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Difficult day proves to be a great experience – when it’s done
I try to avoid writing too much about myself and I don’t write about sports very often in…
August 13, 2013
Jamboree change disappointed fans
The New Era Editor: The 2013 Sweet Home Jamboree was fun and successful, however I have one concern.…
August 6, 2013
Onus is on legislators in O&C Trust Act
The New Era Residents of Linn County and other Western Oregon communities should be forgiven if they experience…
August 6, 2013
Phony scandles starting to smell
Editor: I’m pretty sure that the family of thousand of dead Hispanics are thrilled to hear that their…
August 6, 2013
Jamboree visitors welcome in SH
Last Friday evening, a couple of our staff members were sitting in a local restaurant, chatting with the…
July 31, 2013
Festival gets some bouquets, bricks
Editor: I hadn’t been to a Sportsman’s Holiday for many years, but this year I was here. I…
July 23, 2013
Seniors, beware the undocumented
Editor: A young man came to my door and said he had come to install a new alarm…
July 23, 2013
Little appreciation can go a long way
Editor: I attended the Logger’s Olympics for the first time in many years and was impressed with the…
July 23, 2013
Changes in their world forces same from newspapers
Scott Swanson A lot has changed in the newspaper world, not just in recent years, but in even…
July 16, 2013
Budget deal gone bad holds a few positives
The New Era The highly partisan world of Oregon politics makes it hard to get things such as…
July 9, 2013
It’s the Fourth of July, time to take stock of where we are
The New Era In recent months and weeks we’ve been bombarded with news reports which demonstrate pretty clearly…
July 3, 2013
Old lyrics worth our attention
Francis Scott Key As a thankful American, who spent 15 years as a Canadian landed immigrant, and subsequently…
July 3, 2013
Vexation comes to voters who lack vigilance
Rick Manning People across the nation can learn from the wake-up call that residents of Calvert County, Md.…
June 25, 2013
Exchanging liberty for more security is a one-way proposition
The brouhaha over revelations that our government is collecting telephone and Internet data on all of us may…
June 19, 2013
Mainstream press experiences taste of what tea party is about
Rich Lowrey Guest Commentary Rarely has the White House briefing room so resembled the main ballroom at a…
June 12, 2013
New cigarette law is hypocritical
Editor: Why in the world would our state government subsidize a product that is so toxic that you…
June 12, 2013
Return of jewelry gives faith a boost
Editor: Now and then we get a glimpse of human nature that is rewarding. On returning from a…
June 12, 2013
How to survive college, from one who’s been there
In recent years, we’ve made it a practice of devoting the editorial section prior to Sweet Home High…
June 5, 2013
Share the outdoors with expert guides
Editor: With the longer days and better weather, comes the desire to do new things, experience new activities…
June 5, 2013
Recalling Arlene Moody, ‘great lady’
Editor: A great Sweet Home lady has passed away. It was Arlene Moody. She was deceased Chief of…
June 5, 2013
Thanks to basket contributors
Editor: I am sure most people have noticed the beautiful hanging baskets that were put up last Tuesday.…
May 22, 2013
School officials must look out for the kids
Editor: I would like to thank this opportunity to thank each of you for voting for me during…
May 22, 2013
Appreciation for stoplight fix
Editor: Thank you whoever you are that fixed the stop light at 12th Avenue and Main. Robert Barstad…
May 22, 2013
District hijacked by 4-day week?
Editor: Has the Sweet Home School District been hijacked by the four-day school week? On May 13 at…
May 8, 2013
Common sense lacking in news
add together all gun deaths and all non-fatal gun injuries, you get 104,852-some people shot every year –…
May 1, 2013