Some people laid in bed, awake, listening to the crack of trees breaking under the weight of ice, worrying that a tree may fall on their home. Others struggled with a power outage that left them in the dark and unable to communicate due to cable and internet service interrupted[Read More…]
Author: Lyndon Zaitz
The noblest virtue
We all must be patient a while longer. There is optimism in the country as the COVID vaccines have been jabbed into more than 30 million arms thus far. Yet vaccinations have been frustratingly slow; state rules regarding who is eligible seem to change weekly. Why, some ask, are inmates[Read More…]
Kudos to Bill Post and House Republicans
We offer kudos to state Representative Bill Post, and 22 other Republican House members, who released a statement last week in response to loony resolution from the Oregon Republican Party labeling the January 6 U.S. Capitol takeover a “false flag” operation. Conspiracy theories have flown fast and furious since the[Read More…]
Neighbors pitch in to give WWII vet special 93rd
Ray Wood, (with dog) had friends and neighbors arranged for a health-safe 93rd birthday Wednesday, Jan. 20. Ray Wood’s neighbors posted greetings and hosted him at a celebration to mark his 93rd birthday in Keizer on Wednesday, Jan.20. Born in the little town of West Portland (since annexed into greater[Read More…]
Democracy prevails
Our democracy has prevailed. Joseph R. Biden was inagurated as the 46th president of the United States without incident on January 20. The feared protests did not materialize and mar America’s transfer of power; it was peaceful. The new president’s inaguaral address was short but pointed: paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln’s remarks[Read More…]
An unconscionable attack
As last week’s Keizertimes was being prepared to be sent to the printer, all hell broke loose at the nation’s Capitol. Protestors who gathered to oppose the certification by Congress of Joseph Biden as winner of the 2020 election, attacked the Capitol, even storming the Senate chambers. Vice President Mike[Read More…]
The promise of a new year
Opinion The turn to a new year is as much psychological as it is temporal. The calendar flipping to a new year has always been cause for celebration. The new year means making resolutions, plus it is the start of a new tax period. Not everything is new: for many[Read More…]
Freeman, Parsons head for the door
With a combined 16 years on the Keizer City Council, Kim Freeman and Marlene Parsons attended that last session on Monday, Dec. 21, before they turn their seats over to thei successors on January 4. Freeman was appointed to the council in June 2013 to succeed Ken LeDuc, who resigned.[Read More…]
Tis the season for optimism
I have always been an optimist and I am determined to remain optimistic, especially as we head into a new year. I refuse to be part of the anger that has permeated the country this year. Regardless of the cause of people’s anger and frustration—political, financial, cultural—I will not take[Read More…]
Small businesses
Many small businesses in Keizer and around the country are holding on by the fingernails. The pandemic has changed, perhaps forever, the way we shop for goods and services. The new restrictions imposed by Gov. Kate Brown will make the holiday season anything but jolly. Small businesses are owned by[Read More…]