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Pentagon ‘Rewrites Constitution’ Affirming Endless War

Pentagon ‘Rewrites Constitution’ Affirming Endless War

The AUMF rule empowers the president “to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist…

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt

many of the nation's military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceeding 400 percent.…

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County interviewing applicants for finance director

County interviewing applicants for finance director

It is unclear whether the cost of either position have been addressed in the budget…

LNG on Coos Bay: Is it too soon to decide?

LNG on Coos Bay: Is it too soon to decide?

our community would be far better off if we all joined together and focused our…

Oregon’s upstart health co-ops to challenge mainstream insurers

Oregon’s upstart health co-ops to challenge mainstream insurers

Both startups feature bare-bones administration, more than $50 million in interest-free federal loans, and partnerships…

Oregon State Senate Finance Committee set to discuss rail line tax break

Oregon State Senate Finance Committee set to discuss rail line tax break

Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue are scheduled to hold a work session, Wednesday, May…

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National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Candlelight Vigil & Soup Supper

National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Candlelight Vigil & Soup Supper

Is happening Friday, December 21, in Coos Bay…

Local Opinions

Internet sales tax bill should be fixed, not rejected

Internet sales tax bill should be fixed, not rejected

The Senate shifted the debate into high gear this month when it passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013…

Arts

Colbert – Interviews Maurice Sendak

Colbert – Interviews Maurice Sendak

The books survived long enough to be passed down to my first son but didn't survive the second one but I have bought the collection as gifts…

Energy

Oil prices slide after poor US, Europe data

Oil prices slide after poor US, Europe data

World oil prices tumbled Tuesday after weak US manufacturing data and downbeat European economic reports…

Environment

‘Things Could Get Ugly’: Fracking Set to Escalate US Water Wars

‘Things Could Get Ugly’: Fracking Set to Escalate US Water Wars

nearly half of the country’s fracking wells are located in water-stressed regions — in particular Texas and Colorado, where 92 percent of fracking wells are in extremely…

Media

Coalition Vows to Fight Koch Bros. Purchase of Tribune’s Newspaper Empire

Coalition Vows to Fight Koch Bros. Purchase of Tribune’s Newspaper Empire

"We don't need more corporate control of our media and our politics," says media reform group Free Press, which counts itself among the coalition that includes Working…

Ancient History

Were ‘hobbit’ hominids island dwarfs?

Were ‘hobbit’ hominids island dwarfs?

how come it shared the planet with Homo sapiens some 13,000 years ago, when -- so far as was known -- anatomically modern man was the sole,…

Science

Dream of Mars exploration achievable, experts say

Dream of Mars exploration achievable, experts say

Seventy-five percent say NASA's budget should be doubled to one percent of the federal budget to fund a mission to Mars and other initiatives.…

Foreign policy

NATO strike kills 10 children in Afghanistan, say officials

NATO strike kills 10 children in Afghanistan, say officials

A NATO air attack in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 10 children, officials said Sunday.…

Veterans

The Best Reporting on Mental Trauma and the U.S. Military (#MuckReads)

The Best Reporting on Mental Trauma and the U.S. Military (#MuckReads)

The murder has reignited conversation on the mental trauma suffered by hundreds of thousands of U.S. service men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan.…