Opinion

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

Editor: I can certainly understand why Kim Lawrence is confused about the Weddle Bridge repairs in her Nov.…

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

Editor: I read your article “City chips in for funds for bridge repairs” (Nov. 16) and was outraged.…

Editor: Isn’t it wonderful to live in a small town? To know neighbors and share in the moments…

Editor: I am writing in response to the Nov. 16 article in The New Era, “Man Arrested for…

Volunteer firemen, hampered by a lack of toys to repair, sent out a “four alarm” signal to area…

Editor: Greg Hagle was a promising 1984 Sweet Home High School graduate who loved to hunt and fish.…

Editor: To the person who stole my five-point elk antlers from my carport at 366 11th Ave. last…

Sweet Home is known for its volunteerism. This is a town where residents will step up to make…

Editor: After years as just a dream, the Sweet Home skate park opened early this summer. The youth…

Rep. Phil Barnhart President Bush has been rightly criticized for giving a highly partisan Veteran?s Day speech attacking…

Editor: The Sunnyside and Crawfordsville Head Starts would like to acknowledge a very kind and generous person in…