Opinion

Editor: Wake up, people! This Cap-and-Trade house bill is nothing but another Spotted Owl lie to stop any…

Last week, police arrested a 15-year-old boy for bringing a gun to Sweet Home High School. From our…

Editor: Oregon’s Legislative Session began Monday, Feb. 3, and ends in 30 days. Citizens: Pay attention, get involved.…

Editor: After only five years of development an Israeli company, UBQ Materials (stands for “ubiquitous”), has patented a…

Editor: In reference to the Jan. 25 article on Ray Maynard, I stopped at Herring’s Auto on 43rd…

Sweet Home High School’s 13.5-percent bump in its graduation rate, from 70.83 percent in 2017-18 to 84.52 this…

Editor: On Jan. 10 the legislature introduced LC19 – the newest version of HB 2020 Cap and Trade. …

Sometimes it’s not fun to be a journalist, to witness and report on things that are uncomfortable, if…

The Oregon Legislature may have convened back in the first half of 2019, but the results of the…

By Sen. Dennis Linthicum A recent Wall Street Journal book review, “When the Earth Had Two Moons,” by…

The new year means the holidays are over and it’s time to get back to business. For The…

It’s a crazy world out there. Anyone who has paid the slightest attention to the impeachment process in…

Editor: The fifth annual Kids Free Christmas Store was a huge success again this year. On Saturday, Dec.…

Scott Swanson Covering news can be complicated in today’s world, in which much of the population is dialed…

Editor: What a treat to sit in the FULL high school auditorium Thursday night and listen to our…

If you weren’t out on the streets for the beginning of the Christmas holiday celebration in Sweet Home…

Editor: On Dec. 4, a witness at the hearing in Washington mentioned what our president should have said,…

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

The courtroom victory two weeks ago for Linn and 13 other counties in Oregon will certainly not be…

It’s time for Thanksgiving and, well, to be thankful. To listen to the news and how the vast…

Editor’s Note: Sweet Home has participated in Small Business Saturday, a movement to encourage residents to shop at…

Editor: Once again the City Council showed its true colors. The issue on the towers (Nov. 20) was…

Editor: Another school shooting. I’m not a bit surprised. Randi Weingarten, a lesbian socialist who runs the largest…

Editor: This just in: The 2018 FBI “Crime in the US” report includes these facts: Robbery is down…

Editor: I read, with interest, the reporting on the sale of the property previously housing Public Works (Nov.…