Category Opinion & Editorial

Dear Editor: This letter is a “thank you” to all of the people of Creswell. Today is our Anniversary of sorts. Exactly 50 years ago, on June 20, 1976, my wife Candi and I moved to Creswell. I was 19 years old. We bought a…

Dear Editor, In the June 11 issue, pg 17, the list about Creswell High, I appreciate that you listed both women’s and men’s sports with the same language. So many times, the men are “basketball,” and the women are labeled as “women’s basketball, or whatever…

Dear Editor I learned from the local NAACP president about a 1772 court decision that may have influenced the Declaration of Independence more than taxes or self-determination. Somerset v Stewart, was a case of a slave who escaped to England and his “owner” sued to…

Dorothy Day, a cofounder with Peter Maurin of the Catholic Worker movement, is known for (among many other things) this quote: “As Dostoevsky said: ‘Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.’” While perhaps a bit startling at first…

Dear Editor, I got a kick out of an item in your Strange But True column last week. It mentioned cigarette makers in the early 20th century proclaiming, “Light a Lucky and you’ll never miss a sweet that makes you fat.” I’ve got one even…

Dear Editor, As Creswell continues the 2nd Street Improvement Project, we find ourselves at an optimal juncture to move beyond traditional construction oversight. I propose that the City of Creswell leverage the current project momentum to implement a focused digital-twin pilot model for the newly…