C M C M Y K Y K BULLDOGS BLOWOUT DRUG PROBLEM North Bend shuts out Bruins, B1 Mexican meth floods U.S. market, A7 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012 theworldlink.com I 75¢ Broken pipe spews sewage into Umpqua BY JESSIE HIGGINS Umpqua River to the Reedsport The World DEQ previously warned Gardiner about problem sewage treatment plant. This is not the first time it has broken. GARDINER — An estimated shut off the line, and sewage is gallons of raw sewage is a lot. But harvesting for a few days. He said “They know the pipe is old and 50,000 gallons of raw sewage being re-routed through a tempo- apparently the leak was taking the other fish should not be affect- needs to be replaced,” said John poured into the Umpqua River over rary pipe. place over a day or two, and the ed. Gasik, a water quality specialist at the weekend after the sewer line “It was a significant spill,”said volume of water going through Recreational river users should the Oregon Department of that connects Gardiner with Alex Manderson, a shell fish spe- there does dilute it down a little.” practice basic sanitation, he said. Environmental Quality. “It is old Reedsport broke. cialist at the Oregon Department As a precaution, Manderson The broken line carries The Gardiner Sanitary District of Agriculture. “Fifty thousand asked local oyster farmers to delay Gardiner’s sewage beneath the SEE SEWAGE | A10 Democrat plans spending spree BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE Caddy Nancy The World With less than two McKeown Brouhard weeks until ballots are Candidate for Candidate for mailed, Democrat Caddy Oregon State Oregon State McKeown is poised to By Alysha Beck, The World launch an advertising blitz Jesse Housego was arraigned Wednesday at House, House, in her race for the the Coos County Courthouse in Coquille. District 9 District 9 Legislature. Housego is charged for allegedly recording a At the beginning of this girl naked and in a sexually-explicit manner. Democrat Republican month, McKeown had Total raised: $188,396.43 Total raised: $25,207.94 raised $188,000 — more Spent Unspent Spent Unspent than seven times the Teen faces amount of her Republican $83,894.76 $104,501.67 $11,877.54 $13,330.40 opponent, Nancy Brouhard. Donation source Donation source And, as the campaign child sex for District 9 nears its end, about half of McKeown’s haul remains unspent. Individuals Indian Candidate’s Unitemized* Businesses tribes $820 She says that’s a calcu- charges Unitemized* own funds $2,767.83 $3,250 $1,000 Politicians Politicians $16,099.99 Individuals $1,424.30 and political lated move. Unions and political parties $30,105 Special parties $4,500 Businesses $16,945.81 “As far as what I have $25,209.51 $26,046.71 interest groups *Donations of $85,435.22 planned, I guess you will I Court documents claim less than $100 *Donations of less than $100 just have to wait and see,” he recorded a child in a Big donors Big donors she said. McKeown, a commis- Promote *A Republican-backed group that sexually explicit manner Health Women’s donates to the party’s state House sioner for the Port of Coos Oregon candidates. Its biggest backers are professionals advocacy groups Leadership Bay, has held a fundraising $21,250 $13,550 tobacco, timber, health care, PAC* beverage and alcohol industries. edge over Brouhard for the BY TYLER RICHARDSON $13,217 Future PAC, Health products entire election. The World House Builders* and providers Election records show $18,748 $11,500 Deschutes **A company that rents properties, that McKeown owes her A Bandon teen was arraigned on *A Democratic-backed group that donates LLC** co-owned by Nancy Brouhard. child sex charges Wednesday after he Forestry $2,900 lead to some of the state’s $14,520 to the party’s state House candidates. Its biggest backers are unions, health biggest lobbying groups, allegedly recorded a child in a sexu- professionals and trial lawyers. from Nike to the Oregon ally explicit manner. Trial Lawyers Association. Jesse Cole Housego, 18, appeared Donation size Origin Donation size Origin A pair of women’s before Coos County Circuit Court Unknown* Unknown* Judge Michael Gillespie after being Out-of-state $16,099.99 $2,767.83 advocacy groups, Emily’s $12,700 27.37% $2,501+ List and the Women’s indicted by a grand jury on three 42.07% 8.6% 11% $2,501+ 6.7% Investment Network, have counts of using a child in a display of 8.73% $2,000 – $2,500 sexually explicit conduct, three 14.27% $1,500 – $1,999 given $13,000. Forestry 17.33% companies have given counts of second-degree encourag- $2,000 – $2,500 7.93% $1,000 – $1,499 1.59% $1,500 – $1,999 ing child sex abuse and three counts 84.7% 11.16% $500 – $999 89% $14,000. 