Ohio town cancels Christmas parade amid legal concerns, protests
AMELIA, Ohio (AP) An Ohio village s Christmas parade has been canceled amid concerns over possible lawsuits, expected protests and logistical problems. Amelia Mayor Leroy Ellington said the Amelia Business Association that sponsored the parade for ...
 1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 96.0 Congress slowly consolidates power
The public forum section of The World addresses a variety of views and opinions regarding the various problems that are plaguing our nations today. Some of these letters indicate a firm grasp of the political structure that has led us to our current ...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 96.0 Senator: No fed money for wind project
WASHINGTON A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate Chinese, not Ame...
3.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 152.0 Follow these great leaders' examples
Many years ago this great nation was blessed to have Ben Franklin. Our county has been blessed with three modern day Ben Franklins Jim Bice, Clark Walworth and Fred Kirby. Ben Frankin was a very wise man who had a tremendous amount of common sense ...
1.7K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 96.0 Israel: Gaza rockets can reach metro Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM (AP) Hamas militants in Gaza have successfully test-fired an Iranian rocket able to reach Israel s largest urban center, the country s military intelligence chief said today. Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin told parliament s foreign affairs and def...
3.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 96.0 Congress begins climate debate;
WASHINGTON Republicans boycotted the start of committee debate today on a bill to curb greenhouse gases, protesting that the bill s costs have not been fully examined. The action put a spotlight on the difficulties Democratic leaders face in moving...
3.9K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 96.0 American races to win in New York Marathon
NEW YORK Meb Keflezighi wrote a letter to Alberto Salazar 11 years ago explaining how American distance runners could again find success. Salazar was the last U.S. man to win the New York City Marathon, a distinction he held until Keflezighi proved...
5.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 152.0 Lab Band leaders head to trial
COQUILLE The founder of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife plan to fight charges they stole from the nonprofit organization. The two, Greg and Patricia Young, appeared in Coos County Circuit Court this morning before Judge Michael Gillespie, who se...
2.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 96.0 North Bend Hall of Fame inductees
George Edward Gebhardt (Class of 1933): Gebhardt was born in 1915 and was class president during his time at North Bend High School. He also won the Coos County extemporary speaking contest and was selected Outstanding Senior Boy. He earned a degree...
4.7K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 96.0 Bandon runs a fiscally tight ship
It was with interest I read Jim Giambrone s letter (The World, Oct. 27). This is the same man who tried to coerce the city s budget committee into hiring an eighth officer two years ago. Police Chief Bob Webb told us there were other things he needed...
2.6K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 152.0 PETA wants end to elephant car wash
WINSTON (AP) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants an Oregon wildlife park to stop using elephants to wash cars. An Oct. 22 letter from the animal rights group to Wildlife Safari calls the elephant car wash a gimmick that does nothing ...
2.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 192.0 Paper is covering stories that matter
I ve seen several letters recently complaining about the lack of national and world news in The World. The World has always seemed to me to be a paper that was mainly to keep us abreast of our local news, and other news that was related to this area....
1.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 96.0 Agassi admits meth use
NEW YORK ” Andre Agassi s upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities when he failed a drug test ” a result that was thrown out after he said he unwittingly took the su...
5.4K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 192.0 Locals land NOAA work
A Coos Bay contractor will manage the construction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine operations center in Newport. The Port of Newport has sent a letter of intent to hire Coos Bay-based West Coast Contractors and Andersen ...
2.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 96.0 Mayors ask Obama to visit Japanese A-bomb cities
TOKYO Japanese newspapers and activists are calling for Barack Obama to become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the only two cities ever devastated by atomic bombs, ahead of his visit to Japan next month. The two cit...
4.4K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 152.0 Feds can't provide health care now
I believe it is about time for me to put an example in front of the readers of The World in regard to the public option or single-payer system health care program that is being debated in Congress. As a disabled American veteran, I am entitled to use...
2.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 96.0 N.M. hotel owner under fire
TAOS, N.M. (AP) Larry Whitten marched into this northern New Mexico town in late July on a mission: resurrect a failing hotel. The tough-talking former Marine immediately laid down some new rules. Among them, he forbade the Hispanic workers at the ...
5.3K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 152.0 Not rain, nor tweet ...
Talkies trumped silent films. Video killed the radio star. But your local post office doesn t intend to be the next victim of progress. The majority of people don t write letters anymore. They don t send greeting cards. They text and Twitter and a lo...
4.8K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 152.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 152.0 Scruffy helps catch poachers
If you re an avid hunter, you ve probably heard about Scruffy. Still, hunters get caught each year shooting illegally at the decoy animal set up by the Oregon State Police. Scruffy, the black-tailed deer decoy, was shot twice on opening day, just hou...
2.8K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 96.0 | 
