The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

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 revitalized.

It has been mentioned many times, I have observed, in reading accounts of City Council meetings, that they would like to energize local business building owners to open more businesses in the downtown district.

While this is an interesting goal, and while I agree it would be much more pleasant to see operating shops and storefronts in do...