Sharp Edges
By Chuck Palimo

Until now I have only expressed my viewpoints in letters to the editor of the Sentinel. Now the editor has graciously relented and will allow me to share my ramblings in an occasional column. Even though I am over 60 and easily annoyed by small children, rude older ones, barking dogs and cold suppers, I amby no means a curmudgeon. I have not reached the stage in my natural decline where I stand stooped in my front yard, wild eyed, white hair askew and while shaking a fist at the neighbor kids, shout at them not to play in the street in front of my house.

That said, I admit to opinions that may seem trivial or annoying to some readers. Rest assured, I don’t delude myself that my words will change much of anything in the small world of Coquille. They may sometimes seem to have a little sharp edge but I don’t think they will ever draw blood. At best I hope they will stoke a little thought and sometimes entertain. That’s mostly what they are meant to do.