UO E-clips, Feb. 11

Adams' staff reopens part of old Web site (Oregonian): Last Thursday, Mayor Sam Adams' office blocked the public from viewing the Web site his office used while he was a Portland city commissioner -- a site that includes information from the time during which Adams had a sexual relationship with a teenage legislative intern. … Tim Gleason, dean of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, said "it seems to me there is a legitimate interest in avoiding confusion. On the other side of the coin, if you don't know what's there, how do you get access to it?"

Peace activists try to keep Guard at home (Register-Guard): As the Oregon National Guard continues sending soldiers to Iraq -- with a deployment of 3,500 slated for July -- local peace activists have ratcheted up efforts to keep them home. The activists are doing more than taking to the streets with hand-held signs. They hope a change in state law will give the governor the power to stop the overseas deployments. … But the U.S. Supreme Court already has weighed in on the topic, said Ofer Raban, an assistant professor of law at the University of Oregon.

Home grown (fear no music) (Willamette Week): Go to any Portland rock club and the chances are you’ll hear a local band playing original music. The same goes for most local art galleries, theaters and dance performances. … two composers, University of Oregon professor Robert Kyr and Reed College prof and music journalist David Schiff, have earned national reputations for their very different yet equally audience-friendly sounds.

United Way bestows top honor on late Randy Papé (Register-Guard): Three months after his death, Randy Papé is still winning awards. The United Way of Lane County honored the former CEO of Papé Group Inc. Tuesday night at its annual leadership reception, held at the Holiday Inn in Springfield and attended by more than 100 people. Papé received the Alton F. Baker Award, which is United Way’s highest honor. … University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer spoke of Papé’s investment in university projects, calling him an “architect of human endeavors.

Recession relief still a long way off, event speakers say (Register-Guard): Those who went to the Economic Forecast 2009 event on Tuesday hoping to be reassured that the worst is over and the recession will end soon must have left the event at the Hilton in downtown Eugene sadly disappointed. The event, now in its 15th year, is a collaboration between The Register-Guard, the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce and the University of Oregon. The term “doom and gloom” came up more than once as various speakers, from keynote author Joel Kotkin to The Register-Guard’s five-member Board of Economists, peered into the future and shared their predictions with an audience of more than 600 people. … The message of short-term pain was echoed in presentations by economist Tim Duy, author of the University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators … Duy ran through a series of fever charts for economic activity in Lane County, showing various measures of the economy -- from lodging revenues to housing permits -- heading down sharply.