Poets give reading at NB library
Northwest poets Gary Adams and Bill Siverly give a free reading at 1 p.m. Saturday at the North Bend Public Library. Siverly s latest book is Clearwater Way (2009), poems inspired by the Wasco myth cycle about Coyote, and the authors experiences alo...
 1.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 188.0 Works of the Northwest
Northwest poets Gary Adams and Bill Siverly give a free reading at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the North Bend Public Library. Siverly s latest book is Clearwater Way (2009), poems inspired by the Wasco myth cycle about Coyote, and the authors experi...
1.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 188.0 College Picks: TCU can make its case for a BCS bid
Boise State better watch its back. TCU is trying to bust into the BCS, too. The sixth-ranked Broncos have drawn the most attention of the teams from the non-automatic BCS qualifying conferences this season. Boise State started the season with a convi...
5.2K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 281.0 From running back to sack attack
FORT WORTH, Texas ” The transformation of Jerry Hughes from prep running back to standout defensive end at TCU was never more evident than in the photograph of a skinny kid someone taped to his locker. It was a recruiting picture of Hughes...
5.4K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 188.0 Boise State surges into BCS discussion
The Boise State Broncos are breathing some rare BCS air. The fifth-ranked Broncos have climbed higher and faster than any non-BCS team in the controversial system s 12-year history. The Broncos, pride of the Western Athletic Conference, have shoulder...
5.5K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 243.0 TCU hopes to end Utah s run in MWC
The Mountain West Conference title has spent all but one of the last six years in the state of Utah. TCU s 2005 championship was the only one since 2003 not won by Utah or BYU. The Horned Frogs came painfully close to winning another last year, but a...
7.7K - Aug. 22, 2009; scored 336.0 Congress likely won't act quickly on BCS
WASHINGTON Rep. Joe Barton had a plane to catch, but he wanted to give college football officials a warning before leaving the highly publicized hearing. Peering down from the podium, the Republican said in his Texas twang that unless the officials...
6.9K - Aug. 14, 2009; scored 243.0 No reservations with Blackstone Reserve
Blackstone is one of those behemoth California wine brands that pumps out tons of wine to slake the thirst of parched Americans. Owned by Constellation Brands which also owns wine brands such as Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, and beer brands Corona,...
4.8K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 377.0 Ronald Roy Ray
Graveside services will be held for Ronald R. Ray, 65, of Bridge, at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at Sunset Memorial Park in Coos Bay. Ron was born on Aug. 2, 1943, in Myrtle Point. He died July 7, 2009, in his home at Bridge. Ron worked in the woods mo...
3.6K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 188.0 Officials helped with a Mountain of duping
This is regarding Having a lovely time in Nicaragua (The World, June 2). Sadly, after all of the loss and distress over the past three and a half years, gullible California investors, as The World is so fond of calling us, receive further insult ...
2.5K - Jun. 13, 2009; scored 412.0 Having a lovely time in Nicaragua
Check out this Slide Show, the e-mail says. It links to a photo montage of Gary Mountain s travels in sunny Central America. Look there s Gary in a floral shirt, dining at Hotel Fortuna. There s Gary, shirtless, sunning his belly on the shore of L...
2.0K - Jun. 2, 2009; scored 453.0 City: Lockhart Building fix would cost $2.3M
The Coos Bay City Council must decide what to do with an aging downtown building a structural engineer says will cost more than $2 million to repair. City officials condemned the Lockhart Building last summer because of safety concerns. The ...
2.7K - Jun. 1, 2009; scored 188.0 Wildfire raging near California city; 30,000 evacuated
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Firefighters struggled today to get ahead of a raging wildfire that was moving dangerously close to heavily populated areas in this idyllic coastal city and had forced the evacuation of an estimated 30,000 residents. Neighbor...
4.8K - May. 8, 2009; scored 188.0 Carl Dale Whitworth
Arrangements will be held at a later date for Carl Dale Whitworth, 68, of Klamath, Calif. Carl was born Nov. 12, 1940, in Sallisaw, Okla. He died Feb. 19, 2009, due to a heart attack causing him to have a car accident on Feb. 18. Carl enlisted in the...
2.0K - Feb. 28, 2009; scored 188.0 Local Recap: Reedsport wrestlers win Classic
Reedsport won the Class 3A division at the Oregon Wrestling Classic on Saturday, beating Myrtle Point in the championship bout. The Braves got pins by John Covey (130 pounds), Bobby Short (135), John Drozek (140) and Cesar Lira (171) and took advanta...
3.3K - Jan. 12, 2009; scored 188.0 September
Coos Bay finance director loses job The city of Coos Bay fires Finance Director Janell Howard, but Oregon State Police conclude there is insufficient evidence to charge Howard with shoplifting. Despite the findings, City Manager Chuck Freeman announc...
1.3K - Dec. 31, 2008; scored 188.0 Travelers will encounter snow on roads
Will the there be a white Christmas for people in the valleys east of the Coast Range? Maybe. For those traveling to see friends and family in the next few days, there is a good chance snow a lot of it will be on the road, especially in the highe...
3.7K - Dec. 23, 2008; scored 311.0 Cheers and Jeers
b Lab results /b Cheers to a happy ending for a sweet old dog. After two years as the Coos County Animal Shelter s favorite long-term guest, Magnum (Abe) the black Lab was unexpectedly reunited with his owner. Cheers to the shelter staff for keeping ...
2.5K - Dec. 20, 2008; scored 281.0 Coos Bay analyzes building's future, fate
COOS BAY Coos Bay city officials got their first glimpse of the Lockhart Building s interior this month. It isn t pretty and a structural engineer now must determine whether it should be saved or torn down. The former home of the 1920s-era Noble Th...
5.6K - Dec. 16, 2008; scored 1000.0 Be careful what you wish for with weather
Column by Richard DeChambeau Sometimes you get more than you wish for. Our recent storm is shaping up to be a major event. We had hoped for rain to help get the Elk and Sixes rivers back into fishable shape and to start our steelhead fishing on the C...
4.8K - Dec. 13, 2008; scored 188.0 | 
