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Notes from the Newsroom:
Scott Swanson Linn County made a very positive move, both for the county as an organization and for…
September 29, 2021
Letter: Thanks for keeping the median beautiful (Sept. 22, 2021)
Editor: Thank you to the “Green Team” who are responsible for maintaining the beautiful median strip gardens on…
September 22, 2021
Letter: Hypocrisy shows in abortion fight (Sept. 22, 2021)
Editor: The hypocrisy of the people of faith is stunning, I’ll tell you. All religions are loaded with…
September 22, 2021
Letter: Do what it takes to keep kids in school (Sept. 15, 2021)
Editor: Hello, Sweet Home. We have a common purpose: protecting and doing what’s best for our children. As…
September 15, 2021
Letter: Rancher offers medical alternative
Editor: Over the past few months I’ve become deeply interested in the trend that has humans using the…
September 15, 2021
Letter: Donations welcome when SHEM’s open (Sept. 15, 2021)
Editor: My name is Cindy L. Rice, and I serve as the volunteer pantry manager at SHEM. I…
September 15, 2021
9/11: Remembering a day of tragedy, pain
Scott Swanson Significant public events have a way of searing themselves into our memories. My mother, now in…
September 8, 2021
Oregon taking failed strategy to win in education
By Micah Perry In this summer’s Olympic Games, Oregon natives Kim Hill and Ryan Crouser showed up, pushed…
September 1, 2021
Letter: U.S. can only blame self – or its leaders
Editor: The U.S. government estimates that the 9/11 attacks, which originated in Afghanistan, cost Osama bin Laden $500,000.…
September 1, 2021
History (Sept. 1, 2021)
Sept. 2, 1971 A back-to-school evening last week drew many people to seek for bargains at sidewalk counters,…
September 1, 2021
Letter: COVID war not a party-line debate
Editor: What we forget in our arguments about masks and vaccinations is, that all people of the world…
August 25, 2021
Letter: Big thank-you to local legislators
Editor: A huge thank you to Senator Fred Girod, and Representative Jami Cate for all their hard work…
August 25, 2021
Letter: Hospital trip result: confusion, concern
Editor: My mom got really ill and went to Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital by ambulance. The hospital decided…
August 25, 2021
Letter: Scientism, science perilously different
Editor: Science is one of the greatest intellectual enterprises ever developed. Science is systematized knowledge subjected to rigorous…
August 25, 2021
Pandemic benefit: Increased public awareness?
We appreciate the local town hall meeting, here in Sweet Home, organized by state Rep. Jami Cate and…
August 18, 2021
Put best face forward for city
Sweet Home has always been a community that responds when there’s a crisis, a need. We recall recent…
August 11, 2021
Fight homelessness in our community
By Scott McKee I am writing at a critical moment in time for all of us. My concern:…
August 11, 2021
Reinstate the recovery order and local control
By Tom Yahraes Dear Governor Brown and Deputy Superintendent Colt Gill, I am submitting my objection to the…
August 11, 2021
Restricting news coverage bad for all
Scott Swanson Perceptive readers may have noticed that some of this year’s Oregon Jamboree acts are noticeably missing…
August 4, 2021
Celebrating Community
The Sweet Home Chamber’s awards picnic on Saturday night was more than the recognition of individuals who have…
July 28, 2021
Sr. Center letter mis-information
Editor: I read the July 21, 2021 issue amazed at the mis-information contained within the letter signed by…
July 28, 2021
Protect yourself – against authorities
Editor: On July 6, the President, his Press Secretary, Oregon’s and other governors declared that they will be…
July 28, 2021
COVID article data ‘cherry-picked’
Editor: You cherry-picked data in your article about COVID. Our county is maybe 16th in vaccination rate, but…
July 28, 2021
Major League Baseball strikes out in response to Cuban turmoil
By Dr. Paul G. Kengor Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.…
July 28, 2021
Legislative process damaged by COVID
COVID has been difficult for everyone and that’s included our government representatives. Where you stand on the coronavirus…
July 21, 2021