The World seeks T-day memories
Do you remember a Thanksgiving when the smoke alarm and the doorbell both went off at the same time? Or maybe your favorite Thanksgiving memory is a loved one's return from a war. We'd like to print your story. This year our Thanksgiving Day edition ...
 0.8K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 633.0 I want to know: Tower tests wind turbine potential
Question: A while ago, there was a very tall antenna with guidelines and orange balls constructed on the northwest corner of West Beaver Hill Road and Whisky Run Lane. Have all of the required permits been obtained for whatever the project is for bot...
1.5K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 633.0 Thanksgiving drama? We want to know about it
Do you remember a Thanksgiving when the smoke alarm and the doorbell both went off at the same time? Or maybe your favorite Thanksgiving memory is a loved one s return from a war. We d like to print your story. This year our Thanksgiving Day edition ...
0.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 633.0 What happened to the flags in front of the Coast Guard building?
Question: I want to know why the flags (both military and American) are not flying in front of the U.S. Coast Guard Exchange building anymore. Answer: The U.S. Coast Guard Exchange building in Coos Bay took down its flags because of the harsh Orego...
1.2K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 633.0 I want to know: Does Weyerhaeuser pay police during bow season?
Question: I m wondering if the Weyerhaeuser Company pays the Oregon State Police any amount of money during bow season, while the Dellwood and Allegany timber lands are closed. I know the state police patrols the timberlands for Weyerhaeuser. I also ...
1.3K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 633.0 I Want To Know: Who appraised Bandon Dunes?
Question: I want to know if Adam Colby was the appraiser that handled the Bandon Dunes account when there was a coding error made. Answer: Coos County Assessor Adam Colby was the commercial industrial appraiser to reappraise Bandon Dunes Golf Resort....
1.7K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 633.0 Are suicide knobs legal?
Question: After surgery, I have one hand in a cast and was thinking of getting a suicide knob to make it easier to drive. Are those legal? Answer: Oregon law does not directly address the issue and federal law doesn t prevent the use of suicide kno...
1.0K - Sep. 10, 2009; scored 633.0 Gun range not a county park
Question: What is happening with the county park/gun range being planned near the Beaver Hill disposal site? Bob Main campaigned on a theme of open government, inviting public participation, etc., and parks are part of his responsibility. What s goi...
1.7K - Sep. 10, 2009; scored 633.0 Where are the tall ships?
Question: Why didn t the Tall Ships come to Coos Bay this year? Will they be back anytime soon? Answer: It was a perfect storm of scheduling conflicts and bad weather that kept the Hawaiian Chieftain and Lady Washington from plying the waters of Co...
1.7K - Sep. 3, 2009; scored 633.0 How long are those runways?
Question: How long are the runways at the North Bend airport, and what kinds of planes can they accommodate? Answer: The primary runway is 6,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. The secondary runway is 4,470 feet long, said Gene Cossey, airport operatio...
1.5K - Aug. 25, 2009; scored 633.0 Can dogs run free on beaches?
Question: What is the law about dogs off the leash at Bastendorff and Horsfall beaches? Answer: A dog must be under its owner s control by a leash or voice commands, said Calum Stevenson at the Oregon Parks Department. Quite a few dogs are out there ...
1.0K - Aug. 25, 2009; scored 633.0 About those junker cars...
Question : I want to know the story surrounding the little red Chevy 4-door sedan, Oregon license No. UME 612 that s been quietly sitting in a Coos Bay city parking lot, near Michael Gordon s office for something like five or six years without ever m...
1.7K - Aug. 21, 2009; scored 633.0 RVs aren't trucks, except when towing
Question: When driving my 34,000-pound motor home, towing a car, on the freeway, am I subject to the truck speed limit? Answer: Towing anything with a passenger vehicle on an Oregon highway subjects the driver to commercial truck laws, said David H...
1.0K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 633.0 Reappraising part of work
Question: I want to know why the Coos County Assessor s office is reappraising Bandon lots? Answer: The assessor s office reappraises land as a part of its normal business operations, Adam Colby, Coos County assessor said in an e-mail. The assessor...
1.2K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 633.0 What about court security?
Question: I recently attended a court hearing conducted by Judge Paula Bechtold. In comparing the hearing with ones I have seen on television, it occurred to me that no one was checked for weapons and I did not see a bailiff in attendance. I know th...
1.5K - Aug. 14, 2009; scored 633.0 How much does high school profit?
Question: Exactly how much money Marshfield High School makes off parking? How is that money spent? Also, is it true that MHS is hiring two people this year, to fill athletic director and dean of student positions, instead of one? Answer: In the 20...
2.3K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 633.0 I want to know about those whale bones
Question: I want to know more about the exposed bones in the sand on the beach near the New Carissa wreck site. Answer: The bones are from the remains of a dead California gray whale that had washed up earlier this summer, Jan Hodder, associate profe...
1.2K - Aug. 4, 2009; scored 633.0 Sorry, no Web site for deadbeats
Question: I want to know if there is an Internet site that gives information on deadbeat dads who do not pay child support. And is there a law that prohibits these kind of people from holding public office? Answer: Child support is meant to be a priv...
1.3K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 633.0 Prickly question: Are porcupines getting hit?
Question: Why are there so many porcupines hit on the road this time of year? Are they migrating? Is it mating season? Answer: That's hard to say, according to Stuart Love, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's District Wildlife Biologist. I don't...
1.5K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 633.0 No plans to finish MHS grandstand
Question: I would like to know approximately what the cost would be to finish the south grandstand at Marshfield High School. Are there any plans to raise funds for this project? Answer: There is no current cost figure for completing the south grands...
1.4K - Jul. 23, 2009; scored 633.0 | 
