No need to knead
For physician Jeffrey Hertzberg and baker Zoe Francois, the journey to no-knead bread began innocently enough. While their toddlers learned to play the xylophone in a Minneapolis music class, Hertzberg began telling Francois about his no-knead, 5-min...
 4.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 218.0 Pac-10 reinstates Oregon back Blount
Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, who was suspended for the season after punching a Boise State player in the wake of the season opener, has been allowed to rejoin the Ducks. The university requested Blount s reinstatement, which was approved by...
3.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 184.0 Women of the Year:
NEW YORK Even for a venue as grand as New York s Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine s Women of the Year awards. Pop star Rihanna was there, in the most body-hugging of gowns. Tennis star Seren...
4.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 176.0 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 206.0 I want to know: Casino workers won't get vaccine
Question: I would like to know why the general public is having trouble getting H1N1 flu shots, yet The Mill Casino-Hotel is giving them to their employees who are not in the high-risk categories? Answer: The Mill isn t giving out H1N1 flu shots to...
1.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 299.0 Homebrew students learn to customize beer flavors
PORTLAND Learning to brew your own beer in Portland, a.k.a. Beervana, would seem to be pointlessness personified. Yet 80 homebrewers and brewers-to-be spent a rainy Saturday morning doing just that in a stark warehouse warmed only by two boiling k...
4.6K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 221.0 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 199.0 Some moms struggle with disappointment
LAS VEGAS My good friend just found out she is pregnant with a boy. It is her first child, and instead of celebrating the good news, she cried during her ultrasound. That s because she really wanted a girl. Good mothers are supposed to say they are...
3.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 246.0 Busch finishing strong with crew chief
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson had every reason to coast through the season s final 10 races in a long farewell before the crew chief bolts to a new team next year. Only they promised not to go through the motions, and Busch s win at Tex...
3.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 185.0 Stanford stuns Ducks
STANFORD, Calif. Toby Gerhart and Stanford did to the Oregon defense what the Ducks did a week ago to Southern California, opening up the Pac-10 race with a program-defining victory. Gerhart ran for a school-record 223 yards and three scores, Andre...
5.0K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 190.0 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 243.0 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 122.0 I want to know: Tower tests wind turbine potential
Question: A while ago, there was a very tall antenna with guidelines and orange balls constructed on the northwest corner of West Beaver Hill Road and Whisky Run Lane. Have all of the required permits been obtained for whatever the project is for bot...
1.5K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 902.0 Crash slows Johnson s run to NASCAR title
FORT WORTH, Texas Jimmie Johnson sat in his car going nowhere for more than an hour, his NASCAR Sprint Cup lead shrinking with every passing lap. While crew chief Chad Knaus and Co. were basically rebuilding the mangled mess that was his No. 48 Che...
5.0K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 221.0 Bittersweet send-off
TALLADEGA, Ala. ” When Jamie McMurray got home on Sunday night following his dramatic win at Talladega hours earlier, he turned to his wife, Christy, and asked what they should do to celebrate his first victory in nearly three years. Champagne...
5.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 221.0 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 192.0 LaMike steps up for Ducks
EUGENE ” Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has shortened LaMichael James name to LaMike. A nickname seems a necessity for the redshirt freshman who has become a key component of the No. 7 Ducks potent offense. He s called on a lot, and LaM...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 169.0 Sailboat ran aground
Question: What is the story behind the sailboat in Coos River between the area of TnT Market and Sause Bros. barge facility? We noticed it on Oct. 30. At first it looked like it was beached, but then it was on its side taking on water. Answer: The U....
1.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 389.0 Don't blame women for sex assaults
Once again, I read the paper only to feel frustrated at the lack of critical knowledge about the horrible crime of rape or sexual assault. I am saddened by the story on the front page of last Saturday s paper SOCC vigilant after sex attack. For 10 y...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 186.0 Police search college dorms
Coos Bay police officers shook down some dorm rooms at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Friday morning in their ongoing investigation into a recent sexual assault. Officers served several search warrants within student housing and interviewed...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 140.0 | 
