NBA: Nash has 20 assists in win
PHILADELPHIA Jason Richardson scored 29 points, Steve Nash added 21 points and tied his season-high with 20 assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-115 on Monday night. The Suns eclipsed the 100-point barrier for the eighth str...
 3.6K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 79.0 IRS has unclaimed refunds
Were you expecting a tax refund, but didn t get it? The Internal Revenue Service might have your money. The agency has 1,310 refund checks worth $1.4 million for Oregon taxpayers that were returned by the U.S. Post Office due to mailing address ...
1.7K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 79.0 Taste of the Northwest on Nov. 13
What flavors define cooking in the Pacific Northwest? Here s one easy way to find out. The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute will host an evening of indulging in the delicacies of the region at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13. At the Taste of the Northwest, guests...
0.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 79.0 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 79.0 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 79.0 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 79.0 Youth Sports: Mustangs win soccer tourney
The Fall soccer season for the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon came to a close last weekend with a fifth/sixth-grade tournament at North Bay School. The Mustangs, a team coached by Erik Johnson and sponsored by C S Fire Safe Services, won ...
3.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 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 79.0 Judge to defendant: Prove it
COQUILLE Bobbye Cikanek knows she probably won t be able to own horses anymore. But the woman convicted of abusing and neglecting 10 Tennessee walking horses hopes a Coos County Court judge will let her continue breeding and owning more than a doze...
3.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 183.0 NJ jurors convict Florida man in 'fat defense' trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) ” A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man s defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway. Edward A...
3.4K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Girls set new standard for excellence
PORTLAND In Oregon high school girls cross country, 19 is becoming the new 20. Over the past 10 years, there has been remarkable growth in the number of girls who can cover 5,000-meter cross country courses in less than 20 minutes. Once a benchmark...
5.5K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 124.0 Hitting 10 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Man...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Horse abuser's sentencing is set for Friday
A North Bend woman convicted of neglecting and abusing her Tennessee Walker horses will hear her sentence Friday morning in Coos County Court. Last month, a six-person jury found Bobbye L. Cikanek guilty of one count first-degree animal abuse and 10...
0.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 124.0 Libraries celebrate 30 years of progress
Dora residents celebrated the grand opening of a new library in August. Coos Bay may be on the verge of opening a coffee shop in its library, while Coquille s is also looking to expand. In a time when businesses are scaling back and scrambling to com...
3.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 124.0 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 251.0 Early returns show school bond passing
VERNONIA (AP) Vernonia schools damaged by Nehalem River flooding in 2007 may be replaced if early returns in a $13 million bond measure hold up. Columbia County voters were approving the measure about 3-to-2 to provide funding for a new K-12 s...
0.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 Pickup led 'Clunker' trade-ins
WASHINGTON Billed as a way for the government to put more fuel-efficient vehicles on highways, the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program mostly involved swaps of old Ford or Chevrolet pickups for new ones that have only marginally bette...
6.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 Coming Soon
Tonight Lifting quilts Join the Coos Sand N Sea Quilters meeting at 7 tonight at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Featured speaker Kara Alexander will present Lift the Quilts Out of Your Stash. She ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 Who will teach nurses?
COOS BAY Experienced nurses have seen it before. In a recession, retired and semi-retired RNs come out of the woodwork to support their families. But once this economic slump ends, nurses including Susan Walker foresee a shortage of medical worker...
4.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 If recession ended, why s gold up?
Recently I heard on a Canadian Broadcasting System talk show that two gold mining companies were increasing production in anticipation of the $2K per ounce price for gold. I have heard there is a daily meeting of movers and shakers to determine ...
0.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 | 
