Hockey greats join Hall of Fame
TORONTO Steve Yzerman has one regret when looking back on his Hall of Fame career: He wishes he didn t return to ice four years ago after the NHL lockout. I really debated should I come back, is this the right thing or not? the former Red Wings ca...
 3.4K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 95.0 FBI reassess its past look at Fort Hood suspect
WASHINGTON (AP) Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an assessment of him before deciding he did not pose a threat. After the shooting, the FBI is doing a new a...
5.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 60.0 Multnomah sheriff asks state for investigation
PORTLAND (AP) The new sheriff of Multnomah County has asked the state agency that oversees police certification to speed up its investigation into a high-ranking officer. Sheriff Dan Staton contacted the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards...
0.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 60.0 Don Brooks
A memorial service will be held for Don Brooks Sr., 85, of Langlois, at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Reedsport Assembly of God, 509 N. 19th St. Don was born Feb. 24, 1924, in Lancaster, Calif., to Clarence and Marion Brooks. He died Oct. 21, 200...
1.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 60.0 We Americans have lost our identity
My favorite magazine by far was Constitution, published by the Foundation for the U.S. Constitution. No longer in existence, it was full of riveting stories for students and adults with beautifully reproduced historic documents, portraits and ...
3.3K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 60.0 Local panel fields questions on health policy
When Rep. Peter DeFazio visited the coast three months ago, people crowded into town halls to vehemently voice concerns and ask questions about public health care reform. It was a different setting Saturday morning at Coos Bay City Hall. A panel of e...
7.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 60.0 Questions emerge over sheriff s candidacy
PORTLAND (AP) There may be a problem with Bruce McCain s campaign for the job of Multnomah County sheriff. The Oregonian reports that the former sherfiff s captain agreed to not work for the county for two years when he took a $26,000 early re...
0.6K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 60.0 Large Southern Baptist church in Texas announces expansion
DALLAS (AP) First Baptist in Dallas, one of the nation s largest Southern Baptist Convention congregations, will be growing into a more environmentally friendly campus. First Baptist announced a $130 million expansion featuring a 3,000-seat wo...
1.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 60.0 Former Blazer eyes run for governor
SALEM Chris Dudley s free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor s chair and Oregon s Republicans think he can score. Dudley hasn t formally announced a bid for t...
3.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 60.0 Gunman: 'Allahu Akbar!'
FORT HOOD, Texas Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted Allahu Akbar! an Arabic phrase for God is great! before opening fire, the base commander said Friday. U.S. A...
9.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 95.0 Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Tex...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 60.0 Beverly Ann Conway
A farewell gathering will be held for Beverly Ann (Pugh) Conway, 77, of Coos Bay, at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3355 Virginia Ave. in North Bend to thank her for her loving support and bless her...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 60.0 Phillies denied chance for repeat championship
NEW YORK One look from the dugout at the celebration on the field was all the incentive the Philadelphia Phillies needed for next year. We want that trophy back, Brad Lidge said. The defending champions fell two wins short in their bid to become t...
4.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 60.0 NB boys surge into soccer playoffs
NORTH BEND When Todd Ransom took over as coach of the North Bend boys soccer team after Blaine Deming retired last spring, someone suggested to him this would be a rebuilding year. I said, We ll see, Ransom recalled Wednesday. I m competitive a...
3.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 60.0 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 140.0 A different kind of pet rescue
NEWPORT (AP) By day, Duane Parton III is known as the dog whisperer; and his cohort James Erdman, the cat whisperer. Both earned those designations for their winning ways with the critters at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter. By night, however the...
4.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 60.0 James W. Harrison
A memorial service will be held for James Jim W. Harrison, 94, of Rogue Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Rogue Valley Manor Sunrise Room. Jim was born March 19, 1915, in Clarendon, Texas, to William and Nona Harrison. He was one of eight ...
1.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 95.0 Driver safety programs in November
The South Coast AARP Driver Safety Program Team is offering several classes on the South Coast this month. Coos Bay Class will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18-19, at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. The D...
1.4K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 60.0 Cleveland general manager gone
BEREA, Ohio The Cleveland Browns invisible general manager has disappeared. George Kokinis, the hand-picked GM of first-year coach Eric Mangini, who was rarely seen or heard in Cleveland, left the team Monday under unexplained circumstances after ...
4.2K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 60.0 Blanchard Irene Davis Lorsung
A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Blanchard Blanche Irene Davis Lorsung, 102, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. with the Rev. Karl Schray, of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, officiating. Buri...
4.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 60.0 | 
