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A Weird Election Gets Weirder

A Weird Election Gets Weirder

            The nasty Coos County Commissioner race between incumbent Melissa Cribbins and challenger Rod Taylor is almost over – or perhaps it is not.             Bizarre litigation filed in Coos County Circuit Court asks a Judge to void the May primary election...
Rod Taylor’s “Omitted” Statement

Rod Taylor’s “Omitted” Statement

Coos County Commissioner candidate Rod Taylor missed the deadline to put a statement in the general election guide. Now his supporters are circulating a document labeled, “Rod Taylor Voter’s Pamphlet statement”.  The document says his statement was “omitted” from the...
Rod Taylor’s Troubles

Rod Taylor’s Troubles

Rod Taylor’s campaign for Coos County Commissioner has problems.  He missed the deadline to put a candidate statement in the General Election Voters Pamphlet.  His failure is a major self-inflicted wound.    The pamphlet is an inexpensive way for candidates to...
Re-elect Melissa Cribbins

Re-elect Melissa Cribbins

When Coos County Commissioner Melissa Cribbins first took office in January 2013 County government was going broke. An Oregonian Editorial the year before said Coos was among timber dependent counties, “veering towards fiscal collapse.”  In 2012 Oregon’s Secretary of...