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Letter: Reader happy to have local news (Feb. 8, 2023)
Editor: We are indeed fortunate to have our New Era and Lebanon Local reporting our news. Thank you…
February 8, 2023
Editorial: Homeless shelter opening good step for Sweet Home
Scott Swanson Creating a solution for Sweet Home’s homeless problem has been a long road, which is still…
February 1, 2023
Commentary: Why newspapers matter
Scott Swanson The title above might seem self-serving, but it reflects an increasing concern in Oregon, and not…
January 25, 2023
Opinion: GOP leader lists challenges he sees for Oregon
Editor’s note: Although we are a nonpartisan newspaper, we think this “open letter,” written by the chair of…
January 25, 2023
Letter: State needs help to build housing (Jan. 18, 2023)
Editor: An open letter to Gov. Kotek: I love your goal of increased housing of Oregonians; it is…
January 18, 2023
Letter: Parents need to be on alert for ‘Woke’ (Jan. 18, 2023)
Editor: America’s world has become infested and occupied by a Marxist secular religion. It is a religion because…
January 18, 2023
Letter: Frustration builds at the fuel pump (Jan. 18, 2023)
Editor: I am very fed up with gas stations in Sweet Home. I went down today to get…
January 18, 2023
Letter: Downtown fixes require choices (Jan. 11, 2023)
Editor, Over the last few months, as I have enjoyed reading The New Era each week, I have…
January 11, 2023
Notes from the Newsroom: Changes, we expect, for the better (Jan. 4, 2023)
Scott Swanson If you got the feeling, as you opened your newspaper this week, that it is a…
January 4, 2023
Commentary: A Perfect Storm (Dec. 28, 2022)
Editor’s note: As letter writers (and those who read the guidelines in the gray box below) are well…
December 28, 2022
Letter: Appreciation for local doctor’s help (Dec. 21, 2022)
Editor: My biggest thank you has to go to Dr. Sam Milstein of Ridgeway Health. Sweet Home is…
December 21, 2022
Letter: Cat letter prompts (belated) response (Dec. 21, 2022)
Editor: On Oct. 26, your paper published an intriguing letter on the general issue of how awful cats…
December 21, 2022
Letter: What does holiday mean to God? (Dec. 21, 2022)
Editor: With a population of 9,828 people in Sweet Home, Christmas can mean a lot of different things…
December 21, 2022
Notes from the Newsroom: In often disappointing world, holiday denotes hope
Scott Swanson Wow, hard to believe it’s already that time of year. Light displays, colorful decorations, evergreen boughs…
December 21, 2022
Letter: Staffers want their principal’s return (Dec. 14, 2022)
Editor: We, the staff of Hawthorne Elementary School, would like to take a moment to voice our concern…
December 14, 2022
Notes from the Newsroom: Staying alive in the holiday season (Dec. 14, 2022)
Scott Swanson I consider myself very well-versed in dealing with moving vehicles. I’ve been a runner for 40-plus…
December 14, 2022
Letter: Still seeking room for Jesus (Dec. 7, 2022)
Editor: There have been times when traveling that all places seem to be full. Perhaps even Motel 6…
December 7, 2022
Editorial: Christmas starting strong in Sweet Home (Dec. 7, 2022)
If last weekend was any indication, we feel pretty safe in saying that Sweet Home is really moving…
December 7, 2022
Guest Commentary: Decarceration a disaster for U.S. (Nov. 30, 2022)
By Rich Lowry New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered one of the most memorable lines of the midterm…
November 30, 2022
Commentary: Thinking Thanksgiving (Nov. 23, 2022)
The 400th anniversary of what is generally considered the birth of our Thanksgiving holiday actually took place last…
November 23, 2022
Letter: Reader supports no pay-to-play (Nov. 23, 2022)
Editor: I would like to give a big pat on the back to the Sweet Home School District…
November 23, 2022
Letter: SH volunteerism a model for others (Nov. 16, 2022)
Editor: When my wife and I moved to Sweet Home in 1970 we were impressed by the volunteerism…
November 16, 2022
Letter: Court case another Indigenous attack (Nov. 16, 2022)
Editor: In their typical insidious fashion to take people’s rights away, the Republicans are taking their Indian Child…
November 16, 2022
Letter: Poet expresses desire for change (Nov. 16, 2022)
Editor’s note: The following was written prior to the election and Veterans Day, but the timing did not…
November 16, 2022
Editorial: Political attacks, abuse always wrong (Nov. 9, 2022)
Scott Swanson We’ve just finished an election in which campaigning, at least by some candidates, has seemed particularly…
November 9, 2022