Opinion

Editor: Twelve years ago when we moved to Sweet Home, we were looking for a quiet small town…

Editor: In response to Kim Lawrence’s letter in The New Era (April 26), I would like to make…

Editor: In response to Kim Lawrence’s April 26 letter, I would first like to say that a city…

Editor: In response to Kim Lawrence’s letter of April 26, one has to ask what budget committee she…

Editor: In response to the finance director and the city manager’s Letter to the Editor (April 19 and…

Editor: If I were to define Easter, 2006 with one word it would be WOW! Thanks to those…

Editor: I would like to thank the Sweet Home Police Department and the people of Sweet Home for…

Editor: Later this week we will receive our ballots to renew the current police levy as well as…

Editor: In response to Mr. Malone’s letter in your April 12, 2006 newspaper. We chose to use the…

By the time you read this, the start of the mail-in primary election will be less than a…

Editor: In response to Mr. Malone’s letter in your April 12, 2006 newspaper: We chose to use the…

Editor: This letter is in appreciation to all the good people of our city and community. I am…

Editor: Why should an illegal immigrant want to go through the “complex set of regulations” and tough financial…

The problem with the war on drugs is we keep doing it wrong. We don’t really punish people…

Editor: Regarding the article entitled: “Yes, Meth Addicts Can Recover” (April 5), I read some interesting information, but…

Editor: Regarding the upcoming primary election for the police and library levies on May 16, the tax assessors…

Editor: Regarding Kim Lawrence’s letter of April 5, it is always correct and proper to question city officials,…

I returned last Saturday from a trip to the Atlanta, Ga., area where I’d spent several days. On…

Karen Wheeler and Jay Wurscher “Study finds possible treatment for meth addicts.” Besides offering hope for a new…

Those blasted rich folk have done it again. The wealthiest one percent of taxpayers are going to get…

Editor: As a concerned citizen, and very active volunteer for our town, I have doubts about some of…

Editor: This is to thank all those who responded to the letter on Feb. 15 by Billie Pearce.…

Editor: Last week I received a phone call from a concerned citizen. The person was complaining that the…

Over the past several weeks there has been much media attention given to the pending charter school making…

If you’ve been following the international news at all lately, you’re likely familiar with the case of Abdul…