Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
To the Editor: Dear Chief Craven: My hearty congratulations on your appointment of Fire Chief. I remember when you came to the CG Department in 2002. You worked hard to educate yourself on fire science and paramedics. I notice your presentations on TV. You are…
Perhaps my favorite thing about living in Oregon is experiencing all the seasons. I find that each time a season is about to change, I’m looking forward to the next. This is a narrative very fitting to life: No matter what season you are in,…
The year was 2016. A junior in high school, I walked into the college counselor’s office for the first time, terrified of the prospect of college. The truth was, I’d never really thought about what to do with my life. When asked, the answer was…
It was almost 10 years ago when my wife brought home a “foster” cat one afternoon following her volunteer shift at Mary’s Kitty Korner in Granby, Conn. I put foster in quotes because, if you know Dee Dee at all, this was a full-on adoption…
Dear editor I am sorry, but I must take offense to Dolald Ehrich’s June 30 letter to the editor. He is correct with all of his quoting of “rules and regulations.” The flag being hung on overpasses is not soliciting anything … but pride. My…
For the last couple of days, Jim and I have been feeling that we are finally beginning to emerge from a long, dark tunnel that we’ve been in for almost a full month. I’m not going to dwell on a lot of specifics because I’m…
Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy. Google and Facebook have a duopoly of the…
Dear Editor, I’m a resident in the neighborhood adjacent to the proposed site of the homeless shelter on Church of the Nazarene property in Cottage Grove. My hope is that the city’s motivation in looking at this property would be to help vetted Cottage Grove…
The Crow Booster Club 17th annual Car Show will be held on July 9 after h av i n g t wo record-breaking years with over 140 cars on display. This year’s car show will be held on the Crow High School Football Field. Activities…