Holiday outlook improves as jobs, spending rally
The Associated Press The U.S. economy yielded some encouraging news today on two of its biggest trouble spots consumer spending and jobs. Consumers, enticed by cooler weather and an improving economy, spent a little more in October. They gave the ...
 1.7K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 89.0 Veteran aces face off in Game 6 of Series
NEW YORK Andy Pettitte against Pedro Martinez, with the Yankees one win from ecstasy. Now that s a World Series matchup worth talking about. Still stalking that elusive 27th championship, New York turns to Pettitte once again in Game 6 tonight, hop...
5.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 89.0 Bandon police levy fails
Bandon voters narrowly defeated a measure that would have provided more money to the city s police department. The Coos County Elections Office released totals Tuesday night that showed 51.5 percent of voters were opposed to the tax, while 48.5 favor...
2.5K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 89.0 Bandon fights the odds on police levy
Bandon officials say the day is approaching when the police department won t have enough officers to provide 24-hour protection. They are hoping taxpayers will dig deeper into their pockets to help pay for police officer salaries. Voters in the city ...
4.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 89.0 Finding success with home-based businesses
Low overhead, a flexible schedule and the freedom of being your own boss those are the benefits some local business owners are finding with home as company headquarters. The beauty about a home-based business is you can demonstrate a product or ser...
3.8K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 89.0 Not rain, nor tweet ...
Talkies trumped silent films. Video killed the radio star. But your local post office doesn t intend to be the next victim of progress. The majority of people don t write letters anymore. They don t send greeting cards. They text and Twitter and a lo...
4.8K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 89.0 Nor rain, nor tweet ...
Talkies trumped silent films. Video killed the radio star. But your local post office doesn t intend to be the next victim of progress. The majority of people don t write letters anymore. They don t send greeting cards. They text and Twitter and a lo...
4.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 89.0 Nor rain, nor tweet ...
Talkies trumped silent films. Video killed the radio star. But your local post office doesn t intend to be the next victim of progress. The majority of people don t write letters anymore. They don t send greeting cards. They text and Twitter and a lo...
4.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 89.0 Did he lie? Stufflebean's bankruptcy explanation doesn t add up
Coos County Commissioner Kevin Stufflebean s public explanation of his recent bankruptcy filing contains factual discrepancies, The World has learned. In July, Stufflebean and his wife filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Eu...
9.7K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 89.0 Did he lie? Stufflebean's bankruptcy explanation doesn t add up
Coos County Commissioner Kevin Stufflebean s public explanation of his recent bankruptcy filing contains factual discrepancies, The World has learned. In July, Stufflebean and his wife filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Eu...
9.7K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 89.0 New jobless claims fall as price incease rises slightly
WASHINGTON The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment insurance has fallen to the lowest level since early January, a sign the labor market is slowly improving. And consumer price pressures remained mild in September as Am...
5.6K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 179.0 Stimulus saved teachers' jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) Teachers appear to have benefited most from the effort to save jobs with the $787 billion recovery package, which sent billions of dollars to states that were on the verge of ordering heavy layoffs in education. The nationa...
5.5K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 89.0 Chinese manufacturer takes over Hummer
DETROIT (AP) Hummer, the off-road vehicle that once epitomized America s love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese heavy equipment maker. General Motors Co. and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. finally signed the m...
4.6K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 89.0 New jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (AP) The number of newly laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level since early January, as layoffs ease a bit amid a fledgling economic recovery. The fourth drop in new claims in five weeks is...
3.0K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 207.0 Sports Briefs: Indiana one win from WNBA title
INDIANAPOLIS Tamika Catchings had 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as the Indiana Fever moved within one victory of the WNBA title Sunday with an 86-85 win over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of the finals. The Mercury s Tangela Smith missed...
6.8K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 89.0 Unemployment creeps up
WASHINGTON Job hunters will face long odds well into next year. As the unemployment rate inches closer to 10 percent, most businesses are nowhere close to hiring again. Uncertain about prospects for recovery the economy s and their own employer...
6.0K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 141.0 Hospitals pile up unpaid bills while providing care to uninsured
COOS BAY The Bay Area Hospital emergency room was relatively quiet Monday morning. Patients lay in only a handful of the 14 beds. The ambulance bay and trauma center were empty, allowing some of the physicians and nurses a chance to chat for a mome...
5.2K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 89.0 Cement company laying off 68 workers
BAKER CITY(AP) The Ash Grove Cement Co. is halting production at its Durkee, plant south of Baker City, idling 68 workers. The Kansas company blamed the continued nationwide construction slowdown as it announced layoffs at the Eastern Oregon plant ...
0.8K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 89.0 City might have legal right to cut sewer service
The Coquille Tribe doesn t think the city can do it. But a representative of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says the city of North Bend, in its lawsuit against the tribe, just might be able to legally shut off sewer services to The Mi...
4.3K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 89.0 Tribe: City's deal is unfair
If a Coos County Circuit judge agrees with the city of North Bend, The Mill Casino-Hotel soon could be without police and fire protection and sewage treatment services. In a breach of contract lawsuit against the Coquille Indian Tribe and the Coqui...
4.5K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 179.0 | 
