To the Editor:  I watched the city council meeting on Channel 23 the other night and was amused at some of the content. The Council/Citizen Communication Work Group recommendations were finally addressed. The Work Group had three meetings and came up with only three suggestions. One was to extend public hearing time for citizens from [...]

To the Editor: Was anyone else struck by the irony of the headline on a letter last week? (Keizertimes, April 12)  “Respect everyone” was the headline; however the letter was anything but respectful.  Respecting someone requires listening and understanding. Webster’s defines respect as “an act of giving particular attention: consideration” or” high or special regard; [...]

To the Editor: When we hear about the conflicts between River Road businesses and Keizer Station, maybe the differences should be celebrated. After all, are they simply competing against each other, or are they mutually reinforcing the same general outcome? Businesses on River Road are geared towards various goods and services, that apart from normal [...]

To the Editor: Yes, of course, almost everyone of age has heard of The Perfect Storm movie, the one with George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, et al, a film based on a real storm that took down to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean a swordfishing vessel, the Andrea Gail, with all on board lost.  Well, now we’ve got our [...]

To the Editor: Keizer is in the midst of planning the future direction of our city. There are a few more steps remaining and the public is encouraged to continue to  give their input. The city will be hosting an open house on April 10, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. regarding the Economic Opportunities Analysis/ [...]

To the Editor: Yes, Virginia, there is a first amendment. It has been announced that a person seeking election to serve as a member of the Salem-Keizer School District’s board is a single-issue candidate who wants Planned Parenthood banned in all schools and any other place where it is currently made available to 24J students.  I can’t imagine that this person [...]

To the Editor: In the last few weeks, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services authorized Veterans Parking Spaces and began to participate in the program. The goal of the Veterans Parking Program is to establish veterans parking spaces at all commercial, private and public agency parking areas. Veterans license plates are not required but are [...]

To the Editor: My name is Rhonda Brattain and I have recently been elected to lead the McNary Athletic Booster Club into its second year. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue the work of resigning president Bill Doutt, as he commits additional time to his career pursuits. The efforts of this past year [...]

To the Editor: Willful ignorance of racial tension in Oregon’s communities (exhibited perfectly by Gene H. McIntyre’s letter to the editor, Keizertimes, March 15) is a primary reason these tensions do not easily subside. Rather, read the article, titled A Matter of Hate, and consider whether the reported racial concerns exist in ways he had [...]

To the Editor: Keizer Heritage Center would like to shout out a big thank you to a group of Keizer Young Life volunteers who came to the building on Saturday, March 9. They worked in teams and cleaned up the massive amount of tree, shrub and other landscape debris after the two day trimming project [...]