“Suddenly, for just that one brief, miraculous shining moment, Democrat, Republican, white, Black, all believed in Santa again,” Stewart said excitedly.
“Suddenly, for just that one brief, miraculous shining moment, Democrat, Republican, white, Black, all believed in Santa again,” Stewart said excitedly.
more than three dozen economists a host of questions about trends in the current economy, the survey discovered that one of the chief concerns shared by most is the stagnation of the middle class as the rich get richer
Bank of America, agreed to pay a fine of $131 million, but did not admit wrongdoing in the deals, which were created at the behest of an Illinois-based hedge fund called Magnetar
The secretive American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has just ended a week-long meeting in Washington where corporate lobbyists worked with state lawmakers on model bills that will later be introduced in states nationwide
Radical right extremist and county commissioner candidate Rod Taylor is shocked that Coos County Sheriff Craig Zanni endorsed Melissa Cribbins for commissioner. Overheard on a local talk radio program, Taylor couldn’t understand how a so-called “constitutional...
Mr. Taylor has some redeeming qualities. He is easy to talk to. Finn his companion on the campaign trail is a cute little dog. At times his political drama is entertaining. However, Mr. Taylor is unfit to serve as a Coos County Commissioner.
The Coos County Sheriff’s Office has a difficult time retaining staff. In fact, it could be said the department is hemorrhaging deputies, losing four possibly five jailors in the last year and 11 patrol deputies in just the last seven months.
Published on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 by Common Dreams by Jon Queally, staff writer If a new scientific paper is proven accurate, the international target of limiting global temperatures to a 2°C rise this century will not be nearly enough to prevent catastrophic...
They knew. They lied. And the planet and its people are now paying the ultimate price. It's no secret that the fossil fuel industry—the set of companies and corporate interests which profit most from the burning of coal, oil, and gas—have been the largest purveyors...
by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, July 23, 2014, 4:50 p.m.This story was co-published with NPR's "Shots" blog.For months, journalists and politicians fixated on the number of people signing up for health insurance through the federal exchange created as part of the...
by Justin Elliott ProPublica, June 20, 2014, 12:17 p.m.An amendment designed to bar the National Security Agency from undermining encryption standards was approved by the House last night.The move follows reporting last year by ProPublica, the Guardian, and the New...
A pair of scorching explosions on the Sun’s surface is sparking the biggest radiation and geomagnetic storm the Earth has experienced in five years, space weather experts said Wednesday.
The storm, expected to hit Earth early Thursday US time and last through Friday, may disrupt power grids, GPS systems and satellites, and has already forced some airlines to change their routes around the polar regions.
Coos County can do better than to try to mire itself in a finite and dirty 19th century industry while the rest of the planet moves into a sustainable and renewable future.
“Here, we are confronted with a lawsuit that should never have been filed, which was completely frivolous, both factually and legally,” wrote Middlebrooks, “… which was brought in bad faith for an improper purpose.”
Toxic masculinity and gun culture appear to go hand in hand with the ultra-MAGA, Christian nationalism that threatens our democracy. Since the election of Coos County Commissioner Rod Taylor, he and several of his followers regularly attend board meetings with their manhood strapped to their hips.