Ranger needs lesson in public relations
I have regularly visited Coos Bay since my mother moved there in 2000, because I enjoy the visits. This year, my 18-year-old son and 15-year-old nephew planned a hiking/camping trip that was to take place two or three days at a time over several week...
 1.4K - Nov. 8, 2009; scored 71.0 James Dewitt Rutland
A celebration of life service will be held for James Rutland of Coos Bay at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Coos Bay Chapel, Seventh and Anderson with Dr. Jerry Hamilton officiating. Cremation Rites will take place at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crema...
1.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Poets give reading at NB library
Northwest poets Gary Adams and Bill Siverly give a free reading at 1 p.m. Saturday at the North Bend Public Library. Siverly s latest book is Clearwater Way (2009), poems inspired by the Wasco myth cycle about Coyote, and the authors experiences alo...
1.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 71.0 Works of the Northwest
Northwest poets Gary Adams and Bill Siverly give a free reading at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the North Bend Public Library. Siverly s latest book is Clearwater Way (2009), poems inspired by the Wasco myth cycle about Coyote, and the authors experi...
1.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 71.0 State finds child abuse and neglect at school
The state of Oregon has shut down a boarding school for troubled teens in Central Oregon after allegedly finding a pattern of child abuse and neglect of its students, forcing parents around the country to scramble to bring home their children. Our fi...
5.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 71.0 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 368.0 Adjusting to life on the coast
Approaching my third month of living in Coos Bay, I find the natural beauty makes it simple to adjust to Northwest living after 22 years in the Midwest. Maybe the southern Oregon coast still is shiny and new, but I intend to enjoy everything this are...
2.5K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 71.0 Don't mess up a good program
Social Security is a glossy piece of paper on which nearly every politician wants to finger-paint an agenda. But Social Security has no need of ornament. It is a very grown-up program. Come January, for the first time since 1975, Social Security paym...
3.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 71.0 Ballot titles draw fire
SALEM A business-backed group that opposes the Legislature s $733 million tax increase is pursuing legal action to block what it says are biased ballot titles for two referendum measures. Oregonians will vote Jan. 26 on whether to uphold the t...
2.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 71.0 Ballot titles draw fire
SALEM A business-backed group that opposes the Legislature s $733 million tax increase is pursuing legal action to block what it says are biased ballot titles for two referendum measures. Oregonians will vote Jan. 26 on whether to uphold the t...
2.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 71.0 Reedsport saves big money on levee deal
REEDSPORT The city of Reedsport has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to get its flood levees inspected and certified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Not only will the move save the city tens of thousands of dollars, it will prevent resid...
3.4K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 71.0 Corporate tax hike is long overdue
If the necessity for a tax increase arises in Oregon, corporations and high-income earners are the prime candidates that can well afford to absorb the cost. And lo and behold, our state Legislature finally bit the bullet, passing a tax bill that targ...
2.8K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 71.0 Panel focuses on Oregon tourism
BANDON A panel of industry watchers weighed in on the future of one of the state s main economic drivers in what was billed as an open conversation about the perceptions and realities of Oregon s tourism and hospitality industry. Oregon s tourism ...
3.3K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 71.0 Tax hikes will appear on Jan. 26 ballot
SALEM (AP) It s official: Oregon voters will decide in January whether to uphold the $733 million tax increase passed by the 2009 Legislature. On Thursday, state elections officials confirmed that opponents of the tax hikes turned in nearl...
0.6K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 285.0 Don't be misled; big biz isn t overtaxed
In response to the misinformation on the tax referendum, the minimum business tax has been $10 since the 1930s. That s almost 80 years ago. The cost of living and doing business has multiplied by the hundreds since then, yet the new minimum ...
2.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 71.0 USFS backs new Wilderness area near Reedsport
GRANTS PASS The U.S. Forest Service has endorsed designation of a new wilderness area near Reedsport. It s in an area of the Coast Range known for a remote waterfall called the Devil s Staircase. The agency s deputy chief, Joel Haltrop, appeared Th...
2.2K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 71.0 State Parks plans to hike its fees in 2010
PORTLAND (AP) Oregon State Parks fees for camping and day use will rise in 2010 after the state Parks and Recreation Commission approved the increases this week. Parks officials say it s the first such fee increase in 13 years. Day-use fees will in...
1.1K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 71.0 Coming Soon
Day of Culture Through Saturday, the Coos Historical Maritime Museum invites people to view a piece of Coos County history. People are encouraged to view the object and then create a piece of art, poetry, or reminiscence inspired by the object. The...
1.4K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 142.0 Anti-tax group turns in signatures
SALEM Opponents of the Oregon Legislature s $733 million tax hike said Friday they turned in more than twice as many signatures as needed to force a Jan. 26 referendum on a plan to raise taxes on corporations and upper-income individuals....
3.2K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 112.0 Vote may eliminate Medicare premium
WASHINGTON (AP) With no Social Security cost-of-living increase expected in January, House Democrats want to cancel all of next year s premium increases for Medicare Part B recipients. Most seniors won t face a Medicare premium increase anyway, but...
2.9K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 71.0 | 
