Opinion

Editor: We have lots of senior residents who’ve lived in Sweet Home over 30 years. The problem is…

Editor: One man’s opinion about city planning, system development, and the City Council. They do what they want,…

By Rich Lowry It was only a matter of time before Cicero got canceled. The New York Times…

Editor: Our First Amendment, Freedom of speech is being stepped on, by big news media and internet giants.…

Scott Swanson High school athletics kick off this week in earnest after a year in cold storage and…

Editor: I regard to Diane Daiute’s comment about the “corrupt majority of Republicans” (Feb. 17), I wonder how…

Editor: The letter in the Feb. 17 edition about the so-called rigged impeachment was nothing but an uninformed…

Editor: Government, Inc.: Let’s start with the CDC. Example 1: Counting. A new study reports that the U.S.…

Scott Swanson Imagine you’re a high school athletic director. You love sports and you like kids. If you…

Editor: Donald Trump said, “I could stand in the  middle of 5th Avenue and shoot someone and I…

By Dennis Linthicum In the movie “Collateral Damage,” Arnold Schwarzenegger saves the day at the last minute. Aside…

By Rich Lowry President Joe Biden has proved that, if nothing else, he has a pen and a…

Editor: The simplest way to ease the turmoil over the “political uproar” is to ignore it. Most of…

By Dr. Eric Fruits Oregon Department of Education recently announced relaxed guidelines for school reopenings. The new guidelines…

Skyler Bascom In the November 2020 election, Oregonians voted in favor of passing Ballot Measure 109. This permits…

Editor: It is certainly unfortunate that the Sweet Home Center has had to close its doors to our…

Editor: In 2016 I, along with many were shocked and disappointed when Trump won, especially after the Access…

By Dr. John A. Sparks The House of Representatives, with the sole responsibility of impeachment, has passed a…

Editor: I am a Linn County resident, living halfway between Sweet Home and Lebanon I am a senior…

Editor: I’m thinking back a decade or two to the time when there were no “Tweets.” Presidents did…

By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson Americans are known to have big hearts. When disaster strikes, Americans unselfishly and…

Editor: America’s current culture wars originate from the values conflict found between two revolutions: America’s in 1776, and…

Editor: I would like to thank the staff at The New Era for the lengths they go to…

Editor: While I understand Chuck Thompson’s concerns raised in his Letter to the Editor (Jan. 13), I am…

Editor: When I returned from Vietnam in 1969 (U.S. Marines Infantry), many in my generation opposed the war…