ADDED POWER STILL ROLLING Practical applications for new technology, A6 Portland rebounds from rare loss, B1 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013 theworldlink.com I 75¢ The brave and the chilly Judge to allow Hagner evidence BY THOMAS MORIARTY The World The prosecution in the case of a North Bend man charged with murdering his wife in June will be allowed to introduce evidence of prior “bad acts,” a Coos County judge ruled Monday. In an omnibus hearing, Judge Richard Barron ruled that Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier can present evidence of marital disputes involving Wayne Hagner that occurred within a month of the shooting death of Hagner’s wife, Anna. Anna Hagner was found dead By Alysha Beck, The World June 5 of a gunshot wound to the A few kids brave the near-freezing temperatures Monday to play in the ocean at Bastendorff Beach.Temperatures are expected to warm up to near normal levels in the head inside the home the couple next couple days with lows getting above the freezing level on Wednesday and rain forecast to start Wednesday evening. shared at 2517 Marion St. Lawyers for Wayne Hagner said he plans to pursue a partial responsibility defense, which — if accepted by a jury — could enable them to mitigate evidence of Kitzhaber running for fourth term intent and downgrade the charge to manslaughter. Hagner is scheduled for a psy- BY STEVEN DUBOIS middle class,” he said. chiatric examination Dec. 17 at the state hospital in Salem. The Associated Press The great challenge before us Kitzhaber acknowledged that Republicans “ will use the rough debut of Cover Oregon — A psychiatric report submitted by the defense previously found PORTLAND — Gov. John Kitzhaber was is to ensure that the next the state’s health care exchange — against him once known as Dr. No for vetoing Republican Hagner wasn’t qualified for an in the campaign. He said it’s important to insanity defense, or to claim legislation. Now the Democrat says he’s run- phase of Oregon’s economic remember that the balky website is not the ning for re-election with a record and “extreme emotional disturbance.” recovery reaches all exchange, but “I’m certainly willing to take a To support a claim of partial leadership style he describes as centrist. few slings and arrows for the rocky rollout.” responsibility, Allen Goldman of Kitzhaber officially announced his candida- Oregonians ...” Regardless of his opponent, the governor the public defenders office made a cy Monday at a Portland school library. will be favored to the win in a state where John Kitzhaber motion to suppress evidence of Children who had yet to be born during the Democrats outnumber Republicans. No Governor of Oregon disputes prior to Anna Hagner’s governor’s first eight years in office sat quietly Republican has won a statewide race in death. as he reviewed his efforts to overhaul health Oregon since 2002, and it’s been 30 years Frasier justified its use by citing care, streamline public education and get the since a Republican was elected governor. the 1998 case of State v. Davis, economy going while reciting his priorities for “While partisanship and ideology are para- By the end of October, Kitzhaber’s cam- where an appeals court ruled that a hoped-for “final term.” lyzing our nation’s capital, here over the past paign had already reported contributions of evidence of bad acts toward a vic- The 66-year-old former emergency room three years in Oregon we have shown time and time again it is possible to work together,” he nearly $232,000 in 2013. He matched the tim is admissible if relevant to doctor was elected governor twice in the prove motive. said. amount he raised in all of 2012 by this Oct. 30. 1990s. He was barred by term limits from Barron said any evidence of bad running in 2002, but made a political come- Republicans Dennis Richardson, a state rep- Nike and Comcast have each contributed $10,000 to the Democrat’s campaign. He’s acts more than a month before back and won an unprecedented third term in resentative from Central Point, and Jon Anna Hagner’s death would also received 12 other contributions of at least November 2010. He would not be able to seek Justesen, a rancher from eastern Oregon, have be admissible as a rebuttal to a re-election in 2018. announced plans to challenge him in 2014. $5,000, including from Portland General partial responsibility defense. Oregon, according to Kitzhaber, was a “polar- Kitzhaber’s agenda for a fourth term Electric employees, PacifiCorp and several Goldman attempted to suppress ized” state standing in the depths of the Great includes increasing money for education, attorneys and business executives. statements made by Wayne Recession when he returned to the job in