Opinion

Editor: Do more guns always mean more violence? We’ll never know, thanks to the National Rifle Association. The…

Editor: I want to take the time to appreciate Mary Reynolds and Alice Burnett for their service working…

Editor: The purpose of this note is to honor Ozzie Shaw for being an outstanding Sweet Home Rotary…

Two national news events occurring last week resonate particularly here in Sweet Home. We’re not sure how many…

The root of all evil is greed. We are not fat and sick because we are lazy and…

Sean C. Morgan So here’s a refresher on economics for those who’ve studied it, or a primer for…

Editor: Global warming is a scam perpetrated on the U.S. public by the Democratic Party (the president) for…

Scott Swanson It may simply be a result of age, but it seems to me that life is…

Editor: I was sorry to hear of (Sweet Home’s maintenance supervisor) Pat Wood’s passing (Dec. 9). My heart…

It’s a pleasure to bring you the good news on page 1 of today’s paper, though we can’t…

Sean C. Morgan The City Council will take up discussion about a new airport later, probably during its…

Sean C. Morgan I don’t write columns much any more. No particular reason. I guess, it just stopped…

Editor: The president may call it workplace violence but I know this: Fort Hood and Boston were clearly…

Editor: In response to “Wolves Lose, as Always” from Diane Diute (Nov. 18), preach on, Diane. Where do…

Scott Swanson As Thanksgiving closes in, now seems like a good time to mention one thing for which…

Editor: I was so delighted with Jeff Hutchin’s column (Nov. 11) about having a “prulogy” (pre-eulogy?) before death…

Editor: The Sweet Home School Board has proposed mandatory random drug testing on student athletes as a condition…

Editor: For those of you who still think that Obama does not understand the gravity of the situation…

Editor: The Eugene Register/Guard recently published an article which quoted our governor as stating that Oregonians would “welcome”…

This Thursday evening, Nov. 19, the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting at 5:30…

Editor: “Everyone on this panel cares about the wolf,” Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Chairman Michael Finley said…

Editor: I want to thank Sweet Home voters for their support during this past election. Your vote helps…

Cameron Smith Veterans Day is one day to honor the service and sacrifice of all who have raised…

Teaching is a complex art, a fact perhaps highlighted by the news that Sweet Home students appear to…

Editor: I am old and low-tech, so I use the city library computers for my email. Sometimes a…