~a column by Colleen O’Brien I attended a high school football game last Friday with my son. It was a crisp evening, perfect FB weather. The bleachers were crowded for both the home team and the visitors. Skinny boys with huge shoulders bounced up and down on the sidelines cheering their pals as they ran onto the field like a…
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Letter to the editor – Dale and Nancy Hanaman
To the editor, We strongly support J.D. Scholten for the Iowa 4th Congressional District. He is running on the Democratic ticket and appeals to voters from all political views. He has traveled to all 39 counties and is now completing his third trip across the district. His visits to Greene County, including one on Oct. 15, illustrate how he is…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Nick & Sue Richardson
To the editor, Voters in Iowa’s 4th Congressional district have the opportunity on November 6 to elect J.D. Scholten as their representative. J.D. has worked hard during his campaign going to each county, listening to voters’ concerns and researching solutions to the issues while treating all people with courtesy and respect.
Read MoreLetter to voters, Patti Naylor
Subject: Confined animal feeding operations As I campaign throughout Greene County for District 2 Supervisor and learn from voters about the issues they care about, I am reassured that my priorities easily fit into the framework to find solutions.
Read MoreRepublicans hear local, state candidates at fundraiser
Enthusiasm ran high at a Greene County Republican fundraiser/campaign rally Oct. 9 at the Grand Junction Community Center. About 125 persons attended the event, including several county and state candidates. Lt Gov Adam Gregg was the headliner, but he spoke first rather than last, noting that as often as possible he likes to home at his children’s bedtime. He represented…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – David & Carol John
J.D. Scholten is the right choice J.D. Scholten is the right candidate for this time in the 4th Congressional District. The 2018 midterm election is, in my opinion, the most critical election in our lifetime. George Washington warned against “hyper-partisanship” and that’s where we are today. It’s threatening our system of government. In order to maintain the system of self-governance…
Read MoreLetter to voters – Melissa Frederick
To the voters of Greene County, I am Melissa (Bosshart) Frederick, and I am running for Supervisor in District 3. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the voters of Greene County. I am one of Steve and Tracy Bosshart’s three children and grew up on their acreage by Squirrel Hollow. In 2009 I graduated from…
Read MoreA reminder of days gone by
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I just read an inspiring – and reminiscent — article on decluttering. A friend who travels in an RV (recreational vehicle: a thin house on wheels) writes a daily RVing blog (from “web log,” a regularly updated journal on a particular subject sent out to friends electronically). My friend’s blog entry that inspired as well…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor – Sue & Nick Richardson
Letter to the editor, Over the past few months, the voters in Greene County have had the opportunity to observe and evaluate the perspectives of the candidates running for supervisor in District 3. Melissa Frederick’s honest and hopeful insight to the needs of Greene County and her willingness to examine the issues and listen closely, set her apart from her…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Steve Haupert
To the editor, This letter is being written in support of David Weaver, who is seeking the District 47 seat of the Iowa House of Representatives. David spent his childhood years working with his parents and grandparents on the family farm near Rippey. David is a graduate of East Greene High School and Central College.
Read MoreLives totally and permanently altered
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The televised U.S. Senate judiciary committee questioning Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh was watched around the world last Thursday. News photos of people in planes, on trains, in bars, looking in windows of a retail TV store, in restaurants, in lunchrooms and offices showed an intense interest in a middle-aged woman telling…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Dick Finch
To the editor of GreeneCountyNewsOnline, This letter has reference to a letter to editor published elsewhere from Ruth Naberhaus from Scranton and I thank her for it. How true it is. Property taxes are really out of control and I don’t see the big benefits of it. City streets in Jefferson are a shambles, trees are hanging down over stop…
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