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Editorial: Amidst confusion, truth tells
Scott Swanson As this year’s graduates should be very aware, we live in a confusing world. We often…
June 15, 2022
Guest Commentary: Father’s Day a terrific time for Dad to consider his calling (June 15, 2022)
By Dr. James Thrasher The haunting refrains of Harry Chapin’s song “Cat’s in the Cradle,” like “planes to…
June 15, 2022
Letter: City’s approach to downtown wrong (June 15, 2022)
Editor: As someone who grew up here and works here and who loves this town more than anything,…
June 15, 2022
Editorial: All in all, Ukraine spending worth it
Populist critics have gone after the new $40 billion in aid to Ukraine hammer and tongs. Donald Trump…
June 8, 2022
Editorial: What’s the value of historic buildings? (June 1, 2022)
Scott Swanson Sweet Home, unlike some neighboring communities, is not blessed with a multitude of classy old buildings.…
June 1, 2022
Letter: Life comes from someone above us (June 1, 2022)
Editor: Regarding the letter from Diane Dainte about “abortion rights” (May 18): Every person who disdains the saving…
June 1, 2022
Letter: Volunteers, donors spark Beautification (June 1, 2022)
Editor: We had a great turn-out for our spring Beautification Planting Day earlier this month. Twenty-one volunteers came…
June 1, 2022
Letter: Support says it for Sheriff’s candidate (May 25, 2022)
Editor: I am writing this in response to former Sheriff Dave Burright’s statement (May 18) about the candidates…
May 25, 2022
Letter: Science: Life does start at conception (May 25, 2022)
Editor: In response to Diane Daiute, May 18, concerning abortion: Human life begins at conception. How do we…
May 25, 2022
Commentary: Memorial Day time to make lasting good memories (May 25, 2022)
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Decoration Day was observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970 to decorate the…
May 25, 2022
Letter: Laundry owners say thank-you (May 25, 2022)
Editor: The Cascade Laundromat building has been sold and will be closing sometime in the next one to…
May 25, 2022
Letter: GOP hypocritical, lies about abortion (May 18, 2022)
Editor: A guy once said that if men got pregnant you’d be able to get an abortion at…
May 18, 2022
Letter: Sheriff’s race has one qualified candidate (May 18, 2022)
Editor: Campaigning for the November election for Linn County Sheriff has already begun and I urge all voters…
May 18, 2022
Letter: LCSO needs new leadership at top (May 18, 2022)
Editor: I’ve noticed Michelle Duncan has a slogan “because experience matters.” This carries no weight because it’s about…
May 18, 2022
Letter: Oregon needs new primary system (May 11, 2022)
Editor: I am not alone in refusing to be identified as either a Republican or Democrat. Right now…
May 11, 2022
Letter: Killing rationale makes us odd (May 11, 2022)
Editor: We humans are weird. Worldwide, we slaughter each other in our many wars. In the USA we…
May 11, 2022
Letter: Vote in support of Linn-Benton bond (May 11, 2022)
Editor: As a proud member of the Sweet Home community and our beloved Mid-Valley, and as chair of…
May 11, 2022
Commentary: Oregon should lose charter restrictions (May 11, 2022)
By Dr. Eric Fruits This week is National Charter Schools Week. Oregon passed charter school legislation in 1999,…
May 11, 2022
Letter: Current Sheriff not an incumbent (May 11, 2022)
Editor: In regard to the election story beginning on the bottom of the front page of the April…
May 11, 2022
Commentary: Gauging government before we vote (May 4, 2022)
If we needed any proof that an urban-rural (liberal-conservative, ideological) divide truly exists in Oregon, last week’s announcement…
May 4, 2022
Letter: LBCC measure deserves support (May 4, 2022)
Editor: Linn-Benton Community College is on the May ballot with a proposed bond measure. I plan to vote…
May 4, 2022
Commentary: Good steps forward for the homeless (April 27, 2022)
Scott Swanson It sure was good to see city workers clearing away the blackberries and leveling the nearly…
April 27, 2022
Commentary: Yes, I am my brother’s keeper – and much more
By Dr. Gary Welton For the first time in our lives, we have experienced a universal international event,…
April 20, 2022
Guest commentary: Inflation likely to play big role in this election
Joe Biden is engaged in the most extensive test of whether an American president can survive elevated levels…
April 13, 2022
Seventeen years, and never a dull moment
Though time flies, it does seem like eons ago that Miriam and I and our three then-young daughters…
April 6, 2022