We are new subscribers to The Chronicle, and have been enjoying the newspaper. So far, we have found the reporting to be thorough, and mostly bipartisan, which is important for a local news organization. I think the Oct. 26 article, “In Moratorium,” missed the most interesting part of the story,[Read More…]
Opinion & Editorial
Naming names: Catching up on summer
Now that we’re sliding into fall, it’s worth looking back on our summer – the hottest in several years. And I’m not talking about the temperature. Our communities have been crackling with news, The Chronicle launched a nonprofit foundation to help preserve credible hyper-local coverage, new businesses are popping up,[Read More…]
Caring about our planet is easy; taking care of it? Not that simple
It’s one of those early mornings, and I’m hoping my ablutions are uneventful. I pull my scleral contact lenses, insertion device, and lens solution, decide to open an additional bottle of solution (nothing like not enough saline to make lens insertion go horribly awry), and get to work. My[Read More…]
Letter To The Editor: Post Office privatization does not work!
For many years, I have been able to send small packages and large envelopes via first-class mail as long as the weight was over 13 ounces or less. A couple of weeks ago, I took a six-by-nine inch padded envelope that weighed all of three ounces to the Post Office[Read More…]
‘The Producers’ play: A subversive satire in Cottage Grove
Months ago, I stumbled on a YouTube video titled, “Springtime for Hitler.” I was intrigued. As I watched this song and dance, the entire time I kept wondering, “Who could possibly have made this? Why would anyone make this?” It was so outlandish and offensive – but hilarious. I couldn’t[Read More…]
Chronicle nets 21 editorial awards for ’22
We’re going to need more wall space. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association last week announced winners of the state contest, recognizing The Chronicle with 21 editorial awards for its work in 2022 – including four first-place awards, and a prestigious General Excellence honor for the fourth consecutive year. Awards stretch[Read More…]
Cottage Grove farmhouse deconstruction showcases sustainable practices
Over the past two months, Forrest Laiche, owner of Lane County-based Conscious Craft Construction, has been steadily deconstructing a dilapidated Cottage Grove farmhouse owned by Lane County near the Cottage Grove Transfer Station. Nail by nail, Laiche’s crew have worked to rescue as much as possible from the structure as[Read More…]
LTE: Kudos to local newspapers recording history in the making
Dear Chronicle and Sentinel Editors, A very good friend, Marcia Allen, who was president of the CG Historical Society for many years, said to me, many times, “History not written down is history lost.” I would like to compliment the two weekly papers on the very comprehensive reporting on two major[Read More…]
LTE: Meyers praised for leading City for 26 years
In 1997, Cottage Grove mayor Darrel Williams was charged, along with the city council, to hire a new city manager. Out of 120 applicants, in a national search, Richard Meyers was unanimously hired and has served the community in that capacity for 26 years. Williams said that Meyers always[Read More…]
Play review: Speed dating William Shakespeare
SPRINGFIELD — What do you get when you combine three actors, 37 plays and one Elizabethan playwright? You get “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” now playing at Pegasus Playhouse in Springfield. The 97-minute parody of Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies and histories is directed by Scott Frazier-Maskiell and was written[Read More…]
