7 September 2008, 10:34 pm
As officials study sources of pollution, they're asking landowners, businesses, municipalities to do their part... read more
7 September 2008, 10:06 pm
By MAX B. BAKER It happens almost every summer at Eagle Mountain Lake. The water smells funny, and part of it turns phosphorescent green. Dead fish, starved of oxygen, float to the surface belly up. Suddenly, the lake doesn’t look so inviting any more. Welcome to an Eagle Mountain Lake dead zone.... read more
7 September 2008, 9:46 pm
NEWPORT -- Michele Longo Eder is explaining her fondness for George W. Bush when a Coast Guard helicopter whirs past her oceanfront kitchen window. Her mouth freezes, a hand goes to her throat and her eyes fill.... read more
7 September 2008, 6:19 pm
Agency takes steps to clean up water flowing into Eagle Mountain Lake.... read more
7 September 2008, 12:16 am
For the last two weeks Jim and I have been dry camping at a fishing camp on the Siuslaw River, pronounced Si-u-slaw, in Florence, Ore. We have made this trip several times before but never tire of the beauty and interesting things to do along the coast.... read more
5 September 2008, 11:16 am
[Did you enjoy snorkeling around in the atmosphere over the weekend? It rained so hard at our cabin I had to use a kayak to retrieve the newspaper. It wasn't all bad. My sludge dog Howard inadvertently improved his personal hygiene by ferrying our emergency backup toy poodle, Little Bear, to high gr... read more