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Program cuts taxpayers’ loss
Editor: The Linn County 4-H and OSU Extension programs need our help. As our county government faces declining…
April 16, 2008
Professionalism appreciated
Editor: This last summer, Cascade Timber Consulting had a stand of timber logged off adjoining our property. From…
April 16, 2008
Kudos for City Hall
Editor: For all the new arrivals who have been bashing Sweet Home for one reason or another, I’d…
April 16, 2008
Financial disclosure rules need balance
It’s no surprise that public officials are upset about the new rules that require them to report more…
April 16, 2008
SHEM asking, getting help
Editor: Things have been busy for me here at Sweet Home Emergency Ministries. It is the time of…
April 9, 2008
Time to tell pols what we want
When she visited the Willamette Valley last weekend, Hillary Clinton told journalists, during an interview with the Eugene…
April 9, 2008
Thanks from Charter School
Editor: The Sweet Home Charter School parents and children would like to say a big thank you to…
April 9, 2008
Medical school a plus for Sweet Home
If you are going to have a new neighbor, how about a doctor? It was in late January…
April 7, 2008
Thanks for help with egg hunt
Editor: As a volunteer for the Neighborhood Watch here at Mountain Shadows Mobile Home Park, I have for…
March 26, 2008
Bashed for speaking up
Editor: I find it ironic that when I call the town of Sweet Home “worn down” and “welfare-looking,”…
March 26, 2008
Doctors deserve appreciation
Editor: Sunday, March 30, marks Doctors’ Day, and I would like to take this opportunity to express my…
March 26, 2008
Time to keep talking – and start doing
It’s crunch time for revitalization in Sweet Home. We’ve got momentum, we’ve got ideas and there’s even some…
March 26, 2008
Individual rights at risk in revitalization
While states like California are busy violating the rights of parents and families by making home schooling illegal,…
March 20, 2008
City needs town square
Editor: As requested by Mr. John Morgan, I have an idea for a more vibrant and profitable downtown.…
March 20, 2008
Revitalization encouraging
Editor: I would like to commend the people of Sweet Home for their courage, strength of vision, energy,…
March 20, 2008
Taxi service says goodbye
Editor: Well, another business bites the dust in Sweet Home. I’m sorry to say that Sweet Home Cab…
March 20, 2008
Sewer treatment fixes should mean less stink in the air
Michael J. Adams On behalf of the Sweet Home Wastewater Sewer Utility, I would like to express my…
March 20, 2008
Democrats fail to show us much
Editor: The Democrats have been in control of the Senate for over a year now and in spite…
March 12, 2008
Daylight Saving not automatic
Editor: OK, so I’m a high-tech klutz, but I did belatedly learn something for future reference. I wanted…
March 12, 2008
Meeting a good start; now the next step
First there were 13. Then there were 40. Then there were 125. It’s beginning to look like revitalizing…
March 12, 2008
Holidays over; decorations aren’t
It is the beginning of March and spring is on the horizon. I am amazed that the many…
March 12, 2008
Proposed marina in wrong place
Editor: I would like to voice my opinion about the marina project. I for one and many others…
March 5, 2008
SHEM thanks those who help
Editor: The first thing I want to do is acknowledge the passing of our volunteer of longest standing,…
March 5, 2008
Sweet Home one of a kind
Editor: I like Sweet Home. I like it the way it was, I like it the way it…
March 5, 2008
Sweet Home does need turnaround
Editor: How interesting. Experts say (Sweet Home) needs a big turnaround. Well, as one who was raised in…
February 27, 2008