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EDITORIAL: Mean Tweets Are In, ‘Joy’ Is Out
The election is over, kind of. Some states still continue to count ballots as they trickle in from…
Dear Editor: Consider Supporting the Cultural Trust
Dear Editor, Those who donate to good causes at the end of each year should consider the Oregon…
Dear Editor: I Lost My Family
Dear Editor, Jeannine M Carson Mays was my aunt. My father was her brother, James David Carson; he…
Dear Editor: Citizens Must Make the Community
Dear Editor, A community is any gathering of peoples together to share space advantages. So a city is…
Dear Editor: Consider the Native Lens on Drawdown
Dear Editor, This is the second time I have sent this letter. I sent it nearly a year…
Dear Editor: City Councilmen Should Follow Code of Ethics
Dear Editor, City Council. I have been pondering this topic for some time, community leadership. Mainly the city…
Dear Editor: My Vote is For Lathrop
Dear Editor, I’m writing to support Will Lathrop as our next Attorney General here in Oregon. I don’t…
Dear Editor: Were New Stop Signs Chosen by Throwing Darts?
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the citizens of Sweet Home, addressing a few of my…
Editorial: The Decline of Work Culture: Sacrifice vs. Comfort in Modern America
Many Americans have it easy. However, not everyone is as fortunate. There isn’t anything inherently wrong with those…
Dear Editor: Is This Who We Are Now?
Dear Editor, I’m just appalled how all the trump flags are spewed all over the front of Main…
Dear Editor: Good Work on Stop Signs
Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Traffic Committee for all the stop signs and obvious determination to work on…
Dear Editor: Disgraceful and Embarrassing
Dear Editor, I’ve held myself back from writing to the new era several times over the past years…
Letter to the Editor: My Vote is for Janelle Bynum
Dear Editor, I participated in a caravan from Sweet Home through Lebanon and on to Albany all to…
Local Republican Delegate Shares Experience at National Convention
Sweet Home resident Angelita Sanchez, after returning home from the Republican National Convention as an official at-large delegate,…
Dear Editor: Disgusted by Fines
Dear Editor, I was disgusted to read in last week’s New Era that OSHA had fined Sugar Vibes…
Dear Editor: Sugar Vibes Fines Justified
Dear Editor: While I feel bad for the small business (Sugar Vibes) getting hit with such a large…
Making Our Roots: FFA Two Years in, Making Big Strides
By Anabelle Morris As the year comes to an end, let’s appreciate the successes of Sweet Home FFA…
To the Editor: June 12, 2024
Dear Editor, We are already inundated with homeless people in this neighborhood and have had plenty of problems.…
55 Plus: The CCC Remembered
Some of us who were Girl Scouts back in the early 1950’s may recall the two or three…
To the Editor: Incident at SHHS
There was an incident posted in a SH page about the high school health class having a trans…
To the Editor: Chavez-DeRemer Has My Vote
Dear Editor: I was saddened to read that someone wrote in favor of infamous grifter Jamie McLeod-Skinner. It…
55 Plus: An Imperfect Paradise – Part II
We continue to consider the earlier history of the East Linn Museum area. We first wondered what the…
A Deep Dive Into the New Price Change
In the last editorial, I glossed over some of the hurdles on the new website. It is new,…
To the Editor: Jamie McLeod-Skinner is a problem solver
Dear Editor, Jamie McLeod-Skinner is a problem solver. I’m encouraged that Jamie McLeod-Skinner is once again running for…
Website is Up and Running, Kinda
The new website is officially in place. We have been working on the development since before July, and…