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View from My Window – February Black History Month

~by Mary Weaver There are so many concerns to write/talk about. Twenty-one days into President Trump’s second term has brought an overwhelming deluge of executive orders brought forward by Elon Musk and DOGE. I am certain readers are either extremely frightened or feeling exhilarated, depending upon your political persuasion. Rather than tackle all the issues facing our country with the…

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Letter to the editor, Bruce Banister

To the editor. How many Iowa farmers voted for Trump? You are all going to take a severe beating. Have you read Project 2025? It calls for eliminating crop insurance, CRP, etc. etc. Read it and weep. This is just the tip of the iceberg. The president and his minions are running “amusk.” And please, let’s hear from all the…

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First legislative forum of 2024 session held Feb. 1

Nordman, Green claim a Republican mandate from voters in 2024 election ~by Victoria Riley, GreeneCountyNewsOnline Voters in Iowa gave Republicans a mandate to govern and can expect to see the Republican agenda pursued aggressively. That was the message at the first “Meet Your Legislator” hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board Feb. 1 at the Welcome Center in Jefferson. Chuck…

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Resolutions, no solutions

~a column by Colleen O’Brien There are so many unusual and illegal things popping out of the Oval Office and into the news cycle, it’s a problem which ones to mention:          No FAA leader yet, although when someone told the eager beaver in office, he quickly appointed somebody – after the awful crash into the Potomac of a government…

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The Capitol Roundup

~by Senator Jesse Green January 31, 2025 The third week of session has arrived and we are now in full swing with many visitors and subcommittees. To begin the week, Senate Republicans released our funding proposal for the next school year, proposing a $235 million increase for K-12 students. The increase in state funding is in addition to the budget…

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New president  actually dares people to respond to his hell-bent directives

~a column by Colleen O’Brien Pardon more than a thousand traitors, rioters, seditionists and insurrectionists from the damage they committed against the Capitol buildings’ police, windows, doors, walls, art, portraits, offices as they hit, broke, shat upon to the tune of millions of dollars not counting several lives and injuries on that day of Jan 6, 2021; and has Trump…

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How quickly I fell into old age

~a column by Colleen O’Brien    The beginning of my old age did not start until I was pushing 80. I’d had skirmishes with it, of course – so much gray hair all of a sudden! I let it go from dyed blond to whatever color showed up after I quit “Clairol,”  and my favorite, “Manic Panic.” I let my hair…

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Capitol Roundup

January 17, 2025 Greetings from the Golden Dome! I hope you have had a great holiday season and are as excited as I am to get back into the swing of things. On Monday, January 13, the 91st General Assembly gaveled in for the official start to the 2025 session.  The first week is always full of speeches and the…

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Decision

~a column by Colleen O’Brien Since the recent presidential election, I’ve been weighing the efficacy of writing this mostly  political column of mine. I have no exact idea who or how many read my column, but the issue lies purely with me. The issue is what’s good for my mental state and what’s good for the newspaper that publishes me.…

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