Perhaps it is time to ask Salem to demand a full accounting and analysis of the money “plowed” by the Port of Coos Bay in just the last two decades and put the agency on a results only funding cycle.
Read MoreOpening 1.5 million acres of public land to industrial logging protected only by a narrow economic interpretation of the O&C law, as U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio proposes in his trust plan for O&C lands, is unthinkable. While the giveaway works well for the timber barons, continuing to waste our public lands at a loss is ridiculous.
Read MorePoliticians, industrialists and environmentalists seeking to bolster timber revenues and jobs by increasing logging are ignoring the elephant in the room: log exports.
Read MorePublic employees are not parasites and, unlike some members of his tough private sector, we do our level best to provide services that the people of Oregon actually need. And most of us do so, I might add, for significantly less money than is paid for similar work in that glorious private sector.
Read MoreWe will probably see a revised EIS for Jordan Cove, but, instead of being documentation of an objective analysis leading to a rational blend of social, economic, and environmental considerations, it will be a blatant attempt to justify, yet again, a pre-conceived decision. This would be a direct violation of NEPA which would lead to prolonged litigation.
Read MoreWhy is the Port of Coos Bay so ready and eager to inflict such massive impacts on our already compromised estuarine ecosystem in order to facilitate construction of a facility that is, by FERC’s own documentation, no longer needed?
Read MoreUnofficial results at 8PM 8,251 votes to recall the Coos County Assessor, Adam Colby compared to 5,528 to retain him.
Read MoreWhenever there are polarizing issues before the public one side or the other are going to question local news coverage and make accusations of bias. The local LNG matter is an example of a divisive issue as is the chromite strip...
Read MoreSunday, The Register Guard did a front page story on the local battle between homeowners and Oregon Resources, chromite strip miners. The story was notable for bringing up past mining practices of ORC staff and printing the...
Read MoreIt is in the Guard because our local paper can’t always be bothered to inform their readers of all details. In addition to not telling the reader everything they deserve to know to make good choices, The World also took...
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Randy Sanne, county employee at the solid waste facility addressed Kevin Stufflebean at Tuesday’s BOC meeting regarding the accusations he has made and rightly advised Nikki Whitty that her past allegiance will hurt her chances for reelection and any future alliance will be political suicide. Nikki thanked Randy for his opinion and later Kevin gave his rebuttle.
