Wise approach to LNG: Be prepared
Coping with the recession has absorbed most people s energy for the past year, but looking beyond the immediate crisis is always smart. The city of Coos Bay is being prudently proactive by negotiating a financial relationship with the would-be develo...
 1.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 352.0 Bandon turns down semi-truck ban request
BANDON Grumbly neighbors weren t persuasive enough to convince Bandon s city councilors to ban semi-truck parking in city limits. The City Council decided on a 4-2 vote Monday not to prohibit truck drivers from parking their semis in residential ne...
2.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 516.0 Coos Bay signs LNG pact
COOS BAY The city of Coos Bay isn t throwing its support behind the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal project, but it could benefit from it. The City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to sign a deal with Jordan Cove Energy Project that would allow th...
2.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 530.0 Officials outline emergency plans for LNG terminal
Staff Reports Coos Bay officials haven t endorsed the local liquefied natural gas terminal project, but they have been working with the developer on emergency plans if the facility gets built. The Coos Bay City Council will discuss Tuesday whether to...
1.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 487.0 Obama mulls a reduce troop plan
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say. Such a narrowed military mission would increase American forces to accom...
5.7K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 352.0 No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
Just say No, seven times. That s what Lakeside voters should do in the upcoming recalls. Clearly, Lakeside is a divided community. But recalling six city councilors and the mayor will only worsen the animosities among the town s factions. Lakeside ...
2.0K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 373.0 CB library looks to expand building
Ever go to the library wanting to check e-mail and all the computers were occupied? Ever go to a children s event at the library and had to wait for a second show because there wasn t enough room? Ever want to grab a cup of coffee to go with a page-t...
2.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 245.0 Bandon avoided investing in police
If the city s first goal is public safety, then why is the council only committed to funding four of six police positions? Why was there a cut from seven officers? For years the city manager has tried to cut policing. In 2006, I explored raising our ...
2.3K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 523.0 Iran doesn't accept U.N. uranium plan
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran today failed to accept a U.N.-drafted plan that would ship most of the country s uranium abroad for enrichment, saying instead it would prefer to buy the nuclear fuel it needs for a reactor that makes medical isotopes. The re...
4.7K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 245.0 Coos County applies for professional assessment
Coos County could be in the running to host an interdisciplinary team of professionals to assess the community to determine how to best improve the business climate. Each year, American Institute of Architects selects eight to 10 communities to be re...
2.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 323.0 Judge:Cancel Mak's license
The owners of Mak s Old City Hall Lounge in Coos Bay had hoped a missing recording could save them from losing their liquor license. But the administrative law judge, Robert L. Goss, wasn t swayed by the tape and continues to recommend canceling Mak ...
2.3K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 338.0 Bangor School rezoning advances to North Bend council
NORTH BEND Compared to the nearly six-hour long meeting last held by the North Bend Planning Commission to review a zone change for the former Bangor School site, Monday night s meeting seemed almost like a non-event. Done in less than 30 minutes, ...
3.2K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 601.0 City may pay SCDC invoice
The city of Coos Bay has reached a compromise with the South Coast Development Council regarding payment for services in 2008. Interim City Manager Rodger Craddock and Councilor Mark Daily met with SCDC officials Oct. 8 and tentatively agreed for the...
1.5K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 679.0 No one likes to pay taxes, but most do
Fifteen years ago, my husband and I attended every North Bend City Council meeting with Bruce Anderson and Carl Nelson. Then it was all about jobs, remember? The Mill Casino-Hotel was to pay all city taxes and future hotel taxes. The Mill had their g...
1.4K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 323.0 No one likes to pay taxes, but most do
Fifteen years ago, my husband and I attended every North Bend City Council meeting with Bruce Anderson and Carl Nelson. Then it was all about jobs, remember? The Mill Casino-Hotel was to pay all city taxes and future hotel taxes. The Mill had their g...
1.4K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 323.0 School district seeks school board member
The North Bend School District needs a school board member. Wtih the departure of Debbie Smith, the board needs a volunteer to serve in the seat for Zone 1. Zone 1 comprises the area north of the bay. People who are interested in serving should mail...
0.8K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 291.0 Freeman lands job in Wash
Coos Bay s former city manager has found a job as manager of an irrigation district in eastern Washington. The Kennewick Irrigation District offered a $105,000 contract to Chuck Freeman on Tuesday morning to head the organization. He is slated t...
2.1K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 373.0 Message to Coos Bay: Get along or lose businesses
COOS BAY A facilitator with the League of Oregon Cities has given Coos Bay city councilors an incentive to resolve their differences. A dysfunctional city council could negatively impact one of its primary goals: economic development, she warned. P...
3.6K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 790.0 Palestinians say hopes in Obama 'evaporated'
JERUSALEM The Palestinian president s political party says all hopes in the Obama administration have evaporated, accusing the White House of caving in to pressure from the pro-Israel lobby and backing off a demand to freeze Jewish settlement. Ma...
4.9K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 245.0 Nobel jury defends Obama prize
OSLO Members of the Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize are strongly defending their choice against a storm of criticism that the award was premature and a potential liability for the U.S. president. Asked to comment on...
2.6K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 245.0 | 
