Opinion

Editor: I would like to personally apologize to the residents that were affected by the removal of their…

Now that the new year is here, we’re pondering answers to the question of what’s going to be…

Editor: Several years ago Sam Shipp, Rich Dodge and Randy Whitfield had a forward-looking vision. They envisioned a…

Scott Swanson Here it is, the beginning of a new year. Seems like we just celebrated the start…

Editor: This is an open letter of thank you to the citizens of Sweet Home and the local…

I had intended this week to write a scathing column on the ban on the phrase “Ho Ho…

Editor: Recently, I had the pleasure of attending Sweet Home’s Singing Christmas Tree. It was wonderful. From the…

Editor: Do you not know, have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of…

Editor: How soon we forget! Regarding Sean Morgan’s article in the Dec. 5 New Era concerning the Sweet…

Editor: During the last two weeks the Sweet Home community has twice dealt with periods without electricity. Neither…

Editor: The William Johnson family wishes to apologize for the incorrect date for the service in the copy…

Editor: Operation Santa, USMC, began when two Marine moms from Oregon realized that the holiday season would be…

Editor: We, as citizens of these United States of America and the state of Oregon, want our voices…

Editor: The Elks Lodge 2007 Purple Ball was a huge success. A lot of money was raised for…

The news, on page 1 of today’s paper, that the Sweet Home Economic Development Group is making visible…

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to examine one of the most disputed provisions of the Constitution…

Christmas shopping – what to give? Quick, a gift card! Hold on a minute. Many gift cards expire…

Editor: I would like to thank Sean Morgan, Peter LaPonte and Carlene Erickson for their explanations of the…

Scott Swanson If you’ve read our front page today, you’ll know that Sweet Home is one of eight…

Scott Swanson Feeling a little pinched at the pump these days? Gas in Oregon costs nearly 75 cents…

Editor: The deterioration of the Sweet Home High School tennis courts has been a topic of discussion in…

Editor: Research, people! Just because your opinion is printed in a letter to the editor does not mean…

Since Sweet Home Economic Development Group decided to offer a pile of cash to School District 55 in…

Editor: Measure 49 is not the ‘Measure in ‘sheep’s’ clothing’. Measure 37 was. Measure 37 was the ultimate…

Editor: The Oct. 24 New Era had a story about Gary Graber and his woodcarving projects. I was…