E-commerce company discloses data breach of passwords & non-financial customer data DES MOINES – Attorney General Tom Miller urged eBay users to change their passwords after the e-commerce company reported that criminal hackers infiltrated its system and compromised non-financial customer data, including passwords. According to an eBay Inc. statement, the “cyberattack” took place between late February and early March. The…
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Mom talking: Listen up
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I like myself best when I’m noble. Or at least when I’m polite. I can throw a fit when my computer acts up or I drop the coffee grounds on the floor. But at least in public, I pretend I’m a grown-up; or what I was taught a grown-up acted like back in the dark…
Read MoreBranstad, Reynolds call for robust Renewable Fuel Standard
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on May 13 renewed their call for the Obama Administration to support a robust Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). As government official travel to Iowa to discuss the environment Tuesday and Wednesday, Branstad and Reynolds believe they should focus on empowering consumers with additional and lower-cost choices at the pump, diversifying our nation’s…
Read MoreHouse candidate Hans Erickson to visit Jefferson May 17
A kickoff event for Hans Erickson, who is running for the Iowa House of Representatives from Boone and Greene Counties, will be held Thursday, May 15, from 5:45 to 7 pm at Snus Hill Winery 2183 320th St, Madrid. Erickson will meet and greet Greene County voters Saturday, May 17, beginning at 10 am at Greene Bean Coffee, 202 N.…
Read MoreLetter to the editor
Dear Editor I want to thank everyone involved in Relay For Life of Greene County for the super successful event held recently. So many businesses, organizations, teams, individuals and families donated and worked hard to reach the goal of over $50,000 to the American Cancer Society.
Read MoreSing tra la, humans, sing tra la
~a column by Colleen O’Brien When my friend was young, she longed for a pretend self who would go to math class and the dentist and show up after supper to do the dishes. Escape is a human’s middle name. We start young with a pretend friend to hang out with so we can ignore our parents’ demand that…
Read MoreGov Branstad releases statement on close of 2014 legislative session
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad on May 1 released the following statement after the close of the 2014 legislative session: “In January, Lt. Governor Reynolds and I brought forth a simple message: ‘Iowa is Working.’ In fact, Iowa Workforce Development recently reported that more Iowans are working than ever before in our state’s history and our unemployment rate of 4.5…
Read MoreJust read
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Edith Wharton said, “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that receives it.” I like this. It gives me an out from the terrible plague of my life — thinking I have to write novels. If I can spread the light by just reading novels and talking about…
Read MoreTree Tracings
Greene County Genealogical Society by Valerie Ogren MEETING NOTICE: The next meeting will be Saturday, May 3, at 10 am in the basement of the Jefferson public library. Our guest will be Ron Gruber from Stuart. Ron is our new regional representative for the Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS) for Adair, Boone, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie and Madison counties. He will share…
Read MoreSoil & Water Conservation Week is April 27- May 4
DES MOINES – Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Week is an opportunity to recognize the important conservation practices placed on Iowa’s landscape and bring attention to the ongoing work by farmers, landowners and urban residents to protect the state’s soil and water resources.
Read MoreWhat would you like done with the $52.6 billion?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Oh, how we complain about work: the bosses, the coworkers, the drive to and the drive from, the pay, the hours, the pointlessness of it; we do complain. I don’t know if it’s part of the human psyche to complain or if it’s acculturated, but complain we do, especially about work. But, in the working…
Read MoreLetter to the editor
Editor: When Carson Griffith, Richard Carey, and Monica McGregor left the world of music in Greene County and beyond, much — so very much — was lost. Their influence was beyond measure. Their instruction of the young, their entertainment of people of all ages, and their generous natures in contributing their talents to churches, nursing homes, organizations, funerals, special programs,…
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