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Think of fallen on Memorial Day
Editor: As we approach Memorial Day 2012, on Monday, May 28, we pause to remember the more than…
May 23, 2012
Closing play areas wrong for kids
Editor: I’ve read several negative articles and letters written to the newspaper in the last several months about…
May 16, 2012
Tell local cops thanks this week
Editor: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial…
May 16, 2012
Catholic Ryan not living his faith
Editor: After Catholic bishops denounced his budget as immoral, Rep. Paul Ryan has been making the talk show…
May 9, 2012
Pool is big plus for the disabled
Editor: I am writing to encourage Sweet Home taxpayers to please consider voting to keep the swimming pool…
May 9, 2012
Well worth the investment
Editor: I am writing to ask Sweet Home citizens to join me as I cast my vote in…
May 9, 2012
City right to be tight in tough times
Sweet Home’s proposed city budget for 2012-13 is tighter than it has been in recent years, but we…
May 9, 2012
Let’s not taste drowning reality
Let’s not taste drowning reality Editor: Drowning is the second leading cause of child death in the U.S.A.…
May 9, 2012
Ex-PAC member: Pool a good deal
Editor: I am in full support of keeping our community pool open for use by all our citizens.…
May 9, 2012
Pool levy reflects tight budgeting
Editor: In response to some of Barbara Story’s questions (April 25) regarding the upcoming levy, there has been…
May 2, 2012
Some insurance mandatory now
Editor: Your column on the Affordable Care Act (April 18), which you and many others like to call…
May 2, 2012
Many questions face steelhead managers
Bill Nyara ODFW District Fish Biologist Steve Mamoyac was invited to the February 2012 Chapter meeting of the…
May 2, 2012
Park policies ‘troublesome’
Editor: During the week of April 16 I witnessed two troublesome events at Cascadia State Park. The first…
May 2, 2012
Safety concerns bigger than pool
Editor: The debate goes on about the swimming pool when we have bigger issues at stake. Our security…
May 2, 2012
Regrettably, good things in life cost money
Nobody wants more taxes, least of all me. But few things come free in life and sometimes, if…
April 25, 2012
Pool’s benefits extend beyond SH
Editor: I am asking all the voters in Sweet Home area to vote to keep the pool open.…
April 25, 2012
On novelty store: Cool it, folks
Editor: I can’t believe how riled up people are getting about this store opening up (“Sex toys won’t…
April 25, 2012
Pool levy raises many question
Editor: I want to know why we taxpaying citizens of this community are being put into an either/or…
April 25, 2012
Vote no on taxes in next election
Editor: Sweet Home taxpayers. Wake up, Sweet Home residents. The city of Sweet Home will NEVER have enough…
April 18, 2012
Obamacare a Band-aid solution to a big problem
A couple of weeks ago we published an editorial that, more than anything, pointed out what we believe…
April 18, 2012
Sunshine Ind. says thank you
Editor: The clients, staff and board of directors at Sunshine Industries want to thank the community for the…
April 18, 2012
Think about supporting pool
Editor: I remember well when our town was excited about getting a swimming pool. We raised the money…
April 18, 2012
Sex toys won’t work on Main
Editor: I hope Mr. Eckert (Owners: new Main Street store not ‘adult shop’, April 11) has done a…
April 18, 2012
Thanks to boys for help in snow
Editor: I’d like to publicly thank two students, Cody Norman and Harley Hisel, who helped me move a…
April 11, 2012
Tucker deserves voters’ support
Editor: I ask Linn County voters to support Will Tucker for Linn County Commissioner. He is doing a…
April 11, 2012