Opinion

Watching our water and sewer rates soar yet again is, to put it mildly, disagreeable. Unfortunately, it’s the…

Editor: A big thank you for another successful Sportsman’s Holiday Court Workshop. Sportsman’s Holiday Court Committee members have…

After reading in The New Era paper March 19, 2014, “City Facing 1 Million Dollars Shortage” article and…

Editor: As we prepare to celebrate Doctors Day on March 30, I want to acknowledge and thank the…

For the past two weeks we’ve been reporting rather heavily on the culmination of the Governor’s Regional Solutions…

Editor: To say I was surprised about receiving the Citizen of the Year Award is an understatement. I…

Bettencourt Dairies, an Idaho dairy farm, was caught on camera viciously beating cows with canes, jumping on their…

Editor: I would like to share my observations of how well the city Public Works Department has been…

We hear a lot about volunteerism here in Sweet Home, and I think it’s easy to take it…

This editorial concerns a story that hasn’t even run in our paper. It’s about a meeting held a…

Editor: I believe our liberal state leaders are learning from our Sweet Home liberal leaders how to lose,…

Editor: Fir Lawn Lutheran Church is making a difference in the lives of young people in Sweet Home,…

Editor: Native American mascots. We stole their land and slaughtered their populations. Non-Native Americans have no business using…

Editor: I am writing in support of the Meals on Wheels pet food program. I am sure there…

Editor: I had the experience of being one of the review committee members of the “Absolutely True Diary…

Editor: The recent storm of complaints involving the book “ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”…

The question of what to do with Sweet Home’s Oregon Electric Railroad depot is one that warrants serious…

The issue of what to do about “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” lives on, as…

Scottie Stockman The ocean of sweat I’ve given for the sport of wrestling has led me to where…

Editor: The county wants to spend another million bucks for a resort on Foster Lake. First, it’s another…

Editor: Regarding “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian:” Even though I haven’t read this particular book…

Scott Swanson A couple of years ago I was in the audience in the Sweet Home High School…

Editor: With all the talk that seems to be going on around in this community about the book…

Editor: I am grateful that we, as a community, are discussing the appropriateness of “The Absolutely True Diary…

Editor: Concerning the “Book Brouhaha” last week: Other people have complained on moral grounds, views which are valid;…