If one has any doubt about where the chaos in Lakeside emanates and who is behind the five member council portion of the recall, one has to look no further than the mayor, Orville Nelson, and his January pronouncement of the recall.

Guest viewpoint By Michael Armstrong I would like to set the record straight and refute many of the lies, half-truths and slander coming from Mayor Orville Nelson and his ilk. The present turmoil in Lakeside is being orchestrated chiefly by Mayor Orville Nelson. He is intent on rolling back the clock prior to the November [...]

Lakeside’s August City Council Meeting Last week’s Lakeside City Council meeting was not out of control as described in The World. Rather, it was a carefully choreographed session instigated by a desperate mayor. A small group of his friends came to the meeting with the express desire to disrupt it. It is the Mayor’s job [...]

Councilors honest in serving citizens We are keenly aware of the facts involved in the decisions made by the Lakeside City Council and the budget committee for this current budget year. After reading the opinion of Mr. Nelson (The World, July. 25), we would like to share our opinion of what a council should not [...]

It’s time to take a new look at what goes wrong when an elected leader becomes a different, altered being once a little power gets inside and travels to his head. Click headline for Lakesideinfo.com editorial.

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MORE NEWS ON FIRE DEPT. FLAP

Lakeside’s Fire Chief Ted Ross focus of cover story in Friday’s Coos Bay World. Read article by reporter Jolene Guzman. click here

Also in theWorld, was it Lakeside or Hauser Fire that was first on the scene in controversial fatal mobile home fire? click here