Where’s freedom of expression?
Editor: Your editorial, “Now is the time to take a stand” (Nov. 12), did indeed reach beyond the…
Huskies rank up there in 4A grades
Several Sweet Home athletic teams have been recognized for achievement in the classroom as well as on the…
Scam plays victims with something for nothing
The Nigerian Advance Fee Scam (also known as the 4-1-9 fraud, Nigerian scam, Nigerian bank scam, the Spanish…
Community came through for vets
Editor: Once again the community comes through! Recently, the Sweet Home Veteran’s Club and Double “D” Karaoke hosted…
Students help restore steam bed
Crawfordsville School third- through sixth-graders turned out Friday to work with members of the Calapooia Watershed Council to…
Seventh-grade volleyball
The seventh-grade volleyball team won 16 of 23 matches this year. Coach Kathleen Cochran said she decided not…
Thanks to police, medics for help
Editor: On Oct. 29 the Police Department responded to an urgent call at the Sweet Home Seventh-day Adventist…
Local man completes Army basic training
Derrek C. Sharp, E-2, graduated from U.S. Army basic training and advanced individual training at Ft. Knox, Ky.,…
Horn finishes motorcycle school
Keith Horn, a 2003 graduate of Sweet Home High School, graduated from MMI (Motorcycle Mechanics Institute) in Phoenix,…
Sweet Home Medicine staff additions planned
Samaritan’s Sweet Home Family Medicine clinic will add two new providers in the coming months, in its continuing…
Charles Sabisch
Charles Theodore Sabisch, 99, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 15, 2008 at Twin Oaks Rehabilitation Center. He was…
James L. Pickens
James L. Pickens Jr., 78, of Sweet Home died Nov. 10, 2008. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling…
Dolores M. Cogswell
Dolores M. Cogswell, 77, of Sweet Home died Nov. 16, 2008. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the…
Election is over, get over it
I am very disappointed that you are continuing the negative rhetoric that we have been listening to for…
‘Sour grapes’ disagreeable
Editor: We have lived in Sweet Home and subscribed to The New Era for over 26 years. There…
Editorial was too much negativity
Editor: There is nothing wrong with being the loyal opposition and critical of government actions that, in your…
Is that bias on the opinion page?
Having been a working journalist for nearly 30 years and having taught journalism at the college level for…
History article stirs memories
Editor: Since reading the article in the 55-Plus section of The New Era (Oct. 29), which the family…
Jr. high girls Soccer wins 2-1
The junior high-aged girls soccer team started slow against the stiff competition in Eugene’s Valley League. The team…
Eighth-grade football sweeps competition
The eighth-grade football team showed promise of things to come, finishing the season with a solid 6-0 record…
Outdoors: Elk hunters’ success varied
Results aren’t in yet from the general Rocky Mountain bull elk season, which started Nov. 8. But considering…
Eighth-grade volleyball goes 14-8
The eighth-grade team went 14-8 this year. “It was really good,” said Coach Kim Armstrong of the season.…
Jr. high boys soccer finishes 8-0
The junior high-aged boys soccer team played in the Valley League in Eugene this year. The team finished…