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Fishermen, conservationists at odds
Fishermen clash with conservationists in October as the state considered 20 marine reserve proposals along the Oregon Coast, including a reserve at Cape Arago.
Fishermen say the reserves threaten their livelihoods. Conservationists, funded by Washington, D.C.,-based groups, counter that reserves would protect natural resources.
Other October news
n The Oregon Court of Appeals strikes down an appeal against a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal. Representatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission fail to attend a public hearing they hosted on the project.
n Southwestern Oregon Com-munity College President Judith Hansen resigns. Her resignation came after months of controversy.
• The Oregon School Boards Association tells SOCC’s board of directors that the college spent more than it received.
• The city of Coos Bay’s former finance director, Janell Howard, sues the city alleging she was wrongly terminated.
• A convicted rapist and robber is forced out of his North Bend neighborhood after neighbors voice concerns.
• Former North Bend football coach Howard Johnson is killed in a car crash on State Highway 138W.
• The Mill Casino-Hotel lays off 37 employees, blaming the economic downturn.
Fishermen clash with conservationists in October as the state considered 20 marine reserve proposals along the Oregon Coast, including a reserve at Cape Arago.
Fishermen say the reserves threaten their livelihoods. Conservationists, funded by Washington, D.C.,-based groups, counter that reserves would protect natural resources.
Other October news
n The Oregon Court of Appeals strikes down an appeal against a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal. Representatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission fail to attend a public hearing they hosted on the project.
n Southwestern Oregon Com-munity College President Judith Hansen resigns. Her resignation came after months of controversy.
• The Oregon School Boards Association tells SOCC’s board of directors that the college spent more than it received.
• The city of Coos Bay’s former finance director, Janell Howard, sues the city alleging she was wrongly terminated.
• A convicted rapist and robber is forced out of his North Bend neighborhood after neighbors voice concerns.
• Former North Bend football coach Howard Johnson is killed in a car crash on State Highway 138W.
• The Mill Casino-Hotel lays off 37 employees, blaming the economic downturn.
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