By Guest Contributor on July 2, 2015
community rights, John Fett, Jordan Cove
Letters to Editor, Local Opinions

By John Fett Roseburg The World editorial about maintaining civil discourse was brought to my attention, along with another opinion written by Mark Wall. First, I want to thank the paper for making the right decision not to publish an ad depicting the Salem anti-LNG protesters as unpatriotic because one guy was standing on a […]
By Guest Contributor on October 29, 2014
home rule charter, Melissa Cribbins, Theo Stanley
Letters to Editor

By Theo Stanley It seems Commissioner Cribbins has short memory loss, not the voter. What Ms. Cribbins conveniently forgot to mention is that the BOC also placed a measure on the same ballot as measure 6-144. This measure was written by politicians for politicians, to create an unelected position of “County Administrator” to serve as […]
By Guest Contributor on October 28, 2014
6-149, home rule charter, Jaye Bell, Melissa Cribbins
Letters to Editor

By Jaye Bell It seems Commissioner Cribbins, in her 10-27-14 The World newspaper op-ed, has misunderstood many issues regarding the November ballot measure 6-149 “Voice of the Voters” Charter. Ms Cribbins vehemently has rejected any input or checks and balances by the citizens over her decisions for controlling Coos County. But still, she is also […]
By Guest Contributor on October 23, 2014
Don Gurney, Gary Haga, John Sweet
Letters to Editor

By Gary Haga Commissioner John Sweet is a nice man, but his association with several nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations seem to conflict with his position on the Board of Commissioners, which may have contributed to several bad decisions on his part. Recently, Commissioner Sweet voted to give the management of 84.3 miles of county roads over […]
By Guest Contributor on August 30, 2014
home rule charter, mervyn cloe
Letters to Editor

By Mervyn Cloe “We the People” is the way the preamble to our Constitution starts. I always liked the sound of that, but where have “We the People” gone? Some no longer vote or consider the need to participate in any way. Only a Few will become candidates to serve in political positions. The design […]
By Guest Contributor on August 26, 2014
john macgregor, Jordan Cove, LNG
Letters to Editor
By John MacGregor, PhD An open Letter to Mayors, City and County Council Members, Chambers of Commerce, and Economic Booster Groups in Oregon: YOU ARE BEING SOLD A BILL OF GOODS BY OUTSIDERS. I see your letters to our senators and representatives urging them to support the proposed Jordan Cove LNG Project in Coos Bay […]
By Guest Contributor on June 27, 2014
Ronnie Herne, sccf
Letters to Editor

By Ronnie Herne How do you start a letter that deals with going through Alice’s rabbit hole backwards, and darkly? I’m going to throw some pebbles in the murky water and just follow a couple ripples. In the middle of this morass are our three commissioners. They clearly told us on May 6th, 2014 (filmed) […]
By on May 10, 2014
Matt Rowe, Shawn Jennings
Opinions

Matt Rowe is running against Melissa Cribbins, the incumbent Commissioner.