Poll: Few find, get flu inoculations
ATLANTA Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll. That s true even for people who are at risk for severe complications and should be at the front of the line. ...
 1.8K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 124.0 Museum unpacks '150 Years of Toys'
NORTH BEND Only old-timers may remember Coquille s toy company. In the 1950s, Sturdi-Bilt produced metal logging trucks for children that is until cheaper toys appeared on the market, said Vicki Wiese, collections manager and interim director of ...
4.8K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 237.0 Man, 7 children found stranded by Breitenbush Lake
SALEM (AP) - An Oregon man and his seven children were found safe Sunday after being stranded by snow during a camping trip. Mark Shaver, 43, of Eagle Creek, failed to return with the children - ages 3 to 14 - onSaturday and was reported missing near...
1.5K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 474.0 Matthew Gary Ramey
A memorial service will be held for Matthew Gary Ramey, 43, of St. Helens at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the Port Orford Christian Center in Port Orford. Graveside services will follow at the Port Orford Cemetery. Matt was born May 1, 1966, i...
2.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Subject officers to random drug tests
Am I the only one who sees the illegal activities that go on within the county of Coos? I mean law enforcement are the most crooked/corrupt members of this community. Law officials spend way too much time trying to fix an arrest and conviction agai...
1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 France hunts for bank heist driver
PARIS (AP) French police conducted a nationwide search Friday for a security driver who vanished with $7.4 million in cash from a bank in the central city of Lyon, authorities said. Lyon prosecutor Xavier Richard said 39-year-old Tony Musulin ...
2.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Church for dogs
LOS ANGELES When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start. Most of his worshippers, though devoted, were in their 60s, attendance had bottome...
5.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Jerseys put to good use
SEATTLE Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years. So he was torn as a fan watching the Yankees and Phillies in the just-completed World Series. He couldn t wait for someo...
4.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Former Blazer eyes run for governor
SALEM Chris Dudley s free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor s chair and Oregon s Republicans think he can score. Dudley hasn t formally announced a bid for t...
3.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 124.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Ambush Blue Moon. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.dbabluemoon.com . Battle of the Bands Three Rivers. Competition runs Nov. 6-Dec. 12. 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Prize is contract to perform regularly at...
10.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Tex...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Man fatally shot by ex-wife after breaking into her house
REDMOND (AP) A man was shot and killed by his ex-wife after he broke into her house in Redmond and tried to attack her with an improvised weapon as she defended her children, authorities said. Patrick S. Hankins, 41, of Bend, was fatally shot We...
1.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 158.0 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 79.0 State finds child abuse and neglect at school
The state of Oregon has shut down a boarding school for troubled teens in Central Oregon after allegedly finding a pattern of child abuse and neglect of its students, forcing parents around the country to scramble to bring home their children. Our fi...
5.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 183.0 Beverly Ann Conway
A farewell gathering will be held for Beverly Ann (Pugh) Conway, 77, of Coos Bay, at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3355 Virginia Ave. in North Bend to thank her for her loving support and bless her...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 Coming Soon
Tonight Lifting quilts Join the Coos Sand N Sea Quilters meeting at 7 tonight at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Featured speaker Kara Alexander will present Lift the Quilts Out of Your Stash. She ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 124.0 New WGC event needs higher PGA priority
SHANGHAI The field for a World Golf Championship is never as strong when Americans require a passport. The HSBC Champions is no exception. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the best two players in the world, are competing at the same tournament in As...
5.3K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 10,000 children benefit from health plan
SALEM More than 10,000 children have been added to the state health plan under a new law aimed at expanding health insurance coverage to nearly every child in Oregon, officials said Tuesday. Cathy Kaufmann, manager of the program, said the sign-ups...
2.1K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 632.0 Agencies overestimate job impact of stimulus dollars
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama s economic recovery program saved 935 jobs at the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, an impressive success story for the stimulus plan. Trouble is, only 508 people work there. The Georgia nonprofit s infla...
4.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 124.0 James W. Harrison
A memorial service will be held for James Jim W. Harrison, 94, of Rogue Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Rogue Valley Manor Sunrise Room. Jim was born March 19, 1915, in Clarendon, Texas, to William and Nona Harrison. He was one of eight ...
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