http://www.theworldlink.com/ The latest news from the www.theworldlink.com website! Newsys Template Engine News http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-522183961 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705c67996ea760949338.txt NORTH BEND — A troupe of trumpeting bagpipers heralded the arrival of the haggis, followed by a procession of skirted swordsmen. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:52:07 -0800 newsys-523927868 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705b11ae70f360885114.txt The Coos County Major Crimes Team is investigating the suspicious death Saturday of a 17-year-old North Bend girl. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:05:54 -0800 newsys-515935978 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705bb130693016614676.txt REEDSPORT — Reedsport police have released the name of a man killed in a shooting early Saturday morning, as 37-year-old Apollo E. Rohkohl of Reedsport. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:52:07 -0800 newsys-524266947 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705172c8a1b263979474.txt Three years ago, Bob Sullivan sent out his first care package to a soldier away at war. On Sunday, he celebrated along with the Fairview Community Church congregation and local residents, as he sealed his 200th package. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:14:33 -0800 newsys-524889296 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705127d4d55085578599.txt Coos County Parks & Recreation will close Bastendorff Beach Road from the park entrance to the beach this week. Workers will be pruning trees. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:14:33 -0800 newsys-524889295 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b7050b194a69130921804.txt FRENCHGLEN — Ruggedly beautiful Steens Mountain stands in an area of southeast Oregon so isolated it’s barely changed since cattle king Pete French arrived in the late 1800s. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:14:33 -0800 newsys-524266946 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b7050edea066124866252.txt FRENCHGLEN — Under Measure 37, passed by voters in 2004 (and later scaled back by Measure 49), rural landowners could seek to develop their land under the rules in place at the time of purchase, or be compensated by county government for their economic loss. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:14:33 -0800 newsys-523927866 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705657a107d698018676.txt TOKYO (AP) — Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers over recall woes that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:05:54 -0800 newsys-525060663 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b7078fc5a8a6687724678.txt Peter Jackson, Associated Press Writer   HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died today. He was 77. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:05:54 -0800 newsys-525210960 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705b54396c5867176460.txt MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — About five people remain unaccounted for after a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and a section of the site was too unstable to search, a fire official said Monday. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:52:07 -0800 newsys-523927869 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b7053b132f60147040305.txt VIENNA — Iran moved closer to being able to produce nuclear warheads today with formal notification that it will enrich uranium to higher levels, even while insisting that the move was meant only to provide fuel for its research reactor. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:05:54 -0800 newsys-515937925 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705495a8cb3368751857.txt SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir today, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:05:54 -0800 newsys-523927870 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b70556dc75b7644752386.txt CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit today on what’s likely the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:05:54 -0800 newsys-523460395 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b7055fbd85d6824024659.txt KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Taliban-controlled area ahead of a planned NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:25:49 -0800 newsys-523416863 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b7056274d48c948375729.txt WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, battling complaints that he has been too partisan and secretive in pushing his health care agenda, said Sunday he will host leaders of both parties to discuss the topic later this month. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:25:49 -0800 newsys-524325697 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b7056b4412df887449685.txt WASHINGTON  — The federal government was shuttered today while the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as three feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power and blocked trains, planes and cars, with another storm looming. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:25:49 -0800 newsys-525210962 http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/02/09/news/doc4b705d34de204466337428.txt NEW YORK — As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims about how the workers got sick or how much time they spent at ground zero. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:52:07 -0800