Sailing home
NEW YORK The new U.S. Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city today with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack. First responders, families of Sept. 11 victims and the pu...
 3.4K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 69.0 Obama mulls a reduce troop plan
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say. Such a narrowed military mission would increase American forces to accom...
5.7K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 104.0 Myrtle Point Hall of Fame capsules
Frank Grove (Coach): Grove graduated in 1944 from Powers High School, where he was a member of the 1944 state champion basketball team, and served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946. He competed in basketball and track and field for two years each at Lew...
8.6K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 89.0 New book outlines British spy agency's successes, failures
LONDON - Britain s domestic spy service thinks the threat from Islamist terrorism has stopped growing but remains severe, with terrorists eager to acquire weapons of mass destruction, according to the first authorized history of the agency. The Defe...
4.8K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 69.0 A nose for helping folks feel better
COOS BAY Some of the residents at Baycrest Village Memory Care had a little extra spring to their step. Seniors who might normally fight for a few extra minutes sleep readily climbed out of bed Tuesday morning. They were anticipating special visito...
4.1K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 89.0 Feds eye phone ban for drivers
WASHINGTON Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones while driving and recommended a ban. The National Transportation Safety Board put that recommendation on its list o...
4.1K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 124.0 Obama: U.S. determined to act on climate change
UNITED NATIONS President Barack Obama today declared that the United States is a serious partner in combating global warming, telling world peers we are determined to act. The journey is hard. And we don t have much time left to make it, Obama sa...
5.8K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 69.0 Activist's 350-mile trek highlights climate change
SUNSET BAY STATE PARK Some will plant 350 trees, say 350 prayers, throw 350 Frisbees or light 350 candles. Others will play 350 minutes of music, hold rallies and make art. And in an island country where the threat of global warming and rising sea ...
5.2K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 69.0 Day Planner
Ongoing PhotoZone Gallery ” Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Oregon 150: Looking Back on Coos County ” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1220 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Free admission on Sept. 18 only, $4. Children 11 and under, ...
11.5K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 125.0 Day Planner
Ongoing Broadway Bound play ” Runs through Sept. 27, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. (756-4336) Oregon 150: Looking Back on Coos County ” 10 a.m. to 4 ...
11.5K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 104.0 Day Planner
Ongoing PhotoZone Gallery ” Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Broadway Bound play ” Runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. (756-4...
13.4K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 125.0 Siuslaw forest gets millions in stimulus dollars for upgrades
Stimulus dollars have made their way to the Siuslaw National Forest. The feds have granted more than $5 million for facilities and trails upgrades, with more than $1 million allocated for use in Coos and Douglas counties. Recreation...
1.7K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 69.0 Day Planner
Today Sea Breeze Chorus rehearsals 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. (759-2339) Bingo 6:45 p.m., Masonic Center, 2002 Union Ave., North Bend. Doors open at 6 p.m. (756-4426) Blue Highway Concert 7 p.m., Mingus...
10.7K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 125.0 Day Planner
Today Pinochle 1:30 p.m., Coos Bay Senior Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. (269-2626) Bridge Lessons 6:30-9:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 400 Highland Ave., Coos Bay. Little Old Big Band auditions 7 p.m., Little Theatre on the Bay, 21...
11.6K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 132.0 Shake-up on the Potomac
WASHINGTON A morning of remembrance turned into one of flashbacks, fear and media missteps Friday when a Coast Guard exercise unfolding near Pentagon ceremonies marking the Sept. 11, 2001, anniversary was mistaken as an attack. The false report...
5.1K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 69.0 Day Planner
Ongoing Broadway Bound play Runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend. (756-4336, www.ltob.net ) Today Southern Oregon Dahlia Society: Dahlia Show Mall hour...
16.0K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 139.0 Day Planner
ONGOING PhotoZone Gallery Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Broadway Bound play Starts tonight, runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend. (756-4336, w...
16.2K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 139.0 Day Planner
Ongoing PhotoZone Gallery Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Broadway Bound play Starts Friday, runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend. (756-4336, ww...
18.3K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 159.0 Day Planner
ONGOING PhotoZone Gallery Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Broadway Bound play Runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend. (756-4336, www.ltob.net ) Si...
18.8K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 159.0 Day Planner
ONGOING PhotoZone Gallery Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Broadway Bound play Runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend. (756-4336, www.ltob.net ) Si...
20.6K - Sep. 5, 2009; scored 165.0 |
