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Too young to really be the big Five-Oh
Scott Swanson It wasn’t until I went to visit my parents in Grants Pass last weekend that the…
August 10, 2011
Thanks to church for helping moms
Editor: The staff at Sweet Home Early Head Start would like to extend their gratitude to the Sweet…
August 10, 2011
Liquor permit votes just smell
Editor: Regarding the Frontier Bar: “A long history of violations,” “a history of serious and consistent problems,” and…
August 10, 2011
Article triggers old memories
Editor: I recently received your issue of The New Era with the article on the 1939 class reunion.…
August 10, 2011
Jamboree a great draw for regular folks
My favorite memory of the six Oregon Jamborees I’ve experienced didn’t even happen at the Jamboree, really. It…
August 3, 2011
Let visitors know you care
It’s time. When the Sign Team volunteers post the distinctive yellow campground signs, the sound and stage contractors’…
July 27, 2011
Rural newspapers still fill hometown information gaps
Geoff McGhee In the United States, some 7,500 community newspapers – papers with under 30,000 in circulation –…
July 27, 2011
Title IX complaint waste of our time
We can’t imagine that the Title IX complaint against about 100 Oregon high schools, including Sweet Home, Lebanon…
July 20, 2011
Don’t pollute the streams
Editor: Summer is here. Kids are playing in the creeks and rivers. That’s why I would like to…
July 20, 2011
Thanks for Manna support
The people of Sweet Home United Methodist Church want to thank our community for supporting the Manna Free…
July 20, 2011
Chickens should require permits
Although the city is not obligated to enforce CCR’s I don’t believe the city should encourage activities in…
July 20, 2011
Expect leaders to be responsible
Responsibility and good judgment should be primary requirements of civic leaders. A good class in logic and one…
July 20, 2011
Legacy we are leaving our youth may be a curse
Mark W. Hendrickson We older Americans have saddled our youth with a mind-boggling public debt—over $20 trillion already…
July 20, 2011
Local business restores faith
I would like to praise a local company that did me a great service today. The company is…
July 20, 2011
Festival great testament to volunteer efforts
As a newspaper journalist, even in a small community like Sweet Home, it’s always a tricky business trying…
July 13, 2011
City’s charity donation reveals character
Richard Rowley Last Tuesday I had the honor to represent our community as Budget Committee chairman and attest…
July 6, 2011
History deserves our attention
Recently, someone sent me an article about how American students are less proficient in their nation’s history than…
June 29, 2011
Recovering natural resources means untying bureaucratic knot
Karla Kay Edwards Several well-written articles recently have called for Oregon to once again capitalize on our amazing…
June 29, 2011
Small-town life is a good one
After retiring three years ago, I chose to move to Sweet Home for the joys of living in…
June 22, 2011
Cougars getting raw deal
Ken Logan and Linda Sweanor, cougar biologists with a total of 51 years experience studying cougars, devised a…
June 22, 2011
Council should focus on its role, not charity
It is not the business of our local government to take our tax dollars to help others. It…
June 22, 2011
Time to can the old Bottle Bill
Oregon passed its Bottle Bill in 1971, creating a deposit system on soda cans and other drink containers.…
June 15, 2011
Thanks for tribute to GIs
Editor: I would like to say thank you to Robin Frazier for the wonderful tribute to my son,…
June 8, 2011
Bruce West left true legacy
Editor: I have struggled over the last couple of months with being able to explain the disappointment I…
June 8, 2011
More to story on cougars
Editor: I am writing in response to Dianne Daiute’s letter (May 18) expressing her feelings about hunting cougars…
June 8, 2011