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Bay Area Hospital Acquisition: Things to Consider

Bay Area Hospital Acquisition: Things to Consider

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...

KJAJ – How ego gets in the way of progress

He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. – Martin Luther King Scott Cooper wanted to add three board members to KJAJ, all of whom were connected to AYA. Given Travis Hayer now worked for AYA the KJAJ board was already...
KJAJ – Community radio gone bad

KJAJ – Community radio gone bad

As I mentioned earlier it is my opinion board members Scott Cooper and Travis Hayer ultimately destroyed the organization, but I should first acknowledge that during the crunch time it was Scott who got permission for us to erect the tower.  Then Travis took the...

Rise and fall of a community radio station

Act One – The Beginning If you are unaware of Coos Community Radio which operates at 98.1 FM, you aren’t alone. Sadly, with the exception of Democracy Now and Economic Update, (both programs I brought to the station), and thanks to its current management Travis Hayer...
Pettit is a salesman, not an analyst

Pettit is a salesman, not an analyst

Al Pettit is running a write-in campaign for Coos Bay City Council and The World has given him a leg up with a nice story all about his transformation from IT to motorcycle salesman. The paper includes a quote from Eric Farm. ““Al has strong analytic abilities...