Vegas, Mesa, Ariz., outside Phoenix, and most recently the San Francisco Bay Area. But its announcement to end all service from Redmond caught economic development and tourism officials by surprise. “This is news to me,” said Roger Lee, executive director of Economic Development for Central Oregon. The announcement “comes as a bit of a shock,” he said, adding that he would contact Allegiant officials to get more information. See Allegiant / A6
BEND CITY COUNCIL
Candidate for Eager’s seat owed $18,000 in back taxes office, but said he often dealt with city governEdward McCoy anment during the city’s nounced his candidacy boom years though his for the Bend City Counwork with his managecil seat currently held McCoy ment company and as a by Mayor Jeff Eager on general contractor. Thursday, becoming In December, the Orthe first candidate to enter the egon Department of Revenue race for the seat Eager plans to filed a lien against McCoy vacate. with the Deschutes County A Central Oregon resident clerk, seeking payment on since 2000, McCoy, 39, is the more than $18,000 in back president and owner of Mile state income tax, penalties High Community Manageand interest accumulated bement, a company he said assists tween 2006 and 2009. homeowners associations, McCoy called his tax probcondo associations and similar lem “a little embarrassing” and organizations with administrasaid he made the mistake of tion, accounting, maintenance trusting someone close to him and other duties. He has not to handle his tax payments. See McCoy / A6 previously held or sought public By Scott Hammers The Bulletin
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Corrections In a story headlined “Property values on mend?” which appeared Wednesday, May 23, on Page A1, the name of a tax value was reported incorrectly. Maximum assessed value can grow by only 3 percent annually. In a story headlined “Ser-
vices will weather budget cuts, officials say,” which appeared Wednesday, May 23, on Page A1, the proposed increase in Deschutes County’s general fund contingency was reported incorrectly. The proposed increase is approximately $790,000. The Bulletin regrets the errors.
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