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To the editor in support of Mike Holden

Letter to the Editor, When people run for public office, it is generally because they feel they can make a difference, have the energy and ambition to devote to it, and the desire to do the best job possible for those they represent.  In our opinion, this describes Mike Holden, candidate for Greene County board of supervisors.  Leadership, innovative thinking,…

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Letter to the editor – A. Smith about the supervisor candidates

To the editor                                                                                                                                        10/10/22 With the upcoming elections in November taking place, I’d like to remind the voter of the contrast between the two candidates that are up for election to fill a vacant seat on the board of supervisors. They are Mike Holden and Dan Benitz. Dan Benitz won’t tell you he was on the City Council. But he…

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Post-Ian

~a column by Colleen O’Brien The aftermath of natural disasters is not believable. I’d left town as Hurricane Ian approached; he did his job over a couple of days and moseyed north, bent on more destruction. I came home then, turned onto my street, and there it was – my house. But not my house. The photos that friends had…

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Killer hurricane through a filter

~a column by Colleen O’Brien The weirdest thing – everything I watched about Hurricane Ian the Terrible I saw clearly. I was not in the way of Ian, I was a thousand miles away, mesmerized by the devastation, my behavior similar to slowing down on the freeway to see the dead bodies – something I never do, so why was…

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National 4-H Week – ‘I Am 4-H’

“National 4-H Week is October 2 – 8. This is an important week to highlight the incredible experiences that 4-H offers young people,” said Linda Hedges, Greenbrier 4-H Club leader. “In the following poem, by an anonymous writer, the story of 4-H is explained so well from its inception to the present. This is what the Greenbrier 4-H members and…

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Taking the necessary step

~a column by Colleen O’Brien A 23-year-old hero takes on her life’s work early: “I have been changing things in my lifestyle for a long time to try and be more eco-friendly, but I had a realization a few months ago that it doesn’t matter if I go vegan or zero-waste if the government doesn’t do anything. There need to…

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Nordman in Jefferson Thursday

The Greene County GOP is hosting an open forum with Iowa Representative Carter Nordman Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Jefferson Depot.  A meet-and-greet will be from 5:30 to 6 pm, followed by the forum until 7 pm. Refreshments are available for the first 50 people. “This event is open to all Greene County citizens, so bring your questions,” a local…

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“Books unite us. Censorship divides us.”

~a column by Colleen O’Brien This is national Banned Books Week, and the headline above is the banner from a consortium [*see below], including the American Library Association, to save the banned. It is a week out of every year in which people interested in never banning books are backed up by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment: “Congress shall make…

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The other side of the story

~a column by colleen O’Brien Humans are endlessly entertaining – what we do, what we think, how we operate, what’s important –and what engages each of us variously. Me? I like watching us and writing about us, even the politics of us – too much of the politics, I fear. Last week I wrote about the idiocy of politics and…

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A second Snowbird about early voting

To the editor, I am upset! The reason? Our Iowa legislature is trying to hinder people who want to vote. How? By not being able to get a mail-in ballot earlier than 20 days before the November election. I went to the Greene County Courthouse to sign up to receive a ballot in Florida, and, much to my dismay, the Auditor’s office…

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