Opinion

Sean C. Morgan I started by writing a philosophical piece about why it’s wrong to tax tobacco, alcohol…

Editor: I support and endorse Angelita Sanchez and Dylan Richards for positions on the Sweet Home City Council…

Editor: Violent crime nearly quadrupled between 1960 and its peak in 1991, then it fell and kept falling.…

Editor: Regarding Ballot Titles 22-184 and 22-185, for continuation of operating levies for Sweet Home Police Services and…

Editor: COVID-19. When does the responsibility begin? This is a question I have been struggling with for some…

Editor: I feel compelled to clarify some points made by Marilyn Schlim in last week’s letter to the…

Scott Swanson I actually had planned to write about newspapers for this week’s edition. After all, as should…

By Tom Silvestri  Newspapers face another big election. It’s about them. While the United States is riveted by…

Editor: Here it is again… the new levies. What many of you don’t realize is that our homes…

Editor: As I have job that takes me out of town now, I’ve missed the City Council meetings…

Editor: Zombie apocalypse forest fire infernos in California, Oregon and Washington seem out of human control. But wait,…

Editor: Thank you, Lars Arndt, for your guest editorial of Sept. 16. It got me thinking… The spotted…

By Michael A. Anastasi Rarely are lawmakers across the political spectrum so unified. And rarely do they act…

Editor: Diane Daiute opines in her Sept. 23 letter that the GOP is playing dirty. Her entire missive…

Scott Swanson Linn County made a very positive move, both for the county as an organization and for…

Editor: On March 16, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland for associate justice of the Supreme Court…

By Randy Evans Guest Commentary Each year, one week is set aside to salute newspapers for the important…

There’s been a lot of controversy over Oregon’s response to the coronavirus pandemic – the forced closures of…

Larsen Arndt Guest Commentary Sweet Home was very, very fortunate last week. Last Tuesday, we watched helplessly as…

Editor: I want to thank all of the firefighters in our community for their work, whether for the…

Editor: Well, 2020 has certainly been a difficult year for us thus far as Oregonians and Americans, from…

By Rich Lowry Donald Trump took over the Republican Party, but it’s still discernibly the Republican Party. The…

We live in uncertain and unstable times. The conveniences of the 21st Century, where nearly anything we want…

Editor: Roberta McKern’s article (Aug. 26) about the Holley Grange brought back such nostalgic memories for me.   Back…

If you haven’t watched the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce awards presentation, we’ll just say it might be…