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Thanks, Samaritan staff members
Editor: Each May, hospitals across the nation celebrate the collective efforts of their health care teams. At Samaritan…
May 14, 2014
Minority trying to override rest of us
Editor: Oregonians reaffirmed several years ago the kind of society/culture they preferred to live in, by specifically passing…
May 14, 2014
Community pool an important asset
Editor: Though the Post Office has determined differently, our family lives in the service area of the Sweet…
May 14, 2014
Many benefits to having local pool
Editor: I am writing this letter in support of the local swimming pool levy. Last week a letter…
May 14, 2014
Community Pool is an important asset
Editor: Our community pool is an important asset to Sweet Home. It –teaches kids to swim and, thus,…
May 14, 2014
Affirmative action really insulting
Editor: Affirmative action is the biggest insult you could heap on any one. Telling someone, no matter what…
May 14, 2014
Despite obstacles, take a few moments to vote responsibly
The New Era Politics in America is really no different than it’s ever been. Surrounding the few principled,…
May 7, 2014
Council’s pot vote a sad day for SH
Editor: Last week I was set to compliment the City Council for its sensible conclusion that a moratorium…
May 7, 2014
Community help keeps Meals going
Editor: Our local Meals on Wheels program has had some great community support lately, and would like to…
May 7, 2014
Questions loom about pool costs
Editor: I urge my fellow citizens to vote no on the pool tax levy until the school district…
May 7, 2014
Correction: That was Leslie Ancke
Editor: I would like to make a correction concerning my previous letter (April 23) about the Oregon Jamboree.…
April 30, 2014
Zoning laws can be subject to change
Editor: I would like to address some issues of April 22 (see page 1) in a positive way.…
April 30, 2014
‘Biomedical waste’ or babies?
Editor: Just when you think things could not get any more perverted, you find out Canada is supplying…
April 30, 2014
What do we know that others don’t?
Editor: I would like to applaud City Councilors Trask, Mahler and Mayor Gourley for standing up and trying…
April 30, 2014
Community Foundation helps
Editor: Many thanks to the Sweet Home Community Foundation Committee for choosing the Sweet Home School District Digital…
April 30, 2014
Road trip will teach reality of grunge
Editor: I’m disappointed that Wildflower (Buttitta, April 23) finds our Community Center restrooms unsatisfactory. I think she hasn’t…
April 30, 2014
Senior Center needs clean-up
Editor: For several months I have brought to the attention of the manager of our community center the…
April 23, 2014
Sr. Center: Don’t jump to conclusions
Editor: Long-time members of the Senior Center, the quilting group disagree with the letter above. The center is…
April 23, 2014
Others appreciate Senior Center
Editor: Recently the Bi-Mart training staff and 70 new employees were involved in a three-day training session for…
April 23, 2014
Editorial raised ‘good points’
Editor: Your editorial concerning the Sweet Home Economic Development Group/Oregon Jamboree raised a lot of good points and…
April 23, 2014
Election offers voters choices
Editor: In the May 20 primary election voters will choose the candidates for the November 2014 ballot for…
April 23, 2014
SH water a bad deal for customers
Editor: The water rates in Sweet Home are some of the highest in the state of Oregon. Now…
April 16, 2014
SHEDG needs to re-open commuication with constituents
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group has done much for Sweet Home, more than it sometimes gets credit…
April 16, 2014
Past mistakes leave us paying the water bill
Watching our water and sewer rates soar yet again is, to put it mildly, disagreeable. Unfortunately, it’s the…
April 9, 2014
Many hands helped train Holiday Court
Editor: A big thank you for another successful Sportsman’s Holiday Court Workshop. Sportsman’s Holiday Court Committee members have…
April 9, 2014