Opinion

Editor: I would like to give a big thank you to all who shared my dream of providing…

Editor: Several decades ago, theologian and Presbyterian pastor RC Sproul asked Francis Schaeffer, “Dr. Schaeffer, what is your…

Editor: Just had to comment on the great news coming to us from The New Era the past…

In accordance with our nearly annual tradition of offering send-off advice to our local high school graduates, we…

Editor: We are indebted to a small group of Sweet Home seniors whose resourcefulness, determination and ingenuity led…

By Dennis Linthicum The COVID emergency is over and has been over for months, now. Today, the real…

Editor: Just want to say I live in the UK and I have been using White’s metal detectors…

By Rich Lowry Joe Biden has a New Deal for America’s kids. He wants to spend more than…

Editor: As I was watching the school board meeting online on May 10, I was incredibly sad and…

By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson For years, I have been sounding the alarm about chronic federal deficit spending—practiced…

Scott Swanson A lot of legislation is on the table in Salem right now, so much that it’s…

Editor: Thank you for reporting on my proposal to the City Council to establish a grant program to…

Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority have been in the driver’s seat in Oregon’s response to…

Editor: The City Council was wondering just what they would do with the new $2 million that the…

Editor: This past year presented so many different challenges and obstacles that tested our strength and resiliency. The…

Editor: The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is in the enviable position of having three excellent candidates…

Editor: With the upcoming school board elections, I would like to take this time to urge you to…

Editor: The Biden administration is a go-for-broke bunch (on your dime): Pack the Supreme Court, open the borders,…

By Rich Lowry So far, the defining word of the Biden era is “trillion.” The Joe Biden who…

Editor: To President Biden and all the leaders of our nation, states, cities, and even families who are…

Editor: In the 1950s the Communist Party identified its 45-goal plan to take over America. Three stand out…

Editor: I’m sending letters to our senator, mayor, president protem, five councilors, our school district superintendent, the chief…

By Dr. Gary Scott Smith During his long life, Winston Churchill suffered several indignities. He was dismissed from…

By Amanda Astor The Oregon Department of Forestry is proposing major changes in state forest management. Last year,…

Editor: Once upon a time, Sweet Home was declared a “Tree City.”  That was something to be proud…