Kulongoski makes surprise visit to troops in Iraq
GRANTS PASS (AP) Gov. Ted Kulongoski has made another surprise trip to Iraq to visit Oregon National Guard troops. Speaking by telephone from Baghdad, where he was attending a barbecue with soldiers, the governor said Tuesday he was making good on ...
 3.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 166.0 Bill Clinton pitches health bill to Dems
WASHINGTON Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America s health care system. His failed attempt to revamp the delivery of medical care contributed to the Republican takeover of the Hou...
3.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 166.0 Grandparents can help kids love reading
Within the last week, two grandparents from opposite ends of the country e-mailed to say that they regularly buy books for their grandchildren based on my reviews. Of course, I m very flattered. But more than that, their selfless acts of generosity i...
4.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 166.0 Huskies hope to stop slide Saturday at OSU
SEATTLE Seven weeks after what was believed to be a landmark victory over then-No. 3 Southern California that would expedite the quick turnaround Steve Sarkisian preached was going to happen at Washington, the Huskies spent Monday trying to digest ...
4.4K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 166.0 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 166.0 Scientists use disabled HIV in gene therapy
WASHINGTON (AP) French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn t cause AIDS, and then us...
3.5K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 166.0 Drivers need an occasional lesson
This is in response to Mr. Tim Groce s letter concerning center lane usage, which gives a perfect description of the illegal usage of the lanes. I encourage you to check with Oregon Department of Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicle on ...
2.1K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 263.0 Stanford tries to slow Ducks
STANFORD, Calif. ” Stanford has been pointing to the brutal four-game November stretch as the defining moment for the season ever since arriving at fall camp. The Cardinal end the season with arguably their four toughest games, facing No. 7 Or...
4.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 166.0 Former employee opens fire at Orlando office tower - 1 dead, 5 injured
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ” Officials searched Friday for a gunman who opened fire in a downtown office building where he used to work. At least six people were hurt. People streamed out of the 16-story Legion Place office building around lunchtime a...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 166.0 At the movies
The following movies are playing at South Coast theaters. Times are shown for movies at Pony Village Cinemas. () indicates showings for Friday-Sunday only. For locations outside the Bay Area, call the theaters for showtimes. Amelia After becoming the...
8.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 166.0 Public Enemy No. 1: Cancer patients
A lot has changed in the 210-plus years since the nation adopted the Second Amendment, guaranteeing gun rights. For one thing, federal gun laws now ban convicted illegal drug users from toting handguns. But two Oregon sheriffs say that s not tough en...
2.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 166.0 Former employee opens fire at Orlando office tower - 1 dead, 5 injured
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Officials searched Friday for a gunman who opened fire in a downtown office building where he used to work. At least six people were hurt. People streamed out of the 16-story Legion Place office building around lunchtime and some...
2.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 166.0 Kid QBs shine in Pac-10
Back at the start of the season, some wondered where the Pac-10 s quarterbacks had gone. Aside from Washington s Jake Locker, the league seemed void of what had once been its trademark. In fact, it appeared the conference overall was going to be in t...
4.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 166.0 Hold onto your hat - a storm's coming
Batten down the hatches and check those mooring lines. Head to Shore Acres State Park, not the beaches, to watch the big surf rolling in. Forecasters say a big storm s on the way. On Wednesday, they were busy sending out notices: There s a high wind ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 166.0 Sheriffs' group opposes guns for pot smokers
SALEM The right of Oregonians to use marijuana for medical reasons and also to obtain concealed handgun permits is being challenged by local sheriffs who say federal law prevents those people from packing heat. Advocates for the state s medical mar...
3.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 166.0 Bandon turns down semi-truck ban request
BANDON Grumbly neighbors weren t persuasive enough to convince Bandon s city councilors to ban semi-truck parking in city limits. The City Council decided on a 4-2 vote Monday not to prohibit truck drivers from parking their semis in residential ne...
2.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 166.0 Congress set to clear aid to jobless, homebuyers
WASHINGTON (AP) The House is poised to send the White House a bill extending aid to more than a million people in danger of exhausting jobless benefits and additional tax credits for prospective homebuyers crucial to rejuvenating the housing market...
3.1K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 166.0 Sports Briefs: Seattle releases Edgerrin James
RENTON, Wash. The struggling Seattle Seahawks have released running back Edgerrin James. The Seahawks made the move Tuesday, two days after a lackluster 38-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. James signed with Seattle in late August hoping to revitaliz...
4.3K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 166.0 Iranian protest sparks battles
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons today on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition s fir...
5.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 166.0 Israel commandos seize ship loaded with guns
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli commandos seized a ship today that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons bound for Lebanon s Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered. The Israeli ...
5.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 166.0 | 
