Donations kept food bank open
On behalf of the Coos Bay Seventh-day Adventist church, I would like to thank our community for thoughtfulness and support. As Thanksgiving nears, it makes me count my blessings. Last year, we found our funding had dried up and we were faced with clo...
 1.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 59.0 Globalism versus Americanism
Down at the Chinese outlet store in Albany known as Wal-Mart, Chinese tires have so successfully undercut U.S.-made tires that the Cooper Tire factory in that south Georgia town had to shut down. Twenty-one hundred Georgians lost their jobs. The tale...
4.9K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 59.0 Jobless claims increase
WASHINGTON Retail sales disappointed in July and the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week. The latest government reports reinforced concerns about how quickly consumers will be able t...
5.8K - Aug. 13, 2009; scored 94.0 Minimum wage equals minimum jobs
The media are never better at displaying their economic illiteracy than when they report on the minimum wage. Workers got a raise on Friday when the federal minimum wage was hiked 70 cents to $7.25 an hour, the Christian Science Monitor rep...
4.3K - Jul. 29, 2009; scored 59.0 Zoning proposal irks neighbors
NORTH BEND Standing in front of the old Bangor School, only 60 feet from his front door, Michael Dean said he had concerns when the defunct elementary finally sold. It was all a question of what are they going to propose to do with it, Dean said....
6.0K - Jul. 13, 2009; scored 89.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay July 7, 8:53 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported on Newmark Avenue near Wal-Mart. July 7, 10:29 a.m., someone broke a window and entered a vacant apartment in the ...
2.0K - Jul. 8, 2009; scored 119.0 Deal boosts health reform
WASHINGTON The nation s hospitals will give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments to help defray the cost of President Barack Obama s health care plan, a concession the White House hopes will boost an overhaul effort tha...
4.9K - Jul. 8, 2009; scored 59.0 Walmart hires 70 for remodeling project
COOS BAY - The Walmart in Coos Bay isn't expanding, but a redesign could have shoppers thinking there's more space in the superstore, officials said. The international chain has started remodeling stores nationwide, replacing shelving, signs and floo...
2.2K - Jul. 3, 2009; scored 59.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police department logs. Coos Bay June 28, 2:50 p.m., illegal camping was reported at Mingus Park. June 28, 3:04 p.m., vandalism was reported on Fifth Avenue. June 28, 6:41 p.m., theft was rep...
3.4K - Jul. 1, 2009; scored 94.0 Internet scam
A local resident found $33 of illicit charges on his phone bill after falling for an Internet scam last month. He said he got an e-mail about a contest for a $1,000 gift card from Wal-Mart. His wife clicked a link to a Web site, whe...
0.8K - Jul. 1, 2009; scored 59.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police departments. Coos Bay June 26, 12:54 p.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1900 block of Woodland Drive. June 26, 1:36 p.m., a man was yelling and swinging a knife at B...
2.8K - Jun. 30, 2009; scored 94.0 MDA event raises $32,000
Volunteers in Coos Bay and North Bend raised $32,000 for families serviced by the Muscular Dystrophy Association during the annual Lock-Up event this month. On June 25, 81 participants served as jailbirds, each with the goal of making bail, ...
0.9K - Jun. 30, 2009; scored 59.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coquille June 26, 5:09 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported at the Coquille Community Center, 115 N. Birch. June 26, 1:54 p.m., someone stole a vehicle parked ...
3.3K - Jun. 29, 2009; scored 59.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay June 25, 12:25 p.m., an assault was reported at Mingus Park. June 25, 12:29 p.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported in the parking lot outside McKay's ...
2.4K - Jun. 26, 2009; scored 94.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay June 24, 8:38 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported in the 200 block of East Johnson Avenue. June 24, 8:48 a.m., two men were seen drinking whiskey und...
2.4K - Jun. 25, 2009; scored 59.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay June 23, 10:27 a.m., telephone harassment was reported at Wal-Mart, 2051 Newmark Ave. June 23, 11:09 a.m., a theft was reported at McKay's, 149 S. Sevent...
3.4K - Jun. 24, 2009; scored 94.0 NBMS enjoyed a fine celebration
Thank you to all of the parents, teachers and businesses that donated to the North Bend Middle School eighth-grade celebration. The generosity of Dr. Stephenson, DMD; Books By The Bay; Pepsi; Coquille Indian Tribe; McDonalds in North Bend; Safeway in...
0.6K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 77.0 Goodbye, old Abe
Abe, the Coos County Animal Shelter s former mascot, has died. The large amiable Labrador gained fame over the 18 months he lived at the Coos Bay shelter, becoming known as the Wal-Mart greeter. The gray-muzzled Lab developed a following of fans, ...
0.9K - Jun. 19, 2009; scored 59.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay June 16, 5:24 a.m., illegal camping was reported in the 800 block of Telegraph. June 16, 10:09 a.m., a man was seen sleeping on the sidewalk near Market ...
4.9K - Jun. 17, 2009; scored 77.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. North Bend June 10, 12:43 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported and a marijuana pipe was seized at Oak Street Park. June 10, 8:09 a.m., criminal trespassing was...
2.9K - Jun. 11, 2009; scored 77.0 | 
