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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…
Legislative Report
Phil Barnhart State Representative Central Lane and Linn Counties I woke up early on a Saturday morning last…
Dollars For Scholars a dream taking shape over many years
Mona Waibel For The New Era Oregon’s new logo is all about dreaming and some of the city’s…
Area honor rolls
Oregon State University CORVALLIS – Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Fall term have…
City needs parks planning, too
A two week hiatus seems to have significantly affected City Link’s ability to form logical thoughts. Or maybe…
Hussein’s capture a real holiday treat
A collective cheer went up across the USA Sunday with the news that Saddam Hussein had been captured.…
Get government out of marriage: homosexual or otherwise
The U.S. government and people ought to slap down any thoughts of a constitutional amendment defining marriage and…
Forget dreamers, we want
We left a good job with a large advertising agency to move to Sweet Home in 1985, so…
City Link
In the next few editions, City Link will delight readers with a brand new series on Transportation Planning.…
Government issues…
Government work at its finest, City Planner Carol Lewis tells me the Department of Land Conservation and Development…
Tip of the hat to our EMT/firefighters
Our family has had a couple reminders recently of how quickly life can change. A couple weeks ago,…
It’s past time to OK healthy forest plan
It bewilders us how anyone can look at the devastation caused by wildfires in Oregon the last couple…