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National 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 for many a…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Railroad Workers Union denounce US Military support of union busting foreign corporation

Railroad Workers Union denounce US Military support of union busting foreign corporation »

Whereas, according to Long shore & Shipping News, within a month, the empty grain ship will be escorted by armed U.S. Coast Guard vessels and helicopters, from the mouth of…

Jan 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Local

County’s biggest security breach is Al Pettit UPDATE »

County’s biggest security breach is Al Pettit UPDATE

If ever there was an example of why un-vetted citizen appointees should not be given access to confidential or sensitive…

Jan 27 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More »

The World should hold county to same standards as PERS »

The World should hold county to same standards as PERS

Coos County Counsel, Oubonh White is preparing a response to a request sent January 16, for the release of public…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Oregon takes step to leave federal “No Child Left Behind” »

Oregon takes step to leave federal “No Child Left Behind”

The Governor stated in a press release that Oregon has “learned a lot from our decade-long experiment with No Child…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Living within the law would spare many a legal challenge »

Living within the law would spare many a legal challenge

Wouldn't it be nice if the Port of Coos Bay, SCDC, and other pro-development interests realized they are their own…

Jan 24 2012 / 7 Comments / Read More »
Media

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 for many a young family.…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Alleged whistleblower Bradley Manning has first day in court »

Alleged whistleblower Bradley Manning has first day in court

Defense attorney David E. Coombs called on Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, a reserve military judge who also works as a prosecutor for the Justice Department, to recuse himself on several grounds including bias and conflict of interest.…

Dec 16 2011 / 3 Comments / Read More »

The Daily Show – Lowe’s Balls of the Week »

The Daily Show – Lowe’s Balls of the Week

Herman Cain wants to be Secretary of Defense and causes Barbara Walters to do the reporter's equivalent of a spit-take, and Mitt Romney questions Newt Gingrich's conservative credentials. …

Dec 15 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
Local Opinions

Railroad Workers Union denounce US Military support of union busting foreign corporation »

Railroad Workers Union denounce US Military support of union busting foreign corporation

Whereas, according to Long shore & Shipping News, within a month, the empty grain ship will be escorted by armed U.S. Coast Guard vessels and…

Jan 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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 for many a young family.…

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »
Energy ORCCA brings sustainable energy to low income homes

ORCCA brings sustainable energy to low income homes

ORCCA’s Weatherization program has been in existence since the early 1980s. It serves to improve energy efficiency and safety in households in Coos and Curry counties. Since its inception, the program has provided services to over…

Dec 20 2011 / Read More »
Environment Fukushima – Decades of groundwater and ocean contamination

Fukushima – Decades of groundwater and ocean contamination

Recently, Tokyo Electric announced that the core inside the nuclear reactor had "definitely melted through and had also melted partly through the containment at Fukushima." Arnie Gunderson of Fairewinds Associates explains what is going on and…

Dec 26 2011 / Read More »
Education In defense of teachers-Matt Damon speaks up

In defense of teachers-Matt Damon speaks up

"You think job insecurity makes me work hard?" asks Damon of a journalist. "A teacher wants to teach. Why else would you take a sh*tty salary and really long hours and do that job unless you…

Aug 4 2011 / Read More »
Ancient History Candlemas, Imbolc and Punxsutawney Phil

Candlemas, Imbolc and Punxsutawney Phil

Candlemas, also known as Imbolc, falls on February 2nd. The ancient Celtic goddess Brigid was honored on this day, and even after she was absorbed into the Church as St. Brigid, celebrations for “Candlemas” have changed…

Feb 2 2011 / Read More »
Wind turbines Ice storms and rolling blackouts illuminate the need for decentralized energy distribution

Ice storms and rolling blackouts illuminate the need for decentralized energy distribution

The argument of cost efficiency in a central system is lost when factoring in the losses associated with long distance transmission, a million dollar a mile price tag for high voltage transmission lines…

Feb 6 2011 / Read More »
Foreign policy Iraq war is officially over

Iraq war is officially over

Last U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Ending Bloodiest U.S. War Since Vietnam…

Dec 17 2011 / Read More »
Veterans Occupy Veterans Day

Occupy Veterans Day

Countdown discusses the role of veterans in an all volunteer military defending their right to free speech and peaceable assembly. Keith Olbermann speaks with Jose Vasquez of Iraq Veterans Against The War…

Nov 11 2011 / Read More »

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