Opinion

Rick Manning People across the nation can learn from the wake-up call that residents of Calvert County, Md.…

The brouhaha over revelations that our government is collecting telephone and Internet data on all of us may…

Rich Lowrey Guest Commentary Rarely has the White House briefing room so resembled the main ballroom at a…

Editor: Why in the world would our state government subsidize a product that is so toxic that you…

Editor: Now and then we get a glimpse of human nature that is rewarding. On returning from a…

In recent years, we’ve made it a practice of devoting the editorial section prior to Sweet Home High…

Editor: With the longer days and better weather, comes the desire to do new things, experience new activities…

Editor: A great Sweet Home lady has passed away. It was Arlene Moody. She was deceased Chief of…

Editor: I am sure most people have noticed the beautiful hanging baskets that were put up last Tuesday.…

Editor: I would like to thank this opportunity to thank each of you for voting for me during…

Editor: Thank you whoever you are that fixed the stop light at 12th Avenue and Main. Robert Barstad…

Editor: Has the Sweet Home School District been hijacked by the four-day school week? On May 13 at…

add together all gun deaths and all non-fatal gun injuries, you get 104,852-some people shot every year –…

Editor: Terrorism directed at the United States accounts for only 7.8 percent of all terrorism worldwide. Hard to…

Death has loomed large for me and others in the last week, for reasons that are likely obvious.…

Privately owned grocery stores, selling groceries for money, are a vital part of the system by which humans…

Sean C. Morgan Ex-presidents don’t cost much compared to the national debt, just a measly $3.7 million last…

Editor: I am writing regarding a neighbor that stands outside in his front yard with his pants and…

Editor: It was a pleasure to read about the Sportsman’s Holiday Court stepping up a notch and have…

Editor: Thank you for investing in the lives of young ladies in Sweet Home and supporting the tradition…

We’ve spent the last two issues on this page discussing topics related to the Sweet Home Economic Development…

Editor: So our Oregon Treasurer, Tad Wheeler, has a plan to make higher education more affordable by proposing…

Editor: Education, in my eyes, is the most important thing a young person should be focused on and,…

Editor: As a member of the business community, I have been blessed to have worked closely with the…

The news that Sweet Home Economic Development Director Brian Hoffman is stepping down is sad for Sweet Home.…