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City should reach out to businesses
Editor: Thank you for reporting on my proposal to the City Council to establish a grant program to…
Time for the state to back off on COVID
Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority have been in the driver’s seat in Oregon’s response to…
Use federal money for sidewalks
Editor: The City Council was wondering just what they would do with the new $2 million that the…
Mental health help takes small steps
Editor: This past year presented so many different challenges and obstacles that tested our strength and resiliency. The…
Rob Younger pick of ‘excellent’ field
Editor: The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is in the enviable position of having three excellent candidates…
Jim Gourley has proven himself
Editor: With the upcoming school board elections, I would like to take this time to urge you to…
Racism threatens education in U.S.
Editor: The Biden administration is a go-for-broke bunch (on your dime): Pack the Supreme Court, open the borders,…
Biden’s legacy may be dollar signs
By Rich Lowry So far, the defining word of the Biden era is “trillion.” The Joe Biden who…
Bible offers start for answers
Editor: To President Biden and all the leaders of our nation, states, cities, and even families who are…
The latest assault on Winston Churchill
By Dr. Gary Scott Smith During his long life, Winston Churchill suffered several indignities. He was dismissed from…
Parents should be aware of history
Editor: In the 1950s the Communist Party identified its 45-goal plan to take over America. Three stand out…
Leaders need to heed traffic issues
Editor: I’m sending letters to our senator, mayor, president protem, five councilors, our school district superintendent, the chief…
ODF habitat plan has many flaws
By Amanda Astor The Oregon Department of Forestry is proposing major changes in state forest management. Last year,…
Design ideas have failed to flourish
Editor: Once upon a time, Sweet Home was declared a “Tree City.” That was something to be proud…
Gourley should be re-elected to board
Editor: This letter of support is written on behalf of Jim Gourley, incumbent school board member in the…
Demise of Kiwanis Club a sad day
Editor: Although I understand the reasoning behind the decision to fold the Sweet Home Kiwanis Club (as reported…
Tree removal result of poor planning
Editor: First off, you’d have thought the city would have never ever allowed Douglas firs in such a…
New reporter: How I got to Sweet Home
Benny Westcott The first time I heard about Sweet Home was in a Lynyrd Skynyrd song. But that…
Time to step up and help out
By John Marble Twenty years ago, America suffered a devastating attack and a horrific nightmare as the Twin…
Freedom’s not a given, and rights are being lost
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freedom of speech, which is…
Time to discard failed planning rule
By Vlad Yurlov Oregon’s transportation policy is in an alternate reality, the “no build” alternative, to be exact.…
Let your doctor know you care
Editor, March 30 is National Doctors’ Day. Together with Chief Medical Officer Robert Turngren, MD, we express our…
‘Progressive’ not a gentle concept
Editor: I think we need to know the true meaning of this popular word of the day: “progressive.”…
Teaching children starts at home
Editor: I will start this off with my family. There are four; two sons, two daughters. They grew…
Baboon story makes a point
“Stress, Portrait of a Killer,” a National Geographic production with Prof. Robert Sapolsky (www.youtube.com/watch? v=eYG0ZuTv5rs ) is very…