Opinion

Given the tendencies of our state governement, we’re actually surprised it didn’t already have an anti-gun policy in…

To listen to a lot of folks, 2016 was pretty lousy. Our nation elected Donald Trump after a…

Hard to believe it’s a new year already. In our review of the news of 2016, some of…

I help out with music for my church and the other day I was looking over some traditional…

It’s easy to get frustrated with the way things have played out with the Sweet Home Economic Development…

Editor: When I picked up the title of your editorial “Council needs to ensure cure for substandard housing…

Rich Lowry President Barack Obama won’t explicitly say that Donald Trump is on the wrong side of history,…

This is about thanksgiving, but first it’s about hunting. Some buddies and I finally scored some coveted “big…

Wow. That word can mean a lot of things, and in the election that just ended for Oregonians,…

Richard D. Kocur It’s that time of year again. Time for vibrant fall colors, cool crisp morning air,…

Sweet Home has a deep field of candidates for City Council this year. But with our ballots in…

This year’s presidential election is, without doubt, one of the strangest in recent American history. We say “recent”…

Editor’s note: Today we are taking a look at six of the seven statewide measures that will be…

Editor’s note: Over the next several weeks we plan to address a variety of election issues. We’re not…

Editor: When I went to college back in the ’50’s I can’t recall paying more than about $65…

When we first learned that a tour of the proposed Douglas Fir National Monument was planned for this…

Drug testing of athletes isn’t new, but it is to Sweet Home. The School Board last May approved…

The guy loading ultra-high-tech bikes onto his SUV in the parking lot at Sunnyside Park Saturday told me…

Editor: I want to thank everyone who brought food to the Senior Center for the luncheon served after…

Sweet Home is known for its volunteerism. The crown jewel, of course, of this community trait is the…

Editor: Maybe I’m a little off in center field here, but consider how Congress has acted – or…

Editor: (This is a letter I’m submitting to Mayor Jim Gourley and members of the City Council.) It…

Ever felt frustrated about how healthcare works in Sweet Home? – Those multi-month waits for a doctor’s appointment?…