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Editorial: Good-bye, and don’t forget your roots
This week we’re saying good-bye to 143 seniors who are graduating from Sweet Home High School. For some,…
June 7, 2006
Thank-you to SHIBA vols
Editor: There are some terrific people in Linn County who gave of their time to help those in…
May 31, 2006
Kropf off base on border wall
Editor: Rep. Jeff Kropf is entirely wrong that a wall or fence will stop illegal imigration and coyotes…
May 31, 2006
Concert etiquette
Editor: Of the 8,000 plus residences in Sweet Home, only approximately 100-plus patrons of the arts were in…
May 31, 2006
Let traffic fines pay for cops
Editor: As a volunteer for the budget and safety committees here in Sweet Home, I have some doubts.…
May 31, 2006
New Era out of touch with SH
Editor: Going back through the recent news pertaining to the Sweet Home charter school, I noticed an article…
May 31, 2006
What is truth on charter school?
Editor: The School Board meeting of May 15 and consequently the editorial from The New Era have left…
May 31, 2006
They expect a fight
A number of letters on this page this week and last ponder how we could have been at…
May 31, 2006
Here’s an excuse to get in shape for summer
The funny thing about being a runner is how interested I am in other runners. When I drive…
May 25, 2006
Help us help cats
Editor: Our organization was founded in July 2002 to help local area cats and kittens who were abandoned…
May 25, 2006
Charter school best for kids
Editor: Our kids deserve the best education we are able to give them. That is why I am…
May 25, 2006
School board ignoring kids
Editor: How many levels of protection do we need in order to cover the incompetence of the leadership…
May 25, 2006
School board not playing ball
Editor: With all due respect, the individual who wrote the editorial in the May 17 edition of The…
May 25, 2006
Why bother with an election?
Editor: I have been gathering information on past sheriffs. I went back from 1953 to 2005. It is…
May 18, 2006
Thanks to Tree Commission
Editor: Sweet Home tree Commission, take a bow. The Flowers & Trees, Birds & Bees event was excellent.…
May 18, 2006
Thanks for shoe donations
Editor: A belated thank you to all of the Sweet Home Kiwanis Club members involved in purchasing and…
May 18, 2006
Thanks to health workers
Editor: As we prepare to celebrate National Hospital Week May 7-13, I wanted to acknowledge and thank the…
May 18, 2006
Sweet Home’s potential unrealized
Editor: This is in response to all the letters that I have seen printed recently regarding Sweet Home’s…
May 18, 2006
It’s time for PIE to work with district on charter school
People Involved in Education, the group that runs Sand Ridge Charter School and wants to start a similar…
May 18, 2006
Mueller more than a leader
Editor: Many have shared their views about the exceptional leadership skills that Tim Mueller possesses as Sheriff of…
May 10, 2006
Police deserve voters’ support
Editor: The Sweet Home Police Department deserves our continuing support. Despite all the misinformation out there, the police…
May 10, 2006
No excuse for not voting
Editor: On a business trip, my son met and married a young lady from Vietnam about a year…
May 10, 2006
Levies need our support
Editor: I moved to Sweet Home four years ago, happy to be near my family but concerned about…
May 10, 2006
Protest over redistricting teaches the wrong lesson
Earlier this year, Oregon Secretary of Education Susan Castillo put the brakes on the Oregon Student Athletics Association’s…
May 10, 2006
Anger was misplaced
Editor: I, Kim Lawrence, would like to make a formal apology in reference to finance, employees’ salaries and…
May 10, 2006