Great news that Coquille City Manager Terrence O’Connor has a new job beginning in January managing North Bend. Gosh, I hope we see a change in the administration that does as much for the city as a new police chief did for the police department.
Read MoreLooking 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 MoreTimothy Spanberger, a relative unknown, may be the only member of the Coquille City Council that hasn’t outlived Methuselah. Results are in and at 8PM the young council candidate appeared to have edged Robert Jump former...
Read MoreFive thousand gallons of raw sewage were ‘accidentally’ dumped into the Coquille River when a computer malfunction or power failure caused a pump to stop working. Forgive my skepticism but when I ride my bike by and...
Read MoreTypically, the council meetings have been poorly attended with the exception of the occasional hot topic that draws people away from home and family to listen in on city business. My hope is that the recent revelations at the...
Read MoreA speaker at last week’s Board of Commissioners meeting talked about how experienced employees are an invaluable resource. The speaker, Don Beebe, expressed what a travesty it was not to tap that wealth of experience during...
Read MoreOne can hope that the citizens of Coquille will be well served with Matt Muenchrath on the council. Odds are good that he will probably read and study up on the matters brought before the council whereas it is often questionable...
Read MoreCoquille City Council voted 4 to 2 to vote in Matt Muenchrath, who never lifted a finger for the position or had the good character to respond to my request for a legal opinion regarding the handling of the Hagen debacle, for...
Read MoreThis morning I dropped off a copy of Eldon Rollins’ letter to Coquille City Council members to see if he would render an opinion on the council handling of electoral results. He is out of the office this week but will be...
Read MoreDian has put up a good post about the local democratic process as it is enacted here in Coquille and does a handy job of fingering the usually flawed logic delivered by the Coquille equivalent to the National Enquirer. There is...
Read MoreA letter sent to each of the city councilors and the mayor reproduced below will be published in the upcoming Coquille valley Sentinel questioning the reasoning and legality of invalidating election results because of the ineligibility of one candidate.
Read MoreWhile no reason is given, Gold Beach has suspended their police chief, Russ Merkley, placing him on temporary, indefinite paid leave. Gold Beach administrator, Don Flynn will supervise the police department until a replacement...
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