Category Opinion & Editorial

As online shopping has steadily grown during the past decade, brick-and-mortar retail businesses have been looking at new ways to address this shift. In an attempt to convert some of those “clicks” back to “bricks,” experiential shopping has become the latest trend and marketing technique…

Dear Editor So, I’m sitting here staring at my computer screen, deleting emails I don’t understand. All of a sudden, I come across one from the City of Creswell. It seems they have hired a monkey to see how much I am willing to pay…

The Family Relief Nursery’s fundraiser at Creswell High School last month was an event to remember. The keynote speaker touched our hearts with a story of heartbreaking self-awareness, wondering to herself whether “I was breaking my kids” during a rough patch in her life. She…

Dear Editor: In regard to the recent horse “neglect” article in The Chronicle, dated Nov. 7, I would like to just ask three questions: WHY, WHY and WHY? WHY did it take two years for anything to get done about this very serious horse situation?…

Editor’s note: On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Crowds lined the streets as Kennedy’s motorcade was turning past the Texas School Book Depository. Then, shots fired. JFK was shot in the neck and head. He was 46 years old.…

Dear Editor, I would like to say, “Thank You” for the service, which The Chronicle provides, of allowing the publication of obituaries FREE. Being able to honor and remember the deceased in this way is an important and personal narrative of family history that is…

Mike Johnson, the Creswell School District’s superintendent, has convened a large group of educators, community leaders, students, parents and an eclectic mix of residents to help flesh out a practical vision for the area’s education future. The initiative is named the Strategic Planning Design Team.…

There is plenty of activity on Oregon Avenue these days, from the recent improvements to the sidewalk around the railroad tracks to a new utility pole (above) being installed to numerous new restaurants – opening and/or reopening soon. The City has made it easy for…