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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
Letter: LBCC measure deserves support (May 4, 2022)
Editor: Linn-Benton Community College is on the May ballot with a proposed bond measure. I plan to vote…
May 4, 2022
Letter: Added thoughts on sewing skills (Jan. 12, 2022)
Editor: I really enjoy Roberta Mc-Kern’s museum musings. The last one (Dec. 29) about a quilt interested me…
January 12, 2022
Letter: Is this liberty or mass groupfear? (Jan. 12, 2022)
Editor: In 2022 will Americans turn to basic life and liberty principles? When a nation’s leaders identify and…
January 12, 2022
Letter: Reader enjoyed Gala Concert (Dec. 22, 2021)
Editor: The Christmas Gala concert on Dec. 11 was so amazing! The whole town needs to come next…
December 22, 2021
Letter: Where’d all these rules come from? (Dec. 22, 2021)
Editor: I’m sick of all these rules! Rules made up by un-elected bureaucrats and low-level clerks, telling us…
December 22, 2021
Letter: Are leaders really ‘following science?’ (Dec. 22, 2021)
Editor: Since Day 1 of COVID-19, medical advisors and decision-makers have ordered citizens to “follow the science” while…
December 22, 2021
Letter to the editor: Leave of absence rationale explained (Nov. 24, 2021)
Editor: I decided to write a followup to the article (Oct. 27) that mentioned me going on a…
November 24, 2021
Letter: Support East Linn Museum (Nov. 17, 2021)
Editor: I am writing to encourage strong support for Sweet Home’s local hometown museum and its staff, the…
November 17, 2021
Letter: History holds warnings to heed (Nov. 17, 2021)
Editor: Hitler was head of the Socialist Party. Have we forgotten? Victoria Peargin Sweet Home
November 17, 2021
Letter: Lack of concern not Christian spirit (Nov. 3, 2021)
Editor: I received a message from a friend who lives in Linn County. She told me that she…
November 3, 2021
Letter: Mask-wearing a sign of true friends (Nov. 3, 2021)
Editor: Friends don’t kill friends or strangers. Please wear a mask! Wes Marchbanks Sweet Home
November 3, 2021
Letter: Thanks, Sweet Home, for helping students
Editor: Sweet Home P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Chapter DD, wishes to sincerely thank the Sweet Home community for…
October 27, 2021
Letter: Charter School appreciated too (Oct. 27, 2021)
Editor: I would like to say thank you and show my appreciation to the principal at the Sweet…
October 27, 2021
Letter: COVID resistance doesn’t make sense (Oct. 27, 2021)
Editor: “COVID is the No. 1 killer of law enforcement officers in 2020 and 2021,” according to the…
October 27, 2021
Letter: Action, not talk, gets things done (Oct. 6, 2021)
Editor: Last week I attended the City Council meeting, having been assured it would include how to help…
October 6, 2021