Stories from Monday, May 24, 2010

Dear editor: We, the previous three elected, retired Clerks of the District Court support Barbara Steele in the primary election to held May 25 and urge you to support her also. We do so because she is the best candidate for the job! At the primary election in May it is extremely important for the voters to cast their ballots, as this and many other races, will be decided in the primary...

Dear editor: I have known Mark Russel for 20 years. He's very honorable and would be a good county assessor. Maggie Cox

Dear editor: We live in very interesting times. Governments are willing and able to bail out banks and large corporations, but when it comes to education the cupboard seems to be bare. Whenever this country is going through fiscal turmoil it always seems to be our young people who end up biting the bullet. I have often wondered why...

Dear editor: I am disappointed again in our school officials and the way the "levy" has been handled. For us who have been around this "liberty pole" once too often, we are not impressed. You are using the students with your scare tactics to convince their parents, relatives, and friends to give a yes vote to the proposed "levy."...

Esther Zua Fisher passed away May 20, 2010. A viewing will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 26, at Rost Funeral Home and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Janet Mae Hoefft, passed away peacefully at the age 65 after a five-month courageous battle with cancer. Jan moved to the Rogue Valley in July of 1980, at which time, she settled into White City. Shortly after, she moved to Shady Cove and Eagle Point. She enjoyed spending her time salmon fishing on the Rogue River...