Did SCCF directors have authority to rewrite bylaws?
By Ronnie Herne How do you start a letter that deals with going through Alice’s rabbit hole...
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Read MoreAfter hearing from witnesses attending the meeting and close enough to observe the incident, the DA dismissed the case.
Read Morethe twenty-five million tax dollars suddenly become an annual contribution donated by Jordan Cove, from its profits, to a foundation headed by Who Knows and with What Intent.
Read MoreBy Ronnie Herne Three items are pulsing palpably in our county. One is the cross on the Viet Nam...
Read MoreA vehicle owned by Jaye Bell and Ronnie Herne, founders of the home rule charter committee, ARRRG, appears to have been sabotaged. Sheriff’s officials have been notified and the vandalism includes sidewalls slit, tampering with the throttle and draining the engine oil. In each instance the damage was done in such a way as to disable the vehicle only after traveling and could have caused serious injury or fatality to oncoming traffic as well as Bell and Herne.
Read Moretalk radio host Cam Parry who will arrive cunningly disguised as an interim county commissioner to argue in favor of the ordinance. The LOWV event begins at 7PM with Arnie Roblan vs Scott Roberts. Herne and Bell will represent the charter beginning at approximately 8PM.
Read MoreParry, however, took the opportunity to comment on points in the charter that he believed infringed upon freedom of speech and referred to sections he said prohibited staff from reporting criminal violations although he didn’t specify the sections. Bell complained that he was prejudicing the public by not reading the charter in full and taking sections out of context.
Read MoreARRRG secretary Ronnie Herne has requested a position on the May 15 agenda for discuss placing the proposed initiative Home Rule Charter for Coos County 2012 on the November, 2012 ballot without having to collect signatures. About twenty people met today to discuss the next steps in placing the charter initiative on the ballot including gathering 1,500 valid voter signatures and advertising.
Read MoreAt the beginning of the 90’s the port wasted millions on water supply studies to lure a new pulp mill that, thankfully, never came.
Read MorePerhaps Main, now completing his third year, might recall that Randy Sanne started appearing at commissioner meetings a full three years ago when Nikki and Kevin were still up there. At that point running for the position of commissioner had not yet entered his head. He just knew that numerous issues needed to be addressed and not enough people were doing it.
Read MoreThe three county commissioners — one in his first elected term, the other two brand new, not elected but appointed, inexperienced but ambitious — have a big surprise for you. These three are going to radically alter your Coos County government. Your only part is to sit down, shut up, and like it. Well — I don’t.
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