January implementing health care reform and creating He has nearly $140,000 in the bank, Hagner to Coos County Sheriff 2011. He said restoring civility and rebuilding the jobs that pay well. according to campaign finance disclosures to Craig Zanni, Sgt. Pat Downing and political center have been at the heart of his “The great challenge before us is to ensure the state of Oregon. Michael Sasser, a psychiatrist administration’s third-term accomplishments, that the next phase of Oregon’s economic Richardson has raised $135,000, including retained by Frasier to assess which include a falling unemployment rate and recovery reaches all Oregonians and ends the $20,000 from Stimson Lumber, and Justesen an improved credit rating. income stagnation that continues to erode the has collected $40,000. SEE HAGNER | A8 Report: Oregon beaches showing signs of erosion BY JEFF BARNARD Lead author Paul Ruggiero, an associate The Associated Press professor at Oregon State University, said the primary reasons are less sediment flowing GRANTS PASS — Many of Oregon’s down coastal rivers, sea levels rising due to beaches are eroding faster than in recent climate change, and bigger ocean waves, par- decades due to a combination of less sand ticularly during winter storms. coming out of rivers, rising sea levels and big- Two locations particularly hard-hit are ger waves, according to a government report Neskowin in Tillamook County and Beverly released Monday. Beach near Newport. They have seen a loss of The U.S. Geological Survey study is part of about 3 feet of beach a year since the 1960s. a nationwide assessment of coastal erosion In general, Oregon has seen more erosion and completes the latest look at coastlines than southwest Washington, which has seen around the lower 48 states. beaches building up with sand from the It found that since the 1960s, 13 of 17 Columbia River, Ruggiero said. stretches of beach in Oregon have changed. While dams serve as roadblocks for sand They went from building up sand to eroding, that would otherwise restore beaches from Associated Press File Photo eroding faster than before, or building up less Guy DiTorrice, left, walks along Beverly Beach near Newport.A government report released Monday shows than before. SEE BEACHES | A8 that many of Oregon’s beaches are eroding faster than in recent decades. Lois Reigard, Sutherlin Focus on gun violence Police reports . A2 Sports . B1 Anna Blake, Coos Bay T S S E Family of mall shooting victim spends its E A H Stuart Burdick, Coos Bay D What’s Up. A3 Comics . C4 T I free time organizing and lobbying around C T Jerrold Stiles, Coos Bay A E A S Partly sunny South Coast. A3 Puzzles. C4 T preventing violence. E R N Randell Malcomb, Coos Bay S 47/33 I Page A5 D Opinion. A4 Classifieds . C5 O Obituaries | A5 F Weather | A8 A2 •The World • Tuesday,December 10, 2013 South Coast Executive Editor Larry Campbell • 541-269-1222, ext. 251 theworldlink.com/news/local Public welcome at NB teachers union battle may end in January Candy Land Village NORTH BEND — The their first mediation session January mediation for a approved newly appointed North Bend school board Jan. 9. They have been locked “more informal meeting.” interim superintendent Bill COOS BAY — Ocean Ridge and teachers union are hop- in negotiations over teacher “I think it’s a good idea,” Yester’s contract, which will and Ocean Crest Assisted SOUTH COAST ing to find common ground contracts since April. she said. “We’re stuck waiting run through June 30. He was Living will be opening their REPORTS next month. But school board chair for mediation but hopefully chosen for the position fol- doors from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. The school board and Megan Jacquot said she was we can unstick ourselves.” lowing BJ Hollensteiner’s during December for those North Bend Education approached by union mem- At Monday’s school board retirement announcement who would like to view the 8- also provide beverages. The Association will sit down for bers to sit down before the meeting, members also last week. foot by 4-foot gingerbread city will provide cookies and Candy Land Village created coffee and the July Jubilee by chef Michael Martinez. Princesses will proudly serve The train circles the castle the community. K-Dock Lending a hand nestled between the crystal Radio will provide music for lake and the molasses pond. Santa’s entrance and enter- Be sure to stop and help cap- tainment for the event. ture the magic of the season. North Bend Fire Department North Bend lights tree will provide antique fire Thursday truck rides around the neighborhood. The North Bend annual Christmas tree lighting cele- Coos Bay BLM hosts bration will take place listening session starting at 5:45 p.m.