Opinion

Editor: To begin with, allow me to offer my apologies to Jeani West. I have a lot of…

Editor: The discussion between Mr. Rowley and Mr. Cantrell, about who controls the commonwealth (America, to be specific…

Editor: I started my police career at Sweet Home Police Department in 1971 under Roy Clover and then…

Editor: Thank you to all who responded so quickly after our home burned on Dec. 20. The outpouring…

Well, here it is, 2006, and if you’ve heard the sounds of heavy equipment on the Western Land…

Editor: This is in response to Keith Cantrell’s letter of Jan. 18. I am very sorry that you…

Editor: Richard Rowley’s letter last week defending President Bush’s domestic spying policy was timely. However, my attention wasn’t…

Editor: This letter is in answer to Jean Collins’ concern about the Weyerhaeuser Foster Mill emissions. Jean, we…

Editor: In response to the letters to the editor on Jan. 4, in regards to “Why isn’t Holley…

Mom and Dad, you know what your kids are thinking and talking about? And you high school and…

Editor: Yesterday and in days past, writers critical of the Bush Administration have dumped on these pages. “Dump”…

Editor: On behalf of Crawfordsville Community Church, I would like to thank those of you who walked beside…

Editor: I just wonder who is responsible for not resurfacing that wretched one mile called Holley Road??!! Last…

Editor: We live above the Weyerhaueser Foster Plywood Plant on Riggs Hill Road each night as we eat…

A new study by Oregon State University researchers, which was reported last week, suggests that forests recover on…

Well, here it is, a new year. Hard to believe it’s been 365 days since we started the…

Sean C Morgan of The New Era Kim Lawrence, though more adversarial than necessary, has raised an excellent…

Editor: Once again my kids and I took the drive around the Epps Lane loop. This neighborhood deserves…

Once again Operation Santa, sponsored by the Marine Corps Family Foundation, was a big success thanks to local…

Scott Swanson Of The New Era This week I?ve typed dozens of letters to Santa. Lest you get…

I have to confess I wasn’t really in the mood to roll out of bed Saturday morning and…

Sweet Home’s Police Department has been struggling under the weight of inadequate funding since the 1990s, when three…

Editor: I want to give a huge thank you to the community of Sweet Home. On Sunday, Nov.…

Larry Horton District 55 Superintendent Recently I read an article on the Internet at a site with the…

Editor: Thank you for the wonderful article you published regarding junior high soccer (Nov. 2). I feel it…