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Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Category Opinion & Editorial
Letter to the editor – ‘Many thanks:’ More gratitude for local journalism
Dear Editor: I wish to compliment The Chronicle and staff on the Dec 25 issue of the papers. Also, I would hope and pray that you all have a very happy New Year, and many more to come. I was impressed with Noel Nash’s recent…
Editorial cartoons: Edition of Jan. 1, 2026
Letter to the editor: When America was united by peace in Christmas 1945
During World War II, the Christmas trees at the White House and Rockefeller Center remained dark. This Christmas is the 80th anniversary of the first Christmas after the end of the war. According to author Matthew Litt, Christmas 1945 was the “greatest celebration in American…
New covenant, new contract, new year, new resolution
When I reflect on the tradition of New Year’s resolutions, I wonder. A couple of years ago, my wife and I both discussed losing weight for our 50th wedding anniversary. But it wasn’t for New Year’s, it was as we were celebrating our 49th! I…
Editorial cartoons: Edition of Dec. 25, 2025
Mi abuelo Manuel: A family’s immigration story
A young Hispanic female teacher whose parents brought her to the United States as a child is forcibly taken from her classroom by ICE agents in front of her students. The father of three enlisted Marines is dragged from his car and taken into ICE…
What we see depends on where we stand
Have you ever watched strangers interacting outside a bus (or train or car) window and found yourself creating a story in your mind to explain their conversation? Or wondered about the lives of people in the houses you pass as you drive along I-5 or…
