Dear editor, My name is Tyler Lowmiller and I have called Greene County my home for all of my 24 years. I graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School in 2012, and I am currently in college pursuing a degree in education. I am currently a special education para-educator at the Greene County Elementary. The upcoming bond vote has me excited as…
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Why We’re Here
~by Thomas & Susan Laehn At a social gathering a few weeks ago, one of our friends commented, “I hate living in town; you can’t see anything!” We chuckled politely, unsure of what our friend, who is a farmer, meant. Indeed, most of the members of our generation would assert precisely the opposite: the city, not the country, is where…
Read MoreRacial monologues inspire the teaching of history
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Each year to celebrate February’s educational Black History Month, a group of people I know produce a public reading of anecdotes and short stories that have to do with race relations – how they themselves have been affected or how they have affected others regarding race.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Kate Mumma
To the editor: Three and a half years ago, I moved back to Jefferson with my daughter, Maggie. I was excited to be back in my hometown and watch her grow up and go to school where I did. I wasn’t planning on her having the exact middle school I did, though. When we walked into the middle school to…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Mary Weaver
Dear editor, I am writing about the proposed Greene County School Bond, schedule for a vote on April 3. I am thinking how our early settlers in Greene County promoted education for young people. Greene County citizens have a long legacy regarding education. The first school in Greene County was the Brand School, a subscription school. That meant people had…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Ryanne Hommer
To the Editor: My husband and I moved to Jefferson in the fall of 2016. Though we are new to the community, this is our home where we plan to settle down and raise our children. The new school bond is exciting because not only will it benefit all children in Greene County, it will also safeguard the future of…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jim Last
To the editor, I have been a resident of Greene County all of my life except for the two years I went to and graduated from AIB in Des Moines and the one year I worked for a CPA firm in Des Moines. During those three years in Des Moines I was always hoping a job opportunity would come up…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Darren Jackson
To the editor, “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are hours where decades happen.” The author of the quote, Lenin, probably would not appreciate the way I am going to use his words in this letter. I’m not encouraging a communist revolution, but rather an educational and capitalist one.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Bill and Peg Raney
To the editor, We are writing to show our support for the school bond referendum and to encourage others to support it with a yes vote on April 3. This plan addresses a variety of needs that we see as important for the kids and for the future of Greene County.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Karen and Steve McCoy
To the editor – We were born in Jefferson. We graduated from Jefferson. We raised our two sons here in Jefferson. We worked our entire years in Jefferson. Now, we are retired and living in Jefferson. We do not have children or grandchildren in this school system. We are property owners and pay our taxes. We don’t have fancy words…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Steve Fisher
To the editor, As the parent of a high school student, the spouse of a school teacher, and a school board member you’d probably expect me to be talking about the benefits of the proposed school/academy bond proposal and the advantages that it will present for the students and staff of our school system here in Greene County CSD. While…
Read MoreThe Behn Report
March 9, 2018 This week was busy as we worked to send Senate bills over to the House ahead of our next legislative deadline. Most days were filled with long debates on a number of bills, spanning a wide variety of topics. One of these was Senate File 2243, which prohibits false or misleading caller identification information to any person…
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