10.63% $1,000 – $1,499 The health care sector of invasion of personal privacy. 13.16% $500 – $999 Oregon A not guilty plea was entered on Oregon 30.54% $1 – $499 has been particularly gen- 15.22% $1 – $499 $159,596.44 $22,440.11 erous to McKeown, giving Housego’s behalf and Gillespie set *Origin of donations of less *Origin of donations of less his bail at $250,000. than $100 are not disclosed. than $100 are not disclosed. SOURCE: Oregon Secretary of State, Jan. 1, 2011 to Sept. 29, 2012 SOURCE: Oregon Secretary of State, Jan. 1, 2011 to Oct. 2, 2012 By Daniel Simmons-Ritchie and Jeff Trionfante, The World SEE DISTRICT 9 | A10 SEE HOUSEGO | A10 Wall Street banker funded Roberts puts PERS in crosshairs DeFazio attack ads BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE The World BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE The World COOS BAY – Scott Roberts, a Republican candidate for state senate, took aim at Oregon’s public pension A New York hedge fund manager is funding a barrage of attack ads system Tuesday,hailing its spiraling costs an avoidable against Democratic congressman Peter DeFazio, D-Eugene. “train wreck.” Robert Mercer, co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies, has donat- Roberts and his Democratic rival for District 5, ed $239,000 to a group that began running television ads against Arnie Roblan, went toe-to-toe at the Mill Casino- DeFazio this month, according to election filings released Wednes- Hotel in a forum that probed their views on the state’s day. biggest fiscal challenges. Before Wednesday, it was unknown who was funding Republican Roberts, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, saved his Super PAC Inc. The group’s treasurer, conservative activist James sharpest criticism for the Legislature’s handling of the By Alysha Beck, The World Bopp, refused to reveal the identity of its donors. Public Employee Retirement System (PERS). The pro- Arnie Roblan, left, and Scott Roberts spoke at the Bay Area In a statement, DeFazio said he suspected Mercer and Bopp were gram now promises retirees more money than its Chamber of Commerce forum on Wednesday. Roblan and attacking him because of his support for tighter regulations on Wall investments produce, sapping Oregon’s budget. Roberts are District 5 State Senate candidates. Street and campaign finance laws. “It’s a train wreck,”Roberts said. “It’s a train wreck “Robinson’s benefactors don’t know or care about what’s best for that has been going on for a long period of time.” families in Southwestern Oregon,”he said. “They just want to influ- Roberts said part of the problem was that lawmak- ence the election to help the guy who will do their bidding.” ers appear unwilling to reform a system that would Upcoming forum This is the second time Mercer has supported Robinson. Mercer affect their own retirement benefits. Wednesday’s forum was hosted by the Bay Area Chamber of spent $640,000 on the Republican’s first dust-up with DeFazio in “There seems to be a conflict of interest,”he said. Commerce. Next Wednesday, the chamber will host a discussion on If elected, Roberts said he would be a new face to the two proposed ballot measures for Coos County: a home rule charter SEE ATTACK | A10 and an ordinance that would establish a county administrator. 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Says he disagrees with the plan put Says government needs to get out Says he would cut back remain docked for now forth by Oregon’s congressional del- of the way of business. “Govern- red-tape that’s choking egation. Thinks those lands need to ment doesn’t create jobs, they Oregon.