Category Opinion

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is Monday, May 31, a day when Americans honor the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in duty to their country. Across the nation flags will be solemnly placed at the gravesites of those who died while in uniform. It…

$2 million in projects

As part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Oregon stands to receive more than $4 billion in aid for state and local governments courtesy of the stimulus bill signed in March. The funding is split between the state, counties and cities, with the state…

Finding a way back

To the Editor: Americans widely recognized for their knowledge, understanding and insight recently commented that, had voters retained the former chief executive, we would likely, ultimately, have lost the U.S. Constitution, rule of law, system of justice, and American freedoms. They concluded this development based…

Political signs

To the Editor:  In the seemingly endless run-up to last November’s election, my neighborhood was cluttered with yard signs supporting the former president and members of his cult running for local offices. While I may have saluted those signs with an occasional rude gesture, I…

The magic of Paul Morgan

Paul Morgan was a magician. Paul, who passed away May 13 at the age of 95, was one of the early leaders of the John Knox Presbyterian Church’s community food bank, which is now known as the Keizer Community Food Bank housed at Faith Lutheran…