Messerle pulls in more large donations
Will be interesting to see how this coalition will benefit from seating Messerle as a county commissioner.
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Past boondoggles and familiar names
Reading Wim de Vriend’s book, The JOB Messiahs and seeing all too familiar names like Timm Slater, Jim and John and Nikki Whitty, Arne Roblan and Joanne Verger and Bill Griles associated with past failed taxpayer funded economic development schemes it is easy to see why some people would prefer the book hadn’t been written. While I am still reading the book, (backwards from today), I am astonished that some of these people still expect the public to heed their recommendations. Remember the fable about the boy who cried wolf? Well, in Coos County it should be the tale of the same people who promise jobs and never deliver.
Read MoreWorld’s most expensive logs and wood chips and corruption to boot?
Am I convinced that fraud and corruption are rampant in Coos County, absolutely. Is the governor and his staff involved, absolutely. Will the rest of the state pay for their plans, absolutely.
Read MoreRemember the $60M for Port of Coos Bay dredging?
We now know APM Terminals chose Vancouver, Canada over Coos Bay and while everyone from Ron Wyden and Peter DeFazio have ridiculed CORP for pulling out without six months notice it is hard not to speculate that CORP got a look at the August, 2007 “commercially reasonable agreement” with APM and found it lacking in substance and not consistent with what the Port had been claiming.
Read MoreDespite opposite evidence Scott Roberts runs on 'cut taxes, create jobs'
A nice sentiment but the evidence is well and truly in and cutting taxes DOES NOT create jobs. David Cay Johnston analyzes the latest data regarding the eight years of Bush tax cuts. Just as they did in 2000, the Republicans are...
Read MoreExplain fusion voting to The World editorial staff
A recent editorial blunders over the topic of fusion voting while attempting to marginalize third parties. Fusion voting is used in many states and is employed to great success in New York. Fusion voting allows an independent...
Read MoreSomething fishy with the Intl Port of Coos Bay and the Army Corp of Engineers
Previously, I wrote about the International Port of Coos Bay staff apparently advocating on behalf of Oregon Resources without benefit of commission approval or a public meeting. From the commissioner’s packet of November 19, 2009 I quoted the following and encouraged everyone to file a FOIA request with the Army Corp of Engineers when Dan Smith thanked Port Director, Jeff Bishop for helping them get their permits.
Read MoreState Rep Roblan finally admits he is pro-LNG
In a truly democratic society, especially one as large and diverse as America, towing the national party ‘one size fits all’ line at the local level is just plain undemocratic. Every small community or region has its...
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