Opinion

Editor: The Right says Obama doesn’t love America… I say nobody hates America and Americans more than the…

Editor: Much has been made recently by the president about the Christian Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition. Let…

Editor: It is important to have a fire and ambulance organization that is capable of responding to emergencies.…

Editor: I want to thank Sweet Home Junior High, Brian Gold and Liz Wieland for the great production…

Editor: Measles is on the rise, thanks to the people who refuse to be vaccinated. “If you choose…

The political machinations of Oregon legislators are enough to drive you to smoke. Literally. If these people get…

Editor: For the past seven months I have spent time learning the organization, talking with the community about…

Editor: The Sweet Home School District is currently spending $25,000 per year on water and maintenance of the…

Editor: You hear a lot of stories about how bad the Koch brothers are affecting everything from soup…

Editor: So our elite School Board is going to install an artificial turf. How come you did not…

Editor: I’m sorry, President Obama, but it is pretty hard for me to believe anything you say. You…

Editor: Here comes the Koch Industries candidate, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, to bring you the GOP’s rebuttal to…

Editor: I would like to express deep appreciation to all the organizations, businesses and wonderful people who helped…

The New Era Since Commissioner Roger Nyquist urged the Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors late…

Scott Swanson In a world in which people are considerate and honorable, in which individual freedoms are respected,…

Scott Swanson It’s been a roller-coaster start to the year. We’ve been transfixed by terrorist atrocities in Paris…

Editor: Maybe we didn’t participate in the impressive World Leaders Solidarity March in Paris at the Unity Rally…

Editor: I have resided in the Sweet Home area since 1951 and feel I have some knowledge of…

Dennis Richardson Oregon’s 90 state legislators were sworn in on Monday, Jan. 12. Meanwhile, the process to craft,…

Editor: In response to the editorial in the Jan. 7 edition, Sweet Home Junior High is committed to…

The Sweet Home School Board enters the new year with a big job ahead: selecting a new superintendent…

Editor: I was quite offended at your poor choice of the “cartoon” in the Dec. 17 paper. You…

I subscribe to the old adage “Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth”. If waterboarding saves one…

Rich Lowry The Senate Intelligence Committee spent roughly $50 million on its investigation into the CIA and apparently…

Scott Swanson Until recently, I’d never paid much attention to James Montgomery. In church I’ve seen his name…