~a column by Colleen O’Brien Who do I trust? Not Microsoft. I was hacked this past winter and nearly paid out a thousand dollars to update my Microsoft. It was not Microsoft emailing me and talking to me, even though the logo I was looking at was exactly like Microsoft’s, and the guy talking to me sounded authentic [What does…
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Letter to the editor, Mary Weaver
Dear Editor Riley, As I talk to my friends, regardless of politics, we all want similar things. A job that pays the bills and allows us extra funds for things we want, a safe community with strong public schools, and access to affordable health care and the prescriptions we need. But it seems like Republicans in Congress aren’t listening to…
Read MoreFrom pathos to bathos
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “Why are people so mean?” asks my preschooler. “Why are people so mean?” asks my junior high student. “Why are people so mean?” asks my first-year college girl. By the time she’s 21, she is no longer asking that question because she has a lot of required book-reading under her hat, is no longer within…
Read MoreStorm Lake leaders coming to Greene County are experienced and visionary about diversifying communities
They’ll share their knowledge in a forum at Wild Rose in Jefferson, sponsored by “Nueva Vida en Greene County” by Chuck Offenburger Before Mark Prosser was hired 33 years ago as the new police chief in Storm Lake in northwest Iowa, he’d been a homicide detective in O’Fallon, Ill., also serving as an investigator and supervisor for a “Major Case”…
Read MoreMeLinda Madison, Advanced Complex PTSD
To the editor, I’m writing this letter to the editor to letting your readers know about something that’s important to know and understand. Some people might or might not know this. I’ve been battling and living with Advanced Complex PTSD. This type of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is most commonly found in veterans who go off to serve in war…
Read MoreD. Tronchetti – Farmers, landowners should fear IUB
Every farmer and landowner should be very afraid of the Iowa Utilities Board. On March 9, 2022, Governor Kim Reynolds gave a speech in which she said, “As long as I am governor, Iowa is going to be a state where you can live your life freely, where you don’t have to wake up in the morning and worry about…
Read MoreIt’s time for the supervisors to lead and get the courthouse HVAC project done
~by Victoria Riley, GCNO Greene County supervisor Dawn Rudolph said last week she was “disappointed” the cost of a decades-late replacement of the heating and ventilation system at our century-old courthouse has increased beyond what funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) would cover. “Disappointed” was her response when she learned the price tag on the project had increased…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor – Candidate Mike Holden
Dear editor: Tuesday, June 7, is Primary Election Day for Iowa. Please get out and vote. It’s a right and privilege given to us by our forefathers. Primary, mid-term, or general, all elections matter! I am running for the County Supervisor seat for District 3. While I am running unopposed in the primary, I would still greatly appreciate your vote…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – M. Weaver re: Covid precautions
To the editor, The Greene County Medical Center posted on Thursday, May 19, the level for Covid-19 transmission levels had risen to high. So effective Monday, May 23, screening at the main entrances, and universal masking was resumed at the Medical Center. A review of the data from the Centers for Disease Control, indicates 61.9 percent of the Greene County…
Read MoreMary Weaver re: court overriding CDC mask recommendation
To the editor, I loved reading comic books. Back in the early 1950’s at the age of 8 or 9, my parents would not let me have them as my mom thought comics were just trash reading. I was so excited when my second cousin gave me a stack of 20-30 comic books to take home following a visit to…
Read MoreTeresa Green thanks, salutes local Rotary Club upon its centennial
Dear Editor, Our local Rotary Club continues to be a great partner for our school district and for our communities. Our students, staff, and community members have benefited greatly from the relationship and support with our Rotary Club. One of my key interactions with the Rotary Club comes from my involvement with the student Rotary organization called Interact. We complete…
Read MoreWebb House organizer thanks Jefferson Rotary Club
To The Editor: The Webb House Youth Center wishes to express both our appreciation and our accolades for the Rotary Club of Jefferson as you celebrate 100 Years of Service and Positive Impact for our Community. Over 20 years ago, youth in our community dreamed of building a new Webb House to replace the old, over-crowded house they’d been using…
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