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…
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A 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…
Read MoreLetter – Roger Aegerter
To the voters of House District 47 I am writing in support of the election of David Weaver as our representative in the 47th district of the Iowa House of Representatives. I have known David since my years as a teacher and administrator in the East Greene Community School system. David stands out in my memory as an active and…
Read MoreHot words for a steamy subject
~a column by Colleen O’Brien A drama of he-said/she-said is playing out in the media right now, gearing up to its TV run to be held about a Supreme Court nominee in the presence of the U.S. Senate, we think on Thursday. The live play before us centers around a woman declaring sexual abuse and the accused declaring innocence; neither…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jerry Roberts
Dear Readers, The Iowa Legislature is a broken institution. It is that way because we voters sent individuals as our representatives who were more concerned with politics than they were with people. Every two years we have an opportunity to fix our problem, to return decency and tolerance to the legislature and focus on people once again.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – David and Carol John
To the undecided voters in Iowa House District #47: David Weaver is your candidate! David Weaver is a common-sense guy who cares about all of Iowa and its people. He is honest, straightforward, compassionate, and understands the issues facing everyday Iowans. David is a very skilled listener and tries to learn all he can when having conversations with others.
Read MoreCynical about science
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Some of us do not believe in science in general. I’m not sure why. I know that all of us have had to rely on aspirin at one time or another; and that among thousands of other life-prolonging aids and relief from chronic pain, none of these scientific breakthroughs benefitting our lives appeared out of…
Read MoreSpecial to GCNO – Ram football and Jefferson memories – 50 years ago
Editor’s note: Click here for a live link to clippings Wand sent with his column. ~by Kevin Wand, Class of ’69 and 25-year Navy veteran Fifty years ago last month, 45 high school varsity football players from Jefferson Community High School started preseason training. That fall the Class of ‘69 was entering its final year in school and there were…
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