Berkshire buying Burlington Northern
NEW YORK (AP) Legendary investor Warren Buffett is making what he calls an all-in wager on the U.S. economy $34 billion to buy a major railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.,...
 5.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 164.0 Sports Briefs: Phoenix forces Game 5 in finals
INDIANAPOLIS Cappie Pondexter scored 22 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 90-77 in Game 4 of the WNBA finals, tying the best-of-five series. Penny Taylor added 17 points for the Mercury while Diana Taurasi and Tangela Smith each...
4.8K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 153.0 Oregon coastal air service growing slowly
ASTORIA (AP) SeaPort Airlines is seeing slow but steady growth in passenger traffic from Portland to the Oregon coast. The small airline said weekly ticket sales to Newport and Astoria have doubled from around $6,000 in April to $...
2.7K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 135.0 Newport residents thrilled over ship base
NEWPORT (AP) Residents of this coastal town are still ecstatic weeks after learning Newport will be the new home of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s West Coast marine operations center, Gov. Ted Kulongoski said. It s almost l...
0.7K - Aug. 27, 2009; scored 91.0 Duane Smithers
Private services will be held for Gordon Smithers, 74, of Coos Bay, formely of Agnus, at a later date. Cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Gordon was born on Feb. 10, 1935, in Gold Beach, to Duane B. Smithers and Mabel...
1.7K - Aug. 25, 2009; scored 141.0 Duane " Gordon " Smithers
Feb. 10, 1935 -- Aug. 9, 2009 Private services will be held for Gordon Smithers, 74, of Coos Bay, formely of Agnus, at a later date. Cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Gordon was born on Feb. 10, 1935, in Gold Beach, ...
1.7K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 141.0 Did anyone try to bring NOAA here?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just announced that it has selected Newport as the site for the construction of a new base for its research ships operating in the Pacific. This decision will bring numerous economic benefits to...
1.5K - Aug. 8, 2009; scored 137.0 Rising tide
COOS BAY Sixteen years ago, Dutch Mostert and a few other local artists set out to create the best maritime art exhibit on the West Coast. As the Coos Art Museum prepares to open its 16th-annual Maritime Art show, Mostert and museum director Steven...
5.4K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 162.0 Doratha Caroline Hooton
A memorial service will be held for Doratha Caroline "Carol" (Lindberg) Hooton, 81, of Salem, formerly of Coquille at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at the Coquille Christian Community Church, 625 E. 10th St. in Coquille. Dora was born Feb. 8, 1928, at h...
2.6K - Jun. 26, 2009; scored 154.0 Georgina McKenzie
At her request, no services will be held for Georgina McKenzie, 86, of Langlois. Georgina was born Nov. 5, 1922, on the family ranch on Elk River, the daughter of Robert G. and Lucile (Sorensen) McKenzie Sr. She died May 15, 2009. Georgina was certif...
1.4K - May. 19, 2009; scored 110.0 Coos Bay? Why not?
Last month's influenza outbreak is proving to be a boon for West Coast port cities as cruise liners re-route their tours to avoid Mexican destinations. Ships have wound up in San Francisco, Seattle and even Astoria, in some places doubling the number...
3.0K - May. 7, 2009; scored 165.0 Cruise ships skip Mexico, choose Astoria instead
ASTORIA (AP) - Passengers on a ship that holds 3,100 people once bound for Mexico will instead visit Astoria next month - a large influx of visitors by Astoria's standards. Because of the swine flu, cruise ships on the West Coast are reconfiguring th...
2.5K - May. 1, 2009; scored 190.0 Sports Briefs: Brown named NBA's top coach
CLEVELAND Mike Brown was honored as the NBA s coach of the year after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to their greatest regular season. He guided the club to a franchise-record 66 wins, a second Central Division title and the No. 1 overall seed in ...
6.7K - Apr. 21, 2009; scored 157.0 Why must LNG be used only in Oregon?
I have noticed our governor has apparently joined the ranks of those who define the liquefied natural gas issue in terms of Oregon s needs, as in We should only build a terminal if Oregon needs the gas. This position is most commonly expressed as W...
1.3K - Mar. 14, 2009; scored 105.0 Ann Morgan
A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Anna "Ann" Patricia Morgan, 85, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 2250 16th St., North Bend with the Rev. Karl Schray officiating. Viewing will be from noon to 5 p...
2.6K - Mar. 7, 2009; scored 128.0 "K" Line leaving Portland again
PORTLAND (AP) The Tokyo-based shipping company K Line will stop calling on Portland, perhaps as early as next month. The withdrawal will cost the Port of Portland one of its two Asian shipping links, and comes less than a year after the company r...
2.0K - Mar. 6, 2009; scored 162.0 Salmon seasons outlook mixed
NEWPORT From Astoria to Brookings, salmon fishermen came to Newport to hear officially what rumors already had delivered: sport and commercial Chinook seasons in Oregon are likely to be nil. There was some good news, amidst all the bad coho numbe...
4.9K - Feb. 27, 2009; scored 143.0 A-Rod homers in spring opener
Instead of apologizing about steroids, Alex Rodriguez was swinging for the fences. Taunted and booed by opposing fans in the Yankees spring training opener, Rodriguez homered and drew two walks Wednesday in a 6-1 victory over Toronto that was anythi...
7.8K - Feb. 26, 2009; scored 138.0 Baseball teams get back to work
Trevor Hoffman, Pat Burrell and Raul Ibanez started to settle in with their new teams Monday while Mike Hampton left Houston Astros camp to get treatment for a minor irregularity in his heartbeat. The upcoming World Baseball Classic also lost one of ...
5.9K - Feb. 17, 2009; scored 143.0 David A. Pitzer
A memorial service for David A. Pitzer, 66, of Coos Bay, will be announced at a later date. Cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. David Alan Pitzer was born Oct. 2, 1942, in Tacoma, Wash., to David R. Pitzer and Ina ( Ha...
1.7K - Feb. 9, 2009; scored 131.0 | 
