by David Jennings | Oct 27, 2022 | Coos County
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...
by David Jennings | Oct 21, 2022 | Coos County
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...
by David Jennings | Oct 13, 2022 | Coos County
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...
by David Jennings | Oct 6, 2022 | Coos County
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...
by David Jennings | Sep 28, 2022 | Coos County
In 2012 Melissa Cribbins was first elected Coos County Commissioner. She served the last 2 years of Andy Jackson’s term in office after his death. She was reelected to 4-year terms in 2014 and 2018. In both years she won a majority of votes in the May...