Easy to lose perspective amidst our luxury
It’s time for Thanksgiving and, well, to be thankful. To listen to the news and how the vast…
Shopping in brick and mortar about experience
Editor’s Note: Sweet Home has participated in Small Business Saturday, a movement to encourage residents to shop at…
Isaac Boone Melson
Feb. 4, 1938 – Nov. 19, 2019 Isaac Boone Melson, 81, passed away peacefully at home with his…
Richard Grumbo
June 4, 1948 – Nov. 18, 2019 Richard Lee Grumbo, 71, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 18, 2019.…
Gary Pace
July 17, 1955 – Nov. 24, 2019 Gary Lee Pace, 64, of Sweet Home died Nov. 24, 2019.…
Eliminate God and pay a steep price
Editor: Another school shooting. I’m not a bit surprised. Randi Weingarten, a lesbian socialist who runs the largest…
Use sale funds to pay down loan
Editor: I read, with interest, the reporting on the sale of the property previously housing Public Works (Nov.…
Weigh the issues before you vote
Editor: This just in: The 2018 FBI “Crime in the US” report includes these facts: Robbery is down…
Around Town Nov. 20, 2019
City leaf pickup through Dec. 13 The City of Sweet Home is now collecting leaves from residents. The…
Diapers could hold answers for Oregon
Editor: After only five years of development an Israeli company, UBQ Materials (stands for “ubiquitous”) has patented a…
Public Safety Log Nov. 20, 2019
Nov. 17 12:05 a.m. – Kyle Parker Schilling, 18, cited for minor in possession of alcohol, failure to…
Two arrested in separate cases accused of eluding police
Sweet Home police recovered a pickup truck reported stolen out of Salem and arrested two persons last week…
Moira Curtis, Maddie Harris named Husky girls soccer MVPs
Maddie Harris and Moira Curtis were named co-Most Valuable Players for the girls soccer team at its awards…
Rex Ross
June 14, 1955 – Nov. 17, 2019 Rex John Ross, 64, of Sweet Home died Nov. 17, 2019.…
‘Citizen journalist’ jury verdict could impact all of us – negatively
For those not on the extremes of the abortion issue, last week’s jury verdict finding two “citizen journalists”…
Around Town Nov.13, 2019
Entries sought for fiber arts exhibit The SHOCASE Public Arts Committee is calling for entries for its next…
Politics worse than melting ice
The controversy over climate change is, like many public issues in our world, fraught with emotion and spin.…
