To the community, The Greene County Early Learning Center has great appreciation for the faithful support received from our local communities. Grants, donations, fundraisers and volunteer hours make it possible for the center to thrive and grow each year.
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The Big Boys come to join some big boys and girls of our own
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The news in Jefferson for several months – a start-up may be coming to town. At least it’s something starting that hasn’t been here before. It is a place – a more than century-old building just off the Square – in which to learn how to invent one’s own start-up. Once rehabbed, at about $1.7…
Read MoreLife as a collection of embarrassing moments
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Sometimes, trying to make things right with a purchase takes some thought. My friend DW bought a pair of shoes for winter wear when she vacations elsewhere than where she lives, which is the warm state of Florida. She’d had the shoes for a year or so, not wearing them much, when things started to…
Read MoreOne party
~a column by Colleen O’Brien It was the “Democrat” Party that sicced Hurricane Michael on you; as well as the fires in the West and the ice storm in the East over Thanksgiving. And, by the way, made climate change in general. In fact, it was the richest Dem of all, George Soros, who got rid of all the cloud…
Read MoreThanksgiving 2018
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year for many folks, mostly because it’s about food, family and friends. Oh, and that other “F” word, football. There are no costumes required, no presents to buy, no eggs to hide, no flags to wave, no staying up late to make sure there’s going to be a…
Read MoreDepression sinks our brains; Meditation syncs our brains
~a column by Colleen O’Brien A quiet revolution is under way. The quietness of it is a relief in this age when there is only so much ballyhoo we can deal with before turning off all media. If the tenets of this revolution are adopted and practiced, perhaps it will be just in time to save a homo sapiens-dominated Earth.
Read MoreA book that deserves a hand
~a column by Colleen O’Brien An old book of clichés has fallen off my bookshelf into my eager hands. I forgot I owned this book. I love clichés. They are apt, funny, even more often weird. This book, Tenderfeet and Ladyfingers, by Susan Kelz Sperling, relates how we use our mortal selves as fodder for clichés that over the centuries…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – David Weaver
To the editor, On January 18, I announced my intention to be a candidate for the Iowa House and it has been a wonderful journey. I have met folks from all parts of Greene and Boone County that I likely never would have had the opportunity to meet or interact with. I joined the Boone County Chamber of Commerce and…
Read MoreLetter to the editor -John Brunow, Greene Co Democrats treasurer
To The Editor, Here in Greene County we are working on Get Out The Vote this weekend before the November 6 Election. As people participating in politics we are chasing absentee ballots and calling friends and neighbors and urging them to vote. Conversations revolve around election predictions of turnout and results.
Read MoreLt Gov candidate Rita Hart campaigns in Jefferson
Iowa Senator Rita Hart, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was in Jefferson over the lunch hour Friday. She spoke at the Milwaukee Road depot with about a dozen voters. She said she’s confident about the Hubbell-Hart campaign. She commended the entire Democratic slate, and said they’re doing well “getting out our message of what the Democratic vision is…. People recognize…
Read MoreSec of State candidate Deidre DeJear visits Jefferson
Deidre DeJear, Democratic candidate for Secretary of State, had lunch Thursday in Jefferson with about 20 interested voters. By a show of hands, most had already cast early ballots for Tuesday’s general election. DeJear said she is feeling the same enthusiasm in this election as she felt while working as a campus organizer for Sen Barack Obama in 2007-08. DeJear…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Matt Gordon
To the editor, This spring was full of chatter around town about the House race between the new Democrat challenger and the incumbent Republican, Chip Baltimore. Rumor had it that Chip may not run this November and the political activists of Greene County were constantly in discussion about who they’d like to see represent our district in Des Moines.
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