Opinion

Editor: I would like to comment on the July 24 gathering at Foster Elementary School in honor of…

I wish to publicly thank Henry and Mollie Wolthius and all the members of the Sweet Home Church…

School Board member Chanz Keeney deserves applause for standing up against an attempt to roll back state constitutional…

Editor: Mrs. Vogel’s letter (July 16) was the best letter ever! Only one point I would like to…

Editor: My letter of last week was inappropriately entitled “Marina for All.” It should have been entitled, “Foster…

Editor: First of all I would like to start out by congratulating the fire department for a phenomenal…

Two developments in the last week triggered some reflection on Sweet Home’s future. The first was the news…

Sen. Frank Girod Oregon has some of the most abundant natural resources in the nation. With responsible management,…

Editor: I live in a house overlooking Foster Lake. It has been a pleasure these last few years…

On behalf of the S.H.A.R.E Marketing and Programming Committee, I would like to thank the business owners of…

Orchid Jones For The New Era The rising price of gas and the increasing demand for fresh organic…

Editor: I’m sure everyone has noticed the beautiful hanging baskets and potted dwarf spruce trees downtown. The following…

Editor: I have tried to forget the comments about the keynote speakers at the 2008 Sweet Home High…

Is it just me or is it getting risky to cross the street? A couple of years ago…

Editor: The more Kim Lawrence bashes the Police Department, the more I respect them. I am very impressed…

For those who worry that the United States is falling, little by little, under the domination of Big…

Editor: In answer to Kim Lawrence’s statement about the city Police Department, the county Sheriff’s Office and the…

Editor: We would like to thank the kind citizens who stopped after our dog was sadly hit on…

Editor: I went to the meeting in May for the proposed 150-slip marina at Foster Lake and was…

I realize that a lot of newspapers don’t deal with sports on the opinion page very often and…

Editor: To all the people who know Al Johnson (owner of Econo Wash), on his behalf, I would…

Editor: Linn-Benton Community College recently performed an extensive study of the manufacturing workforce training and education needs in…

Editor: On June 2 a truck stopped at the driveway to a local church, Community Chapel on Ames…

June 19, 1958 Sam Kimball reported seeing the Russian Sputnik III flash through the sky south of Sweet…

Earlier this year, on a series of dark, cold, rainy nights, Sweet Home citizens got together and determined…