The Forum: Cost accounting – Mt. Angel taxpayers pay the price
Since Rick Schiedler, Mike Donohue and Ray Eder were elected to the Mt. Angel City Council, Administration Department Attorney Fees have increased by 931 percent.
Forum – Letter to the Editor: School closure – Article did not cover the full story about Monitor
I was deeply disappointed when I read the recent article titled “Difficult decisions” in the May edition of the Our Town (Life) publication. This article, written by Kristine Thomas, did not represent the full discussion and comments regarding the recommendation to close the Monitor School during the May school board meeting. As to the specific comments attributed to me in […]
The Forum: Mt. Angel City Council deserves trust and support
Mt. Angel’s City Council, old and new, was elected by the majority vote of the citizens and (or) appointed by majority of the city council.
Forum: The power of good process
By Paula Mabry We try to make the time you spend with Our Town like a visit with a good friend or welcome neighbor; on the whole newsy, day brightening. Most of the time we feel comfortable and happy in our niche. But we don’t take the press’s institutional role for public service lightly. We’re blessed with veteran journalists who […]
Forum: We look toward to the future
To the Editor: The elections are over and we all draw a collective sigh of relief that the negative ads and television commercials ended. Now the real work begins for our national and local officials. To our local candidates, you are to be admired for your willingness to serve your communities. Joy to the winners; disappointment to the losers. And […]
Keeping hope in hard times
By Vern Holmquist While it will be 10 days or so before this goes to print, I must start with the events of the day, Election Day. I have never been more proud of our country. On Nov. 4, we made a great stride for humanity, we have grown-up, we have shown the world we are still a nation […]
The Forum: Council endorsements
Vote for Beyer for Mt. Angel council We are writing this letter in support of our brother, Darren Beyer, for Mt. Angel City Council. We know Darren to be a hard-working, responsible and reliable person. He is very generous with his time, always willing to help others. These qualities, in addition to his strong character and his impartiality in making […]
The Forum: Politics and praise
Support for Kosel As a candidate for Mt. Angel City Council, Jim Kosel brings strong leadership skills and a willingness to bring back teamwork to our city council. Jim currently serves on the city budget committee and understands the financial restrictions facing our city. His goals include working with the council to create more jobs and affordable housing and searching […]
The Forum: Mt. Angel
Dear Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce: My family and I have visited Mt. Angel Oktoberfest for the past couple of years and thoroughly enjoyed it. We enjoyed it so much that we were making plans to move our family business there… This past holiday weekend we came again because we thought it would be easier to get around when Oktoberfest […]
The Old Curmudgeon: This job may be dangerous
By Vern Holmquist Recently, I have heard rumors of trouble and read accounts of some ridiculous things happening in Mt. Angel. I am not one of the town’s founding fathers – having only lived here for the past 11 years with very little happening during the first eight years. While Oktoberfest is a bright event, Mt. Angel was more like […]
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