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 176.0 Ohio town cancels Christmas parade amid legal concerns, protests
AMELIA, Ohio (AP) An Ohio village s Christmas parade has been canceled amid concerns over possible lawsuits, expected protests and logistical problems. Amelia Mayor Leroy Ellington said the Amelia Business Association that sponsored the parade for ...
1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 112.0 Fewer sea lions eat more salmon
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River. A new report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates sea lions ate 4,960 salmon and st...
3.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 112.0 Army vet faked injury to avoid Iraq deployment
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) An Army veteran admitted in federal court Friday to plotting with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq. Jeffrey Rush, 27, al...
3.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 290.0 Official: discipline needed for Oregon custody death
PORTLAND (AP) The Portland city commissioner who oversees police has recommended that two officers be disciplined in the custody death of a mentally ill man in 2006. A recommendation released Wednesday by Commissioner Dan Saltzman goes beyond the d...
2.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 176.0 Judge rules man gold mined illegally
MEDFORD (AP) A federal judge has convicted an Oregon man of illegal mining while digging for gold on U.S. Forest Service land. Clifford R. Tracy of Gold Hill was sentenced to a year on probation. He was also ordered to pay the costs to remedy his r...
2.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 112.0 Should find 'third way' on legal reform
There s an important task congressional moderates can perform on health-care reform besides fighting the public insurance option: Find a middle ground on medical malpractice. Even President Barack Obama ought to join the cause and go beyond the tepid...
4.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 224.0 Hurdles remain for health care bill
WASHINGTON Just a few unsolved problems and one final sales job stand between House Democratic leaders and a landmark vote on a remake of the nation s health care system. Unfortunately for the Democrats, the unresolved issues are among the most...
4.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 112.0 Lithia plans to buy more dealerships
ASHLAND (AP) Lithia Motors Inc. says it plans to start buying more auto dealerships after an 18-month stretch when it closed or sold 20 dealerships. Lithia announced this week it had obtained a franchise from Korean automaker Kia for Anchorage, Ala...
1.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 112.0 Teachers renew legal fight with Sizemore
PORTLAND Two Oregon teacher unions have gone back to court against political activist Bill Sizemore to accuse him again of racketeering, this time in the 2008 elections. The legal battle between Sizemore and the unions dates to 2002 and a racketeer...
3.4K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 259.0 Firm to settle suit over Sunwest affiliate
SALEM (AP) A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against a law firm that represented an affiliate of Sunwest Management Inc., one of the largest senior-living chains in the nation. Michael Grassmueck, a court-appointed receiver...
1.1K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 112.0 Questions surface in Astoria LNG probe
ASTORIA (AP) When liquefied natural gas developer Peter Hansen met Port of Astoria Director Peter Gearin and marketing consultant Susan Trabucco in San Jose, Calif., in October 2004, there was a moment when Hansen thought the two might be more than...
6.6K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 112.0 Ballot titles draw fire
SALEM A business-backed group that opposes the Legislature s $733 million tax increase is pursuing legal action to block what it says are biased ballot titles for two referendum measures. Oregonians will vote Jan. 26 on whether to uphold the t...
2.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 112.0 Questions surface in Astoria LNG probe
ASTORIA (AP) When liquefied natural gas developer Peter Hansen met Port of Astoria Director Peter Gearin and marketing consultant Susan Trabucco in San Jose, Calif., in October 2004, there was a moment when Hansen thought the two might be more than...
6.6K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 112.0 Ballot titles draw fire
SALEM A business-backed group that opposes the Legislature s $733 million tax increase is pursuing legal action to block what it says are biased ballot titles for two referendum measures. Oregonians will vote Jan. 26 on whether to uphold the t...
2.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 112.0 DA clears track coach
The state has dropped sex abuse charges against Wendi Boutiette, but she s still reeling from the events of the past nine months. Her 9-year-old son has wondered whether his mom would go to jail. She stepped down as Coquille High School s track coach...
4.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 112.0 Governor paves way for NFL to return to Los Angeles
INDUSTRY, Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he has signed a bill allowing the construction of a 75,000-seat stadium that developers hope will lure an NFL team back to the Los Angeles area. Schwarzenegger said he signed the environment...
5.5K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 176.0 DA dismisses charges against former track coach
The Douglas County District Attorney s office has filed a motion to dismiss sex-abuse charges against former Coquille High School track coach Wendi Boutiette. The filing was prompted by the unwillingness of Boutiette s alleged victim to cooperate wit...
1.4K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 112.0 Workers unite to fight law's misuse
NASHVILLE Toribio Jimenez says an asbestos removal company used a guest worker program to trap him in virtual servitude, then fired him when he complained, forcing him to work illegally. Robert Martin believes the same company kept him unemployed b...
5.6K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 259.0 Park destroyed one man's future
This letter is in response to the article (The World, Oct. 16) and to the letter in the Myrtle Point Herald about the thinning of trees in LaVerne Park. First off, the man who was killed was my cousin, Mark Emler, so I have a very strong opinion abou...
1.8K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 112.0 | 
