Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 4, 8:09 a.m. police cited a minor for possessing tobacco on the west end of Elrod Avenue. Nov. 4, 10:23 a.m., suspicious activity and possible fraud was reported in...
 2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 59.0 CLUB NOTES
The Coos Bay Kiwanis Club noon, Wednesdays, Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay (888-5498, 267-3121) The Coos Bay Garden Club 1 p.m., first Wednesday, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. (888-4748) The Bay Are...
2.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 93.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 29, 9:02 a.m., a vehicle was broken into overnight in the 500 block of South Broadway Street. Oct. 29, 9:58 a.m., police cited a minor for possession of tobacco at ...
2.2K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 93.0 NFL head urges careful treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) After testifying for several hours on Capitol Hill and defending how the NFL handles current and retired players with head injuries, commissioner Roger Goodell recalled suffering a concussion himself in high school. Goodell said out...
5.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 59.0 College may snuff out smokes
COOS BAY Smokers on Southwestern Oregon Community College s campuses may have nowhere to light up come fall 2011, if the college s board of education agrees with student recommendations. Following a smoke-free survey provided online from Sept. 24 t...
2.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 137.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are reports from police logs. Coquille Oct. 23, 11:44 a.m., police arrested a teenager on charges of theft and unauthorized entry into a vehicle at Coquille High School. Oct. 23, 1:32 p.m., a fork lift was found in a ditch and reported ...
5.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 59.0 HEALTHY LIVING
TOPS No. 1135 9:45 a.m., Wednesdays, Madison Street Community Church, 417 Madison St., Coos Bay. (269-5488) A Diabetes Day information event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., third Wednesday, Health Resource Center at North Bend Medical Center, 1900 Woodland...
1.6K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 93.0 Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts
WASHINGTON A major report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers. If you have heart disease, you really need to stay away f...
4.8K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 59.0 HEALTHY LIVING
TOPS No. 1135 9:45 a.m., Wednesdays, Madison Street Community Church, 417 Madison St., Coos Bay. (269-5488) Blood Pressure and Diabetes Clinic 10 a.m. to noon, second Wednesday, Winchester Bay Community Center. Stop tobacco support group noo...
1.3K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 93.0 City puts damper on Jordan s smoking
SAN FRANCISCO Michael Jordan spends most of his time on the golf course these days, just not like this. He s not playing. And he can t smoke his cigar. U.S. captain Fred Couples invited Jordan to be an honorary assistant captain at the Presidents C...
4.0K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 93.0 HEALTHY LIVING
TOPS No. 1135 9:45 a.m., Wednesdays, Madison Street Community Church, 417 Madison St., Coos Bay. (269-5488) Blood pressure checks 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, Bay Area Senior Activity Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. (269-2626) The National Allia...
1.8K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 118.0 Nation needs a soda tax
If government can levy taxes on tobacco to generate not only revenue, but confer public health benefits with respect to smoking rates, why not apply the same principle to taxing sugary soft drinks to raise funds for health-care reform? Obviously, the...
1.0K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 59.0 Flavored smoke ban no cure-all
It s hard to argue with the FDA s decision, announced this week, to ban the sale of flavored cigarettes. To be honest, I always thought cigarettes came in regular and menthol, not chocolate and strawberry. The justification for the ban is that the ci...
3.2K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 59.0 Duke to meet Durham neighbor
DURHAM, N.C. The two universities in this Tobacco Road town don t seem to have much in common except for geography. One is predominantly white, the other mostly black. One is elite and expensive, the other egalitarian and economical. But both Duke ...
4.3K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 59.0 Healthy Living
TOPS No. 1135 9:45 a.m., Wednesdays, Madison Street Community Church, 417 Madison St., Coos Bay. (269-5488) Blood Pressure and Diabetes Clinic 10 a.m. to noon, fourth Wednesday, Lakeside Senior Center. Blood pressure checks 10:30 a.m., Wednes...
1.8K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 93.0 Moralez sings her way to top prize
COOS BAY Star Moralez puts a piece of herself into every song she sings. But it was Janis Joplin s Piece of My Heart that won her the title of Teen Idol on Saturday, after three years in the competition. Emma Wampler finished second, Destyni Full...
3.4K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 59.0 Healthy Living
Flu Vaccinations clinic 8:30-11:30 a.m., North Bend Senior Center, 1470 Airport Lane, North Bend. (756-2020 ext. 510) TOPS No. 1135 9:45 a.m., Wednesdays, Madison Street Community Church, 417 Madison St., Coos Bay. (269-5488) A Diabetes Day infor...
1.8K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 118.0 Class tackles prostate cancer myths
Talking about prostates might invoke giggles and inappropriate jokes, but this little word also is associated with cancer. On Sept. 22, Bay Area Hospital's oncology staff hopes to raise awareness about prostate cancer in two workshops. The prostate i...
1.9K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 59.0 Tobacco has a right to advertise
As Americans, we value many things and among those things that we cherish is the First Amendment, which guarantees us the right to free speech. That is why we are supporting a lawsuit filed by some of the nation s largest tobacco companies. Bowling G...
0.9K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 453.0 Healthy Living
TOPS No. 1135 9:45 a.m., Wednesdays, Madison Street Community Church, 417 Madison St., Coos Bay. (269-5488) Blood Pressure and Diabetes Clinic 10 a.m. to noon, second Wednesday, Winchester Bay Community Center. Stop tobacco support group noon, ...
1.3K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 93.0 |
