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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
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