MGx - Musings, Essays & Ballads

Gosh, 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, (probably grudgingly), two council members yet unnamed, (but that despot, Parker will likely be one of […]

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Three 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 “Peace: The Biography of a Symbol.” The symbol can be rendered in a few strokes, even by the least artistically gifted, […]

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The 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 spirited people attempting to justify what happened to him.
The military use this […]

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This 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’ -

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I have an article up at BlueOregon regarding our 1st Amendment rights here in Coquille. Be sure and check it out.

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The 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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