Opinion

Where is ‘new direction’ going to end up for City Hall? Editor: The “new direction” that our City…

It’s clear that public interest in what Sweet Home’s City Council is doing has suddenly ratcheted up. Beyond…

Once again, it’s budget time. That’s why The New Era, particularly this week’s edition, has been heavy on…

Editor: Each May, hospitals across the nation celebrate the collective efforts of nurses and other health care professionals…

Editor: Based on the recent events concerning City Manager Craig Martin, and the council’s less-than-transparent activities regarding his…

Editor: Liberalism at its finest: It’s OK to stomp on an American flag but it’s not OK to…

Editor: Regarding water and sewer rates (April 20), as someone on a fixed income of only $700 a…

Editor: Only in Sweet Home can such paper-thin reasoning as “It was time for a change” suffice as…

Editor: In response to Victoria Peargin’s letter, “Alcohol shame to Christian witness” (April 20), I write this as…

Editor: With all the uncertainty and mystery surrounding the departure of Craig Martin, our former City Manager I…

Editor: Craig Martin, we are grateful for the exceptional job you did as city manager and regret the…

Editor: I’m sure we’re not the only ones in shock from the forced retirement of our beloved Craig…

Hilary Harrison The time has come for us to end child abuse and neglect. It’s time for each…

We in Sweet Home have suddenly found ourselves in a situation we haven’t experienced in 18 years with…

Editor: I went to the movie at the Rio tonight and I was very impressed. Nice, clean and…

Editor: This week, our city council “involuntarily retired” our city manager, Craig Martin. It appears that Craig Martin…

Editor: Regarding the article (April 13) about a Sweet Home worship pastor from Cornerstone Church who has opened…

Our City Council is considering ways to clean up local rentals in which conditions are, in a word,…

Editor: Dear fellow Democrats, Republican, Pubrats (Republicans who say they are Republicans but are Democrats in disguise), please…

Editor: The leading causes of death in Linn County are Heart Disease and Cancer. “Linn County is ranked…

The public’s business, the people’s business, should be conducted in public, in front of the people. This year,…

Editor: As we prepare to celebrate Doctors’ Day on March 30, we are pleased to acknowledge and thank…

Editor: Oh wow, someone wants to preserve a few acres of real forestland and there is, and I…

Editor: The proposed Douglas Fir National Monument is, unfortunately, a problem people have always faced in the course…