“Life’s unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scale for others, if not always for ourselves.” -Hubert Humphrey, U.S. Senator, vice present under Lyndon B. Johnson 1964-68 ~a column by Colleen O’Brien My book club friends make fun of me because I’m apt to mention how unfair life is when the plot of the novel doesn’t agree with…
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Dem state auditor Rob Sand speaks in Jefferson
Rob Sand, Democratic candidate for state auditor, sees the job of state auditor as being a watch dog over taxpayers’ money. He said at the Milwaukee Road depot in Jefferson Aug. 30 that it’s time to “wake up the watch dog.” About 18 people attended the visit, which was number 90 of a 99-county tour Sand is doing as he…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jack Lewis & former Younkers employees
We Worked for Fred Hubbell — Here’s the Truth To the editor, We actually worked at Younkers and knew Fred Hubbell when he led the company from the 1980s to the early ‘90s. He was a compassionate, hard-working and very effective leader.
Read MoreThe friend who walked
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Once in this lifetime I had a friend who was so much like me I thought I was listening to myself. But she was also less like me than any friend I’ve ever had. It’s the perfect kind of friendship – as familiar as my own hand except that she was unfailingly interesting. Her name…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Sandra Miner
To the editor, I find that many folks read the Greene County board of supervisor minutes. I would like to set the record straight as many folks approach me and my family about my employment with Greene County. The information that they are reading is regarding a volunteer job. I go to Carroll to attend these meetings and there is…
Read MoreRussian reading requires stamina
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Reading a couple of current books on the history and politics of Russia for a project, I am learning about Vlad the Putin and Vlad the Impaler (15th-century prince of Romania the Russians wrote about because his impaling deeds were so horrible people felt drawn to them in order to be horrified).
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jefferson Matters board
Letter to the Editor, Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s board of directors on behalf of our committees wants to applaud the Jefferson RAGBRAI committee for their extraordinary work to showcase Jefferson on July 23. The signage, hospitality, vendors, entertainment, buses, and campgrounds gave the positive impression of not only the downtown but the entire community.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Dick Finch
To the editor, Wild Rose asks for city to build $1.4 million dollar frontage road so it will enhance the value of their property – Drees property and Reuter Farms property. In 1976 I sold property at the corner of Mulberry and Hiway 30 to Binns Equipment for a John Deere dealership.
Read MoreDoes holding rallies work for the betterment of the country?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Wild fires burn in California; the polar ice cap melts; storms brew in the Atlantic and the Pacific that wipe out habitats animal, vegetable and mineral; wet places turn dry and dry places turn wet. The news folks tell us all about it, and then the news turns to political rallies.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Bruce Banister
To the editor: Trump calls the press “the enemy of the people”. Fact is, Trump is the enemy of the people. Trump is no friend of the truth. He has declared bankruptcy numerous times leaving others holding the bag, he has cheated workers out of their wages and he lies constantly.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Craig Hertel re: Sgt Stubby: An American Hero
August 6, 2018 To the editor – My most sincere thank you to the Floyd W. Brown Post 11 of the American Legion of Iowa for sponsoring the free showing this past weekend of Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero. Admittedly, I was not aware of the story of this WW 1 canine hero.
Read MoreBigglyness and weeniness
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I am surprised, in a kind of fearful way, when I see the faces and hear the tenor of the voices at a midterm “rally.” These faces and voices belong to people whose chosen candidate won the prize, and they are this angry? They are hateful in visage and voice. What would they be like…
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