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Agrees tree money should fix track
Editor: Being graduated from Sweet Home High School and former track members, we wholeheartedly support Mr. Billy Snow’s…
Hard work, inspiration fuelMills Floral success story
Alex Paul When someone tells you it can’t be done, look elsewhere. Last week, our friends, Phil and…
Coaches believe SHJH tree funds should be used for new Husky track
Editor: This letter is in response to a newspaper article in the Albany Democrat-Herald on Feb. 14. The…
Olympic fairy tale
From the Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise The decision of the International Olympic Committee to resolve the controversy surrounding…
Rep. Peter DeFazio responds to State of the Union address
Tonight, I stand firm with the president and say clearly that America is united to protect and preserve…
Our Opinion
Last week’s announcement that Willamette Industries will be sold to Weyerhaeuser was not met well by many folks…
Al King represents wide spectrum in House Dist. 11
Rep. Al King faces a diverse spectrum of constituents ranging between the conservative resource-based southern Linn County and…
Fish policy needs more work
To: Native/Hatchery Fish Policy Committee Dear Committee Members, You have two policy proposals out with the very short…
What we said to each other in 2001
The voice of Sweet Home… Music… “If we’re not doing what we believe, we’re going to lose our…
The Year in Review
January Sen. Yih stumps for police academy; Willamette not for sale In January, city crews went to work…
City Council should look at alternative in sewer break
Dan McCubbins made a good-faith effort to repair a problem he believed was his when the sewer connection…
Our readers write
Food importing not good for America Editor: All other issues pale in the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks.…
One Nation Under god
One nation under God! If there can be any good found in last week’s horrific terrorist attack on…
Moose, where’s my moose?
Over the Edge adventurers brave the depths of a foreign country in their continued atempt to reach Vermont.…
Idaho mining towns can relate to Sweet Home woes
Just got back from a trip to Vermont. A buddy of mine needed a hand driving out to…
C’est La Vie
Getting a grip on reality Russia has announced that in about 20 years it will launch a mission…
C’est LaVie
Placebo Effect A recent study has questioned one of the most accepted theories in medicine — the placebo…
Take a stand against abortion against abortion
Editor: I want to know why a lot of so-called Christians are silent when it comes to abortion.…
Over the Edge Council should follow priorities
Thank 45th & Long for action; Council should follow priorities The Sweet Home City Council’s managed to make…
Time to thank those who labor for us
Next Monday we celebrate Labor Day, 24 hours a year set aside to thank the folks who make…