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Letter: Killing rationale makes us odd (May 11, 2022)
Editor: We humans are weird. Worldwide, we slaughter each other in our many wars. In the USA we…
Letter: LBCC measure deserves support (May 4, 2022)
Editor: Linn-Benton Community College is on the May ballot with a proposed bond measure. I plan to vote…
Commentary: Gauging government before we vote (May 4, 2022)
If we needed any proof that an urban-rural (liberal-conservative, ideological) divide truly exists in Oregon, last week’s announcement…
Commentary: Good steps forward for the homeless (April 27, 2022)
Scott Swanson It sure was good to see city workers clearing away the blackberries and leveling the nearly…
Commentary: Yes, I am my brother’s keeper – and much more
By Dr. Gary Welton For the first time in our lives, we have experienced a universal international event,…
Guest commentary: Inflation likely to play big role in this election
Joe Biden is engaged in the most extensive test of whether an American president can survive elevated levels…
Seventeen years, and never a dull moment
Though time flies, it does seem like eons ago that Miriam and I and our three then-young daughters…
Commentary: Wastewater plant funding a windfall for SH
Wow. $30 million. That’s quite a good-bye gift from Congressman Pete DeFazio, who’s served Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District…
Send a message when you shop (March 16, 2022)
Editor: PEOPLE!!! If you don’t want to learn to speak Russian or Chinese, buy MADE IN THE U.S.A.…
Commentary: Day at newspaper can go to the dogs fast
Running a small community newspaper can be a little crazy at times, in fact many times. This is…
Lack of flag flying etiquette sad (March 16, 2022)
Editor: Every day as I leave my home I am faced with a neighbor’s torn American flag flying…
Want change? Start with your vote
Oregonians’ COVID experience will likely weigh heavily as we head into this year’s elections. And it should weigh…
Guest commentary: Independent doctors threatened in U.S.?
By Sally C. Pipes Facing declining revenue prospects, physicians are shuttering their private, independent practices to join up…
President Biden having difficulty embracing coronavirus normality
By Rich Lowry Joe Biden was the candidate of normality who hasn’t been able to deliver it, particularly…
Former Portland mayor was compassionate, practical
By Dr. Eric Fruits Fewer than half of today’s Portlanders were here when John Elwood “Bud” Clark, Jr.…
Commentary: Bright side of COVID: Parents are thinking of new ways to teach kids (Feb. 9, 2022)
By Kathryn Hickok Oregon students are now half-way through their third school year since the COVID-19 pandemic began.…
Commentary: Alsea epitomizes tensions we’re all feeling (Feb. 2, 2022)
Scott Swanson The Alsea School District generally doesn’t make a big splash on the Oregon news frontier. But…
Politicians not dialed in to reality (Feb. 2, 2022)
Editor: I just finished reading an essay by Jamie Cate on various farming practices. It made me harken…
Seniors, beware of online fraudsters (Jan. 26, 2022)
Editor: I work with computers. I’ve developed software for over 45 years. Since 2013, I’ve provided a service…
Thanks to local business owners
Editor: We had an electrical fire in Sweet Home at a rental we own on Ironwood street Dec.…
Positive steps for local homeless (Jan. 19, 2022)
Scott Swanson The saying, “Hell is full of good meanings, while heaven is full of good works” may…
Strict ‘organic’ emphasis ignores realities of Oregon agriculture (Jan. 19, 2022)
By Jami Cate During a recent legislative hearing, House Speaker and gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek told those of…
Thanks for getting kids back on track (Jan. 19, 2022)
Editor: To our Sweet Home teachers, administrators, coaches, bus drivers, janitors, lunch ladies, and everyone who is helping…
Sheriff: Experience key to public safety (Jan. 19, 2022)
Editor: As your sheriff, public safety is my top priority. At the time I began working in law…
Newspeople looking for feedback on governor
News organizations and nonprofit groups in Oregon are teaming up to learn what voters want candidates for governor…