by magix | Feb 26, 2025 | Coos Bay
Let me preface this by saying I have not reviewed the proposed agreements so I don’t know all the details. Nonetheless, the recent proposal for Quorum Health to take over operations at Bay Area Hospital (BAH) in Coos Bay, Oregon, raises significant concerns...
by magix | Feb 19, 2025 | Coos County, Politics
On January 6, 2021, Coos County Commissioner Rod Taylor stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, not as a defender of democracy, but as a participant in an attempted coup. A self-described devout Christian, Taylor prays regularly and professes to seek God’s guidance in...
by magix | Feb 15, 2025 | Local
by Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Before Peter Marocco was selected to dismantle America’s entire foreign aid...
by magix | Feb 2, 2025 | Coos County
Coos County Commissioner Rod Taylor has proposed a proclamation expressing the county’s support for honoring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests. The proclamation emphasizes the supremacy of federal law over state law, acknowledges...
by magix | Dec 12, 2024 | Coos County
Coos Bay, OR – A coalition of local and regional organizations has successfully prevented the sale of Giddings Boatworks, a critical port infrastructure asset located at the Charleston Marina, to Whit Industries, a company owned by Michael Whitworth Gantenbein. The...
by magix | Nov 21, 2024 | Coos County
The article from Left Coast Right Watch highlights concerns regarding Michael Whit Gantenbein, owner of Whit Industries in Coos Bay, Oregon, due to his active involvement in neo-Nazi activities. Gantenbein has been identified as a leader of the Oregon chapter of White...
