Earl LeRoy Taylor
Funeral services will be held for Earl LeRoy Taylor, 81, of Coquille, 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2405 Shelly Road in Coquille. Interment will follow at Myrtle Crest Memorial Gardens, 94105 Rink Cre...
 2.5K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 79.0 Medford vet to get Silver Stars from Vietnam war
MEDFORD As a retired Army major who did two combat tours in South Vietnam, longtime Medford resident Donald Graham has always had high regard for Silver Star recipients. After all, he knew they had put their lives on the line for their fellow soldi...
4.8K - Aug. 26, 2009; scored 79.0 Mary Misseres
At her request, no formal services will be held for Mary Misseres, 82, of Bandon. Cremation rites were held under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary. Mary was born Oct. 20, 1926, in North Salt Lake, Utah, a railroad center between Salt Lake ...
2.3K - Jul. 18, 2009; scored 79.0 Michael Thomas Kelley
A memorial service will be held at a later date for Michael Thomas Kelley, 63, of Bandon. Michael was born June 22, 1946, in Omaha, Neb., the son of James and Dorothy (Wilson) Kelley. He died July 2, 2009, in Bandon. He was raised in a family that tr...
1.4K - Jul. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 DC Metro crash kills 7, hurts 70
WASHINGTON - The subway train that plowed into another stopped train, killing at least seven people and injuring scores of others in the nation's capital, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out because of safety con...
4.1K - Jun. 23, 2009; scored 102.0 Dennis Snodgrass
A celebration of life will be held for Dennis Snodgrass, 61, of Coquille, from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 27, at W. Laverne Park day use in Fairview. Dennis was born June 20, 1947, in Portland, to Quay and Virginia (Norris) Snodgrass. He died Nov...
1.4K - Jun. 5, 2009; scored 79.0 NYPD investigates cop who shot another cop
NEW YORK (AP) - A police officer had just opened fire on a man he thought was a criminal, caught running through a desolate stretch of Harlem with a gun in his hand. But when paramedics arrived at the scene and cut through the bloodied clothes, the o...
5.7K - May. 30, 2009; scored 79.0 Memorial Day weekend offers variety
Reedsport The Military Order of the Purple Heart will host a barbecue at 4 p.m. Sunday at Reedsport Junior/Senior High School, 2260 Longwood Dr., and U.S. Marine Corps Band concert at 7 p.m. in the Pacific Auditorium at Reedsport High School. Tickets...
3.2K - May. 23, 2009; scored 79.0 Parades concerts mark Memorial Day
Reedsport The Military Order of the Purple Heart will host a barbecue at 4 p.m. Sunday at Reedsport Junior/Senior High School, 2260 Longwood Dr., and U.S. Marine Corps Band concert at 7 p.m. in the Pacific Auditorium at Reedsport High School. Tickets...
3.7K - May. 20, 2009; scored 79.0 New York gunman's rambling, paranoid letter blames cops
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Jiverly Wong felt tormented by police. They snuck into his room and touched him while he was sleeping, he thought. They stole $20 from his wallet. Because of them, he lost his job. Because of them, he was poor and his lif...
5.6K - Apr. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 Players start young in Cuba
HAVANA The pitch whistles in with such fury that the catcher screams and pulls off his glove, frantically shaking a left hand that s turning purple. He has no catcher s mask or mitt, only an infielder s glove. Its lack of padding is a problem when ...
7.2K - Mar. 7, 2009; scored 79.0 A violet by any other name
Column by Marty Giles Big patches of dark purple have erupted in my lawn: My meadow violets are in bloom! Our Oregon Coast violets are perennial herbs with (usually) heart-shaped leaves arranged alternately on the stem. (Because the stems are usually...
4.1K - Mar. 7, 2009; scored 118.0 Research looks at PTSD and addiction
WASHINGTON Reaching for a cigarette to cope with a flashback is all too common among sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder. The nicotine hit may feel good but scientists say its brain action probably makes their PTSD worse in the long run. He...
5.5K - Feb. 9, 2009; scored 79.0 Pentagon: Purple Heart won't be awarded for PTSD
WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon has decided it will not give the Purple Heart, the prestigious medal awarded to service members wounded or killed in action, to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder. The Defense Department has determined that bas...
1.2K - Jan. 8, 2009; scored 1000.0 Veterans should cheer Obama pick
Since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and all of the resulting harms to soldiers, civilians, economies and constitutional principles, no segment of society has been more abused and neglected than returning U.S. military veterans. So the...
1.5K - Dec. 22, 2008; scored 79.0 Military Order fills 100 stockings for veterans
Chapter and Unit No. 1942 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart had the privilege of helping fill 100 Christmas stocking for homeless veterans who visit the Eugene Clinic. Each stocking holds new underwear, socks, knit caps, knit gloves, toothbru...
0.7K - Dec. 20, 2008; scored 79.0 Audacity of verse
COOS BAY Reciting original poetry can be scary. On a recent mini-episode of the teen drama Degrassi, Holly J finds herself spilling her feelings for a boy she likes in front of him and a crowd of her classmates when a bit of fairy dust forces her...
9.3K - Dec. 19, 2008; scored 79.0 Audacity of verse
COOS BAY Reciting original poetry can be scary. On a recent mini-episode of the teen drama Degrassi, Holly J finds herself spilling her feelings for a boy she likes in front of him and a crowd of her classmates when a bit of fairy dust forces her...
9.3K - Dec. 19, 2008; scored 79.0 Dennis Snodgrass
A celebration of life will be held for Dennis Snodgrass, 61, of Coquille at a later date at Laverne Park in Fairview. Dennis was born June 20, 1947, in Portland, to Quay and Virginia (Norris) Snodgrass. He died Nov. 12, 2008, in Fairview. He married ...
1.3K - Nov. 25, 2008; scored 79.0 | 
