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We hope that by November 20, our country will have a clear cut answer as to who will…
Why Kerry can?t be trusted to command, a Vietnam POW?s view
Carlyle S. Harris Colonel USAF, Retired Several times, in his debate with President Bush, Sen. John Kerry referred…
Thank you to those who protect us while we sleep
Last week?s fatal shooting of a child abductor near Sweet Home once again proves the world is changing,…
BM 33–a dope smoker’s dream
Measure 33 will help the state get into promoting yet more vice. Already the state government is the…
Over the Edge
Here’s a new marketing idea for Oregon: Please, come to Oregon and take a ride through our wild…
Thanks Sweet Home for our first 20 years
?I longed for the small-town life, where people still get worked up over a hard-fought football game on…
Small town life offers city kid many rewards
Alex likes to tell people a story about the day he hired me almost nine years ago. I…
New high school gets an
Alex Paul Bus loads of 14 and 15 year old freshmen embarked on a new adventure Tuesday as…
Methamphetamine
Phil Barnhart State Representative When working as a psychologist, I once evaluated a young man for a pre…
Bat throws a curve into Saturday routine
I don?t like bats. Before you start a letter-writing campaign informing me of my ignorance about the value…
Alaska’s governor could give lessons
PRINCE OF WALES, ISLAND, ALASKA–Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski had few good words to say about Greenpeace activists who…
Back to school 2004 nears
Larry Horton, Dist. 55 Superintendent School will be starting in a few weeks. This yearly ritual brings with…
Does Kerry Have What It Takes?
Don Ware Brownsville Times The Democratic ticket, Kerry-Edwards, are now claiming “America’s middle-class families are less financially secure…
Guest Opinion
Twenty mph, 24/7 The latest bit of nonsense that’s about to hut our lives comes courtesy of the…
Let’s dream Big Dreams this 4th of July
John Brieden Big Dreams… For The New Era By his very nature the 40th President of the United…
Don’t be fooled by insurance
Phil Barnhart State Representative Central Lane and Linn counties Hang on to your wallet! If you own, work…
Leaving a legacy to the Sweet Home Alumni Foundation
Mona Waibel SHAF Board Member Living my life in this small town has made me care about what…
Is it time for uniforms at
I started high school in the fall of 1969. Our hair was either long or frizzed out into…
Community support of LBCC is vital
Rita Cavin, Ph. D President Linn-Benton Community College It’s appropriate that the theme this evening is a safari.…
Fiscal management, misplaced spending priorities
Rep. Peter DeFazio While the political appointees running the Pentagon shower billions of dollars on military contractors for…
Freedom of speech, where have you gone?
I?m a newspaper-holic, as my family can attest. We can?t travel anywhere that I don?t bring home a…
Soldiers, full or part-time, deserve our support
While watching a news show recently, the interviewee was responding to a reporter who had asked about her…
Life with a gutless loaner car
I got my car back Friday after three days in the shop. The dent, left courtesy of some…
Loss of young lives leaves scars on families, community
We had been home for some time Monday when reporter Sean Morgan?s call came in. As the phone…
Rural Oregon not ready for same sex marriages
Judging by the number of phone calls we received last week after Multnomah County Commissioners approved same-sex marriage…