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 301.0 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 271.0 Boise State remains unbeaten
RUSTON, La. ” Early in the fourth quarter, there was nervous pacing along Boise State s sideline. With an opportunity to show a national television audience why they should once again become a BCS buster, a close game on the road was not what ...
4.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 271.0 Jerseys put to good use
SEATTLE Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years. So he was torn as a fan watching the Yankees and Phillies in the just-completed World Series. He couldn t wait for someo...
4.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 271.0 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 271.0 Ducks crush Trojans
EUGENE As the T-shirts worn in Oregon s student section proclaimed, it was Fright Night at Autzen Stadium. It certainly was for USC. Jeremiah Masoli threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 164 more yards with another score and the 10th-rank...
5.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 407.0 Pac-10 race down to three teams
Oregon and Southern California meet this weekend to determine the Pac-10 title maybe. The winner may still have to deal with Arizona as a topsy-turvy season on the West Coast unfolds. The 23rd-ranked Wildcats have joined the 10th-ranked Ducks and N...
5.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 301.0 Phillies and Yankees look to juice up the crowds
NEW YORK Even before the first pitch, this World Series seems souped up. Stocked full of honed home run hitters, powerful pitchers and frenzied fans plus a fast-talking shortstop fond of forecasting future results the New York Yankees and Phila...
3.8K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 228.0 Veteran talks about stress disorder
I didn t have issues. There were just stupid people around me doing stupid things, Eddie Black told about 50 people at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Tuesday night. That s how Black felt when he returned home from serving in Baghdad, Iraq,...
3.0K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 228.0 FAA grounds Northwest pilots
WASHINGTON (AP) The two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination are grounded indefinitely unless the National Transportation Safety Board grants them a reprieve. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it ...
1.2K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 271.0 Major sports worlds collide
The notion that you can t have too much of a good thing is about to get a major test. Come Sunday, for only the second time ever, all four of North America s major pro sports leagues ” football, baseball, basketball and hockey ” will be...
4.1K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 360.0 College Football Recap: Ducks soar to win over Huskies
SEATTLE Chip Kelly wouldn t even refer to his next opponent by name. Fourth-ranked Southern California was just them according to Oregon s coach in the moments after the 10th-ranked Ducks impressive 43-19 win over Washington on Saturday. Kelly wo...
6.8K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 390.0 Youth Sports: NB volleyball club seeks coaches
The North Bend Volleyball Club is looking for volunteer coaches and assistants for its upcoming USA volleyball season. The season lasts from the middle of November to the end of April. The club hopes to have teams in the seventh-grade, eighth-grade a...
3.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 271.0 Payton s legacy lives on
CHICAGO ” It s been a decade since liver disease did something defenders struggled to do and took down Walter Payton. Even so, No. 34 still looms large. His son Jarrett has daily conversations with him about what I m doing and what I should b...
7.1K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 304.0 NBA, refs reach deal to end lockout
NEW YORK ” The real referees will work the real games. The NBA and its referees union agreed on a two-year contract Friday, ending a lockout of more than a month and saving the league from using replacements when the regular season starts. The...
4.5K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 370.0 Trojans aim to reel in Rodgers brothers
LOS ANGELES ” Pete Carroll touts Oregon State tailback Jacquizz Rodgers as the second coming of Emmitt Smith. Southern California s linebackers variously compare the pint-sized sophomore to Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson and several superheroes...
4.6K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 347.0 Ducks aim for sixth straight over Huskies
SEATTLE ” Fifteen years ago this week Oregon s Kenny Wheaton intercepted Washington s Damon Huard and sprinted 97 yards for a clinching touchdown, a moment that is still revered by all Ducks and rekindled a rivalry that was a purple-and-gold p...
4.4K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 314.0 Youth Sports: NB volleyball club seeks coaches
The North Bend Volleyball Club is looking for volunteer coaches and assistants for its upcoming USA volleyball season. The season lasts from the middle of November to the end of April. The club hopes to have teams in the seventh-grade, eighth-grade a...
3.0K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 271.0 Payton s legacy lives on
CHICAGO ” It s been a decade since liver disease did something defenders struggled to do and took down Walter Payton. Even so, No. 34 still looms large. His son Jarrett has daily conversations with him about what I m doing and what I should b...
7.1K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 304.0 NBA, refs reach deal to end lockout
NEW YORK ” The real referees will work the real games. The NBA and its referees union agreed on a two-year contract Friday, ending a lockout of more than a month and saving the league from using replacements when the regular season starts. The...
4.5K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 370.0 | 
