Riz Ahmed delivers a riveting performance in Amazon Prime’s Sound of Metal. One of my favorite superheroes in the Marvel canon is Daredevil, the man without fear. There is something very inspiring about a character who, despite his awful luck and less than ideal circumstances,…
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,…
To the Editor: Last night (Monday, Dec. 7), there was a public hearing at the Keizer City Council to determined how to “fix” the issue of 10 feet of damaged sidewalk located on Harcourt Avenue at the side of a residence (1360 Ivy Way NE,…
We know that we are called to love, our God, our neighbors, ourselves, and even our enemies, but I had never truly applied that love to “love of country.” Many of you are way ahead of me on this. We know that love requires self-sacrifice…
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.…
Thanksgiving is all about making time to reflect on the many things in life for which we are grateful. In conversations around the dinner table, Oregon Farm Bureau urges readers to remember the farm and ranch families who grew the food you’ll be enjoying not…
In his column, We can still be thankful regardless of 2020 (On my mind, Keizertimes, Nov. 20)) publisher Lyndon Zaitz reflected upon an observation when he was able to set aside the rancor and stress of our current times and let, if for only a…
To the Editor: On Dec. 7, 2020, there will be a public hearing at the Keizer City Council to determine how to “fix” the issue of 10 feet of damaged sidewalk located on Harcourt Avenue at the side of a residence (1360 Ivy Way NE). Normally,…
Our leaders and experts are doing the best they can to navigate this health crisis and to flatten the curve and keep COVID-19 from taking more lives. But in the simplest of terms, our world has been turned upside down by this pandemic. People are…