Much of stimulus goes to schools
PORTLAND The math isn t so hard when it comes to the faculty of the Tigard-Tualatin school district. This year, the district employs 640 teachers on a full-time equivalent basis. That s 56 fewer teachers than than a year ago. That s also 55 more te...
 5.8K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 69.0 'Amelia' circles, never lands
Considering the risks Amelia Earhart took, losing her life in the call of aviation, Hilary Swank and director Mira Nair don t put much on the line in their film biography Amelia. Swank and Nair play it safe to the point of benumbing this woman s lif...
3.9K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 69.0 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 103.0 State overhauls 'green' tax breaks
SALEM (AP) Oregon s Department of Energy has issued new rules aimed at curbing a state program that grants lucrative tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable power plants. The changes are intended to trim the program s cost by making it hard...
2.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 69.0 Tax breaks cost state more than predicted
PORTLAND (AP) State officials deliberately underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted Kulongoski s plan to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big taxpayer subsidies, resulting in a program that cost 40 times more than unsuspecting lawmakers were t...
11.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 103.0 Health care could mean tax on rich
WASHINGTON The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead. Their wealthy counterparts, however, face big tax increases that could eventual...
4.4K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 69.0 Report: Obama donors receive special access
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama has rewarded top Democratic donors with perks ranging from holiday visits to the White House to policy briefings, carrying on a practice of past presidents despite his promise to change how Washington works, a...
2.7K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 69.0 Honoring an institution
COOS BAY - Bay Area Hospital has become such an institution in the community, offering health care and more than 1,000 jobs, it s easy to forget its construction attracted fierce opposition. One person who needs no reminder of the hospital s bumpy in...
5.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 89.0 Honoring an institution
COOS BAY ” Bay Area Hospital has become such an institution in the community, offering health care and more than 1,000 jobs, it s easy to forget its construction attracted fierce opposition. One person who needs no reminder of the hospital s b...
5.0K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 89.0 Building location faces city fine
The city of Coos Bay has imposed fines on the owner of an unfinished building on North Broadway. The property, owned by Bay Cities Building Co. of Coos Bay, is intended to be the future home of KDCQ radio. But construction ground to a halt after the ...
3.0K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 69.0 Interest groups take aim at health taxes
WASHINGTON Insurance companies, unions, medical device makers and others in the health care industry are furiously lobbying lawmakers to shift burdens onto someone else anyone else before they find themselves saddled with billions of dollars in...
5.7K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 114.0 Wait for health care benefits is 3 years under reform bill
WASHINGTON Sixty years is how long Democrats say they ve been pushing for legislation that provides health care access for all Americans. They ll have to wait another three if President Barack Obama gets a bill to sign this year. Under the Democrat...
5.9K - Oct. 11, 2009; scored 103.0 Coos Bay is in no rush to hire leader
The Coos Bay City Council is in a holding pattern on hiring a city manager, in the aftermath of the last office holder s firing. Police Chief Rodger Craddock has served as acting city manager since the council voted to terminate Chuck Freeman s contr...
2.1K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 89.0 History repeats; taxpayers dinged
Andy Nasburg, lifetime friend of the Coos Bay mayor, argues (The World, Sept. 26) the people of Coos Bay needs Jeff s kind of leadership. Absolute baloney! Good leaders are team players, who accomplish much and inspire others. They do not manage by...
2.6K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 69.0 Economy hurts churches
NEW YORK (AP) Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances. The Great Recession made things worse. It s furth...
8.0K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 123.0 Starting a business is all about timing
When is the best time of year to start a business? The best time of year to start a business depends on the type of business and when the business cycle is at its best. For instance, construction companies are busiest in the spring, summer and fall. ...
2.0K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 89.0 SCINT doubles its staff
COQUILLE The Coos County Sheriff s Office is more than doubling its narcotics detective staff with hopes it will cut crime on the street. Currently, the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team has only two detectives and one administrative aid. The ...
2.9K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 69.0 Coos Bay city manager threatens mayor
COOS BAY - Coos Bay Mayor Jeff McKeown has called a special meeting to discuss the performance of the city s manager, Chuck Freeman. McKeown would not say why he wants to talk about Freeman, but at least one councilor suggested it is to fire him. McK...
5.6K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 89.0 Attacks reduce al-Qaida s core leadership
LONDON Recent targeted attacks that killed militants in Somalia, Indonesia and Pakistan have chipped away at al-Qaida s power base, sapping the terror network of key leaders and experienced operatives who train recruits and wage attacks. Intelligen...
5.2K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 69.0 Howard files lawsuit against city
Coos Bay s former finance director has formally filed a lawsuit against the city and city manager, claiming her free speech rights were violated and that she was wrongfully terminated. Janell Howard, who now works as a finance director for Brookings,...
1.6K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 109.0 | 
