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 63.0 Report recommends ways to reduce prison beds
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) A new draft report recommends either closing the old buildings at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla or downsizing a facility on McNeil Island to a minimum-security prison. The Legislature directed the state Office ...
0.9K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 63.0 Diplomats head to Honduras for post-coup talks
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Diplomats from throughout the hemisphere were converging today on Honduras to resolve a standoff that has left the impoverished Central American country with two presidents, a capital scarred by protests and a bitterly divided...
3.9K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 63.0 Bank of America closes office in CB
Bank of America is closing its downtown Coos Bay banking center early next year. In a letter sent to customers, the company states that its bank at 245 S. Fourth Street will be shuttered, limiting its services to the Pony Village Mall location on Vir...
1.8K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 99.0 New bulbs hold survival key
BROOKINGS (AP) From his farm in this small Southern Oregon coastal town, lily bulb grower Harry Harms is far removed from the annual crush of potted Easter lily sales. But his livelihood is intrinsically attached. And with the price of lilies barel...
3.6K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 63.0 Football 2009 Radio listings
Again this fall, most South Coast football teams will have games broadcast on the airwaves on Friday nights, though there have been a couple of significant changes. The biggest difference is that Bicoastal Media has consolidated the broadcast plans f...
2.7K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 63.0 Bride beats leukemia to have family
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) Amy Tippens was a newlywed with hopes of having children, a career and a long, healthy life to savor it all. But five months into her marriage, she and her husband, Kyle, were rocked by some shocking news. Amy had acute myelog...
4.7K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 63.0 How we came to be Coos Bay
Question: I want to know why Marshfield changed its name to Coos Bay? When did it do that? Who made the decision to change the name? Can we change it back? Answer: Marshfield s name changed after an attempted consolidation with North Bend in 1944....
1.4K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 99.0 Once Medicare's foe, GOP now shifts to defend it
NEW YORK Weren t Republicans against Medicare before they were for it? It s a question vexing Democrats in the fierce battle over President Barack Obama s push for a health care overhaul as the head of the Republican Party has portrayed the GOP as ...
7.0K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 63.0 Taliban leader is killed in airstrike
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) Pakistan s Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against the Pakistani government, has been killed in a U.S. missile strike, a militant commander and aide to...
7.4K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 63.0 Post office may close hundreds of U.S. offices
WASHINGTON (AP) The local post office long has been the center of many American communities, but with people turning increasingly to the Internet to send messages and pay bills, financial losses are forcing the Postal Service to consider consolidat...
3.4K - Aug. 4, 2009; scored 126.0 Happy to listen
Questions and comments from readers inspire this week s edition of Your World. A reader calling herself Fern sent this electronic query: How many people are on The World Editorial Board, and who are they? Editorials usually have the name of the au...
3.4K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 63.0 This is a recession, people
I was reading a story about how to eat cheaply during the recession, one of those stories that says you can keep living your same lifestyle if you make a few simple adjustments and cut out a few luxuries. One of their suggestions was to order the ham...
3.2K - Jul. 27, 2009; scored 63.0 NHRA teams getting in tune with economy
MORRISON, Colo. For 30 years, Kenny Bernstein, the king of speed, has operated a dragster sponsored by Budweiser, the self-proclaimed king of beers. All the king s horsepower is now in jeopardy after this season, when the longtime NHRA driver and t...
6.3K - Jul. 16, 2009; scored 63.0 Time ran out on ESD merger
The Oregon Legislature spent much of the 2009 session to reach a deal on K-12 funding, but it couldn t agree on a plan to consolidate education service districts. That means the South Coast ESD won t be merging with Douglas County s EDS Senate Bill 5...
2.0K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 146.0 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 63.0 Former Coquille cop goes to trial
COQUILLE - A former Coquille police officer will stand trial on charges of giving alcohol to minors and propositioning an underage girl for sex. James Bryant is scheduled for trial on Sept. 22, along with his wife, Tammy Bryant, who also is charged w...
1.9K - Jun. 23, 2009; scored 63.0 Taking it slow
COOS BAY - Bay Area Hospital is well into its fourth month with a new man in charge, but it's hard to tell anything has changed. Managers, hospital directors and nurses have said the new leader, Paul Janke, is receptive, friendly and easy to talk to...
4.7K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 63.0 Two for the price of one?
Regionalization. Consolidation. Neither idea has a happy history in Coos County. But that shouldn't deter Coos and Curry county commissioners from at least investigating a merger of mental health department managements. A jointly managed program migh...
2.0K - Jun. 17, 2009; scored 99.0 New agency emerges in financial fix
WASHINGTON - A new consumer protection agency highlights a financial system overhaul President Barack Obama plans to unveil today in effort to avert future economic crises like the one still wreaking havoc at home and around the globe. Obama's sweepi...
6.2K - Jun. 17, 2009; scored 99.0 | 
