BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Teen robbed at gunpoint north of Churchill High A 15-year-old Churchill High School freshman was robbed shortly after noon Monday on Peppertree Drive just north of the school by a man wielding a handgun, according to Eugene police, who are seeking the...

RP to lift import ban on American beef products.
The Philippine government has agreed to lift its ban on imports of US beef and beef products, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced. The decision came about as US and Philippine officials concluded meetings under the 1989...

Price council consensus; Price increases due to onset of holiday season, not EVAT.
Byline: BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Manufacturers, processors and retailers of basic commodities yesterday admitted that prices of goods are expected to increase but these are not due to the implementation of the expanded value added tax (EVAT) but due to the seasonal higher demand at the onset of the...

US immigrants & the economy.
Byline: ANDREA HOPKINS Reuters WASHINGTON a" Massive street protests have catapulted immigration to the top of the US agenda, pitting workers against business interests. But a crackdown on illegal workers could create huge economic strains for all. Proponents of a guest worker program, including President...

Control of Listeria monocytogenes in mushroom growing & packing environments.
In recent years, awareness of Listeria monocytogenes as a potential microbial contaminant in ready-to-eat foods has increased. Several highly publicized outbreaks attributed to Listeria contamination have been traced to consumption of soft-ripened cheese, under-pasteurized milk, and pre-cooked meat and poultry products. This pathogen has also been found in fresh...

With apologies to any all-meat holdouts, the Atkins craze is officially history.
Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard With apologies to any all-meat holdouts, the Atkins craze is officially history. Meat production nationwide - still ramped-up in response to several years of low-carb, high-protein demand - has outpaced appetites for chicken, beef and pork this year, as "balance"...

Eugene-based PVC pipe maker posts record profits.
Byline: Ilene Aleshire The Register-Guard Eugene-based PW Eagle reported record profits for the fourth quarter of 2005, and for the year as a whole, after losing money in 2004. Profits for the company, which produces PVC pipe products, were $39.1 million, or $3.56 per share,...

How to choose peace: Stop killing animals for food.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Joshua Welch For The Register-Guard On Oct. 2, more than 20 countries and 400 communities throughout the 50 states will observe World Farm Animals Day. Oct. 2 is also the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the world's greatest champions of peace. ...

2 Oregon activists accused of arson.
Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard Investigators of sabotage by radical environmental groups have named two more suspects, both from Southern Oregon, in criminal complaints filed in federal court in Eugene. Widely known activist Jonathan Mark Christopher Paul, 39, is accused of a July 21, 1997,...

IN THE PIPELINE.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard PW EAGLE INC. Founded: 1993, when founders made a series of acquisitions in PVC pipe producers after buying the shell of a Midwestern meatpacking plant Headquarters: Eugene Employees: About 1,200 companywide; about 110 in Eugene Plants: 14 in the United States,...