MGx - Musings, Essays & Ballads

Bandon City Councilor, Mike Claassen speaks out for Jeff Merkley in Bandon. Merkley is hoping to oust incumbent, Senator Gordon Smith

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Getting ready for the parade in Bandon. I will try and put up some more pics later.

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We are off to march with VFP in Bandon. Hope everyone has a great day….

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The local Bandon VA has a lot of veterans who pass through or live in the area desperately in need of clothing. Please take your clean, mended and serviceable but unwanted clothes to the clinic in Bandon and drop them off upstairs at the counselor’s office. Mens and womens’ clothing needed.
The Bandon VA […]

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As I have steadfastly refused to join a political party since 1992 I don’t much care if a candidate is republican or democrat. Consequently I didn’t much care that Bob Main was a republican as long as he was willing to work with disparate opinions and groups unlike the present commissioner, John Griffith. […]

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Listen to this podcast of a C-SPAN After Words program. Johnston is the author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) This book features a very in depth look at the Bandon Dunes and how local tax payers are subsidizing this resort which […]

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Veterans for Peace is being represented tonight in Bandon at Lefty’s by Elliot Adams, acting president of the national organization. I believe he is here to promote Winter Soldier this month in DC and to meet the newest local chapter 141 of VFP.

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Thanks to Bob Fischer for arranging this!
From 3 to 5 p.m., on Sunday, December 2nd, Dr. Richard Staggenborg will be speaking in the Sprague Community Room at the Bandon Public Library. His topic will be “Coping with Post-Combat Stress: Information for Vets, Families, Friends and Health Professionals.” Dr. Staggenborg practices at the Bandon Veterans Clinic. […]

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Went for a 42 mile bike ride at break neck speed in an effort to make some sense out of this bill passed quietly in the House with only 6 rational dissenters. Our own Peter DeFazio voted yea by the way and I will waste no time finding out what the hell he was […]

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Once again Bandon progressives show their true support for the troops in words, deeds and by giving generously to Safe Haven. Thank you to everyone and to the soldiers and Marines with the courage to resist.

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Especially those of you who stand in front of the VA on Friday nights in Bandon, Oregon - Stick another ribbon on your SUV!!!

(hat tip / Richard)

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Given that war resistor advocate, Gerry Condon, will be visiting Bandon tomorrow evening, this is especially appropriate. For those who may not know, Lt Watada made international news when he refused to deploy with his men to Iraq, claiming the war was illegal and therefore he would be violating his oath to uphold the […]

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With the fall and winter weather setting in, Veterans For Peace will be starting up their film series at the Bandon Library in November. Films with relevant topics to veterans and their families will be shown each month. Two of the topics which are near and dear to me are PTSD and how […]

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Rogue River Wind and Portland State University Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, have joined forces to optimize power generation from a high efficiency wind turbine suitable for rooftop mounting. Pictured here, this twelve foot, self indexing turbine can produce 3Kw at 15mph winds. The turbine is unaffected by air turbulence […]

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Every Friday evening in Bandon at the intersection of Hwy 101 and 42S dozens of citizens exercise their 1st Amendment rights. For over two years I have participated, first with Women In Black (WIB) which hold a silent vigil on the southeast corner. More recently I have stood with Veterans For Peace (VFP) on the northwest corner where I often hold a sign which reads, “Refuse to fight a war begun by men who refused to fight a war”.

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