Keep the public's money in the U.S.
It amazes me that a country that is living on borrowed money can give away more than $500 million, but can t give a cost of living increase to the elderly and has to raise everybody s taxes. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently went to Af...
 1.3K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 64.0 Questions emerge over sheriff s candidacy
PORTLAND (AP) There may be a problem with Bruce McCain s campaign for the job of Multnomah County sheriff. The Oregonian reports that the former sherfiff s captain agreed to not work for the county for two years when he took a $26,000 early re...
0.6K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 64.0 Iran covered up rape of detainees
Iran covered up rape of detainees CAIRO (AP) An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran s postelection turmoil, including one that was supported by an offic...
3.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 102.0 Egypt stops leader's travel to U.S.
CAIRO (AP) Egyptian authorities have prevented a leading political dissident from traveling to the U.S., saying Friday that the conditions of his early release from prison do not permit him to travel abroad. Ayman Nour, freed on Feb. 18 for health ...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 129.0 New Multnomah Co., Ore., sheriff sworn in
PORTLAND (AP) Multnomah County has sworn in a new sheriff to replace one forced to resign. It s the second time in 16 months that s happened. Twenty-year sheriff s office veteran Lt. Dan Staton took the oath as sheriff on Thursday. Bob Skipper name...
0.9K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 64.0 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 64.0 Former Blazer eyes run for governor
SALEM Chris Dudley s free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor s chair and Oregon s Republicans think he can score. Dudley hasn t formally announced a bid for t...
3.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 64.0 Hitting 10 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Man...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 64.0 British PM: Afghan success is vital
LONDON (AP) Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Afghanistan s government today to take action against corruption, saying he would not risk more British lives there unless it reforms. Brown said in a speech that success in Afghanistan is vital to Bri...
1.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 102.0 We need jobs not health care
How many times have you heard Barack Obama talk about the fierce urgency of now ? The president has used the quote, from Martin Luther King Jr., to call for quick action on the war in Iraq, on global warming, on homelessness, on education you name...
3.1K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 102.0 Who will teach nurses?
COOS BAY Experienced nurses have seen it before. In a recession, retired and semi-retired RNs come out of the woodwork to support their families. But once this economic slump ends, nurses including Susan Walker foresee a shortage of medical worker...
4.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 64.0 Fox war is a petty endeavor
Steve and Cokie Roberts, opinionPresidents usually turn to their secretaries of state for foreign-policy advice. But Barack Obama must have been channeling Hillary Clinton when he decided to attack Fox News. It was Clinton, of course, who blamed her ...
3.2K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 64.0 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 129.0 Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars
WASHINGTON One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they pursue his vision for school reform. Obama is visiting Wisconsin, where lawmakers are po...
4.0K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 102.0 GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, N.J.
WASHINGTON Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading ...
6.4K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 224.0 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 259.0 Activists rally to OK gay nuptials
SALEM Gay rights backers kicked off a voter education campaign Monday aimed at eventually overturning Oregon s ban on same-sex marriage. Evan Wolfson of the national gay rights group Freedom to Marry said Monday he thinks hearts and minds are chan...
3.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 64.0 Councilor appeals to Lakeside voters
In the 2008 election the good people of Lakeside voted into office four new councilors on a platform of open and honest government. Five councilors have worked in harmony on their election promises. Without cooperation from Mayor Nelson, we: Institut...
1.5K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 102.0 Off-year races shed light on U.S. politics
WASHINGTON Most Americans won t vote Tuesday. Still, a handful of elections in a few states will give hints about this country s state of mind, provide lessons for both Republicans and Democrats, and shed light on answers to a few important questio...
6.7K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 259.0 Karzai wins Afghan election without a vote
KABUL Afghanistan s election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country s tumultuous ballot today, canceling a planned runoff and ending a political crisis two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round. The Obam...
6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 541.0 | 
