Bittersweet send-off
TALLADEGA, Ala. ” When Jamie McMurray got home on Sunday night following his dramatic win at Talladega hours earlier, he turned to his wife, Christy, and asked what they should do to celebrate his first victory in nearly three years. Champagne...
 5.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 221.0 Stanford tries to slow Ducks
STANFORD, Calif. ” Stanford has been pointing to the brutal four-game November stretch as the defining moment for the season ever since arriving at fall camp. The Cardinal end the season with arguably their four toughest games, facing No. 7 Or...
4.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 192.0 LaMike steps up for Ducks
EUGENE ” Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has shortened LaMichael James name to LaMike. A nickname seems a necessity for the redshirt freshman who has become a key component of the No. 7 Ducks potent offense. He s called on a lot, and LaM...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 169.0 Judge to defendant: Prove it
COQUILLE Bobbye Cikanek knows she probably won t be able to own horses anymore. But the woman convicted of abusing and neglecting 10 Tennessee walking horses hopes a Coos County Court judge will let her continue breeding and owning more than a doze...
3.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 191.0 Police search college dorms
Coos Bay police officers shook down some dorm rooms at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Friday morning in their ongoing investigation into a recent sexual assault. Officers served several search warrants within student housing and interviewed...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 140.0 Sailboat ran aground
Question: What is the story behind the sailboat in Coos River between the area of TnT Market and Sause Bros. barge facility? We noticed it on Oct. 30. At first it looked like it was beached, but then it was on its side taking on water. Answer: The U....
1.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 389.0 Don't blame women for sex assaults
Once again, I read the paper only to feel frustrated at the lack of critical knowledge about the horrible crime of rape or sexual assault. I am saddened by the story on the front page of last Saturday s paper SOCC vigilant after sex attack. For 10 y...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 186.0 Jerseys put to good use
SEATTLE Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years. So he was torn as a fan watching the Yankees and Phillies in the just-completed World Series. He couldn t wait for someo...
4.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 177.0 American teenager adjusts to new life as a pro
HAIFA, Israel A few months ago, Jeremy Tyler was among the top prospects in American high school basketball, widely seen as a future first-round NBA draft pick. These days, the 18-year-old center spends most of his time languishing on the bench, an...
5.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 227.0 Twin Tigers
BANDON For twins, Karli and Kacy Crook have a lot of differences. The Bandon seniors and fraternal twins contrast in many ways. Karli, who is seven minutes older, is more organized and punctual. She ll wake up earlier than me, Kacy said. Without ...
5.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 205.0 Childhood chums paddle the Rogue to the sea
MEDFORD Waking in a sleeping bag to a bone-drenching rain on the fifth day of a nine-day raft trip down the Rogue River, Sam Jackson and his two childhood pals wondered whether this adventure would match what it looked like on paper. For 91 miles, ...
4.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 163.0 Boat center isn't exactly breaking ground
Saturday s boat building center groundbreaking on the Empire waterfront will be atypical for several reasons. The most obvious is there s already a building there. In fact, workers already have spent time improving the facility since the city signed ...
2.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 166.0 Council is wrong venue for vendetta
The editorial (The World, Oct. 28) about the Lakeside recalls was so spot-on for the opinions of most of the citizens of Lakeside. I ve been a resident of Lakeside since 1992 and have seen many petty factious groups use the recall procedure to settle...
1.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 122.0 Pirates seek spot in state tournament
Marshfield s volleyball players want to prove themselves in the postseason this year, as they travel to Summit on Saturday in the Class 5A playoffs. After losing to Mountain View in the second round last season, the Pirates want to get past that hurd...
2.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 218.0 We need jobs not health care
How many times have you heard Barack Obama talk about the fierce urgency of now ? The president has used the quote, from Martin Luther King Jr., to call for quick action on the war in Iraq, on global warming, on homelessness, on education you name...
3.1K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 183.0 Caterpillars will turn into striped tiger moths
Question: I want to know about those orange and black caterpillars that come out this time of year crossing the roads? What kind of butterflies do they turn into, etc.? Answer: The orange and black critters, commonly called woolly worm or woolly be...
1.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 460.0 Sports Briefs: Seattle releases Edgerrin James
RENTON, Wash. The struggling Seattle Seahawks have released running back Edgerrin James. The Seahawks made the move Tuesday, two days after a lackluster 38-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. James signed with Seattle in late August hoping to revitaliz...
4.3K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 129.0 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 136.0 Israel commandos seize ship loaded with guns
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli commandos seized a ship today that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons bound for Lebanon s Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered. The Israeli ...
5.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 168.0 Study: Half of U.S. kids will get food stamps
CHICAGO Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say. The estimate comes from...
3.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 149.0 | 
