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Community support paying off in music
Editor: Thank you, Sweet Home! On behalf of the SHHS Band, I would like to extend our heartfelt…
Referendum for residents who don’t like tax, fee hikes
Editor: There has been a public uproar over the passage of HB-3991 during a recent Special Session of…
Dear Editor: Donating to arts has local impact
Editor: Those who donate to good causes at the end of each year should consider the Oregon Cultural…
Dear Editor: P.E.O. appreciates local support
Editor: We want to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who supported the recent P.E.O. Bunco Party event!…
Editor: Devote energy to needs, not debate
Editor: Among the first settlers in this area was the Ames family. They arrived in what is now…
Editor: Kirk’s example a worthy one
Editor: I watched Charlie Kirk off and on over the past years, admiring his way of standing for…
Dear Editor: ‘Christian Nationalism’ not supported by Constitution
Editor: Thank you for your opinion in your Sept. 17 issue about the Charlie Kirk murder and what…
Friendly silence not always right answer
Editor: A few days ago a young woman was stabbed to death on a Charlotte, N.C. light rail…
Community leaders agree: We need Birth Center
Our community cannot afford to lose the birth center at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Doctors, nurses, our local…
Dear Editor: The Sweet Ride Charity Car Show for Kids was a success
Editor: This year was great – music by DJ Michael was right on, and the weather was perfect.…
Dear Editor: Loss of Oregon Jamboree hurts
Editor: I owned Trash to Treasure for 13 years, first downtown across from A&W and then I moved…
Dear Editor: Fluoride decision process flawed
Editor: Placing fluoride into a community water system is a very controversial subject. This is a topic that…
Dear Editor: Fluoride decision ‘deeply troubling,’ ‘alarming’
Editor: The recent decision by the City Council to repeal the fluoride ordinance is deeply troubling — not…
Words to Community from Samaritan CEO Marty Cahill
An Open Letter to Our Colleagues, Leaders and Community: As I wrap up my first week as CEO…
Reader offers her own historical recipe
Editor: I really enjoy Roberta McKern’s monthly museum stories. Her latest ended with “poor man’s pudding,” which did…
Learning basics starts at a young age
Editor: I had the opportunity to teach kindergarten to many in our community and know your families. What…
Editor: How low, misguided can you go?
Editor: “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day” declared by our Governor in Oregon (3/10/23) has got to be the lowest,…
Editor: Correcting falsehoods has become necessity
Editor: We are reaching out to our community newspaper in response to a large number of social media…
Newspaper ‘important’ to local community
Editor: Kudos, and many of them, to The New Era staff. On March 13, I didn’t get the…
Dear Editor: DOGE ripping the blinders off
Editor: The American people, our children and grandchildren owe our creditors $37 trillion dollars. Haven’t we known or…
Dear Editor: Protection Bureau needs protection
Editor: Eleven years ago, I had a friend who had over $165,000 in medical bills due to experience…
Dear Editor: Consider this when tackling mayor-elect system
Dear Editor, As a community, most of us believe in liberty as afforded to us by the Constitution of…
Dear Editor: Let the people have a voice
Dear Editor, Oh the irony. A former appointed Mayor in opposition to the people being able to have…
Former mayor weighs In on mayor proposal
Editor: Last week’s edition of The New Era contained a letter that went to great lengths to complain…
‘Convoluted’ editorial muddies mayoral issue
Editor: Thirteen towns and cities in Linn County have mayors. In every one except Sweet Home and Millersburg…