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The New Guy
I?m not expert in too many things, but I come close in moving. I once calculated the number…
Drifting into unemployment
More than a quarter century ago, my father-in-law, Pete Lauters, made an innocent comment one cold Iowa Sunday…
Who is to blame for today’s drug issues?
Michael Spasaro For The New Era After reading State Sen. Floyd Prozanski’s March 8, 2005 Register-Guard opinion piece…
Lawmakers chip away at Oregon’s public records law
Brad Cain Associated Press Writer SALEM, Ore. (AP)–Passed at the height of the Watergate scandal, Oregon’s 1973 public…
Community colleges fill an
Editor: On February 17, six local business leaders and two LBCC graduates joined me at the Capitol to…
It’s time to see the forest for the green
Mike Riley February 1, 2005 I confess. I grew up in Sweet Home. I went to high school…
Public records are for readers, not newspaper’s good
They?re at it again. It never fails, when politicians think the budget sky is falling, they turn to…
Council should allow social gambling, poker tournaments
The Sweet Home City Council should revisit the social gambling issue and change its ordinance to allow the…
Vandals marring Weddle Bridge
Vandals are marring and threatening to destroy the symbol of our community…the Weddle Covered Bridge. For the last…
Look at president’s deeds in budget, Social Security, Iraq
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio Fourth Congressional District Tonight, the president set many lofty goals, but his plans to…
Community asked to help family of givers
Anita Hutchins For the New Era It seems like every community has a few special people that touch…
Lebanon Hospital is vital to East Linn county future
As noted in a front page story this issue, Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital is losing money. The hospital…
Oh those crazy Raelians…
I hate it when the boss goes on vacation. It’s not the extra work that bothers me. It’s…
Sweet Home, Lebanon should be sister cities
It?s popular for American cities to have sister city status with another community in a foreign country. Sweet…
What we said in 2004-June-Dec.
What We Said in 2004 ? July to December The new high school “When people look here they…
Oregon Tsunami A teachable moment
State Sen. Bill Morrisette District 6 ?This is the ultimate teachable moment,? said Onno Husing, after hearing of…
What Others Say
Bob Rodriquez Bob’s Corner Illinois Valley News Life is tough (difficult to chew or comprehend) for people like…
From 50 years ago…
Responsibility is what makes our nation great Editor’s Note: Bill Lewis, who went on to become an attorney…
Relax, the sky isn’t falling
Author Michael Crichton in Sunday?s PARADE magazine, spells out exactly how I feel about the world of fear…
Add TV to ban on vice
Ban TV! That’s my new goal. Rep. Jeff Kropf, Rep. Phil Barnhart, Sen. Bill Morrissette and Sen. Roger…
Beware holiday donation plans
We certainly don?t wish to sound Scrooge-like when we say all of us should be careful this holiday…
Time for pro sports to clean house
Perhaps Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers will get the hint, now that he has been suspended for…
Peterson case spotlights spousal abuse problems
Next week, Scott Peterson, or his famous attorney Mark Garragos, will plead for mercy, after Peterson was found…
Scouting for Food 2004
Jeff Rice For The New Era The yearly “Scouting for Food” event has been scheduled for Saturday, November…
Senator Smith off base on hate crime issue
Sen. Gordon Smith is calling for passage of discrimination again. The FBI reported in its annual report ?Crime…