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From Our Files (Feb. 15, 2023)

Feb. 15, 1973 The Oregon Consumer League is making landlord/tenant law a priority as they try to base law on a model by the Uniform Code Commissioners. When a product such as a car or radio is...

 

Letter: Language can be tangled puzzle (Feb. 8, 2023)

Editor: Thanks to Roberta McKern for her always-interesting stories from our museum. I had wondered for decades why “Lyma” Ohio, but “Leema” Peru. I found out, when I went to Peru in the 1990s.  The Spanish conquistadores asked the locals wh...

 

Letter: Reader happy to have local news (Feb. 8, 2023)

Editor: We are indeed fortunate to have our New Era and Lebanon Local reporting our news. Thank you especially for the great pictures and coverage of the outdoor school and many other events of our youth. Thank you for finding another printer when...

 

From Our Files (Feb. 8, 2023)

Feb. 8, 1973 Robert Harrison Myers was arrested after Daryle Jimerson requested that police look for his stepdaughter, Vickie, who has been trying to obtain a divorce from Myers. Jimerson told police...

 

Editorial: Homeless shelter opening good step for Sweet Home

Creating a solution for Sweet Home’s homeless problem has been a long road, which is still leading us to new places for our community. It’s a relief that the Family Assistance Resource Center was finally able to get all the boxes checked that...

 

From Our Files (Feb. 1, 2023)

Feb. 1, 1973 Reducing the high school student lunch time at the beginning of the semester was delayed. Several complaints were registered with administrators following a recent announcement that the lunch period would be reduced from one hour to...

 

Commentary: Why newspapers matter

The title above might seem self-serving, but it reflects an increasing concern in Oregon, and not just for newspaper publishers. I’ve heard from readers, from government officials, from businesses who are worried about where the state’s...

 

From Our Files (Jan. 25, 2023)

Jan. 25, 1973 A patrolman and junior high student were hospitalized following a collision of a school bus and city ambulance at the intersection of 12th and Long streets. Charles Pollock, 14, was chec...

 

Opinion: GOP leader lists challenges he sees for Oregon

Editor’s note: Although we are a nonpartisan newspaper, we think this “open letter,” written by the chair of the Oregon Republican Party, highlights concerns shared by Linn County’s rural residents, so we’re giving it some space. Dear Gov....

 

Letter: Frustration builds at the fuel pump (Jan. 18, 2023)

Editor: I am very fed up with gas stations in Sweet Home. I went down today to get some gas and was asked how much and I said, “fill it up” and was asked how much again and I again said “fill it up” and was told I still had to say how much!...

 

Letter: State needs help to build housing (Jan. 18, 2023)

Editor: An open letter to Gov. Kotek: I love your goal of increased housing of Oregonians; it is so very needed. There are, however, two snags observable on the way to that wonderful goal. First, new housing must be available for all Oregonians....

 

Letter: Parents need to be on alert for 'Woke' (Jan. 18, 2023)

Editor: America’s world has become infested and occupied by a Marxist secular religion. It is a religion because people give it deep commitments. It offers a counterfeit, undefined “salvation.” It’s a doomed mistake to take any pieces from...

 

From Our Files (Jan. 18, 2023)

Jan. 18, 1973 City Manager Michael Gleason said an increase in vandalism is costing the city thousands of dollars in repairs, adding that Sweet Home has one of the worst records in the state for...

 

Letter: Downtown fixes require choices (Jan. 11, 2023)

Editor, Over the last few months, as I have enjoyed reading The New Era each week, I have noticed a recurring theme, mainly, various business owners and governing bodies stressing the fact that they would like to see Sweet Home downtown area revitali...

 

From Our Files (Jan. 11, 2023)

Jan. 11, 1973 Shawn Patrick Lindley was the first baby born of the Sweet Home district this year, and the first child for parents Kenneth and Carolyn Lindley. Shawn was born Jan. 3 at 9:49 p.m.,...

 

Notes from the Newsroom: Changes, we expect, for the better (Jan. 4, 2023)

If you got the feeling, as you opened your newspaper this week, that it is a little smaller than last week, you’re correct. This is the latest chapter in the 90-plus-year history of The New Era, in which a lot of recent adjustments have been...

 

From Our Files (Jan. 4, 2023)

Jan. 4, 1973 A local business has been using a recycled material for several years and it might already be mailed to your house. Cladwood Co. recycles newspapers by using them in the process of...

 

Commentary: A Perfect Storm (Dec. 28, 2022)

Editor’s note: As letter writers (and those who read the guidelines in the gray box below) are well aware, we nearly always require writers to identify themselves for publication on The New Era’s opinion page. However, given the situation...

 

From Our Files (Dec. 28, 2022)

Dec. 28, 1972 Wally Mathers bought the Frontier Room and Tourist Cafe from Rose Carter, who owned the Main Street business for 18 years. Mathers will operate the Frontier Room but will continue leasing the Tourist Cafe to D.L. and Frances Fleury, wh...

 

Notes from the Newsroom: In often disappointing world, holiday denotes hope

Wow, hard to believe it’s already that time of year. Light displays, colorful decorations, evergreen boughs and trees, delicious treats, the Christmas spirit. I particularly enjoy hearing some of the old Christmas carols at this time of the...

 

Letter: Appreciation for local doctor's help (Dec. 21, 2022)

Editor: My biggest thank you has to go to Dr. Sam Milstein of Ridgeway Health. Sweet Home is just coming to realize how fortunate we are to have Ridgeway Health in town. Having practiced veterinary medicine in Sweet Home for over 40 years, I always j...

 

Letter: Cat letter prompts (belated) response (Dec. 21, 2022)

Editor: On Oct. 26, your paper published an intriguing letter on the general issue of how awful cats are, at least in the author’s opinion. I apologize for not having written sooner in response to that letter, as missives of that sort really...

 

Letter: What does holiday mean to God? (Dec. 21, 2022)

Editor: With a population of 9,828 people in Sweet Home, Christmas can mean a lot of different things to so many different people. But what does Christmas mean to God, in his own words, the one who gave us the reason to have such an occasion on the...

 

From Our Files (Dec. 21, 2022)

Dec. 21, 1972 The high school student body was concerned about classmate Randy Johnson, who recently lost his home and belongings in a fire. They decided to give his family a $100 check. Students contribute to a general fund from proceeds of dairy...

 

Notes from the Newsroom: Staying alive in the holiday season (Dec. 14, 2022)

I consider myself very well-versed in dealing with moving vehicles. I’ve been a runner for 40-plus years – though a bit slower now – and I’ve shared the road with cars all over the world. When I was a kid, I lived in Japan, where I delivered...

 

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