Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds before losing its tropical storm strength today, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida s center f...
 1.6K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 114.0 A healthy makeover to a takeout staple
Jim Romanoff, For The Associated Press Chicken and shitake mushroom lo mein Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 8 For the sauce: 1 2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth 2 teaspoons cornstarch 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce 1 teaspoon light brown sugar 1 t...
2.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 171.0 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 57.0 The rub on lamb chops
J.M. Hirsch, AP Food Editor These simple but well-seasoned lamb chops are a weeknight kitchen dream. They are packed with flavor thanks to a quick toasting of cumin seeds and peppercorns used for the rub. If you can t find whole cumin seeds, you can ...
1.7K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 90.0 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 57.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend Coastal Douglas Has Talent!, a talent show and fundraiser for the Reedsport Rotary Club, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport. About a dozen performers of a variety of ages will compete, and PBA...
4.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 57.0 Exxon, Shell win Iraq oil field deal
BAGHDAD A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC today signed a $50 billion deal to develop one of Iraq s most prized oil fields, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp its battered energy sec...
4.1K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 581.0 Pork Tenderloin Stroganoff
The Associated Press Gordon Ramsay suggests serving buttered pasta or steamed rice to accompany this simple stroganoff made with pork tenderloin from his new book, Cooking for Friends. Start to finish: 25 minutes Servings: 4 1 pound pork tenderloin...
1.6K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 114.0 Pork loin chops with mushroom chutney
The Associated Press Matt Lee and Ted Lee like to smother their pan-fried pork loin chops in a quick mushroom chutney sweetened with prunes. The recipe, which comes from their new cookbook The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, comes together in just...
2.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 114.0 North Bend Hall of Fame inductees
George Edward Gebhardt (Class of 1933): Gebhardt was born in 1915 and was class president during his time at North Bend High School. He also won the Coos County extemporary speaking contest and was selected Outstanding Senior Boy. He earned a degree...
4.7K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 57.0 Gas prices chugging up for the holidays
NEW YORK (AP) Americans are paying more for gasoline than they did last year as the holidays approached billions of dollars that could go to books, clothes and Barbie dolls instead being spent at the pump. Gas averaged nearly $2.70 a gallon ...
3.8K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 171.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend Haunted Theatre will be open 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Little Theatre on the Bay. $3 first visit, $1 repeat visits, free after fifth time. The North Bend Police Department s haunted house wil...
5.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 90.0 "Tis the season to find uses for that pumpkin
Ron Jackimowicz, Cuisine Editor My parents have returned to Michigan for the winter, but mom left behind the remainder of the pumpkin she cooked and used for pies during their stay. So Autumn made the best of it over the weekend and dug out a recipe ...
2.4K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 114.0 Making your holiday buffet indulgent and healthy
Jim Romanoff, For The Associated Press Keeping your holiday buffet healthy doesn t doom you to celery stalks and carrot sticks. There are plenty of options that are indulgent without leaving your guests feeling buffet-grazing remorse. Shrimp are alwa...
4.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 90.0 Coast Guard helps with sick seabirds
U.S. Coast Guard members helped rescue hundreds of crippled migratory birds on the coast Monday. The birds were ailing after being exposed to a red tide along the coasts of Oregon and Washington. A Coast Guard aircraft from Sacramento, Calif., transp...
2.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 90.0 Making your holiday buffet indulgent and healthy
Jim Romanoff For The Associated Press Keeping your holiday buffet healthy doesn t doom you to celery stalks and carrot sticks. There are plenty of options that are indulgent without leaving your guests feeling buffet-grazing remorse. Shrimp are alway...
4.1K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 90.0 'Tis the season to find uses for that pumpkin
My parents have returned to Michigan for the winter, but mom left behind the remainder of the pumpkin she cooked and used for pies during their stay. So Autumn made the best of it over the weekend and dug out a recipe she had clipped a few years ago ...
2.4K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 114.0 World must invest in civil societies
The exact number of protesters shot dead at a demonstration in Guinea last month is unknown. Estimates vary between 150 and 200. Soldiers of the ruling junta beat and raped survivors. The massacre was condemned by the EU, the UN secretary-general and...
1.2K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 57.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend The Pride of the Sawdust League, or Three Strikes and You re Out returns to the Sawdust Theatre in Coquille for one night only. Benefit to send Doug Veysey of Myrtle Point to Boston Marathon. Show time is 8 p.m. Saturday. &...
5.2K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 90.0 The Genesis of R. Crumb
LOS ANGELES His religious upbringing might well be as unorthodox as the psychedelic-inspired comic-strip characters that have made R. Crumb the most famous underground artist of his time. Which, come to think of it, may have made Crumb the perfect ...
6.8K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 57.0 | 
