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Term limits start with you, the voter
Editor: Without a local, county, state, or federal mandate or amendment to the constitution no elected official is…
Whose interests do they represent?
Editor: Why would any politician in their right mind vote to protect illegal felons’ rights over the rights…
‘Increases’ aim to keep taxes in SH
Editor: It’s easy to say “no” to increased taxes as stated in a previous letter to the editor,…
Weather service a joke – and not free
Editor: According to the Oct. 21 New Era, “NOAA predicts drier-than-average conditions for much of the Pacific Northwest.”…
43-percent hike raises questions
Editor: There appears to be an error in your Oct. 21 editorial on the police and library levies.…
Police levy supports vital security, library’s a quality of life
Normally, we’d be devoting a lot more editorial attention to the vote on the Public Safety and Library…
Chamber, in disarray, clearly needs help – from community
To say that the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce is in disarray is an understatement. Our report on…
Police, library levies help boost SH
Editor: The Sweet Home library and police levy renewals are on this November’s ballot, and I’ll be voting…
Sheriff’s back trail raises questions
Editor: Sheriff John Hanlin solemnly said after the Umpqua Community College shootings: “I will not name the shooter.…
Tree provides chances to give
Editor: We are grateful to the people in our community that give generously during the Christmas season. Once…
Gun control up close and personal
Editor: Since gun-free zones seem to be working out so well for college students, then why don’t those…
Notes from the Newsroom: Husky Field a testament to community spirit
Scott Swanson Let me begin by saying this: If you haven’t seen Husky Field yet, you’re missing out.…
Take a step toward greater prosperity
Scott Swanson What do you like about Sweet Home’s downtown? What don’t you like? What would you change,…
Mountain name change loaded with historical complexities
Politics is an interesting business to participate in and a sometimes frustrating one to watch. A good example…
Thanks for help from local ‘angel’
Editor: I am hoping to reach an angel who helped me when my Honda died on Highway 20…
Sweet Home has plenty of pluses
Editor: I feel I am very lucky to live in Sweet Home, Oregon. We have a wonderful police…
Thanks for welcome to new schools staff
Editor: The Sweet Home School District welcomed over 20 new certified staff this year. During the welcoming activities…
Why do men think exploitation’s OK?
Editor: I know I’m always talking about women’s legal equal rights but I always forget to mention that…
Victims in officers’ deaths are families
Editor: For the past month, it seems that every morning I wake to another police officer who has…
Return of resource officer a good start to new school year
At Holley School’s pancake breakfast Monday morning, Aug. 31, celebrating the first day of school, a cop showed…
Questions abound on every side
Editor: When I was in the U.S. Marine Corps about 60 years ago it seemed to me that…
Something to be said for old-fashioned reporting
Scott Swanson I suspect I’m not the only one who takes breaking news broadcasts with a grain of…
Writer paints with too broad a brush
Editor: Diane Daiute is inaccurately generalizing again in her letter entitled “Kids’ lawsuit flies in the face of…
Kids’ lawsuit flies in face of power
Editor: Some Eugene, Oregon kids are suing President Obama for letting fossil fuels ruin their future environment. Right…
Killing of Cecil the lion out of bounds, from any standpoint
Rich Lowry “Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always…