Don't like prices? Vote with your gas tank
Local gas stations have the right to charge anything they want for fuel. They have no need to get together to fix prices as the price signs are information for other stations. They operate by charging what the traffic will bear, meaning, they charg...
 1.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 229.0 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 57.0 Exxon, Shell win Iraq oil field deal
BAGHDAD A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC today signed a $50 billion deal to develop one of Iraq s most prized oil fields, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp its battered energy sec...
4.1K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 57.0 Pickup led 'Clunker' trade-ins
WASHINGTON Billed as a way for the government to put more fuel-efficient vehicles on highways, the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program mostly involved swaps of old Ford or Chevrolet pickups for new ones that have only marginally bette...
6.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 296.0 Iranian protest sparks battles
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons today on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition s fir...
5.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 90.0 Agencies overestimate job impact of stimulus dollars
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama s economic recovery program saved 935 jobs at the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, an impressive success story for the stimulus plan. Trouble is, only 508 people work there. The Georgia nonprofit s infla...
4.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 57.0 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 57.0 NASCAR should consider changes at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. NASCAR will point to the 58 lead changes among 26 drivers as proof of a good race at Talladega Superspeedway. But pushing those stats is much like a used car salesman trying to unload a lemon. You can spit-shine the product all you ...
5.5K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 57.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 1, 9:20 a.m., an attempted burglary was reported in the 600 block of South Wasson Street. Nov. 1, 10:24 a.m., domestic harassment was reported in the 700 block of D...
7.5K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 57.0 Congress begins climate debate;
WASHINGTON Republicans boycotted the start of committee debate today on a bill to curb greenhouse gases, protesting that the bill s costs have not been fully examined. The action put a spotlight on the difficulties Democratic leaders face in moving...
3.9K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 229.0 Caution ends Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. NASCAR stopped the bumping, at least for a while. There was nothing that could be done about the blocking. In the end, Sunday looked like most every other event at Talladega Superspeedway: There was a surprise winner, two harrowing ...
4.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 90.0 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 57.0 NW energy efficiency better in 2008
PORTLAND (AP) Improved energy efficiency reduced power demand by an amount equal to about 148,000 homes across the Northwest last year. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council said regional energy savings in 2008 were the best for any year sin...
0.9K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 57.0 Cause of death may be hard to identify
CLEVELAND (AP) As a registered sex offender, Anthony Sowell checked in regularly with law-enforcement authorities, who also monitored him by making home visits. But since Sowell wasn t on parole or probation, they didn t have the right to enter u...
3.5K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 57.0 Natural gas rates decrease
NW Natural Gas announced last week that it received approval from the Oregon Public Utility Commission to cut natural gas rates by 16 percent. The new rates start this week. On average, Oregon residential customers using 55 therms per month will see ...
0.9K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 725.0 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 229.0 Port extends LNG land deal
COOS BAY ” Developers who d like to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Coos Bay s North Spit have pushed back plans to start construction until spring 2011. The change in plans has led to an extension of land-purchase deals on the North...
3.1K - Nov. 1, 2009; scored 57.0 SOCC vigilant after sex attack
Coos Bay police officers are investigating the sexual assault of a woman, after one or more people attacked her inside a dorm room at Southwestern Oregon Community College. The attack occurred early Thursday morning at the college s Coos Bay campus, ...
5.0K - Nov. 1, 2009; scored 57.0 Elected leaders need to push for progress
Well, I guess Jody McCaffree and her CAVE people have scored another hit on the liquefied natural gas plant coming to Coos Bay. Meanwhile, we still have people out of work, losing their homes and cars and going hungry crime is also up. When The Wor...
0.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 57.0 Cheers & Jeers Oct. 31
Bringing home bacon Congratulations to Coos Bay s West Coast Contractors, hired to oversee a $28 million federal job in Newport. Note to sourpusses who complain whenever out-of-towners land contracts in the Bay Area: The road of commerce runs bo...
1.8K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 57.0 | 
