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 Eye on Government
Today North Bend City Council 4:30 p.m., council chambers, city hall, 835 California St.; work session. Oregon Virtual Academy 6 p.m., 1810 Monroe St., North Bend; regular meeting also accessible via teleconference at (888) 824-5783, ext. 1668287...
1.7K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 53.0 Give Pakistan aid, not weapons
Canada should lend Pakistan a helping hand as it struggles to stabilize its chaotic border region with Afghanistan, which is plagued by Taliban militants who threaten stability. It doesn t follow that Prime Minister Stephen Harper s government needs ...
1.0K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 53.0 What's next for health care?
WASHINGTON Don t look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul. A government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. They ...
5.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 909.0 Local panel fields questions on health policy
When Rep. Peter DeFazio visited the coast three months ago, people crowded into town halls to vehemently voice concerns and ask questions about public health care reform. It was a different setting Saturday morning at Coos Bay City Hall. A panel of e...
7.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 975.0 Insurers pay for alternative care
Acupuncture, not pain pills that make me loopy, is what Cynde Durnford-Branecki wants for her aching back, and a treatment costs her only a $20 copayment. If I didn t have insurance, there s no way I could afford to go, said the 51-year-old g...
5.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 150.0 Fort Hood is on the mend after shootings
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) Pvt. Joseph Foster took a bullet in the leg during the Fort Hood shooting rampage. He pauses when he s asked about the mayhem, then credits a stout heritage with bringing him through the ordeal and leaving him eager for his sc...
4.0K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 53.0 CB officials begin search for city manager
The city of Coos Bay has scheduled a special council meeting Tuesday to decide who should manage City Hall. The council will consider whether to hire an interim city manager from a list of candidates compiled by the League of Oregon Cities, ask forme...
1.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 84.0 Tough road ahead in Senate for health care bill
WASHINGTON (AP) The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the Senate promises to be rocky. The 220...
4.3K - Nov. 8, 2009; scored 676.0 Egypt stops leader's travel to U.S.
CAIRO (AP) Egyptian authorities have prevented a leading political dissident from traveling to the U.S., saying Friday that the conditions of his early release from prison do not permit him to travel abroad. Ayman Nour, freed on Feb. 18 for health ...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 53.0 Jail expenses return to pre-layoff levels
COQUILLE - Almost three years ago, Coos County laid off 22 jail workers and limited the number of prisoners it would house, all to save slightly less than $1 million a year. Today, felons walk free in a third of the time, yet jail spending has c...
6.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 53.0 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 53.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend Coastal Douglas Has Talent!, a talent show and fundraiser for the Reedsport Rotary Club, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport. About a dozen performers of a variety of ages will compete, and PBA...
4.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 53.0 Area is blessed with good docs
Dr. Charles Hurbis in Coos Bay has expertise, is very intelligent and an inventor. He is caring, personal and so kind. Because of basal cell cancers to be removed, he found melanoma cancer behind my left eye. He sent me to Oregon Health Science Uni...
0.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 53.0 Dems push for health care votes
WASHINGTON House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama s historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote. Voting is se...
3.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 706.0 Governor expands flu readiness authority
SALEM (AP) Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed an executive order giving the state public health director more authority to prepare Oregon for a major flu outbreak and manage the response. The governor said the order issued Thursday grants Dr. Mel Kohn ...
0.9K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 107.0 Gunman: 'Allahu Akbar!'
FORT HOOD, Texas Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted Allahu Akbar! an Arabic phrase for God is great! before opening fire, the base commander said Friday. U.S. A...
9.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 53.0 New therapists bring skills to area
Cory Dorland made an offer that John Bain and John Soukup just couldn t refuse. At least that is how Southwest Physical Therapy s two newest physical therapists feel about the situation. Bain, who relocated from California, joined the therapy center ...
2.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 84.0 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 53.0 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 53.0 | 
