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Letter: Sunshine needs help for future (July 20, 2022)
Editor: Thank you for your article outlining Sunshine Industries’ search for an executive director (July 13). Sunshine, like…
July 20, 2022
Letter: Two people have stake in abortion (July 13, 2022)
Editor: It appears that Diane Daiute (July 6) is a very unhappy person and wishes she had not…
July 13, 2022
Letter: Abortion simply kills the innocent (July 13, 2022)
Editor: “Beware of people convinced of their moral superiority,” stated Diane Daiute in her July 6 letter to…
July 13, 2022
Letter: Alternatives to abortion available (July 13, 2022)
Editor: This is in response to the opinions of Diane Daiute (July 6) and all those who hold…
July 13, 2022
Letter: Thanks, volunteers who make festival (July 13, 2022)
Editor: What an amazing Sportsman’s Holiday weekend! Thank you to all the hardworking, dedicated volunteers who continually give…
July 13, 2022
Letter: Supreme Court ruling returns U.S. to ‘Dark Ages’ (July 6, 2022)
Editor: The Republican Party and the church now own American women. Your uterus no longer belongs to you,…
July 6, 2022
Letter: Writer right … only in final line (July 6, 2022)
Editor: I can only agree with the last line of Joan Scofield’s letter on June 22, “Abortion is…
July 6, 2022
Letter: Schools still safe place for kids (June 22, 2022)
Editor: On June 6, Michael Gerson wrote the following sentence in an editorial of the Washington Post: “In…
June 22, 2022
Letter: Truth unchanging, unlike opinion (June 22, 2022)
Editor: Kudos on the editorial in the June 15 edition advising the graduates (and all of us) to…
June 22, 2022
Letter: Caption for track photo poor choice (June 22, 2022)
Editor: Regarding one of the photos from the elementary school track meet. The caption reads “Ryker Gourly, of…
June 22, 2022
Letter: Music’s benefits go far beyond pleasure (June 22, 2022)
Editor: My personal experience learning music on the trumpet started at the age of 5. Being encouraged to…
June 22, 2022
Letter: Abortion is civil issue, not church’s (June 22, 2022)
Editor: I want to talk about the separation of church and state. Our constitution declares that no religion…
June 22, 2022
Letter: City’s approach to downtown wrong (June 15, 2022)
Editor: As someone who grew up here and works here and who loves this town more than anything,…
June 15, 2022
Letter: Life comes from someone above us (June 1, 2022)
Editor: Regarding the letter from Diane Dainte about “abortion rights” (May 18): Every person who disdains the saving…
June 1, 2022
Letter: Volunteers, donors spark Beautification (June 1, 2022)
Editor: We had a great turn-out for our spring Beautification Planting Day earlier this month. Twenty-one volunteers came…
June 1, 2022
Letter: Laundry owners say thank-you (May 25, 2022)
Editor: The Cascade Laundromat building has been sold and will be closing sometime in the next one to…
May 25, 2022
Letter: Support says it for Sheriff’s candidate (May 25, 2022)
Editor: I am writing this in response to former Sheriff Dave Burright’s statement (May 18) about the candidates…
May 25, 2022
Letter: Science: Life does start at conception (May 25, 2022)
Editor: In response to Diane Daiute, May 18, concerning abortion: Human life begins at conception. How do we…
May 25, 2022
Letter: GOP hypocritical, lies about abortion (May 18, 2022)
Editor: A guy once said that if men got pregnant you’d be able to get an abortion at…
May 18, 2022
Letter: Sheriff’s race has one qualified candidate (May 18, 2022)
Editor: Campaigning for the November election for Linn County Sheriff has already begun and I urge all voters…
May 18, 2022
Letter: LCSO needs new leadership at top (May 18, 2022)
Editor: I’ve noticed Michelle Duncan has a slogan “because experience matters.” This carries no weight because it’s about…
May 18, 2022
Letter: Oregon needs new primary system (May 11, 2022)
Editor: I am not alone in refusing to be identified as either a Republican or Democrat. Right now…
May 11, 2022
Letter: Killing rationale makes us odd (May 11, 2022)
Editor: We humans are weird. Worldwide, we slaughter each other in our many wars. In the USA we…
May 11, 2022
Letter: Vote in support of Linn-Benton bond (May 11, 2022)
Editor: As a proud member of the Sweet Home community and our beloved Mid-Valley, and as chair of…
May 11, 2022
Letter: Current Sheriff not an incumbent (May 11, 2022)
Editor: In regard to the election story beginning on the bottom of the front page of the April…
May 11, 2022