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Notes From The Newsroom: It’s more than Santa
Scott Swanson Of The New Era This week I?ve typed dozens of letters to Santa. Lest you get…
December 21, 2005
Epps Lane great as usual
Editor: Once again my kids and I took the drive around the Epps Lane loop. This neighborhood deserves…
December 21, 2005
Operation Santa a success
Once again Operation Santa, sponsored by the Marine Corps Family Foundation, was a big success thanks to local…
December 21, 2005
Trip to local Wal-Mart provides rich reminders
I have to confess I wasn’t really in the mood to roll out of bed Saturday morning and…
December 14, 2005
Editorial: Way Sweet Home cops are funded is criminal
Sweet Home’s Police Department has been struggling under the weight of inadequate funding since the 1990s, when three…
December 7, 2005
Give your kids some help
Larry Horton District 55 Superintendent Recently I read an article on the Internet at a site with the…
November 30, 2005
Junior high soccer helped local kids
Editor: Thank you for the wonderful article you published regarding junior high soccer (Nov. 2). I feel it…
November 30, 2005
Money for bridge not city budget
Editor: I can certainly understand why Kim Lawrence is confused about the Weddle Bridge repairs in her Nov.…
November 30, 2005
Thank you for welcoming troops
Editor: I want to give a huge thank you to the community of Sweet Home. On Sunday, Nov.…
November 30, 2005
Money for bridge going wrong place
Editor: I read your article “City chips in for funds for bridge repairs” (Nov. 16) and was outraged.…
November 23, 2005
Troops’ return a small-town high
Editor: Isn’t it wonderful to live in a small town? To know neighbors and share in the moments…
November 23, 2005
Reader clarifies ‘poaching’ article
Editor: I am writing in response to the Nov. 16 article in The New Era, “Man Arrested for…
November 23, 2005
November 24, 1955
Volunteer firemen, hampered by a lack of toys to repair, sent out a “four alarm” signal to area…
November 23, 2005
Memorial fund aids local students
Editor: Greg Hagle was a promising 1984 Sweet Home High School graduate who loved to hunt and fish.…
November 23, 2005
Please return my elk antlers
Editor: To the person who stole my five-point elk antlers from my carport at 366 11th Ave. last…
November 23, 2005
Chamber needs help — possibly from you
Sweet Home is known for its volunteerism. This is a town where residents will step up to make…
November 23, 2005
Give skate park some more time
Editor: After years as just a dream, the Sweet Home skate park opened early this summer. The youth…
November 16, 2005
President lacks focus on veterans’ needs
Rep. Phil Barnhart President Bush has been rightly criticized for giving a highly partisan Veteran?s Day speech attacking…
November 16, 2005
Thanks to Dr. Stoner
Editor: The Sunnyside and Crawfordsville Head Starts would like to acknowledge a very kind and generous person in…
November 16, 2005
History from The New Era in the past
November 17, 1955 A deluge of snow, the most Sweet Home has had in several years, slowed traffic…
November 16, 2005
Train museum advocate has ideas that deserve a chance
Don Kirk is a relative stranger to Sweet Home. He?s also a man with big ideas. If you?ve…
November 16, 2005
Notes from the Newsroom: Words of wisdom from those who know war
It?s Veterans Day week, when we honor those who have served our nation in its military forces. Prior…
November 9, 2005
Correcting errors can be embarrassing, but it’s matter of credibility
One of the more frustrating things about being a journalist is when mistakes happen. Journalists are a varied…
November 2, 2005
‘Refugee’ is wrong word
As resident of Gulfport, Miss., I take grave offense to the term “refugee.” My kids and I were…
November 2, 2005
Halloween not always pagan
Editor: Did you know that Halloween started out as and is a Christian holiday? If not, it may…
October 26, 2005