Staff & Contributors

Memorable Shakespeare

Melvyn Magree

I’ll never forget the Hi BA’er (High School Born Again’er) who refused to read Lady Macbeth’s “Out, damned spot!”  I don’t know why it didn’t bother him to read the words of a murderer, but it did to read that one curse word! 

Are you still writing for the Reader?

Melvyn Magree

I am often asked this by longtime acquaintances. Because I’ve been writing “Party of One” almost regularly since early October 2013, I’m tempted to ask in return, “When did you stop reading the Reader?” But I don’t.

Free market in telecommunications?

Melvyn Magree

The telecommunications market certainly has more sellers than it used to, some in competition with one another for the buyers’ business. Still, given that the buyers’ choices in any given area are limited to less than a dozen

Party of One: How folks change rivers

Melvyn Magree

At first I thought it was about how wolves move from one river valley to the next.  It really is about how wolves change a whole eco-system around a river, from the reintroduction of other species to less erosion of the riverbanks.

Five simple steps to lower gas prices

Melvyn Magree

Psst! Hey, buddy, ya wanna have cheaper gas.  Slip me a twennie an’ I’ll give you all ya needa know.

Does “environmentally friendly copper mining” exist?

Melvyn Magree

Does “environmentally friendly copper mining” exist? I did a Google search on the phrase “environmentally friendly copper mining”.  I received a large variety of references, some of them enthusiastic about the process

What do you think of the Twins? Who had twins?

Melvyn Magree

This is a more culturally sensitive version of a reply to “What do you think of the Indians?”, meaning the Cleveland Indians.  That reply, censored here, was given by an adult I knew while in high school, an adult who didn’t have much interest in

My illustrious second-rate sports career

Melvyn Magree

As long as I can remember, I’ve done quite a bit of physical activity – from riding on the back of somebody’s bicycle at 3 or 4 to lots of snow shoveling this winter.

Lies, damn lies, and misstatements

Melvyn Magree

I have found the best ways to alter my state of consciousness are done without any exterior aids.  These are distraction, sleep, and meditation.

Lies, damn lies, and misstatements

Melvyn Magree

Much political hay is being made about President Obama saying that people could keep their current insurance.  As thousands find that their current insurance is being cancelled, there is a clamor that Obama lied.

Party of One

Melvyn Magree

Hah! Funbug!

Party of One

Melvyn Magree

This I Believe

Party of One

Melvyn Magree

Politics can change