Barton, Benetti take flight
Experience was the common denominator determining the winners in the two races for Coos County Airport District board. Incumbent Joe Benetti kept his Position 2 seat in Tuesday's special districts election, while voters welcomed back Jon Barton, who ...
 2.8K - May. 20, 2009; scored 214.0 Only about one in four voters send in ballots
The lack of controversy and large-scale election campaigns seems to have prompted most South Coast voters to ignore Tuesday's special districts election. Coos County's voter turnout was low, said County Clerk Terri Turi. Of 36,394 registered voters i...
10.5K - May. 20, 2009; scored 204.0 AP sources: Obama considering six for high court
WASHINGTON (AP) - Focusing on specific candidates for the nation's highest court, President Barack Obama is considering a diverse list dominated by women and Hispanics. The six names confirmed as being under review by Obama include three judges, two ...
5.8K - May. 14, 2009; scored 129.0 Benetti, Elliott can help our airport fly
If you haven't made up your mind on who to vote for yet, please consider Patrick Elliott for the board of directors for the airport Position No. 4. Pat is a local pilot who has been around the airport for several years and knows what it is all about....
0.8K - May. 13, 2009; scored 167.0 For airport board: Benetti, Elliott
A bumpy year of controversy and struggle may have convinced some voters our airport board needs dramatic change. Not so. Some things can't be changed: the existence of a new terminal, the departure of Horizon Air, and the challenges of maintaining sm...
2.4K - May. 5, 2009; scored 593.0 Airport candidates speak on issues
The airport is important Jon Barton The 69-year-old Coos Bay resident has lived in the Bay Area for 15 years and been visiting family on the South Coast since 1962. Jon Barton Why are you running for airport board? Barton said he realizes the importa...
10.7K - May. 4, 2009; scored 1000.0 Candidates to speak on Wednesday
Ballots will be in the mail soon and to help voters make choices in contested races, the League of Women Voters of Coos County will host a Voter Forum on Wednesday, April 29. The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Coos Bay City Council Chambers at...
1.7K - Apr. 28, 2009; scored 129.0 Candidates to debate at Wednesday forum
The League of Women Voters of Coos County will host a Voter Forum on from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Coos Bay City Council Chambers at City Hall. It will include Coos County commissioner Kevin Stufflebean and Larry Van Elsberg speaking about the re...
0.8K - Apr. 27, 2009; scored 129.0 League of Women forum is Wednesday
Ballots will be in the mail soon and to help voters make choices in contested races, the League of Women Voters of Coos County will host a Voter Forum on Wednesday, April 29. The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Coos Bay City Council Chambers at...
1.7K - Apr. 24, 2009; scored 129.0 League will host candidate forum
Ballots will be in the mail soon and to help voters make choices in contested races, the League of Women Voters of Coos County will host a Voter Forum on Wednesday, April 29. The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Coos Bay City Council Chambers a...
1.7K - Apr. 16, 2009; scored 129.0 Can Portland flights be saved?
What's new and central on the Coos County Airport District commissioners' minds is the crisis - low ridership on the North Bend-Portland flights. The five people vying for two open seats on the airport commission say that's the biggest issue in their...
4.4K - Mar. 30, 2009; scored 233.0 Who's filed for the election?
Forty-six special districts in Coos County have positions up for election in May. In all, 137 people met the filing deadline for ballot placement: Coos County Airport District : Two positions with four-year terms. Position 2 - Fred Kirby, Joe Benetti...
8.0K - Mar. 25, 2009; scored 167.0 Filing deadline nears for May 19 election
There s still time to file for office in May s special election. The deadline to turn in candidacy paperwork is Thursday for the Tuesday, May 19, election. Potential candidates can either pay a $10 filing fee or submit a petition with 25 (fo...
5.4K - Mar. 14, 2009; scored 129.0 | 
