Category Opinion & Editorial

At the Capitol: Springfield Leadership

Editor’s note: This past week, local government representatives traveled to Salem to attend, “City Day at the Capitol.” Highlights included presentations from the League of Oregon Cities government relations team on legislative priorities, and briefings from Oregon’s new governor and legislative leadership about their priorities for…

Capitol experience: CG council visits Salem

Editor’s note: This past week, local government representatives traveled to Salem to attend, “City Day at the Capitol.” Highlights included presentations from the League of Oregon Cities government relations team on legislative priorities, and briefings from Oregon’s new governor and legislative leadership about their priorities…

Fifty First Names Only: A remix

I started a monthly column titled, “Fifty First Names Only” soon after purchasing The Creswell Chronicle in 2019. Early on it was easy to fill the column once a month as I immersed myself in Creswell and the surrounding towns, meeting residents, business owners, government…

Creswell Heritage Foundation update

By Verlean McCoy Here is what is going on with Creswell Heritage Foundation since our last update: 1) Work is being done on our utility upgrades. Bear Mountain Electric is upgrading and extending all of our electrical; Mark Nearing Plumbing is upgrading and extending our…

Supporting ‘National School Choice’ 

To the Editor:  National School Choice Week (Jan. 22-28) is a good time to pause and note the variety of educational options available for Oregon students.  The families of the fifth graders I work with as a teacher at Oregon Connections Academy, a virtual public…

Plenty of ways to help veterans in 2023

By Freddy GrovesIf you’re looking for ways to help other veterans in our area, this year could be your most meaningful.• Is anyone building homes for veterans? Are any organizations ready to break ground and start building in the spring? Do you have construction, plumbing…