Category Opinion & Editorial

Bethany Howe was third in line at the grand opening of The Wayward Lamb, the area’s newest gay bar in almost a decade. A PhD student at the University of Oregon, she recalls the Lamb’s first night in business back in August, 2015. “From minute…

Dear Editor, The Friends of the Creswell Library will be holding their annual book sale in March at the Creswell Community Center located at South 1st and C streets. A preview sale will be held on Friday, March 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. It…

Dear Editor, It was my honor to attend the ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Creswell’s Duane Hodges’ death in the attack on the United States Naval vessel Pueblo on Jan. 23, 1968. As City Council president, it was a privilege to attend and represent…

Patriotism is a word that most of us hear and use on a regular basis. Most people, like me, truly believe that it means loyalty and devotion to our country, admiration of those who serve and dedication to the ideals of our free democratic style…

I am amazed about the lack of painted pedestrian markings at the Oregon Avenue intersections. I asked the city public works supervisor about this, what I consider a safety problem. His reply was that the concrete slabs took care of needing other markings. Maybe it…

In response to ‘healthy meals’ article on Jan. 8 Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the article on Jan. 8 on the healthy meals at Creswell School District. Giving credit where credit is due. We continually hear that the main goal of the…