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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…
Norm Davis scholarship example of SHAF’s intent
The Sweet Home Alumni Foundation has the goal to give every graduating senior, who wants help, a scholarship…
Planning for Natural Hazards
This week’s dazzling edition covers a somewhat lesser known aspect of planning: natural hazard mitigation. So what is…
Speed limits going up ? yeah
Soon, we may be able to drive ? Not really drive, but drive more than we can now.…
It’s time to revisit abortion issue
A few weeks ago I had a 4 1/2 hour ?discussion? with a young liberal. We covered all…
Let Legislators play the cards dealt them
It?s no secret we opposed Ballot Measure 30 or at least the huge tax increases proposed by the…
President’s deficit-laden budget misses priorities
Rep. Peter DeFazio The president unveiled a budget with a record $675 billion deficit. His promise to cut…
Hold off on skate park, pool funding until needs are met
With notable exceptions, like Jeff Kropf, our state?s elected officials have failed miserably in budgeting, specifically in prioritizing…
Report from the Legislature
Phil Barnhart State Representative Central Lane and Linn Counties If you oppose Ballot Measure 30 even though you…
An open letter to the leaders of the Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church leaders who have voted to confirm Gene Robinson, and who have tiptoed around the issue…