Category Opinion & Editorial

Molina A year has finally passed since the initial shutdown of our economy, school system, and government offices.  In Springfield we have heard from an independent auditor on the Springfield Police Department’s responses to one of the demonstrations that turned violent in Thurston. We have…

Pat Edwards I wrote my column this week from our comfy motel suite in Boardman, Ore., on the Columbia River. My sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Dwight, are across I-84 in a beautiful RV park, situated next to the Boardman Marina and one of the…

CRESWELL – On May Day, International Workers Day, this year I was traveling by automobile to Iowa. Much of the route was on secondary, two-lane roads.  Beginning in Eastern Oregon I began to notice stretches of abandoned homes and small towns in poor condition with…

Mike Eyster For decades leaders in Springfield and Glenwood have sought to develop the potential of Glenwood. The undeveloped land could be used for all types of housing, and the riverfront is ripe for recreation, hospitality, and commercial uses. All of these would benefit the…

2019 FILE PHOTO The last “official” parade in Creswell featured everything spectators would hope for – including the lack of partisan political messaging. The school teacher called, concerned about “the impact on our kids.” Multiple business owners shared concerns regarding the potential near- and long-term…

Fitzpatrick For the second year in a row, Memorial Day observances in communities, organizations and even within family groups will look different later this month because of the pandemic. The parades, large ceremonies and other occasions, which I and so many others in the Oregon…

Spaulding Historic Preservationists and Geocachers hunt for treasure. They both hunt for cultural treasure and often they cross paths in their methods. Historic Preservation is a profession and Geocaching is a hobby. When the contractor excavated for the new foundation of the Old Schoolhouse, cultural…

Pat Edwards Last week, Jim and I were ecstatic to hear the announcement from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) that our country has reached the point in our continued fight against COVID-19 where all of us who are fully vaccinated will no longer be…

PHOTO PROVIDED The school bell was received in November 2020. In November 2020, I was contacted by Steve Jones who said that his family was in possession of a bell that may have come from Creswell’s old schoolhouse. It was on their property on Gibson Lane,…