Chinook season hot in Columbia River
If you want to participate in one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon, you ll need to take a trip to the mouth of the Columbia River as the coho and Chinook season is probably the best they ve ever had. Reports of limits caught in less than 30 minutes...
 4.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 121.0 Chinook season hot in Columbia River
If you want to participate in one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon, you ll need to take a trip to the mouth of the Columbia River as the coho and Chinook season is probably the best they ve ever had. Reports of limits caught in less than 30 minutes...
4.0K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 121.0 State reps file for election
The South Coast s two state representatives have filed re-election papers with the Oregon Secretary of State s office. Rep. Wayne Krieger, R-Gold Beach, turned in his forms for District 1, while Rep. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos Bay, handed them over for Dis...
0.9K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 605.0 We're shocked to see politics going on
Oregon conservatives have been doing a passable imitation of Claude Rains lately. Rains played the French police captain in Casablanca the one who visited Humphrey Bogart s casino and declared, I am shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is goi...
2.1K - Jul. 7, 2009; scored 156.0 Legislature: Session dismays GOP rep
The 2009 Legislative session was discouraging for Rep. Wayne Krieger. The Gold Beach Republican found himself on the short end of votes that raised taxes and increased government, with the general fund growing by 11 percent over the 2007 session. For...
4.6K - Jul. 7, 2009; scored 181.0 Legislature: Session dismays GOP rep
The 2009 Legislative session was discouraging for Rep. Wayne Krieger. The Gold Beach Republican found himself on the short end of votes that raised taxes and increased government, with the general fund growing by 11 percent over the 2007 session. For...
4.7K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 181.0 School budgets could have been bigger
The simplest response is to say we voted against the budget for K-12 schools because the funding level should have been higher. While that is a true statement, it does not tell the whole story. We have known for well more than a year the economy was ...
2.7K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 121.0 Marine reserves win OK
SALEM - All that's preventing Oregon from setting up the state's first two fishing-free marine reserves off the coast is Gov. Ted Kulongoski's signature. Talk to anyone involved in the process and all indications are these two reserves will sail into...
2.5K - Jun. 18, 2009; scored 121.0 Schools stay ready for the worst
Now that the state knows the depth of the hole in its budget, legislators are going to look at ways to bring in more revenue. It may be a hard sell on state Republicans, though. The GOP, including its South Coast member, insist the state can fund its...
3.2K - May. 16, 2009; scored 121.0 Cheers and Jeers
Community pulls together Cooperation and hometown pride are powerful forces. Dora residents should be proud of the hard work behind their new fire hall and their renovated community center. Hey, that sign says, Stop Jeers to Gold Beach Rep. Wayne Kr...
1.9K - Apr. 11, 2009; scored 121.0 Krieger visits Coquille students
COQUILLE - Coquille High School student David Simpson has met a politician he likes. The high school junior said Rep. Wayne Krieger is better at answering questions than other lawmakers he's heard. Simpson was among about 30 students at the high scho...
4.7K - Apr. 7, 2009; scored 1000.0 Park this bill ... and fast
There are bad ideas, and then there are bad ideas. What comes next, however, is a proposal in the state Legislature from Rep. Wayne Krieger, R-Gold Beach, to require a registration system for bicycles similar to the system that already exists for aut...
1.3K - Mar. 30, 2009; scored 485.0 Proposed Oregon bike fee may not get hearing
SALEM (AP) - The odds of Gov. Ted Kulongoski signing a bill to require Oregon cyclists to pay a $54 registration fee every two years appear to be only slightly better than his chances of winning the Tour de France. The bill proposed by Rep. ...
2.0K - Mar. 19, 2009; scored 485.0 Fight brews over ocean council control
Somebody stirred up a tempest when introducing House Bill 3013 this month. It would undo a lot of the revisions to the Ocean Policy Advisory Council put in place in 2003 and put much of the control over OPAC squarely in the governor s corner. Hopef...
5.8K - Mar. 14, 2009; scored 218.0 Navy's stealth was deplorable
You gotta admire success. Even in absentia, the Bush administration scores again. As reported (The World, Feb. 10), the U.S. Navy is setting up a 126,000-square-mile training range complex in the ocean off of Oregon, Washington and Northern Californi...
2.0K - Feb. 16, 2009; scored 121.0 Proposed tax could cost hospital $3M
Local hospital officials fear a state tax proposed to improve health coverage in Oregon could actually make it more costly to treat patients in Coos Bay. Proponents say the proposal could bring in as much as $1 billion in federal matching fu...
4.4K - Feb. 13, 2009; scored 156.0 Critics win skirmish with Navy
The U.S. Navy, pressured by coastal residents has extended a comment period on its plans to double its area for training off the coasts of Northern California, Oregon and Washington. The Navy is getting ready to finish its proposal for a Northwest Tr...
3.5K - Feb. 10, 2009; scored 121.0 Lawmaker wants dogs back at Capitol
SALEM (AP) The D-word has resurfaced at the State Capitol. Luckily, it s not Depression. State Sen. Vicki Walker has introduced a bill that would let dogs return to the Capitol. Dogs had been a fixture at the statehouse until the current legislat...
1.9K - Feb. 3, 2009; scored 121.0 Spring-like conditions can make for tricky fishing
Column by Richard DeChambeau Our recent weather seems more like early spring conditions than the middle of winter! It has caused our rivers to drop down rapidly and forced the steelhead to hold up in deeper holes and slots. This makes for some tricky...
5.2K - Jan. 17, 2009; scored 181.0 Wishes for 2009
The lights and garlands are stored away and New Year s toasts have all been supped. The holiday glamour is fading but the community s hopes for 2009 have done anything but evaporate. This week, community members ranging from county officials to shopp...
8.0K - Jan. 4, 2009; scored 191.0 | 
