Opinion

Editor: I, like many others, am struggling and stressed trying to make sense of the turmoil that is…

Scott Swanson This opinion page is often devoid of thoughts other than those of our staff, usually yours…

Scott Swanson Regardless of which end of the political spectrum one represents, the storming of the U.S. Capitol…

By John H. Marble Over the past few months this paper has printed numerous COVID letters and editorials,…

Editor: Greetings in this new year of 2021. I sent this letter to Governor Kate Brown this week. Dear…

Editor: The events on Wednesday, Jan. 6, just show how primitive our brain remains (in some, anyway) and…

Editor: First of all, I want to thank Angelita Sanchez for her willingness to volunteer her time as…

Gov. Kate Brown’s decision to make the metrics governing whether schools can operate advisory, rather than mandatory, is…

Editor: After reading the three pages, on the Husky wrestlers putting Sweet Home on the map, in the…

Editor: As I re-read the letter by Debbie Woody and Linda Cutright in last week’s The New Era,…

Editor: In the Dec. 30, 2020 edition of The New Era, Ms. Woody and Ms. Cutright express their…

Editor: Regarding Kelly Kenoyer’s opinion piece, published in the Dec. 16 edition: We understand the strain that everyone…

By Rich Lowry Just when it seemed some of the most disheartening trends in the U.S. economy were…

Christmas, for many in our society, is supposed to be about family, presents, comfort and joy, generosity toward…

Sherrie Sprenger My nearly 13 years in the legislature will be wrapping up in the next couple weeks.…

Editor: These are very trying times for all types of humanity. Unfortunately, not everyone is living in the…

Editor: “Political Correctness (PC) is language fascism pretending to be manners.”  (George Carlin) People use words to express…

Editor: Kudos to Ms. Kenoyer for her very timely op-ed piece on the serious perils that COVID presents…

Kelly Kenoyer Every week I tabulate the dead to create the COVID graphs for this newspaper. Each life…

Editor: The issuance of layoff notices to Sweet Home library staff, and subsequent withdrawal of those notices deserves…

Editor: I was happy to read the article in the Dec. 9 issue regarding internet issues in the…

Editor: Who is trying to uglify our town? Did they find a bargain on dark gray paint by…

Editor: Those who donate to good causes at the end of each year should keep the Oregon Cultural…

Editor: As I watch all the obituaries in our local paper, I am reminded that not only can…

Editor: In regards to the news of our city manager wanting to close the library; I think we…