Looking over my notes of the last few days the sheer depth and breadth of Mike Reaves contempt for the citizens he swore to protect and serve is staggering. The council members who staunchly defended him instead of protecting the citizens who elected him, Fran Capeheart, Bruce Parker, Corky Daniels for example, should prostrate themselves at the next public meeting and beg forgiveness.
Read MoreCoquille, alas, seems to be inhabited by a group, small perhaps, but a group nonetheless of very thin skinned individuals. Perhaps it is a genetic mutation but in keeping with the nature of such anomalies as those suffering from...
Read MoreEmotions always run high during an election season and when mud starts to be flung and re-flung and re-flung by the same fistful of tactless, mean spirited people, taking the high road can look less and less attractive. Mayor...
Read MoreAs warned in an earlier post, Councilor Bruce Parker’s letter to the editor two weeks ago has opened the door for some angry retaliation by disgruntled citizens. Tomorrow’s Sentinel will have a letter casting back...
Read MoreCouncilor Bruce Parker has a history of public name-calling even labeling his constituents “malcontents†at city council meetings for daring express opinions contrary to his own. Mayoral candidate Mike Reaves has made use of...
Read MoreWell, well, well, the answer to how Michael Reaves, tight lipped, insolent and uncommunicative obtained 20 signatures on the nominating petition for mayor is, that HE didn’t. Ann Parker, wife of Bruce Parker, twice...
Read MoreGosh, it seems that city manager Terence O’Connor has arbitrarily determined that only a small, select group should have any input in the hiring of a new police chief. Included in the group are the mayor, Steve Britton,...
Read MoreThree lines in a circle have come to be synonymous with the ‘peace movement’. The peace symbol became a hieroglyphic superstar because of its simplicity and adaptability, says Ken Kolsbun, co-author of the new book...
Read MoreThe World has reported on the life and times of Carl Foster, now a quadriplegic at the hands of Coquille Police Department. The article and pictures does a lot to humanize a man being further brutalized by small minded, mean...
Read MoreThis week’s Sentinel is filled with letters expressing their outrage at Councilman Parker’s outburst and supporting the paper’s still open forum. One of the best letters, written by Jo Teel and Colleen Luckman, challenges Parker’s claim that he is doing his ‘duty’ –
Read MoreI have an article up at BlueOregon regarding our 1st Amendment rights here in Coquille. Be sure and check it out.
Read MoreThe erosion of our civil rights continues despite a democratic majority in both the House and Senate. Domestic spying long villified by civil rights activists and constitutional scholars as a violation of the Fourth Amendment is back in the news. At issue is the added authority to search and even seize business records all without court approval. From the NY Times –
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