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 50.0 Here is a look at unemployment rates around the world:
GERMANY German unemployment fell for a second month in October, but the effects of the financial crisis lingered and it is still too early to expect a turnaround in the economy, the country s labor ministry said. The unadjusted jobless rate in Euro...
3.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 50.0 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 50.0 Obama to sign jobless benefit
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers...
4.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 167.0 There is a lot to account for when choosing a bookkeeping program
Arlene Soto There are hundreds of accounting systems available. Sure, they range from simple to complex, manual to computerized, and inexpensive to thousands of dollars, but don t let it scare you. You can choose a good system for your business, if y...
3.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 50.0 Congress slowly consolidates power
The public forum section of The World addresses a variety of views and opinions regarding the various problems that are plaguing our nations today. Some of these letters indicate a firm grasp of the political structure that has led us to our current ...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 50.0 Libraries celebrate 30 years of progress
Dora residents celebrated the grand opening of a new library in August. Coos Bay may be on the verge of opening a coffee shop in its library, while Coquille s is also looking to expand. In a time when businesses are scaling back and scrambling to com...
3.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 50.0 Early returns show school bond passing
VERNONIA (AP) Vernonia schools damaged by Nehalem River flooding in 2007 may be replaced if early returns in a $13 million bond measure hold up. Columbia County voters were approving the measure about 3-to-2 to provide funding for a new K-12 s...
0.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 50.0 Congress set to clear aid to jobless, homebuyers
WASHINGTON (AP) The House is poised to send the White House a bill extending aid to more than a million people in danger of exhausting jobless benefits and additional tax credits for prospective homebuyers crucial to rejuvenating the housing market...
3.1K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 436.0 AP source: Former NYC police commissioner Kerik plans to plead guilty to resolve pending cases
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) Just days before starting a triathlon of trials, former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik appears to be opting for a shortcut. A person familiar with the case said Wednesday that Kerik, who won praise nationwid...
1.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 50.0 State overhauls 'green' tax breaks
SALEM (AP) Oregon s Department of Energy has issued new rules aimed at curbing a state program that grants lucrative tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable power plants. The changes are intended to trim the program s cost by making it hard...
2.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 738.0 10,000 children benefit from health plan
SALEM More than 10,000 children have been added to the state health plan under a new law aimed at expanding health insurance coverage to nearly every child in Oregon, officials said Tuesday. Cathy Kaufmann, manager of the program, said the sign-ups...
2.1K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 79.0 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 141.0 Avoidance won't end overseas war
Our military waits for Obama to act on his commanding general s request for more personnel. These additional troops are needed to effectively defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan. While our brave men and women in uniform wait for reinforcements, Obama s...
1.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 50.0 Hurdles remain for health care bill
WASHINGTON Just a few unsolved problems and one final sales job stand between House Democratic leaders and a landmark vote on a remake of the nation s health care system. Unfortunately for the Democrats, the unresolved issues are among the most...
4.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 50.0 Coos Bay schools, teachers can't agree
Coos Bay teachers and schools officials are headed to mediation to try to resolve disagreements over pay and workday conditions. The two sides continued their now half-year negotiations Monday night, but failed to produce a compromise. I think it was...
2.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 259.0 U.S. is blissfully stuck in debt spiral
Who is reporting on what our government is doing to us? For years I have watched as both the Republicans and Democrats have been in a spending frenzy. Yet, not being reported is the debt that is being piled on since January 2009. True, President Bush...
2.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 50.0 Tax breaks cost state more than predicted
PORTLAND (AP) State officials deliberately underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted Kulongoski s plan to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big taxpayer subsidies, resulting in a program that cost 40 times more than unsuspecting lawmakers were t...
11.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 871.0 Reports: Federal stimulus sends $1.8B to Oregon
PORTLAND (AP) Oregon has received about $1.8 billion in the first eight months of the federal stimulus program credited with saving or creating nearly 10,000 jobs in the state. Reports released Friday showed the largest number of jobs saved by...
3.1K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 50.0 Farmers grow electricity
WIMER Vern and Gianaclis Caldwell do a lot of the typical things that make a small farm self-sufficient. Besides the 40-some dwarf Nigerian goats they milk to make artisanal cheeses, they also raise chickens for meat and eggs, a steer for beef, hor...
4.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 116.0 | 
